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1,581 occurrences of fowk.

271 documents matching criteria (20.59% of corpus)

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

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Title Author Multimedia Word count Freq. Norm.
The Reid Bul o Norroway Purves, David 2,742 3 1.09

... an sterns, or thay cam til a castel whaur the war a fek o fowk daunsin an divertin thairsells in a wyde coortyaird. The ...
... thaim weill. The coortyaird wes fair thrang wi eydent fowk. The war tylars rinnin awroads wi bricht claith in thair ...
... Awa gaed the princess, an shuir aneuch, whan the castel fowk saw whit she haed on hir, thay lat hir inti the bryde’s ...
The Retour o Troilus Hubbard, Tom 508 1 1.97

... the hinner-en o youth, Amang the wrack o a kinrik an its fowk: Ithers hae peyed mair deirlie nor mysel Fir weivin o ...
The’r Fowk Deein Noo That Hisnae Dee’d Afore. Fairnie, Robert 309 1 3.24

... Geordie eikit, “Ma faither aye yaised tae say that the’r fowk deein noo that hisnae dee’d afore.” Snawface’s bawbee ...
The Stalking Cure [Content label: lesser] Corbett, Dr John B 6,214 2 0.32

... cure’ sin the patient haes sterted tae withdraw frae ither fowk. Acton Croke daes weel tae speak wards tae Leithen an ...
... the Empire’. The Return of John Macnab haes mair ‘ordinar’ fowk as heroes and heroine (altho they’re aw still ...
The Storie o Caermoulis Purves, David 1,779 1 0.56

... veisit hir. He wes a wee thing pit out whan he saw aw the fowk in the houss, but whan th supper we set, he wes rael joco ...
The Thrie Sisters Purves, David 26,409 44 1.67

... an a salute wi rifles be-in fyred. But the warna monie fowk on the glaur at the lair syde. Mynd ye, it wes fair rainin ...
... even stertin ti forget whit she lookit lyke. Ah daursay fowk wul forget aw aboot us in the same wey, yae day. Ah dout ...
... Ye said the-nou that oor age wul be cawed gret, but fowk ir wee an shargert aw the same…… (he gets up) Juist look ...
... nae dout, ignorant an backward, the’r juist thrie bricht fowk lyke yeirsells. Atweill, ye canna howp ti mak a big ...
... ye’l mak sum impression. Eftir ye’r awa, mebbe sax mair fowk lyke yeirsells wul pit in an appearance, syne the’l be ...
The Toad on the Rock's Opinion Blackhall, Sheena 5,941 2 0.34

... lilt Wi hertbrak, grue an swat he'd fill't. Syne, fin fowk say,'Ye sang yon weel, It gart me greet', like tyke tae ...
... like pain. It's nae the singer, bit the thocht That draas fowk roon, like gowd unsocht, Sae fin ye sing, yer bit the stem ...
The Tragedie o Macbeth Purves, David 22,141 12 0.54

... Keing, whaur Noroway's banners flyte the lift an fan oor fowk wi nitherin northern cauld. Noroway himsell wi mukkil ...
... an A hae gained a hantil graund opeinions frae monie fowk. A soud enjey thir nou -- no thraw thaim at ma fuit. L. ...
... Deil's name? Here a swick that helps hissell til ither fowk's siller! But he dochtna cheat Heivin. Cum awa in ye ...
... A howp he never wul -- they'd suin finnd oot what cums ti fowk that kills thair faithers -- an sae wad Fleance tae! A've ...
... Be bauld as a lion, an prood, an never heed the fowk wad vex or fash ye; or plot agin ye! Macbeth wul never be ...
The Twa Heuchie-backit Men Purves, David 1,181 2 1.69

... Tam kent it weill an haed jaloused that whyles, the fairie fowk daunced an sang in it. Sae he wes naething ferlit this ...
... thay daunced wi, an whit sweet vyces thay haed! The wee fowk war dauncin til the muisic o a rhyme on the days o the ...
The Wal at the Warld's End Purves, David 3,678 7 1.90

... an the sweet burds sang the haill day lang. An the war fowk bydin on the island mukkil content, ilk man the frein o ...
... is owre hie a fee for a sowp o cauld wattir. Whitever wad fowk think? But the puir seik Queen. kent that onlie wattir ...
... ti fesh it til hir. She wes a prood, prood quyne, an lykit fowk ti think weill o hir. An the war nae dout that fowk wad ...
... lykit fowk ti think weill o hir. An the war nae dout that fowk wad juist lauch at a lassie that wes mairrit on a fat ...
... owre the island that the Queen wes weill again, an aw the fowk sang, praisin the broun prkincess. But thay didna ken the ...
The Way Forward for the Scots Language Purves, David 11,636 1 0.09

