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blaws Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 12.8 32 0 0 54.7 4.4
Number of occurrences5024 20 0 0 5 1
Number of authors24 18 4 1 1

Occurrences of blaws in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the banks are bare, an stoor blaws in the breeze. on page 27

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 82 - Nevermas, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
when the wind blaws efterhand? on page 25

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
I did. I mind fendin aff sum blaws wi ma shield, an giein back a on page 59

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Ootside the windae, wind blaws straucht the snaw; on page 15

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
haur tae finnd them. The wind blaws them awa. They hae nae roots, on page 62

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
blaws intae thir short-leeved days on page 38

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e o aw this: it's an ill wind blaws naebody guid. on page 96

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Winter drips and blaws wi crackt crisp icy chills on page 55
Whan climate change blaws up the coast on page 116

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
so he blaws the shed boys kisses on page 4

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The broom blaws rarely on the hill, on page 36

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Blaws that stapped ma life. on page 20

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Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Ah wiz still risin fae his blaws, on page 20

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Blaws i the wind, and suddenlie, on page 16

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e and shovel till the whistle blaws and the lang shift ends at la on page 136

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McCabe, Alan Lallans 73 - Whan the wind blaws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Whan the wind blaws on page 46

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 73 - The Stranger, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
is stour the wind blaws throu? on page 60

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the tickin o a knock. The wun blaws owre the muir, the sun gaes u on page 91

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ear tae gae aboot the Sun. It blaws the maist pouerfae winds in t
e gird o the planet the winds blaws contergaits tae the birl o Ur
o Uranus while aw thaim that blaws taewards the poles gaes wi it
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
“Whan the wund blaws I can feel the shape o the mu
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alastair Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Win, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
O spears. Win blaws owre the ribs o sand on page 90

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
he machine that sooks an syne blaws But wi words like "Husqvarna" on page 15

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Affa cauld as it blaws throo rain,
Blaws throo a win, abody cood greet
Win blaws fae the Sooth at's sae rare.
Thin bare win blaws oot o the Wast,
Gale force win blaws oot o the East,
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Win blaws fae the Wast gey near a gale,
Fer breeze o win blaws fae the Wast,
Near gale force win blaws oot o the Wast,
Sooth win blaws wi a'a it's micht,
Win dis rise it blaws oot o the Wast,
12 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
the neist time he blaws
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the Spring wunds blaws, an syne the’r gress again.
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The wund blaws the lest leafs awa.
The Wast wund blaws frae ten thousan myle.
graithed ti fecht even Boreas blaws.
altho nae wund blaws.
4 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Whun tha wun blaws tha credel wul rock, on page 28

1 matches

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