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1,581 occurrences of fowk.

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1,061,270 total words in matching documents (23.13% of corpus)

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Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
Chaucer Essay O'Gallagher, Niall 2,496 4 1.60

... the Franklin, couldnae be cried by-ordinar. Forbye, ither fowk hae argued that ony ‘mismatch’ atween the Wife of Bath’s ...
... promise’ is central to the tale. This motif, gey common in fowk tales, is at the centre o the Scots ballad The Daemon ...
... could argue that the Franklin taks his ‘auctoritee’ frae fowk tradition an pits his ain interpretation on this ...
... baith; the Wife of Bath an the Franklin seem to agree that fowk achieves ‘soveraynetee’ ower their pairtners bi first ...
Chrysants Purves, David 2,567 3 1.17

... o incense reik. Ti think midsummer’s day is by again an fowk suin say, ‘The nichts is drawin in!’ The rouk haed drak’t ...
... But see, ayont yon flouers a clachan kyths! Yonder sum fowk an Spring is shuirlie here! In mainner, dress an couthie ...
... here! In mainner, dress an couthie tung, thir kintrie fowk haud til thair auld weys. Frae nou on, gin Ah micht, Ah’l ...
Craiters: 01 - Introduction Fenton, Alexander 1,278 1 0.78

... however, is the hand of humanity, and the attitudes of fowk to craiters. The two cannot be separated, and in at least ...
Craiters: 02 - Kippert Fenton, Alexander 5,255 4 0.76

... at far awa fae's. I niver thocht ye cd lippen richt on at fowk at took ower much. Ah weel, we wis richt gweed freens, an ...
... fin she startit, ye widna be sleepin fin she wis deen. Fowk aye took a teet oot first thing tae see faas lums wis ...
... tae Turra. Appeerently e'd niver been hame tae see eez fowk since at day in Mey. Nae doot ere wis something far vrang. ...
... tae the quarry at e heid o e hill. It wis oot o eese, bit fowk dumpit aal rubbish in't. We howkit hyne doon amon e ...
Craiters: 03 - Stirries Fenton, Alexander 1,596 1 0.63

... an hyowt neeps, an aa e little crafties on e Hill an e fowk at bade in em. An files I’d see little for blin smore ...
Craiters: 04 - E Backlins Calfie Fenton, Alexander 1,628 1 0.61

... room, faar e sleepit wi ma twa brithers. Fit wye I’d got fowk invaigled intae lettin’s hae a room tae masel, I dinna ...
Craiters: 05 - 'Dirty Beast' Fenton, Alexander 1,953 1 0.51

... roddens Ere wisna mony nyeuks o’t I didna ken. Ere’d been fowk aboot e place lang seen for ere wis a steen cairn I howkit ...
Craiters: 06 - E Hens Riv Fenton, Alexander 2,225 1 0.45

... wis near ay left open for e hens tae rin oot an in, an for fowk tae gang in tae gaither e eggs, maist o em in nests bit e ...
Craiters: 07 - E Oolet Fenton, Alexander 1,856 5 2.69

... interestin tae notice foo times an things cheenge an e fowk wi em. At’s me aff on a wrang tack again, an me spickin ...
... A hairst park’s nae ay a place o sweetness an licht, for fowk are only human. Bit e fairmer wid seen sort sort ye if e ...
... tae faa aff. Apairt fae e extra wirk, an e loss o time wi fowk wytin idle at e rucks, ere wis e chance o brakkin a cairt ...
... a man o skill, an I niver won up till es livel, ir maybe fowk jist thocht I wis better at forkin. Onywye, forkin wis ma ...
... een an wi a bit o a wriggle ye got there. It keepit ither fowk awa fae yer trocks. Eence I missed ma grip an feel heid ...
Craiters: 08 - E Forkietailies Fenton, Alexander 1,857 4 2.15

... on thocht, bit ye canna think e same fin ye’re crivved wi fowk in a hoose, an e fine freedom o ootside wark gies ye mair ...
... think, tae see a picker, at it wis sic a skeely objeck. Fowk at hiv tae dee things wi eir haans hiv tae learn foo tae ...
... cd dee. Bit fin e kinna wark it did ‘s nott nae mair, an e fowk at used it hiv geen, faa’s tae ken fit a picker mith a ...
... though I doot if e’s sair bothert. Maybe they’re jist like fowk; aa kins, here e day an geen e morn, bit aye poppin up ...
Craiters: 09 - Watter Rats Fenton, Alexander 2,693 2 0.74

... Shows, bit at’s aa by lang seen. Es museums at fowk sets up nooadays, maybe ye’d get een ir twa samples o ...
... o rape ye wintit, tae feed ontill e thraahyeuk. At wye fowk stoppit makkin strae rapes an took tae twistin binder ...
Craiters: 10 - E Hares' Lavvie Fenton, Alexander 2,681 4 1.49

