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The word 'grows'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
growsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.74233
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 3
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 62.9 6 3
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 2
WCE - West Central 22.2 5 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 25.1 5 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 11.8 9 9
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.8 3 2
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) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of grows 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.

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
That grows near Yesnaby on page 118

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Man even sees ta da girse dat grows wild - tink you will he no t on page 95

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Grows up grien, dan widdirs awa - on page 27

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
arrowin o da sides as da dess grows an grows. Higher an higher he
an grows. Higher an higher he grows, a
. Higher an higher he grows, absorbin endless scurtfoos a
3 matches

Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Tourism noo is the crap that grows
1 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Grows lots 0' silage an' guid stray on page 14

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
She grows auld on page 60

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ll be out here, where nothing grows, and this climate... it’s u
ee branches aroon us. The air grows waarmer as we approach the mo
The noise fae the helicopter grows to a loud thumping. I stand u
l back doon on it – ma body grows hivvy, as though it’s ancho
4 matches

General Northern

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Leviathan, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
grows bigger ilka year on page 84

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Grows in i'park on page 188

1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Nation Grows wi each ejaculation! on page 34

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
(Fate, iver kind, grows kinder yet,
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
irn's property when he or she grows up.' on page 198

1 matches

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
ang year's dune, an the druim grows stey on page 140

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
he roarin spate in dowie linn grows caum; on page 216

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Parent benefits, an whit baby grows she wis gaunnae buy wane her on page 58

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
he roarin spate in dowie linn grows caum; on page 149

1 matches

Edinburgh

Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
bastard. Yer slinky wee heart grows as thick n meaty as ma very o
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
e room beautifully. Eez volce grows, mair full an mair confident on page 3

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Watterin aw that grows unner its reign on page 13
That grows oot o me and you, on page 133

2 matches

Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
z thair saets: constitouensie grows fir tae win at a bettert, mai
1 matches

General Central

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
l his left the wey that roses grows amang the olive branches. on page 55

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
' Mr Wonka cairried on, 'that grows on the cacao tree, happens ta on page 80

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An green grows ilka leaf an bled on page 36

1 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
e boldint yon rottan clan nou grows on page 55

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the gloamin greys, ay, an day grows bricht on page 27

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
llion, an growin yet. As this grows we weir throu mair an mair re
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
read i Scots whan thae bairns grows up. Wi this in mind, the Salt
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
ppy enough.. And Mrs H's hair grows too quick.. That's the proble (2023) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
here's no a bonnie floor that grows By fountain shaw or green The(2020)

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
How strange this feeling grows on page 6

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
as the year grows. on page 8

1 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the muin grows pale. on page 59

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
in days tae come, as the year grows. on page 70

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Then, och-na-nee, it grows - on page 21

1 matches

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