... he's duin wrang, an dinna cuist it up tae him ... Mind the fowk he's helpit ... the weemen an bairnies ... an gie him a ...
The Weidae's Son an the Streinger Purves, David 2,764 2 0.72

... for she wul tell ye hou ye can sauf hir an lowse ae the fowk that sleeps lyke deid aw owre the mukkil stane castel. Wi ...
... wad cairrie him. An whan he wan thare, the war a thrang o fowk aw lauchin, an as wauken an weill as ever thay war. Thare ...
The Win an the Rain Blackhall, Sheena 8,793 2 0.23

... men. Tae them wi nane, be gien. The western pleisur sikkin fowk lived throw thon widdendreme Bairns, hames an aa wheeched ...
... blink Ower Union Street this Northern Yule Richt hairtily fowk banish dule Wi Santy hats an reindeers lugs They buy hot ...
The Wizard o the North Blackhall, Sheena 5,141 14 2.72

... aa the wirdies That are bidin in yer moo! In English, fowk say 'What' and 'Who' And 'When' and 'Why' and 'Where' In ...
... a muckle black tawse Fin ye gaed tae the skweel They hung fowk, they wheeped fowk Syne prayed fur their sowels An fed ...
... Fin ye gaed tae the skweel They hung fowk, they wheeped fowk Syne prayed fur their sowels An fed fowk in Peer Hooses ...
... they wheeped fowk Syne prayed fur their sowels An fed fowk in Peer Hooses Parritch in bowls. Victoria an Albert They ...
... dottled sittin, Grip, skyte, flash. Aathin's in a hurry, Fowk in sic a hash, Customers, anonymous. Grip, skyte, flash. A ...
The Wurfs o Merlin's Craig Purves, David 1,526 4 2.62

... haed aince bidden thare langsyne; or sae the kintrie fowk said. The man did as he wes telt an kis he wes an eydent ...
... liftit it. Nou the puir man haed aften hard o the Fairie Fowk, an the skaith thay coud dae ti mortals that haed fasht ...
... cumpanie. The haill nicht the splore gaed on. The wee fowk daunst an daunst lik thay war wud, an the cannie orraman ...
... a mukkil, derklyke haw fou o wee binks, an here the Wee Fowk sat doun ti rest, fair pechilt wi aw thair faucht, whyle ...
Thochts o Speakin Scots Fairnie, Robert 1,103 8 7.25

... (1872 - ?). Howanever, life lowps alang the gate o time an fowk, alang wi thair consaits, gits aulder an whiles oot o ...
... consaits, gits aulder an whiles oot o fashion. Leirit fowk noo pynt oot the psychological skaith that’s bein duin tae ...
... an makin a bauchle o the language that thae young fowk brings wi thaim frae the hame an the community. On the ...
... braidcasters stertit readin oot the news in Catalan, the fowk wis smitten wi the creenge an thocht it “common” an ...
... they’re still thinkin in English. We’r speakin here aboot fowk that soond guid Scots speakers tae ither fowk but dinna ...
Thomas Edward o Banff de Rusett, Wendy 2,896 1 0.35

... North tae Aiberdeen, their mither’s toon, faur she hid fowk that kent her. The bairns grew, an wee Thomas was pitten ...
Winnlestrae [Content label: serious] Blackhall, Sheena 7,366 6 0.81

... fur a littlin fin the dragon comes tae play Fin the big fowk on the sofa dinna hear a wird ye say She niver leaves them ...
... the wee Scotch comic sez, 'Ae beat gars aa blaik-skinnt fowk tap their feet' Wid ye agree? Shift ben yer seat if I sat ...
... the tide rages roon... Fur a wattery grave, far the fisher fowk droon Yer blethers are havers... rain stottin aff tin. ...
... ae quick furl. Coortship is like a chappit door that some fowk ay keep lockit, For gin ye eence slip back the lock, it's ...
... Afore ye decry it, try it! Chips wi a sauce-spurt. Some fowk dee fur't! KISTIT I Believe The sun will rise each ...
Written Scots Fairnie, Robert 762 2 2.62

... a Foreign Language tae Maist Hamelt Scots Speakers? SOME fowk that’s juist been gien a copy o this news letter for the ...
... Scots language, the’r gaun tae come a time, we howp, when fowk is gaun tae hiv tae sit doon an come up wi some kinna ...
Ye canna beat the Irish for a freenly welcome - April 18, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 770 1 1.30

... neglectit ower er either, as I hid aye the ither news o fowk wi north-east connections, includin Iain MacIntosh, fa ...
Ye ken, for lots o's, spring is the best season o the eer - April 4, 2005 Shepherd, Robbie 775 1 1.29

... shaavin (sowin) time wi grubber, roller, harra - tae haud fowk oot o langer, dod, the hairst's its only marra". Modern ...

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