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Occurrences of weill in Corpus

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
gs wi wax whan they hear it.' Weill, the day he'd be singin his g on page 54
, for his pairt, teuk aw this weill, lauchin that at least his po on page 57
er nor ye are the noo. It ... weill, it wisna nice. But ye'll get on page 60

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e flair for somethin extra as weill.' on page 39
'Weill, sir,' Tam answered, 'this qu on page 41
sat at his desk performin the weill-kent ritual o placin the pass on page 42

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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 90 - Echty-Echt, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Which was jist as weill. For we aa heard aboot it on on page 36

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
wa hunner vairse dramas. It's weill seen he wes gey thrang! His p on page 45
Collegianer: Weill nou, lat me see. The war that on page 46
him e'en yet. Ye've duin unco weill for ti gie him aw thon gear, on page 48

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
aipin tae Edward. Na, he kens weill Langshank's ettlin tae pit oo on page 9
'Weill, Skald, the brithers tell me on page 12
guid ee oan the Prior. 'Verra weill, Ah'll nae be blate gin yi st on page 13
'Weill, Skald, yin wey nor tither, y on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
o either or baith, I wull be weill pleased. on page viii

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
He seeks a stane, weill-kent in youth, That lowers ab on page 10
Sir Michael, weill-kent fir his micht O magic wo on page 13
Ay, that's aa verra weill, but hear me, neebour, on page 31
Weill, I fortified mysel in the Sta on page 70
h'll tell ye that for nuthin. Weill, ye see, ma faither, he had t on page 74
Also on pages 75, 76
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Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
eids, monie years o blythe an weill-desairvit relaxatioun. on page 5

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
Weill; it's time for anither edeiti on page 5

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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
l o superb biggins, the maist weill-kent be'in the Parthenon. A'm on page 12
husgates the Inglish tung mey weill be uised fur paranems an fant on page 13
he pairts soupil an the jynts weill creished. The airch o the bri on page 26

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
"Weill, than," sayed he, "this is th on page 4

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
eth o braw days. Monastier is weill-kent fur the makkin o stringi on page 1
irience. Gif the palliasse is weill beltit at the enns, an hingit on page 5

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
het-houss, tho he kent verra weill at the Nirski Pailace on this on page 2

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
ies, keings ir weirriours, as weill as the saicret Pecht merkins, on page 42
the richt kinna corss. A ken weill at, lik masell, ye haud ti wi on page 43
faither. The auld maisson wes weill kent ti the Keing as a leill on page 46

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
n wes in ospital ontil he wes weill eneuch ti gang bak ti Nyow Ze on page 6

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a bottle at the sweetie shop. Weill, Robbie wis tryin tae get the on page 54

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
rae this stickit situation as weill as frae Jess's ither stickit on page 90

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
at's murrin an thrummin micht weill mak him mair cheerisome." on page 42

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
n and cleir. Forby, he saw as weill, in an instant aathin that wa on page 17
kent the sign and had read it weill. He sclimmed doun fae the dri on page 18

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
es, biggin a canon o ideas as weill's comin owre-near ane o its p on page 95

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Frae aa thon smush - weill, braw. on page 9
estoration wark: and nou, och weill, on page 12
I'll find the weill-kent place no whit it wis. on page 24

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Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
llin - sumthing that will be weill-kent eneuch tae Scots activis on page 107
at kens the Scots Renaissance weill - whan screivers sic as Edwi on page 108
sh fowk that ken the language weill eneuch, an jist need a staund on page 109

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
weill-faured an lousome, ay, buskit on page 19
weill-wappit, see, wi cammavine on page 21
deek ye the cailleachs, see, weill-faurd an wycelike on page 27
slations frae the Chinese, as weill as articles an essays anent o on page 32

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
e Shakespeare, an it's a buik weill-wurdie in its awn richt. on page 116

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
rves an Neil R. MacCallum, as weill as a fek o ithers wha, in mon on page 6
feelins is at we micht as weill tak fordel o the leiterarie s on page 7
wer trains for me, but it wes weill warth the on page 8
etter e'en nor the oreiginal! Weill; the jurie's still oot on tha on page 9
Weill; what ither dae wi hae? O, ay on page 10

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
1707 is weill-kent as the year o the Treati on page 22
r the legislatioun wes warkin weill aneuch, an the legislator did on page 24
disna cheynge an the Ack wes weill-airtit (for mair, see forby e on page 25

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
he kens you weill. on page 81

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Sphere maks claer at aa is no weill wi yon fantoosh objeck. Here on page 120

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e sae monie guid stories, sae weill telt, wi vieve an wice wittin on page 127

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
lans monie a time or nou, (as weill as reviews o the buik itsel), on page 135
It's weill-kent til aw biblical scholars on page 136
for ti sair the Scots lug as weill's the ene. Sae, aw in aw, it' on page 137
Gilmanscleuch wul be traetit weill an skare thair burde, an the on page 138
r chance!' moments. But aw is weill in the enn, an Wattie sattles on page 139
Also on pages 140, 141, 142
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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
e hyne awa places whilk cleik weill wi sangs an poems we hae reco on page 46

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
oont o his estimabil heicht. 'Weill', says he, 'Gin A'm 'Big Geor on page 6
n the internet for ti see hou weill the twa vairsions is marraes. on page 7

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Weill, the'r a kittle muivement, an on page 91

