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The word 'poors'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
poorsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9305
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 1
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 106.4 24 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 2.6 2 2
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 poors in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ch tae ken." Noor flenches an poors her uncan discomfort intae he on page 75
bad." Thir quiet a piece. He poors, sheu drinks, thay smile. An on page 76
a corp, sleepan yet whan sheu poors watter on poodered maet, an s on page 101

3 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Rain poors doon in the affa heavy range.
Hale day rain poors fae the sky.
Poors o rain this tae me his nae ap
En rain fer poors oot o the sky,
Poors tae late efterneen at's a sur
13 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Later on rain dis poors doon again.
Poors o rain win blaws fae the East
Bit taewards nicht it poors o rain.
En it poors o rain athing soakin weet.
Warm an sultry en it poors o rain.
11 matches

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
fore I paintit the ceilin. He poors white spírit aa ower it, tak
1 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Asgairth. Syne thon dey, Odin poors oot a meisur o mead tae aa ma on page 14

1 matches

Robertson, James Melt (Yin), (Kettillonia 2001) Central, poetry
An poors oot daith on Wester Hailes an
1 matches

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