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Use in varieties of Scots

whae Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words153.1 125.5 3.2 9.9 0 2570 0
Number of occurrences474236 2 1 0 235 0
Number of authors43 35 1 1 9

Occurrences of whae in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
whae mimed an daunced, on page 3

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
submitted tae bi the English, whae wantit leaders, an hid been o on page 26

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An thae whae trod whaur we nou treid on page 40
Oh ye, whae seemed sae kind - on page 50
Whae kent ah cuid be sae muived? on page 55
bale that birns the sockets? Whae will take on page 88

4 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
strand tae strand. Whae buys lan, inbrings timber, on page 67

3 matches

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
he made to walk off, ye asked Whae's the new Mrs Douglas, onybdy on page 81

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
whae, carnaptious, on page 71

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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
ymes fur cawin skippin ropes; whae's het?; on page 8

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
h, my puir wee feet, I wunner whae'll pit yer shune an socks on on page 15
same, the next question is, 'Whae on earth am I?' Aye, that's t on page 18
I'll juist luik up an shout 'Whae am I then? Tell me that furst on page 19
pechin awa, an speirin, "But whae's won it?" on page 26
"An whae's Dinah, when she's at hame?" on page 30
Also on pages 33, 36, 37, 42, 44
23 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wis ower agane aside wee Mary whae wis roarin an greetin it bein on page 63

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Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
He seys Ah shoud sue; bit sue whae? It wud be a sair fykie tae a on page 78
it oot oan a sidebuird an sey whae hud wuir whit streep. Ah wiz on page 80

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
oon the brae kwerious tae ken whae A wis. Thay war michtie flisk on page 22

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
whae dauner in ablo thaim aw oan p on page 15
thir insects whae bite on page 16
the yin whae was oot when ye left for the on page 20
o us whae watched an looked up tae ye on page 22
o whaur an whae ye came fae, on page 24
Also on pages 25, 26, 28, 30, 33, 36, 37, 41, 45, 46, 48, 56, 61, 62, 64, 65, 68, 69, 71, 77
65 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Whae brocht alang an unco thing on page 21

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
lang syne his sons were born? Whae kens, on page 42

1 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
whan, J.A.C. (Jim) Stevenson, whae alang wi Iseabail Macleod o S on page 59

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Shaddas belangin whae?' said Chairlie quickly. on page 20
time, but I dinnae care. And whae does she think she is giein m on page 38

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Whae's no averse it seems tae bein on page 13
ent!? That's no true! But nou whae's greetin? on page 46

2 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Ithers whae hunker at hame in a dwam by t on page 43

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Whae's liftin the ratton intae the on page 83

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ach weel whae kin tell. on page 129

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
whae A've luved on page 20
whae'll suin be fower on page 22

2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
aboot Scots - or aboot thaim whae speik or hae spak it. Ah stra on page 3
nners, ilka in thair ain wey, whae've yaised the leid tae pit th on page 4

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Capener, Jack Eemis Stane 1 - Syne, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Whae kens on page 10

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
oast uncle, a series o freins whae frequentlie let him doon, an on page 87

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
e this day, Was mibbe the wan whae gave birth tae a play? These on page 41

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The High Pandanjerum kent whae the somebody wid be, and thae on page 96
Bairns whae couldnae couldnae cairry a ri on page 101
e palace tae seek oot the man whae would be the neist Emperor, f on page 107
day. I'll tell ye o the fowk whae are nivver allooed near yer p on page 111
birdie whae sings on a tree brainch ootsi on page 112

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
wer Seas he traivels, see, an whae wad stent him? on page 18
eh, whae is't waitin, see, awa on the on page 19

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 73 - Wrack, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
drunk. Whae swung a thurible. Sang screed on page 77

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
lippit the satchel tae a chap whae wis getting aff, Ah realised on page 112

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the preferences o the makar, whae cairries the birden o pruif-r on page 56

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
particlar, mony o the bairns whae's level o attainment wis weel
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
whae hud been threapin oan lang sy
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wi the braw prince – whae keeps a puddock
1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
yon sun-lik Maister whae whummled the sense
1 matches

