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1,581 occurrences of fowk.

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Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
Dipper: 42 - The Paddy Begg, Dr James A 572 1 1.75

... snaw. Flakes faa. Ootby's a platform, cleanswept o fowk By the snell Eastlin win. 'Ay, Ay!'.... a nidge an nod - ...
Diminishing Lines Blackhall, Sheena 6,319 5 0.79

... like little fishes Licked its sides. Latchy Fin meetin fowk first aff, Ma Scots sel's aywis latchy. It's a fey wee ...
... bleezin The kettle's bylin It's gotten tae ken the fowk Coo's tail skelpin, Niver lifts till last! Ma English sel ...
... pages, whyles hale buiks Ooto roch wirds howked fae ma fowk's spikk, Ooto the dubs an glaur, the tcyauve an plyter O ...
... will kittle yer claik. Oh there's mony he'll ken o the fowk that bide there, Fur it's thrang wi the ferlies o speerit ...
... gift o Licht. The preists skirp ritual watter ower the fowk Twa fat dreeps trickle, cruiked, ower my broo, Inno the ...
Doon an Oot Blackhall, Sheena 143 1 6.99

... ma seat. The state o' yon, Sittin, in an Art Gallery Some fowk's nae sense o' decency She's nae alane. Van Gogh gaed doon ...
European Scots Blackhall, Sheena 157 1 6.37

... Pict, Celt an nesty Norseman, My, fitiver wid fowk say, If they kent that they're still bidin Here in ...
Funeral Blackhall, Sheena 78 1 12.82

... Foo years rin Doon the gutter! Daith isnae blate Tae sweel fowk doon the grate Tae clear awa a generation's clutter. ...
Katy the Crocodile Blackhall, Sheena 2,194 6 2.73

... poor Hyne ooto ma bihoochie Vrocht in Taiwan Tae bring fowk fun Ma name is Sam Suzuki. Snailie (i) Snailie snailie on ...
... ye minty sweeties? Is't a corner shop or staa? CHORUS Some fowk gang tae supermairkets Some fowk dinnae shop at aa Some ...
... shop or staa? CHORUS Some fowk gang tae supermairkets Some fowk dinnae shop at aa Some fowk noo e-mail their eerins Niver ...
... gang tae supermairkets Some fowk dinnae shop at aa Some fowk noo e-mail their eerins Niver leave the hoose at aa! Fa ...
... makk ithers greet Dinna be lazy, wirk hard Be kind tae fowk ye meet Dinna be rude or selfish Dinna gie chikk ava Takk ...
Loon (extract) [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,235 9 2.78

... the ithers in my class didna like the veesit tae the Auld Fowk's Hame, they said it gaed them the heebie-jeebies it wis ...
... switch aff aa the same. Sae I likit the quaet o the Auld Fowk's Harne - it felt safe. An I likit Auld Syd, cause he ...
... stairs an makk some toast." Sae fin the Matron at the Auld Fowk's Harne brocht roon a platefu o custard slices, I cooried ...
... row in a teem hoose, fecht wi his ain shadda, my Da. Auld Fowk are like crystal glaisses, affa easy broken an Da's got a ...
... a talent fur brakkin things, a real gift. The lave o the fowk in the Hame war sittin in a circle slumpit ower cheers ...
Minnie Blackhall, Sheena 32,033 48 1.50

... o a warlock, lyin skelp in the mids o the douce, quate fowk in the kirkyaird. Minnie Bruce passed by the warlock ilkie ...
... o the stoory toun. The auld man's empire o milk served the fowk in tenements fa lived like battery hens, an the toffs an ...
... aa fermers, her faither niver bothered tae gie the cottar fowk their richt names, fur they fyles cheenged sae aften it ...
... on the pairish boord. It wis ill tae squar the buiks if fowk wad lowse their spayver far they shouldna, an leave the ...
... Sally an the kitchie deem Meg Ramsay cried aa the big fowk intae the ferm kitchie fur a plate o yaval broth. Seein's ...
Preparing to Meet the Minotaur Blackhall, Sheena 8,944 8 0.89

... Greyfriar's Bobby Discovers Balquidder Nae traffic. Nae fowk. Nae toun. His barkin fulls the glen! Fever Ward Night in ...
... an iled The corn begins tae fill At Games an Fairs, fowk shakk aff cares An daunce wi richt gweed will. September's ...
... Trade info in their fey computer leid Blue Japanese fowk peintit on an ashet If they cud spikk micht gar ye scrat ...
... faem. Lack o siller, lack o confidence sets goals ayont fowk's reach Washes mony's the likely fitpreint fae Ambition's ...
... as ye. An tho aroon the steerin room like fireflauchts fowk did flit Inbye my hairt as ye stept ben a thoosan caunles, ...
Queerie-Orrals Blackhall, Sheena 4,073 5 1.23

... dicht the televeesion wi the plumes o its posteerior An fowk fa harbour bees in bunnets, fa I dinna like Wad be stung ...
... twa sarks he chose tae weir, Lest he should shakk, an fowk mistakk pure cauld, fur signs o fear. They brocht his ...
... Aiberdeen." Did ye lowp in the Denburn tae frichten the fowk? "Na, tae cweel doon ma hornies, ma hochs an ma dowp." ...
... Tae licht man's thochts alang the dark, Gods war ferlies fowk cud see: Sun, and meen and fish and tree. Roon the circle ...
... staun in the street 'I've a Worry!' she'd yell. 'Be quate' fowk roared back 'We've got Worries wirsel!' Sae she gaed tae ...
Saint Valentine's Day: Glesga Blackhall, Sheena 387 2 5.17

