A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'ower-'

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Use in varieties of Scots

ower-Occurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus000
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
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central
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 ower- 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.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I wis growan ower-dependent on me poor owid husb on page 7
as - back in December - the Ower-60s' Dinner on page 79

2 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
maet - even da very bath wis ower-flowin wi on page 44
h wi da money he medd whin he ower-wintered at da whalin, money m on page 46

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ual fokk could very laekli be ower-represented bi census bias. on page 19

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
his wife foo-scunnert o life Ower-come wi a fit o the blues on page 15

1 matches

Aberdeen

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
agin the wather, bit wis suin ower-pooerd, cowpt an sank. Aw thre on page 98

1 matches

General Northern

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
iners, tattered blue jeans an ower-sized jaiket, Blair couldna im on page 76

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
'Chaser' Robertson wis workin ower-time at the kirk cemetery. As on page 118

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North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ear a brainch aff o that tree ower-there. Set it on fire and brin on page 13

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(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
dinna wyte me onie gin A'm no ower-aiger for ti gang the-nou! Ha! on page 48

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
d lowp awa frae folk that get ower-cosy. on page 32

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
wee loaf, a broon bag wi six ower-ripe tomatas, twa cheap pink t on page 40

1 matches

Stephenson, Michael Northwords Now 43 - Tao Te Ching 9, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Central - Bathgate, poetry
if ye ower-uise a blade, it'll niver stey on page 4

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r Scots. In smaw, the’r nae ower-airchin policies or practeitio
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
eids in Scotland haes sindert ower-setters intae twa curns; the a
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
He bocht ane auld maner houss ower-luikin huls an muirs, at a fer
wes caused bi an ower-flowe pype at terminat wi’in
brae heid ower-abuin Dalkeith whaur ye cuid v
Ower-maistert wi reiho an doun-haud
mirk at, unner the gryte ower-airchin ruif, wes a maist byor
12 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Does Scotland compare weil wi ither places fir wee bairnies?, (The National 2019) Central, newspaper
jaikit that wis, if oniehing, ower-cute fir public consumption. T
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ook delicht in lettin it grow ower-lang. The Trunchbull laithed l on page 142
. "The Heidie jist got hersel ower-flochtert, that's aw.' on page 165

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
his ower-vizzie, an for the likes o Lal on page 10

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
hause impack is maist likelie ower-the-tap for modren readers. Sa on page 140

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
. George wisna a man that wes ower-fain o tributes onie-hou, laes on page 6
terts aff wi a rael wyce-like ower-vizzie o Scots spellin, an ye on page 7

2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Shi thinks that shiz ower-dressed on page 14

1 matches

Edinburgh

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Ye micht think ah'm bein ower-dramatic but consider this: at
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
l will tell ye it’s aw thon ower-concentratit laund-ownership,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
at wis clear, though nae doot ower-simplified. She made her ain h
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
a while, been uised tae bein ower-run an conquert. Edwin an Morc on page 25

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
t wes aa duin ti bou doun yir ower-prood mynd, an ti gie ye yir f on page 42

1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
leathered the young man's far-ower-far shent nerves. The untholea on page 134

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
o aw hunger and haird-yoke is ower-cowped for guid. on page 6

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
justifee'd wirries aboot the ower-uiss o siclike. Apairt fae bei on page 54

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
y, ma dear bairns! Dinnae get ower-excitit! Stey calm! Keep the h on page 73
"They've ower-streetched him on the gum-stre on page 169

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
eclar sub-sheeds belangin the ower-aw narrative. on page 10

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
bribe cushie-doos fur support ower-heid. on page 5

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
at dourly nithers, whiles the ower-suin nicht on page 33

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
justifee'd wirries aboot the ower-uiss o siclike. Apairt fae bei on page 54

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye ower-rax your ainger, on page 19
Mary: I was ower-ying then ti think. on page 35

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
rnin a fremmit leid - Inglis ower-writes Scots. on page 9

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
s roch and rich reality wioot ower-critically dingin doon, or owe on page 4

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
cks tae. Bit the activists ay ower-estimate their scouth. Whit is on page 56

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 81 - Scots an Mid-Ulster Inglish, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
cogneetion as an affcome o an ower-muckle focus on Gaelic.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rns greetin for the hunners o ower-priced geegaws.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
™s the grouse wha maun be the ower-protectit species. Anent they
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
The same ower-steer protestation seems tae a
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
When maist ower-shadawed on page 67

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Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
peel up an ower, or swing han-ower-han, tae drap fierce-eed amang
1 matches

General Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
tae tha noarth tae it wus tha ower-maisterin leid o tha sooth, mi on page 6

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