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onywye Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words56.8 7.2 193 0 226.7 0 4.4
Number of occurrences18214 128 0 39 0 1
Number of authors49 4 33 11 1

Occurrences of onywye in Corpus

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Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Onywye, tae let ye understaun, that' on page 19
Onywye, we got tae the front door. L on page 20
Onywye, this wis Lizzie. Shuggie hau on page 21
Onywye, seven o'clock sharp, Shuggie on page 26
ontae the bed. Whit wis in it onywye? Wouldna dae ony harm tae tak on page 40
Also on pages 61, 63, 72, 74, 97
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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
is English. Ye widna hae kent onywye cause he was reared in Scotla on page 120

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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
he blindspots aat exist there onywye. Deterrence dinna need ful co
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Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
it really tastes a' ony'hin' onywye s'A wisnae aw rat concerned e
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
, abeen sic cantrips an were, onywye, sneckit up in their criv in on page 55

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Onywye, on es parteeclar mornin, the on page 76
gane as weel as he'd howpit. Onywye, he haed an eeran tae dae in on page 77

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Weel, onywye," says Mary, nae turnin a hai on page 35

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Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
tae see een o his ain bairns. Onywye he wis smokin a fag an he tel on page 6

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Her mither nivir hardly gaed onywye in fact. She cleaned an cooke on page 14

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
y didnae expect muckle fae ye onywye. on page 41

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Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
eel, nae in front o the Heidy onywye. on page 51

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Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
n aroond wi some stinky tramp onywye." on page 74

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
. He looks like he's nae gaun onywye, so Ah better jist tell him. on page 94

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
idea fit wye folk get merried onywye. Maist couples here hate een on page 98
-binary. It wis kinda obvious onywye, bit naebdy ooted ma afore aa on page 99

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
en you die? Neen that I ken o onywye on page 15

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Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
hterin aboot roon ma ain airt onywye is fit in e English leid folk on page 37

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
in public onywye. That mist on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
r you an Casanova gettin oan, onywye?" on page 13
glowered doon it the table. "Onywye, ye ken Ah dinna like spikkin on page 24
"Fa's playin, onywye?" Davie gied the paper a shak on page 29
e place! Cud Billy hiv pickit onywye funcier?" mumphed Sandy, es h on page 34
"An, onywye, it's nae a gweed idea te hae on page 37
Also on pages 38, 39, 40, 48, 49, 58, 66, 71
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lookin like he wid raither bi onywye else in the warld. on page 28
nt hips. "Ah'm a licht aeter, onywye, Vi. Ah'll mebbe need te get on page 29
stairt ma ain book club. An, onywye," she giggilt, "if ye ask me. on page 33
un bi near doon te yer target onywye, Mam." Lorna pattit her mithe on page 36
Seein as Ah winna believe ye, onywye - it's a lotta mumbo-jumbo c on page 38
Also on pages 40, 44, 48, 54, 61, 69, 72, 76
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
prophit tae come till his ein onywye bit in Jerusalem. Jerusalem, on page 105

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Americas. If yer fleein throu onywye, ye'd be daft nae tae tak at on page 11

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
sy eyvnoo, an Ah'v twa wytin. Onywye," said Jack, stridin ower te on page 10
livin." Duncan grinned. "An, onywye, Norman widna bother is erse on page 15
ull is Seasons firivwver. An, onywye, it's hairdly likely ony o th on page 16
Mac insteid an he gat te bide onywye. Although Mac leukit like a C on page 17
liftit a dismissive han. "An, onywye, wir the only hoose in the st on page 19
Also on pages 26, 36, 51
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
in ye'll allou, A'll haud on, onywye, an ye can mak up yir ain myn on page 24
Onywye, nae lang ago, daes es young on page 25

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
far he belangt, if he belangt onywye... on page 22

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
Onywye, they catched him at the hinn on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
s lug. Fa diz he think he is, onywye, drivin that deevilish Tracte on page 87
hat's neither here nor there. Onywye, aabody's a pawper compared w on page 88

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
k tae him aboot. Bit he felt, onywye, maybe he should say he wis s on page 108