... swickit Doon-load yer lust, this luvers' day! Ach weel... fowk didna boo, nur sweir. Twa luvers, wooin on a cheer War ...
... on this luvers' day. An syne, I left fur Aiberdeen.. Fowk muttered 'Surely nae sae seen' Cupid luiks best in granite ...
Serendipity and ither poems in Scots and English Blackhall, Sheena 12,339 8 0.65

... and quickly became firm friends. My grandmother ‘had her fowk’ as they say, but once her affection was won, it was ...
... meat hung fae a hook Tattiebogles guaird, nae parks, bit fowk Tae fleg coorse jungle demons fae the toun. Termite ...
... variation of ‘To be a Farmer’s Boy.’ Ten generations o my fowk hae vrocht the North East lan They hyewed the neeps they ...
... the brae Gaed wheeplin ower the mill Bit as lang’s there’s fowk tae sing the sangs Thon stooks’ll be staunin still Sae ...
... the sangs Thon stooks’ll be staunin still Sae here’s tae fowk like the bothy king That’s keepit the memory bricht O ...
Sublimation/Eros and the Muse Blackhall, Sheena 274 1 3.65

... wi supra-creativity A topic wirthy o a PhD. Except maist fowk wad lee... includin me. Sae fit's perversion? Queen, ...
The Boddamers' Monkey Blackhall, Sheena 8,148 9 1.10

... monkey-oh Noo the funeral wis a gran affair, aa the Boddam fowk wis there It mynt ye on the Glesga Fair fin the Boddamers ...
... Fair fin the Boddamers hanged the monkey-oh Noo aa the fowk fae Peterheid cam doon, they thocht, tae get a feed Sae ...
... I staun an watch it, unner the dreepin trees. The new fowk's shieled the sna. Mynd foo we eesed tae sterve wi twa, ...
... Fish fingers an a puckle chips sweeled doon wi Typhoo tea. Fowk waukin past the gairden caad the grumphies Eggs an Bacon ...
... Heilan sodjers Catch recruits at Aikey Fair? Chorus: Some fowk cam tae coort an cuddle, Some tae daunce an some tae ...
The Fower Quarters: 03 - A Gey Dour Bitch Blackhall, Sheena 4,030 6 1.49

... that lay on either haun. Fur, he telt me, they war far oor fowk cam frae, time ooto mynd. An mair, the auld Druid circle o ...
... o the fusky that cud gar Auntie Nell's cousin's man sheet fowk. I wis hopin the fowk at North Gellan hidna taen a drap o ...
... gar Auntie Nell's cousin's man sheet fowk. I wis hopin the fowk at North Gellan hidna taen a drap o fusky, an widna offer ...
... a lang sicht o him. I dinna mind muckle o the lave o the fowk we met yon day, bit I weel mynd on Auld Peter. Fur aa his ...
... bin gey bonnie fin he wis a loon, blaik-heidit like aa oor fowk. Bit noo he sat stent i the neuk o the fire like a ...
The Fower Quarters: 04 - Disraeli for Me Blackhall, Sheena 1,832 2 1.09

... readin reenged inbye mony a fremmit shore. I likit aa the fowk Miss Rubislaw didna. Fan we read 'Twelfth Night', I felt ...
... - a Scot. Till then it hid nivver cam tae me that aa the fowk aroon war Scots tae, jist makkin on affa sair that they ...
The Fower Quarters: 08 - The Warlock's Curse Blackhall, Sheena 4,243 9 2.12

... an bar them, the pleisur park wis teem. Maist clachan fowk war inbye their hames, watchin TV. Jist the soun o some ...
... Nae lang left the schule, an wirkin at the local Auld Fowk's Hame, Ruth wis a sonsie, frienly quine wi moosie hair ...
... tae the dowie Loch o Sgian, he hid terrifeed aa the fowk o the kintraside. Sib tae the Deil hissel, the warlock's ...
... his soul. The pyot won, the pit-mirk soul wis sained - tho fowk said he wis anely pit yonner because the meenister hid bin ...
... pitch, as if the verra watter itsel wis deid. Boddomless, fowk said o yon loch, hemmed in wi a taigle o bog an muir an ...
The Fower Quarters: 15 - Blessed wi the Gift [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,717 5 1.35

... "John Anderson my Joe" tae the bumbazemnent o Kilmamock fowk. The sign tellin us we war throwe Kilmarnock spirkit aff ...
... sink in wir lavvie, nae far up frae the fleer. "Yon Irish fowk maun hae richt fool feet," quo Da, "tae hae a sink at the ...
... voices aroon me. They war bonnie an sang-like, nae the wye fowk spakk back hame. "Sure an you'll be from Donegal, with a ...
... at Dun Laoghaire. Rich broon Guinness aawye, an aa ma fowk teetotal. I wis ower young, an Dublin wis ower auld. Fur ...
... ower auld. Fur twa days I treetled back an fore ahin ma fowk as they reenged the Liffey an gawped at the Book o Kells. ...
The Fower Quarters: 16 - Martinmas Blackhall, Sheena 92 1 10.87

... Langsyne fowk killt the winter mart, Byled puddens in the pan, Fin deein ...
The Fower Quarters: 17 - Veesitors [Content label: lesser] Blackhall, Sheena 3,511 4 1.14

... An her hair wis yalla, blin fair, like the Auld Norse fowk micht hae haen. She wis staunin aneth an aik, a lang green ...
... ithers that he wis a gaun-aboot body, ain o the traivellin fowk. Fitiver he wis, he'd bairned her. An the auld laird wis ...
... reamin wi sodjers, an celebrations aawye, like shipwrecked fowk that's bin saved fa thocht they wad shairly droon. Ae day, ...
... bairn bi noo, near echt month gone. Ane o the baby boom, fowk said, tho Chae'd bin nae farrer frae Deeside than ...

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