... a clump o girse or a lang steen dyke? Ere's nae mony fowk gangs oot, haad awa fae seein till e beas, though ere's ...
... hid been plantit ower rig an fur ploo marks, fit e aal fowk caad burrel rigs. I watchet e park ower a lot o ears as it ...
... mair substantial remains. It fairly maks ye think foo mony fowk ere'd been aboot a place a hunner ear seen. An ere mn a ...
... ey loot e watter go. They say ere's naething as queer as fowk, bit hares tak a lot o beatin. ...
Craiters: 11 - E Widdie Fenton, Alexander 3,526 1 0.28

... bit noo cam e skweel an I fun oot ere wis an aafa lot mair fowk aboot e place’n masel. Aa e same, I made a graan start. A ...
Craiters: 12 - Glory Hole Fenton, Alexander 2,953 5 1.69

... aabody his e same tastes sae I tried tae cater for ither fowk tee. Ah weel, eence aathing wis oot ere wis a kinna teem ...
... ere wis a kinna teem styooie smell – funny, doon by here fowk wid say ‘stoory’, ir raither ‘stooray’ – bit I niver likit ...
... I’d raither nae folla, though I scutter on fine wi ither fowk’s languages. It’s jist at I wint tae stick tae ma ain ...
... at I wint tae stick tae ma ain dialect, an I’d like ither fowk tae dee e same. Onywye, even aifter gettin in e lang spoot ...
... bit still it wis a gey solid like collection. I’m een o es fowk at likes tae start sleepin flat on eir stamach, ae airm ...
Craiters: 13 - E Cheer Fenton, Alexander 1,136 1 0.88

... sprogworthy, sparkle bonko, spode neck – an I’ve heard fowk sayin, come on, dog! Fit wye wid ye caa a cat a dog? Bit I ...
Craiters: 14 - E Black Things Fenton, Alexander 1,111 1 0.90

... free, e same's aa e things ye hiv tae dee ilky day, an e fowk ye hiv tae spik till, wis hyne awa an ye hid nae bouns. It ...
Craiters: 15 - E Steppies Fenton, Alexander 1,366 3 2.20

... through an michty ye fair get a gweed crap, though e new fowk've deen awa wi em at eir side. It’s maybe a peety e canes ...
... a steen dyke an a railin, an syne ye're intill e ither fowk’s Ian. At's faar is steppies is, at I wis tae be spikkin ...
... door o e hoose. It's maybe nae richt tae gaap at ither fowk, bit I will admit it's a fair divert fin ye’ve naething ...
Craiters: 17 - E Wasps' Nest Fenton, Alexander 1,736 3 1.73

... wis a time, lang seen afore sugar wis richt kent o, fin fowk wid gang aboot gaitherin even e honey fae foggy bees. Bit ...
... fae foggy bees. Bit in e hierarchy o respect, bees at fowk keepit in ruskies an hives wis a different maitter ...
... bee. Ye cd tell if ey were roused tee, though maybe it was fowk gettin fleggit an flappin aboot at rouset em. Syne ...
Craiters: 18 - Foxie Fenton, Alexander 1,256 5 3.98

... Blackford Hill. I gang doon e road by e police box at some fowk caa e Tardus aside e gates intill e hill, syne skirt roon ...
... Files it's nae chancy on e hill. Ere's squaads o young fowk gang aboot on't, an ye can hear o odd things happenin, bit ...
... up e steep face an won till e tap, ere wis a crood o young fowk in e kinna halla ye get jist afore e croon o e hill, an wi ...
... ye ay spik aboot pittin oot e bucket. Ey spik aboot fowk in e country being slow tae change, bit it's jist e same ...
... e same in e toons, except at e foxes hiv condeetioned e fowk, wi aa es rowin up o orrals at ey dee. It’s winnerfae e ...
Craiters: 19 - Liptovska Teplicka Fenton, Alexander 2,855 17 5.95

... fae e University ere, eir teachers an half a dizzen fowk like masel fae e west at hid been invitet. Een o e quines ...
... in e road, sortin some watter works, an wir first view o e fowk in e village wis e croodie roon im, lookin, newsin or ...
... E size o e crood didna cheenge aafa much, bit ere wis fowk comin an gaan aa e time, young bairns an eir grannies, ...
... Aa e same fit wis maist strickin wis a quantities o fowk oot wirkin in e parks. Ere wis craps o maize, feed for man ...
... freenly fairmer an e twa o’s got set up in e spare room. E fowk wis aafa kindly, an fin e fairmer saa at likit tae tak ...

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