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Use in varieties of Scots

whit'll Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 10.3 0 29.8 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences2520 0 3 2 0 0
Number of authors11 8 1 2

Occurrences of whit'll in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James Black Cuddy, (Scottish Book Trust 2019) Central, prose
? I'm a cleg, that's ma joab. Whit'll ye gie me tae mak me no bite? on page 3

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
nit, "an then," she thought, "whit'll ah dae? They're no backward i on page 82

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Whit'll he dae?' Alan speirt. on page 37

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
feenish o time. 'Whit'll happen?' 'An telt yi, bairn, on page 14

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Then whit'll ah dae? Ah cannae go roond lo on page 58

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Aye but how no. Cause ah know whit'll happen yees'll jist end up pu on page 169

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
dely-pom yince or twiced in a whit'll-wedae-noo kind o wey. on page 14
Whit'll we dae aboot puir wee Teeger? on page 28
'W-whit'll you say?' he spiered. on page 41
ofs on his chist, and said, "'Whit'll we dae noo?' and Pooh said, ' on page 55
, when he had heard aw this, 'whit'll we dae?' And he stertit tae e on page 62
Also on pages 160
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ae Mrs Tod, "Weel, ma dearie, whit'll it be this time? A sonsie fat on page 7
el, ma dearie,' said Mr Tod. 'Whit'll it be the nicht?" on page 10

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
"Aye, and whit'll ye'll assed be wantin for yer on page 31

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
me in an woke me up an says, 'Whit'll we dae, Sarah. It's terrible on page 47

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
'Whit'll she chairge, the Rapet wumman
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
e, first order o business is, whit'll we caw oorsels? Ah ayeweys li
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
n whit oor leaders promise an whit'll they deliver.
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@jack_capener tweeted
und out my political beliefs! Whit'll A dae???(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
n an we maan,' says Inga, 'or whit'll thee bairn aet, or Erlend's, on page 69
er quiet. "Thir jeust no sure whit'll survive the chaenge." An the on page 99
younger. "Bairn," sheu says, "whit'll I no?" on page 148

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
n. Will he no tak care o wis? Whit'll keep wis awa fae da love o Ch on page 161

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Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
n shui heard dis shui tocht, "Whit'll I dui? I canna gaeng oot ithi on page 35

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