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agley Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 17 11.2 9.9 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences4332 7 1 0 1 2
Number of authors30 24 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of agley in Corpus

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Central

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
man an sky agley, maddened wi mosquitoes. on page 67

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
oursome, they can whiles gang agley frae the truith. I haena aye on page 59

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Ah shuid hae kent somthin wis agley whan he seyd we'd gan intae t on page 27

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ther. Lat nae threap guide ye agley. Tak nae tent when they gie o on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
oupin wi flaedom, yer hin-end agley on page 67

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'It ayewis gangs agley when we cam tae the puddin,' on page 110
For gaun sae awfie faur agley. on page 133

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
maitter that the saisons gang agley, on page 149

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
eelin that there wis somethin agley wi Christopher Robin's back. on page 73
Gey fykie thts, it keeps gaun agley) on page 156

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
agley. Leave bitter grief an ainger on page 19

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
hemes o' mice an men gang aft agley. on page 84

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n', and mair. Dr. McCulloch's agley in declarin that the period's on page 96

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Faa agley on the road, on page 16

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
e lang-neb i thae days luikit agley at Hogg as a gowk (wi a big h on page 116

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
A spied aul men wi moos agley, dribblin on page 76

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n it. But syne something gaed agley an the planet turnt intil a p
orn gait Mairs is that bittie agley sae that its length awa fae t
is sae that the hail warld is agley in compare wi the ither plane
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
agley, thai becam ‘Perfidious Alb
ts anent Rosie. Mirren luikit agley at
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
for oor ain Scots is wersh or agley.
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
uin kennable at something wis agley wi thaim. It wis no juist the
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
tely this is where it aw went agley.
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
wis clear that something wis agley. The planet didna luik bonnie
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
the heichest gangs the maist agley.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
er. Nae argument maun lead ye agley. Tentna them ’at tells ye t
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
6 Best laid schemes gang agley
an Ugly bairn. Whit had went agley atween thaim? Maybe the hunte
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
s and paranoia, an it a gangs agley.(2020) search twitter
llykayscot it has gaen wither agley or fu innovative an original (2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
a_alba_macd Ye micht weel gae agley. Words tae descrieve sic a ba(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
uik o local lear wis a thocht agley. It wis years later that I fu on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
cted some kinky game had gaed agley. We’d an affa job gettin th
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Wither is agley, it's Like a Spring day.
Wither fer agley noo at's the story.
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ther jist noo his ferrly went agley,
Michty me the withers agley eence mair,
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ade Neil's birth records gang agley wi a supposed computer virus.
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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
cheme's o men an mice aa gaan agley, this turned oot tae be no ex on page 16

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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
maitter that the saisons gang agley, on page 216

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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An saa somethin had gaed wile agley. on page 11

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BardOfMilebush To A Merican Food, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
emes o' mice and men Gang aft agley"* But if they wee mice tried
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