| wurnae | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 23.1 | 26.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 82.3 | |
| Number of occurrences | 77 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Number of authors | 33 | 22 | 1 | 8 |
Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
nt where ye were fae. Ye just wurnae local, no fae roon here. Stoo on page 76
rank outsider. Even the weans wurnae appearin at school. Thocht ye on page 78
2 matches
McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
inin the situation, the boays wurnae too keen tae help - Disco wi on page 31
1 matches
Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
and Guy Fawkes Night anaw. We wurnae goin oot guisin fur Halloween on page 5
mad squad up the Mansion. We wurnae oblivious tae the main gather on page 23
rest_ assured if our parents wurnae here we'd be on the receivin on page 52
3 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
door. The double yella lines wurnae worth the risk. Opposite, the on page 1
3 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
he didnae like me. Ah knew we wurnae pals. It's aw fur show. Why t on page 12
t we baith know me and Steven wurnae that close? on page 26
2 matches
Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
cawin everyone a 'cunt'" "Ye wurnae mak n sense" "Aye ye wir winc on page 3
2 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
The teachers wurnae able tae see beyond oor track on page 22
"Nah, yae wurnae, yae ken why?" ah says. on page 44
"Jesus, yae wurnae kiddin aboot him, Caroline. W on page 80
went oor serperate weys as we wurnae in any clesses taegether and on page 188
4 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
a bit spicy but nice, an they wurnae greasy or anythin lik the stu on page 30
lunch or a home lunch, an yi wurnae allowed tae change yir mind w on page 47
y shat himsel when yi said yi wurnae talkin tae him. Aye that's ca on page 111
mushy an the banana fritters wurnae even cooked right. Charlene d on page 148
h fish gaun roon a tank. They wurnae jist fish, ah said. Aye well, on page 164
Also on pages 165, 169
13 matches
Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
n thi paipur. Eevin thoa they wurnae menshind biy naim (coz thur u on page 41
1 matches
Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
eature slunk oot, but iz eyes wurnae fiery, on page 20
1 matches
Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
aist ae the princesses he met wurnae bad-lookin and they had aw th on page 8
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
in a body wisnae fisher, they wurnae "ane o oo".
1 matches
Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
mily are ex directory so they wurnae in the phone book but trust o
n, said ma da, Ah’m glad we wurnae there.
2 matches
Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
It’s 37ºC. Scottish folk wurnae built fir heat lik this. A’
1 matches
Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
hat’s when ah kent aw hings wurnae as they should be. In oor liv
1 matches
Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
they said it wis barry. They wurnae gonnae say it wis scary or a
1 matches
McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
' woods again. Explorers thay wurnae!
1 matches
Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
an aw the boiys fae the fitba wurnae far behind gettin intae it. T
1 matches
Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
wurnae even richt wirds,
wurnae literate
2 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
amped intae a fist Aye, hings wurnae luckin’ a’ that great.
a wis settin’ the bar Some wurnae that braw bit then neether wi
2 matches
astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
ct returnt, byt theym as whit wurnae didnae. They foond the mulk s
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
joab numbers tae show that ye wurnae workin in that area. An ye ne
1 matches
Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
An hoosomever wur leids wurnae mean
1 matches
@FaetheRye tweeted
o me serving my granny. Staff wurnae supposed tae serve faimily. (2022) twitter link
@Chazzbat tweeted
k teachers at ma schuil. Thur wurnae mony black or broon faces at (2020) search twitter
ell. As if COVID-19 an racism wurnae enough tae contend wi(!) Spai(2020) search twitter
A guid bra shop, so ye wurnae fa'in oot o it an disgracin y(2020) search twitter
@annieones tweeted
es @NicolaSturgeon Ye sure ye wurnae askin folks aboot brexit, tha (2021) twitter link
Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
Ne' er speeled the hill for wurnae fit, on page 23
1 matches
Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
id cud git it cut aff, an yae wurnae tae taak nonsense. on page 87
1 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
's." That settelt thaim. The' wurnae able tae ketch hïm oot afore on page 104
1 matches
McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
id en watchin these yins that wurnae fit tae gang beckairts whun t on page 25
e dinnae mine me sayin but ye wurnae lukkin ower weel tha last tim on page 26
2 matches
Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Efter thon tournie , they wurnae the same. on page 29
The reactions A got wurnae pleasant at aa, on page 36
2 matches
Atkinson, David Yarns 3 - Tha Giss Got Fat, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Belfast, poetry
seein as beck in tha 70s we wurnae tae be traistit
but as weanes we wurnae wile fond o nuts;
We wurnae afeart o ghaists an ghouls,
in tha 70s we wurnae afeart o muckle at aw,
4 matches
Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
tairtit tae ax hersel gif the wurnae daft.
til, juist tae mak shure the wurnae fae tha tither side. Val haed
2 matches