Facebook link ( 2022) Central
Terry Wise, whae bides in the Dovecot, hostit

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
s,” inbrak thair mither. “Whae sayed ye wuid be gaun
itlik dae ye cry yeirsell, an whae pit ye in
i wad me o hir ain frie wull. Whae kens, gin ye
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
leukin the Deil efter aa. An whae better than Stuart for a best
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
a wee bit chanty roon it, but whae kens why, there’s naebdy on
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Nummer two, the wee wummin whae disnae speak In-gleesh has de
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
and A boy cried Ben fae Essex whae’s on his furst solo jolly e
uide, Ahmed—A Bosniak fella whae lectures in history. He’s n
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
"Whae's tea wad that be son?" speir
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
here cannae be mony countries whae feel shame aboot their ain cu
e. There cannae there be mony whae deny their ain language is a
st a wee aside here: a freend whae haes jist startit watchin Out
Scots with the clarity o yin whae wisnae brocht up in Scotland
4 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
tae. Thair wur seevun o’ us whae aye used tae meet ootside the
r. Naw, it wiz Dominie Duncan whae luiked uz tho ’e wiz huddin
etimes Ah even think she kens whae Ah am.
3 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
n Scott and Bill Dolby. Bill, whae hed owreset Chinese poetry in
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
is aboot a richt Holy Willie whae's behaviour perswads the weal
ters can dae this dependin on whae they're speakin tae, somethin
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
, "Hello ma dear. Dae you ken whae I am?"
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
educated traivelled fellaes, whae wud huv hud a muckle vocabula
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ae the deed an’ escape. But whae tae dae it? It’s fine tae b
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e” student frae Jordanhill, whae wis accompanyin’ the group.
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
can!” “Roger?” “Ach, whae’s ‘Rogerin’ me noo?”
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
d by a group o’ Fitba’ers whae were waitin’ tae get intae
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
t mainly huvin a laugh wi Rab whae wis studying media.. cus it w
Andy’s the wan whae talks aboot devo max and devo
’s plenty of fowk roon here whae dinnae seem tae care if we’
3 matches

Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
whae efter a pause
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Hush Nou, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
whae rockit the cradle...
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
was ... naïve club trendies whae in glamourie bathe, I’d rub
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
A bodie whae can speik baith Scots and Sco
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
the Great Seal o Scotland – whae deed in Mairch 1586, the year
Pinkerton, whae furthset a hantle o its poems
man hidin in plain sicht, but whae finds a chiel choreyin credit
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
ane by his son John Maitland (whae haudit significant positions,
by ither contemporary figures whae were also faimily associates,
r michty nor thon o Penelope, whae ‘so luiffed vlisses in hir
e bond atween Ruth and Naomi; whae, significantly, are evokit in
nd awmaist siccarly the bodie whae transcribit and pit thegither
5 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
pbell, the 9th earl o Argyll, whae‘d fled tae Holland aifter f

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
man, a quiet, non violent man whae went his ane way dain whit he

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
thur ancestor Thomas Brownlea whae fought in the battle. A lang

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
on 22nd July Richard Cameron, whae wis ane o the maist important
vy Council an the great Lords whae governed the land on behalf o
mair senior meenister McWard whae’d urge him tae become the l
meenister an servant o Christ whae shall lose the same for his m
o visits tae mony meenisters whae hud kept thur heids doon sinc

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
rytellin frae the NTS rangers whae joined in wi gusto. Mibbe the
ders and the ploddin redcoats whae endin up havin tae run or be

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
e wis a young man, deid at 32 whae helped chainge Scottish histo
Cameronian regiment ... guess whae thur named aifter. And that's

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
is only yin amang mony ithers whae lost thur lives fur the cause

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
Judge fur yersel. ‘He whae hesitates is lost’ comes ta

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
an guid in the Privy Cooncil whae governed the land on behalf o

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
e the farm an surprised David whae taen aff an tried tae escape
as he went. An then Crichton whae wis ridin alang the bank abui

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
ns o local Covenanters, maist whae met a sad end.
Anither whae happens tae be ma main charac

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
hem aboot pair Donald Cargill whae wis caught nearby, hoo he wis
Whae said tellin folk aboot histor

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
n supporter o Richard Cameron whae'd been caught an killed the y

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
This is ane in parteeclar whae wisna a preacher.

