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Use in varieties of Scots

wig Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 9.8 13.6 9.9 17.4 20.7 0
Number of occurrences3419 9 1 3 2 0
Number of authors16 8 5 1 1 1

Occurrences of wig 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 Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
l left in that bin,' Obed aed Wig jist a puckle huils and stooy on page 16
the kinna person that wid eat Wig o cake and syne forget aw abo on page 32

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e hersel, "cause ae his great wig." on page 106

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
id tae hersel, "wi his muckle wig." on page 44

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
really trust ony craitur that wig mair muckle than them, especi on page 98
Hood's grannie stayed and it wig the hoose o the Seeven Dwarfs on page 180
Honey wis needin help. There wig nae way she could gang on exi on page 198

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
A Scotsman in the Wig an Pen on page 74
haill o Fleet Street wis the Wig an Pen. Journos cam there fae on page 75

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
permen exactly hoo the ticket wig foond. 'Ye see, boays,' he ha on page 30
appeart doon his thrapple. He wig oot o braith, but he felt mer on page 52

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
her judge's robe and poodered wig. She wis haudin ontae a wee b on page 135

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ttie rolls behind hur, as hur wig threatens tae fall over hur f on page 2
lie bounce again if ah wear a wig. on page 63

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Aye, fine. Keep yir wig on," said Charon in a wee voi on page 53

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Awright, awright. Keep yer wig oan an just play the gemme.â€
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ry lookit sispiciously like a wig an hid meeved a bittie wi the on page 59
er hanbug thinkin, Wi'oot the wig an the claes, ye'd bi sair ma on page 61
aat wis Chantelle: her blonde wig wis sittin aa squeegee; her m on page 62
n the edge o the settee - it wig black an skytie wi hairy reed on page 64
"Aricht! Keep yer wig on. Ah winna offer her ony ad on page 75

5 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
The judge lookit doon in his wig an' his goon on page 178

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
an as he wore his crown oer e wig, (look at e picture if ee wan on page 104

1 matches

@beast_afc tweeted
Nae too late. You got nicoles wig on the night?(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
we yer double drams, tack the wig aff & hae yer lang johns on &(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
for long, twa weeks or so, I wig say," she went on. "Charlie w on page 14

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
oo I girn whin A'm plaised an wig me tail whin A'm tirn. So dat on page 65
e hersel, "becaas o his grett wig." on page 109

3 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hersel, "'cause o heis muckle wig." on page 107

2 matches

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