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Use in varieties of Scots

caaed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.4 10.1 57.6 9.9 145.3 0 57.5
Number of occurrences9419 36 1 25 0 13
Number of authors18 9 2 1 4 3

Occurrences of caaed in Corpus

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Central

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
the tither. These are maistly caaed Folk Festivals, but whyles th on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
and fae the caaed-oot hert o Haakhill on page 6

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
n at the fair. There are some caaed Orain Beaga or Wee Ditties th on page 62

3 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
The bairns in the playgrund caaed me a fuil on page 123

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
He caaed for a bonefire tae bleeze thr on page 22

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
twa brithers: Simon, that was caaed Peter, and his brither Andrae on page 97

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Justice. The same search also caaed up several quotations fae 170 on page 19

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
the meinister caaed doun the brawest joys. on page 80

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
er lik uisin vous whaur tu is caaed for in a leid lik French at m on page 56

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
veesiters, Doris aye caaed in. No ivery day, but twa-thr
1 matches

Duncan, Robert Peeweep, (Wigtown 2015) Central - Lumphinnans, poetry
caaed it the Covenanters’ bane,
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the broo. Tad wis delightit, caaed aabody’s attention tae her,
d colleck hissel, the man had caaed Walfare.
, bit the w.o. tane ower. She caaed a self-drive an escortit thai
. That rung a bell. Hsien had caaed the leid his crood wis spicki
4 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n aa yon roughage. Fit wis at caaed again, Win?" on page 16
p ane o the tickits. "They're caaed 'Bankrupt' ." on page 29
er leukin chuckeny craiter at caaed itsel a poosan an Jinny hid t on page 36
Uh! Ah ken, noo, fit wye it's caaed 'self-caterin'," said Joyce, on page 44
naged te git a table in a pub caaed the King's Heid. Morrice cud on page 45
Also on pages 49, 55, 67, 72, 83
12 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. Nooadays, folk like you are caaed 'special needs', bit in the t on page 19
leuch Sandy. "Aat's foo it's caaed 'fur-ni-ture'." on page 27
"Fitivver it's caaed, Ah jist wish te hell Ah wisn on page 34
ark nichts brocht ma baby. Ah caaed her Helen an she wis the bonn on page 45
wi the computer lesson. "It's caaed 'pokin' some'dy te get their on page 52
Also on pages 55, 60, 63, 77, 90, 91, 94
14 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
said Jack. "He's a Polish boy caaed Pullzit. He'd a cancellation, on page 9
s wee tale is aa aboot a lady caaed Jinny an her 'best freen', Ma on page 17
e gettin oan - an ess is nae caaed ma lucky sark fir naethin." on page 39
Oh, ay. Ah met in wi a lassie caaed Pauline an Ah thocht wi war g on page 43
ocht ma first computer an she caaed the 'mouse' a 'mole'? An myn on page 51
Also on pages 52
8 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
r Hoose. Aye, that's fit it's caaed. on page 104

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
eon. A dungeon that cam ti be caaed the Whigs’ Vault. Somethin
1 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
They haed a neebour caaed Rantan on page 9

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Queer? Dats what dey caaed it danadays. Wir Alec wis da on page 18
andy Andy, da boys at da wark caaed him, bit no fur da raesons yo on page 37
el, Lowrie da Laandshark, dey caaed him, glacpin up every croft h on page 63
p, dey say dey nivver get dem caaed, an some is gyaain wi tree or on page 72
ier as maist adem, an whin we caaed da hill wir dug, at cam fae B on page 73
Also on pages 76, 93
9 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
da wirld. Linguistically d'ir caaed 'dental/alveolar non-sibilant on page 27
Stress (caaed accent firbye) is whit comes on page 29
draem, wid be "(h)it". Dis is caaed grammatical gender an isna da on page 49
y it is a grammatical feature caaed da associative plural. Hit ca on page 50
n rude. In linguistics dis is caaed pattren replication: da form on page 55
Also on pages 56, 82, 89, 101
13 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
unny day dir wis a peerie boy caaed Joahny wha bade wi his mam, d
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
y it is a grammatical feature caaed da "associative plural". Hit

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
en gengs furt tae meet wi een caaed Thomasina Muckletae. Her free
1 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
ur it turnt oot that sumbodie caaed oot the Polis, on page 36
It's caaed Coronavirus, on page 37
Tae get ain thon thing caaed Weighpad. on page 56

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
or treason. An Ayrshire Laird caaed Hugh Montgomery, wha traded w
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
er folk yarnin aboot somethin caaed #Rugby . Aiblins I'll tak a w (2015) twitter link
#Ballywalter on holaeday, an caaed intae Newtown: didnae think t (2014) twitter link
oungsters would listen tae - caaed 'The Clash'. Haird tae unners (2014) twitter link
Wheen o craturs caaed "The Who" at #Glastonbury the (2015) twitter link
nerstaun. His freend, a gansh caaed Ed, stood forenent. (2014) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

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