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The word 'shouther'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
shoutherOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.12717
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 19.5 8 5
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 2
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 2
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of shouther in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
hid bin gawpin ower his shouther. He wid aye birl roon, expect on page 84

1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
s wur oxterin readers ower ma shouther bidein tae hear the neist moo on page 3

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
, at streikit a wyes ower his Shouther, an stertit vreitin for him. on page 19

1 matches

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
in a yella skerf? An ower his shouther cairriein a blue bunnil, lyke on page 48

1 matches

Allan, Alasdair Lallans 102 - Defenestration, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
Murray gied a keek ower his shouther at the front raw o the cless. on page 88
Leukin ower his shouther again, Murray saw Mr Gowanloc on page 90

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
shouther an uill-tashit dungaries. He
m towart him. Pyntin ower hiz shouther wi hiz
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
the shouther, couthie-like. "Ilk time ye s
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
Purdie, a open parasol on her shouther, her face pure white ablo her
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d face, seen smiling ower his shouther.
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
fu no-weill, an needin Hogg's shouther, Scott tellt him 'he never le on page 116

1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
bodyswerve an a bit shouther in the bygaun an jouked intae
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ey maistly cam up tae Jamie's shouther but whit he noticed richt awa on page 31
oistit the muckle gun tae his shouther as the baist began tae chairg on page 38

2 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
pak til'm, as afoir, owre hiz shouther, an in the samen tuin o voss; on page 7

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
bar hed a quik glisk owre hiz shouther ti mak siccar hiz faither wes on page 41

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
fast asleep an snorin on her shouther. She pushed him aff her. Than
1 matches

Ayrshire

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
t; syne he heized it ower his shouther an gaed aff on his hin-laigs on page 42

1 matches

General Central

Scott, Colin nobody remembers the birdman - Empty Nest, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, poetry
and the zip ran shouther tae shouther on page 172

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Hair til her shouther like her ain grandbairn on page 65

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
. Here a man, tho, wha stauns shouther-tae-shouther wi aa the greats on page 134

2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
body writin in Scots haes tae shouther is the endless search for le
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
sun oan yer shouther on page 183

1 matches

General Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
micht gye enjoy this weans’ shouther bag fae @USCN1 @IanCrozier11 (2020)