| poorin | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 15.4 | 51 | 24 |
| ORK - Orkney | |||
| SHD - Shetland | 29.1 | 5 | 4 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 16.3 | 5 | 3 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 104.9 | 10 | 5 |
| DOR - General Northern | 70.9 | 16 | 4 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 5.2 | 2 | 1 |
| WCE - West Central | |||
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 6.2 | 1 | 1 |
| GLA - Glasgow | |||
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 11.8 | 9 | 4 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | |||
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 13.9 | 1 | 1 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | 605.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 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) | 18.2 | 1 | 1 |
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
da rain cam doon in torrents, poorin doon da lum, an sweein on da on page 34
2 matches
De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
PLOD. ‘Göd,’ said Dodie, poorin hit inta da pan.
1 matches
Sinclair, Lise Juist laek Maunna, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
twaa weeks mibbe o steerin an poorin
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an a vest cam in an stairtit poorin waarm ile on Joyce an rubbin on page 13
at on his back, winded, bleed poorin fae's nose. on page 41
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
’s leakin. There’s watter poorin in frae
ar cauld ootbye. The rain wis poorin doon hale watter, dirdin aff
2 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
peldert on the flair wi bluid poorin oot his neb. Inby thare wis a on page 97
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'An fit wey wad ye be poorin ile inti yer lug, lassie?' on page 43
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
An it wis weet wither an a'. Poorin' rain. Fit an end!" on page 35
1 matches
Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Every day still it's poorin' rain on page 14
s it was aye sae het Wi swate poorin' doon yer broo Nae sittin' in on page 29
2 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the poopit's brim, the lintie poorin oot its sang aa the fyle. "Gw on page 27
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
snell wind blaain an the rain poorin doon. Of coorse there wis nae on page 75
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
this day it wis affa weet – poorin o rain – an Abbie’s mithe
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
tae get the words oot, swite poorin doon her face, but Grunny man
1 matches
Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
In i'poorin rain, affa strange on page 126
2 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Poorin o sweat, wabbit I div feel,
Neest day it wis poorin o rain, the day efter that wi
at. Jonsar sat ere, the sweat poorin aff o him, bleed poorin fae h
aff o him, bleed poorin fae his
4 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
still poorin.)
Poorin o rain fin we div rise,
Poorin o rain fin we div rise,
poorin o rain aye eence again,
in we rise in the mornin it's poorin rain,
8 matches
@cligeey tweeted
@sjclark30 Still poorin Inoo(2020)
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
bathroom, hoat chocolate cam poorin oot o them. on page 15
htsome wey, and steam sterted poorin oot o it aw ower the place, a on page 104
rocket, and the sunsheen wis poorin in through the gless roof. In on page 164
3 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
les. Cloods o bleck reek were poorin oot o her neb and blawin aroo on page 41
a sudden, bleck reek sterted poorin oot o the chookie's neb. on page 54
e cloods O steam were awready poorin oot o her mooth and she wis s on page 98
3 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
flet oan the flair an stertit poorin the mulk. The cat hid aw fowe
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the swee ower the fire afore poorin it intae jaurs tae jyne umpte
1 matches