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
Onywye, this day it wis affa weet
Onywye, this day Mr Aitken walked in
he’d been on durin the war. Onywye we got up tae a bit o horsepl
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Afore lang, A cudna gyang oot onywye athoot seein th’umman. She
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
For aa his tent; suspeckin onywye
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Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
Onywye, as I wis sayin ...
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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
ourtesy widna hiv come amiss. Onywye, it wis a terrible tape - aa
re wis ony clear instructions ONYWYE, like on the wa' ahint me, ma
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ebody wull be lookin doon ere onywye."
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
"Petrol an fuel wis ower dear onywye an, if this wis gaun tae brin
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
certificate, tho aabody kent, onywye, fur fit ither thing wid caus
y wad seen be set tae mend it onywye, fit fur little eese till he
atch us. He'll be ower fu. An onywye, we're nae gaun tae makk a so
s. Ma wid gie her short shift onywye, it wis aa her ain pride that
. Fit's aa the stramash aboot onywye?'
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
gled Nava cud divert hersel. Onywye, a neebor body, Jude Anderson
heenge in the tellin, ye ken. Onywye, there wis aince a young lass
their Da wid be bleezin drunk onywye – like eneuch he'd jalouse
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Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
ns and een. I am gaein to dee onywye, but after seein that, that t
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
nna wait to see them A again. Onywye, that’s enough o me ramblin
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Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ended. It wis too far gone an onywye she wid see a the cracks on i
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
kes faar diz he pit it aa?’ Onywye Jocky teen a barrafae o kale
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Onywye Lizzie couldna see it bein he
er fit could she dee tae her? Onywye the hoose lookit deserted so
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
'd seen the look on my face?) Onywye I dragged aa the bunting oot
aff their seats at thes een. Onywye at thes a couple mair pupils
ambulance checkin for mines. Onywye it ends up wi Anthony Quail p
Onywye the young teacher wiz really
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
yle, but he kept his wheesht. Onywye aifter aa the powkin an gyan,
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Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cods. That wiz Rab’s theory onywye. Here the sojer lay wi a bull
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
g ban that source wiz fucked! Onywye I decided enough wiz enough a
Onywye there wiz trouble aheed for m
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
uld dee wid get rid o it. But onywye it wiz aricht stain or no and
Onywye between us we decided tae gie
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
id been a rat scurryin aboot. Onywye she held up the stairs tryin
Onywye as the weeks wint in Jessie w
istence Jessie saw sense. And onywye she’d already lost a half m
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ce ye see wi this drooth.. An onywye, ma gairden hose has holes in
growin scunnert o dustin them onywye.”
Onywye.. aa this fun his gart me swy
holly jaggit their wings, an onywye, a win got up an blew the
wis harne again. Fur a while, onywye, she didna sikk tae
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The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
, obviously – we widna ging onywye as funcy as ’at – but fit
1 matches

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ot again, I forget which. So, onywye, the hale topic is jist anith
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The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
fit could happen if she went onywye near a hot iron.
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
let them mak a guid PowerPynt onywye.(2020) search twitter
Onywye civilised faar tatties needit(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Buttery/Rowie. Ye can hae it onywye ye wint and it's nivver wrang(2019) search twitter
it wis i soap. Fit a scunner. Onywye, een step at a time and ye'll(2020) search twitter
s Nae wye @Kennysc89883981 is onywye near 31 ??(2021) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
ery, bit ah mind it was grand onywye..! Nae enough fowlk spik i Do (2018) twitter link

@72redz1903 tweeted
ams. Fit exactly is yir point onywye? So fuckin what if that game (2020) twitter link
g, populist, racist pricks as onywye else - even has some Rangers (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
yBeets Aye nae ballad singers onywye(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ik pan loaf if yer fae Buchan onywye.??(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
deen's nae like that. Nae yet onywye. So sad. Thanks SNP. (2022) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
say rooshtie roon aboot here onywye (2020) twitter link
hivna heard DIV used like yon onywye else. Did a talk in Morpeth a (2020) twitter link
@molach95 Onywye fer me. Onyhoo as weel. But o (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
r da key wis ower peerie, but onywye, he widna oppen ony o dem. Ho on page 11
; so A'll win inta da gairden onywye, an I dunna care whit een o d on page 14
ly laekly at hit could spaek: onywye, der nae herm in tryin." So s on page 22
d ta fin at her neck wid bend onywye shö wantit him ta geng, laek on page 53
Alice wis quick ta say, "but onywye, A'm no lookin for eggs; an i on page 54
Also on pages 55, 58, 60, 65, 103, 114, 119
12 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
end wis Saul's son, Jonathan. Onywye, David took ower. Wi strent a on page 24
der's fish ta be catched? Bit onywye joost ta plaese dee we'll dö on page 87
Onywye, while dey wir aa sittin an a on page 111
lik da pör man hed been. Bit onywye he stoppit ta see whit he coo on page 116
dat didna deserve aa dis. Bit onywye he aksed whit wrang Jesus hed on page 147

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Onywye Jessie wis on her ain fur twa on page 4
nk shü wisna dat far wrang.) Onywye shü eventually consented, an on page 5
Onywye yun tree wrocht awa, an manag on page 8
Onywye, ta get back ta John an Sylvi on page 11
ta be a brilliant scientist. Onywye, we're agreed on ae thing, I on page 23
Also on pages 25, 45, 49, 52, 72, 73, 74
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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
der day, bit we nivver tried. Onywye, dat day, dat year, hit wis a
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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
guid back an feeneeshed hit onywye. Shö wis fast, bit no raelly
. No at shö wad a taen me on onywye. Da Orkney lass wis a boanny
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De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
tae you, but he poored hit in onywye. Dat, he tocht, luikin aroond
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Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
at da sam time, weel I widna onywye I joost dunna think hit’s c
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
laek ta see ony evidence fae onywye at dis idee at dialects can b
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
it follows dat you can spell onywye you laek sae laang as fok cin

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
say nothin,” I advised. “Onywye, dey might tak eftir da weel
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
y worker I'm likely earned it onywye! https://t.co/Qt4EVvoHVd(2021) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
s no i de dictionaries I hae, onywye. But dirs a fair few aald bod(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
un why a diinne think am oul. Onywye noo-a-deys A think ouler folk
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