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The word 'norie'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
norieOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.44719
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
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 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.7 5 3
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 1
DUN - Dundee 138.1 13 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 78.6 6 1
LAL - General Central 15.9 12 9
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
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 norie in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Tammy norie selfy- sometimes u can see #p(2016)
. I love dem both but it's da Norie oer da Solan for me.(2020)
what appeared to be a bonxied Norie at da beach https://t.co/HBKx(2019)

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n mair cantl't up at siccan a norie. "I mean," she said, "at a bo on page 80
a!" said the Keing. "Fitten a norie!" on page 95

2 matches

(South) East Central

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
nes. Tho this wes an odd-like norie, the cless hed kent no tae sa on page 85

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
melt Scots speakers the fause norie that if thon is Scots then th
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
A derk norie warned her frae gangin oot, b
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
u the 'mither-tongue-plus-twa norie haes tae be cairriet oot thro
e' she said, referrin tae the norie o 'mainstreamin' lesser-uised
2 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
on souch o the doutsum an the norie that the yairn isna yit feini on page 5

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
eminlie fawen intil a mistaen norie seimilar ti thaim described i
rator flytes wi hir for sik a norie, she bydes shuir in hirsel. T
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
true tae the ideas ahent the norie o Marxist dialectics it aw bi on page 15
ha are thirlit tae the simple norie that their personal weel-bein on page 17
military pouer. An the haill norie o spreidin 'civilization' tha on page 21
ance at aw levels here an the norie o centralised pouer is aye at on page 30
e direckly in the face o onie norie o soond finance. Governments on page 36
Also on pages 94, 97, 98, 100, 112, 128, 129
13 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
assie, bot he cuidna tyne the norie. on page 3

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the craig. Whitna voyeuristic norie had driven her tae the front
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he Mous wis speikin, that her norie o the tale went somethin like on page 29
on the flair, an a bricht wee norie cam intae her heid. "Gin I ea on page 39
A bricht wee norie cam intae Alison's heid. "Is on page 44

5 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
cannae speak for him, I've a norie o tryin for a tenancy there w on page 77

1 matches

General Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
d thon hant, an monie anither norie forbye, out o haund as 'obses on page 15

1 matches

Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
i drive. Sae that was Wolfi's norie knocked on the heid. on page 36

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"That's yer best norie the day!" A said, an Trev tak on page 80

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
n askit fae whit report sic a norie wes taen Mr Dempsey cuidna ma on page 121

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ere a thing. Jackie Kay hes a norie at ilk o hir poems soud speik on page 91

1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e Bible. It’s an interestin norie that gin Europe haed haen ani
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
new concep amang lawers. The norie ahint it is that aw beiss an
bodie dis, like a cultur. The norie is ti presairve an haud on wi
tion wi plannin laws, but the norie is a wee bittie deifferent, k
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
giein a coonter-blast til the norie that it wad be a guid thing t
1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 74 - Cannle-flame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
a norie for the muckle vast;
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
We maun be grateful that a norie in the 1930s that the Pass o
1 matches

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