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ongaun at haes brocht howp an weill-hertitness ti sae monie, an a
signeificance for Scotland as weill, in that, amang ither things,
A’m geyan sure at Burns (as weill as Americkie’s new Hie Heid
The 9th o Februar forby micht weill merk a historic day for the S
ssiouns o Scots in skuils, as weill as sae-cawed ‘brek-oot’ t
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nnecktion wi Rab the Bruce is weill kent.
isits hir ti assuir aw wul be weill, an sae it is. Efter his appa
kis thai plenish us wi scenes weill-suitit til pentins. (This ape
The lave o the buik (weill owre a hunner an fiftie pages
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
did ye no tel him – ’ ‘Weill, whitwey did yow no say - �
entie he stuid on the ege o a weill stowed wattir. Nivver in hiz
“Och! It’s aw verra weill ti blether,” sayed the Mowd
r bene in a – ye nivver – weill A – whitlik ye bene daein t
diewort blate-lik, tho he wes weill reddies ti beleve it as he li
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ie naither masell or Rab duin weill. Tho we baith med our ain wey
a plat an plain cheil an kent weill the
lit, Scotch Baronial houss an weill wuid med fine flets, wi a vyo
throu aw the ruims. Weill, duin Broun, A thocht; bot it
Weill skonsed in hiz favourit bink
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
in Scotland an ithergaits; as weill as mukkil game hunts in Afric
tie for ti connach species is weill-kent. The kinch is at we lipp
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
"Weill, shuirlie," Sylvie said. "Wha
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
First aff, it’s shuirlie a weill-faured produck, wi a pictur o
musardrie is juist the maist weill-faured pert o that ettil.
’ an ‘I Seek A City’ ir weill read tae. The weir, Robb says
��s awn medieval namesake, as weill as his buik on Soutar, an Rob
The’r sum weill-informed discussioun o ‘Pre
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
He wis weill-kent, Sam. Ay, weill-kent an better likit aa his d
, tho A didna ken him aa that weill. An nou A’m daein him his l
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
But hou Scots? Weill, hou no? It’s ma mither ton
t poetry. His example, an his weill-wrocht and metrically intrica
onika Dunlop, and she says “Weill, ye’ve spent a puckle years
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
wi white lab coats hae delvit weill intil it and came up wi this:
h’s estate whaur Tories are weill kent tae coagulate muckle gui
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
she had kent aheid o time - weill, she didna mind brakin the la
trable Border, which she kent weill fae
rice again. She wis cauld. At weill, she thocht, she deserved tha
ed, pleased that she’d duin weill. “Do you know how to wear i
. strang an hale, an juist as weill an aa, considerin the predeec
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
weill in a democratic society sicca
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McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ction suiner nor we thocht as weill, dependin on whit happens wi
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
airgument frae principle, as weill as a lot o the analysis. Ulti
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
neoliberal path. Whit is less weill kent is that capital flicht c
y, nae maitter hoo radical or weill-intentioned, can jouk thir pr
. Social Democracy warkit sae weill that it forced a crisis, a re
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ane or twa on Common Space as weill. We’ve seen the growth o th
og haes played a wee pairt as weill.
lief that certain forms could weill emerge, organically, as norma
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Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
l pairties. The Greens – as weill as ither, smawer political mu
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Weill. That wis... orra. For aw the
Popular An Wise Gordon Broon. Weill, we ken hoo that warked oot,
ither wurds, aince again gaes weill wi Blue.
, fowk hae been sayin, “Ah, weill. This is as bad as it gets fo
gie the Greens a populism as weill as an intellectual heft they�
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McClurg, Fernando Tae see oorsels as we see ithers, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
pairty benorth the border as weill. Sooth o Hadrian’s Waw, the
56 o Scotland’s 59 MPs, as weill as a majority i the Zkots Pai
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
40% backin o their memmers as weill as a majority o the turnout t
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
bring oot a Scots version as weill. For mair, see http://www.dia
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Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
se that, gin the SNP is daein weill eneuch on the constituency vo
inroads i the Labour vote as weill. The Greens arena seen as bei
Labour – an the Greens are weill-placed tae become that i 2016
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McClurg, Fernando The Potemkin Pairty, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ble fake village ful o happy, weill-fed peasants, trig hooses, bo
ength, population an economic weill-bein o the area. But it wis a
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
dea o habitus (a complex idea weill pit across – basically leuk
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
er their unhailly alliance… weill, oor heids dinna zip up the b
the Ashcroft poll an sayin “Weill, this poll’s frae places th
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Weill, first we shid think aboot wh
Weill, unlike thae countries, we di
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
We’re noo weill in tae 2015 an Januar is as g
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
n – engagement, curiousity, weill-informed discussion amang fow
e establishment. Aw o this is weill-kent, but it tied a haund ahi
osphere is a case in pynt, as weill as the impressive range o gre
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Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
press.com an is on Twitter as weill @ileenemac.
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
new politcal map o Scotland, weill tae the likin o SNP supporter
is that this poll faws pretty weill i line wi whit we’ve been s
rm or oniething like that. As weill as as we can ken, thir figurs
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
a shrug o the shooders an, “Weill, that’s whit happens i war.
can see thaim clearly noo as weill, I howp that they can haud th
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Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
wee thi tyde, an Aik say's, "Weill we haul eis een?" ov coarse a on page 30

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
Weill, MacDiarmid, frae Brounsbank on page 138

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
k til wark or I thocht I kent weill an read it again, which is aa
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ti clim no-weill ma lane on page 38
Sair No Weill on page 40

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Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
syche, an is the source o the weill-kent Scotch creinge (or crulg
xempil in Ulster we micht dae weill ti follae.
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Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
No Weill
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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Sae fare ye weill ma darlin!
wi ye. Ye ken me ower weill
an auld weill-kent den o mynes!
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ei gaed oot intil the derk; A weill
, an John, Mr. Scougle, bekam weill kent i the localitie; kis hei
hoose. A kent thum baith gey weill; kis ma faither an mei did ae
e ae differn subjeck. Hei wis weill kent i the waittergate; whar
in Club an nae doot ithers is weill, i his tyme. Yid, is ae ying
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Ulster