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
THANKS tae awbody whae cam an supported DESPERATE TI

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
For droonin the swine whae teens me wi crap!
A heich-heidit bruit whae thinks A'm a gyte,
Whae ettles tae smush ma dwallin w
Sin monie ur thaim whae sup wi the Deil,
Tak a bauld tellin fae yin whae is wraith:
5 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert A Fickle Nae Mair, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
It wis Nick hissel whae telt me,
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Whae'd ainlie fell ye onyhou;
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Aigan tae skaith the gowkie whae threapit
The loon whae haudit me quo tae his squad,
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
fter a hard days’ work, and whae’d blame them, they spent ha
“Gads, whae’s farted? That’s stinkin
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
orrit fur a speiker o English whae hasnae maistert the “ch”
lka-day fowk across the laun, whae hae left us nae scrievit reco
skeelie owersetters oot there whae are redd tae help ye birl oni
3 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@freckles681 Whae wiz reekin'..? ?? And aw' the (2023) twitter link

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Whae kent Eh? https://t.co/hLKpQhw (2022) twitter link

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
@DrMDempster Whae rattled yer cage Dempster?(2019) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ashwilsonauthor whae u signed for big yin (2021) twitter link
osey a ken a midfield maestro whae wid luv tae b in obamas place (2020) twitter link
@braddonaldson whae ever done this shood b shut d (2020) twitter link
@Brian_Pacey @WStewartGK whae - av got loads o pals - n a (2020) twitter link
@Brian_Pacey a coodnae care whae he is am a hibee m8 n am no h (2020) twitter link
and 7 other occurrences.

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"Whae wad want freens like yon?" A on page 97

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wear hes windaes aw the time. Whae’s gaun tae bother leukin it
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
lowe o globalised capitalism, whae we wad maan tak time tae lear
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
kickin up yer heels, no carin whae wis watchin; on page 160

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Tae Greens an Tories, whae aa gat Somethin aff his cairt on page 211
Whae's no averse it seems tae bein on page 218

2 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ny tae come oot amang th fowk whae walk wi their heids doonward! on page 9
nnie wee stories aboot bairns whae hed got burnt, an gobbled up on page 12
, ma pair wee feet, Ah wunder whae'll put oan eer shoes an socks on page 15
same, th next queestion is, "Whae oan earth um Ah?' Ah, yon's t on page 18
ull jist look up agin an say "Whae um Ah, then? Tell iz that fir on page 19
Also on pages 21, 24, 25, 26, 30, 33, 36, 37, 39, 42, 44, 51, 52, 58, 61, 68, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 80, 83, 84, 89, 91, 93, 98, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 113, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122
66 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
nformative airticles bi fock, whae kent the waittergate an its f
y aboot the Howpasley fermer, whae wis yonner i the Napolionic W
Ae Mr Hedley, whae hailed frae the Newcastle air
wae fock.” His son, George, whae A mynd on weel, wis the ferme
hou lang? Auld Wattie Tamson, whae wis deed afore ma day, wis th
122 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
she wis cairied – hoo or bi whae, she couldna tell – tae a m
1 matches

The Westender Pipin for the Young Yins, (The Hawick Paper 2008) Southern, newspaper
same gauns for the Con Club, whae a'm share are vexed for the b
1 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
seen were gei wee. The fella whae was standin' next tae mei sai
1 matches

The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
lised juist how mony settlers whae've come tae the Borders ower
and frae different countries whae've contributed tae local life
id tae sei there's still folk whae want tae settle here and a'm
perfect. Nae doobt some folk whae arrive wunnae contribute owt.
4 matches

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ain pairt on Sunday were folk whae recently went tae France wi t
lucky that oo hev volunteers whae take oan sic an important tas
Mony folk whae couldnae gaun for whatever re
ic stem were alright for folk whae hed buttonholes bit a' fund m
4 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@AidanReilly6 ool si whae hez got the problem on seterd(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ny a nicht faain oot there wi whae-kennt(2020) search twitter
ding it doon. Scots is fir aw whae yaise, speak, unnerstaun, scr (2020) twitter link
er Mima. An tae aw the weemin whae inspired us an inspire us sti(2020) search twitter
w opp fir sae mony young fowk whae scrieve, speak @scotslanguage(2020) search twitter
@LuminateScot Pls RT tae thon whae micht enjoy an yaise this ta (2020) search twitter
and 24 other occurrences.

@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
e some plasterboard ah'll ken whae it is. ?? (2022) twitter link

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