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The word 'fere'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
fereOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus62012
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.2 5 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 14.4 11 7
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of fere in Corpus

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(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
sson Statue. Gordon Wright, a fere o baith George an the late Wi on page 10

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
back tae whaur she'd left her fere. on page 27
poseetion, nae least frae mah fere wha'd stertit the hale jingba on page 32

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
d doun, the nicht wis aye oor fere. on page 40

1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
. "A winna ruise ma auld pley-fere; ye maun be weiriet o thon. A on page 2

1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
‘My fere,’ says Snawba, ‘thae ribb
The hairst is mair important. Fere Snawba will lead the wey. I s
2 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
fur semply wantin tae be a fere tae man on page 37

1 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
conceit o hersel wis hale an fere, an the kittle aspects o her on page 17

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
'Ma fere,' said Snawbaw, 'thon ribbons on page 6

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
aw her sunlit brou, we twa re-fere, on page 13
e shanks o gress waxt hale an fere, on page 36
We hae daured muckle, fere, on page 72

3 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ookie eemage o Wattie Scott's fere Jeemy Hogg, the Ettrick hird, on page 65

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
stert wi. Aw acause a drinkin fere had a dochter wha wis winchin on page 16

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ach, ouzel, ma fere,
1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
ry of a Wimpy Kid aff ma guid fere Matthew Fitt. Sowt's no richt(2018)

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