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The word 'thar'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
tharOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus3411318
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 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 4.9 2 2
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 30.7 6 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 3.9 3 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 973.2 78 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
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) 102.5 2 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 130.1 13 4
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 54.5 3 1

Occurrences of thar 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.

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
the smaill byrdis syttand on thar nestis, the litill mygets, an on page 56

1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
dden club and stertit a fecht thar rummled on aw that nicht and on page 10

1 matches

(South) East Central

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
d a sinksn feelin in ma belly thar wisnac fae the beans. on page 7

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
assent of the thre comunatez thar beande that ilke schiref of t
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
pers. Thir tryin tae make oot thar it wis the first time she'd t on page 125
study that reproduction stuff thar Geggy on page 169

2 matches

Glasgow

Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
speik athort the hale kintra. Thar isnae muckle tyme tae dae thi
rs gies e'en a thocht tae it. Thar is a wheen bodies ben the wab
fowk divna ken naethin anent thar ain leid an its gey sad that
kis wur meidie haes gang roon thar mous wie Inglish dishclouts a
Etc. Thon sites are brah but thar's nae ower monie aiblins wu s
6 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
n be seen a mile an mindit... Thar's the thing, it wad be mindit on page 135

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
nane but a buckie. The thing thar maitters maist canna be seen. on page 78

1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
nd continuous, gin it wis aye thar.(2020)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
canglin cuid hev been evitit. Thar wuid hev been saipret domesti
e o the fek o the population. Thar wuid hev been nae linguistic
d, “Borth’ick Waitter.” Thar’s ae fouth o ither literatu
Thar’s aboot 190 pages i Kathlee
Thar’s anither source o informat
78 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
"It's thar' you micht fin' it this Burnq on page 31

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ht the'd gang aff hame, afore thar day got waur. on page 4
ns and a wee bit o a gairden. Thar wus twathie rigs o prittas, s on page 16

2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Frilly Drawers. It was agreed thar Maisie's ma shud be dispatche on page 21

1 matches

General Ulster

North South Ministerial Council Twa Thoosan an Six - Twalmond Fynnin, (Ullans Speakers Association 2007) Ulster, government
Thar's a leet o tha memmers o tha on page 3

7 matches

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
5.12 Thar wull be a haudin scance o tha on page 58

1 matches

Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
Luive tholes aye: bot gin thar’s proaphecies, the’ll no
cies, the’ll no throch; gin thar’s tongues, the’ll be tint
ongues, the’ll be tint; gin thar’s wittin, it’ll rin awa l
3 matches

Bennett, Hazel Tha Near Cut, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
bak sait nor tae mak cartain thar wusnae onie motòrs ahint tha
ld at wusnae at her aise. Wus thar a hint o a smirk juist stairt
2 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
a leid helpline. Fur yin, gin thar’s mair nor sïx fowk in yer
an hae tae pye oot a skaith. Thar’s nae skaith fur naw fillin
Thar’s mair fects in tha buik th
3 matches

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