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wyes Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words43.9 2.1 81.7 0 395.2 0 57.5
Number of occurrences1364 51 0 68 0 13
Number of authors32 3 16 9 4

Occurrences of wyes in Corpus

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Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Wur peepers wur peel't fur wyes tae make money
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
feenitive is vyced or nae sic wyes /S/ v /z/ ? i pluralisation i(2020) search twitter
ng up on Halloween forbye nae wyes tae sing it)(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
Luikin fir wyes tae celebrate Burns? Teach ye(2017) search twitter

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
, an the faerie fowk, we'll y'wyes be therr. Ah'll tell ye hoo t on page 84

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ms o Scots. An though we're a wyes aff fae ony kin o standardisa on page 9

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
There wis twa wyes o dealin wi the bullyin and t on page 58

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
mortified, bit plottin aa the wyes he mecht kill her an get awa on page 98
ishes open an aa swatch baith wyes afore pacin doon the recht lo on page 99

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
so mony differint places an wyes nae te enjoy yersel!" on page 38

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
t ye've turnt awa fae yer ill wyes. An dinna think tae say tae y on page 9
oot o ma sicht, wi yer coorse wyes'. on page 15
hegither, fess e coorse tae e wyes o e Lord an mak aa fowk reddy on page 79
tised an turn awa fae yer ill wyes, God will forgie yer ill-deei on page 83
w att ye've turnt fae yer ill wyes. Dinna come wi 'We hiv Abraha on page 84
Also on pages 104, 105, 108, 110, 114
12 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aye er blouse unbuttoned hauf wyes doon an er skirt hunkit up ne on page 23
Ah munaged te git aboot hauf-wyes roon the exhibition fin Ah wi on page 32
din, "Aabody kens ere's three wyes te weer yer draars: front wye on page 37
can bi mizzered in aa kines o wyes: a bonny smile; nice een; an on page 39

6 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
It hauds tae the tradeetional wyes o daein an tae fut it says in on page 24

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
the keelyvine, at streikit a wyes ower his Shouther, an stertit on page 19
wye," said the Queen, "aa the wyes hereawaa belang tae me. But f on page 29
t, for your mynin gings baith wyes." on page 65

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 67 - The Road I didna Takk, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
Yet kennin foo wyes gang aft aglay on page 62

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
eer Jessie! She didna ken the wyes o the warld! on page 106

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
in oot o haan; the pernickety wyes o weemen; an the waefu state on page 88

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Eck thocht ere cood be ither wyes o enjoyin himsel.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d five horse, aa wi their ain wyes an naturs, aa wi their ain hi
s free tae nurse him in ither wyes.'
war eesed tae the toon an its wyes, an bikes an shelts an even t
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e local spikk. Faith! In mony wyes she wis mair Scots than the S
ava gaffered aabody, proposin wyes tae pu the boat aa thegither,
ringin oot in the cantiest o wyes, as tho guttin fish wis like
In some wyes, it wisnae unkent – like he
ony faes. They ettled tae fin wyes tae win them roon, the mair t
8 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Es bein a twa-wyes dictionar, A wis fell pleast
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
nna question the Guid Man’s wyes.
1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Doric, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
in the rare wyes we spik and scrieve.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ot, the ither twa still hid a wyes tae gyang. It wisna fate nor
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d give her time tae learn the wyes o the hoose afore ony big din
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
city lives and their fancifu wyes. And I’ll nod an giggle, ma
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
Hail stanie slanty wyes rain :-((2013) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ugh trade an the 'cargo baith wyes' trips o the fisher weemin. (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
wyes a'winnin trow an makkin merri on page 13

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
INK ME" printit aafil boannie-wyes apon him in muckle letters. on page 12
irds "AET ME" written boannie-wyes in currans apo da tap o him. on page 14
hö guid sweemin aboot peerie-wyes ida watter, "an shö sits pur on page 22
shö cried efter him, peerie-wyes, "Moose, my Joy! Come du back on page 24
an reckin oot ee paa, peerie-wyes, tryin ta touch her. "Poor pe on page 41
Also on pages 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 59, 64, 66, 67, 74, 75, 82, 91, 113
22 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Dy wyes an wisdim lie afore me on page 47
dey'll geng back ta dir owld wyes, dat I ken. An der'll be an a on page 69
ly Place we fin oot aboot his wyes fir dis is whaar he spaeks ta on page 73
dy wyes aye be wir wyes. on page 93
d whit ta dö. He gied peerie wyes fir he didna ken whit he shoo on page 115
Also on pages 166
7 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
an aa kind o wyes o makkin colours. on page 18

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
re, lower your wirm in peerie wyes. Gently ... an keep back fae on page 9
ood a pitten up wi his overly wyes, bit Doris just loved him. on page 15
fty year. I ken shü hedd her wyes, bit we'll miss her, an I ken on page 16
k cam fae Oxford wi her uncan wyes, an got her claas intae her, on page 17
ritated me wi her embarrassin wyes an her endless braggin aboot on page 45
Also on pages 63
6 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
is unconscious faestin: twa wyes o tinkin. on page 19

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ae Norn tae Scots geed peerie wyes an tøk at laest 250 year. Da on page 10
am) seem tae a taen on da new wyes an blendit in wi dis new fokk on page 13
nd. Baith o dem cam at peerie wyes: Scottish Gaelic cam fae da w on page 14
hy, fir aa at d'ir in a lok o wyes aald farrant an ower herd tae on page 36
Aa languages haes wyes o combinin morphemes tae expr on page 38
Also on pages 45, 47, 56, 72, 82, 87, 88, 89, 93
20 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
is unconscious faestin: twa wyes o tinkin. on page 24
grand-faider dis time. Peerie-wyes on page 84
Du's lik him, specially i dy wyes. on page 85
while you lift hit up peerie-wyes on page 111

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
is dey aeged in peerie wyes, wan bi wan
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Love in a Caald Climate, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
peerie-wyes. Na, hit wis
1 matches

Manson, Finnley Wir Beach, (Scots Hoose 2017) Shetland, weans
aves lap ower da stons peerie wyes
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
haes da sam form øsed baith wyes. Da decendants o Northumbrian

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wer familiar wi humans an dir wyes. “A traditional trow keeps
1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
dey wid gie me a coorse sidey-wyes glower, lik I wis nae mair ta
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
cht proves tha wusdom o God's wyes." on page 9
an tha crookit wyes wull be makkit strecht, on page 73
the' prove tha wusdom o God's wyes." on page 81
m an Lazarus thegither a lang wyes aff. An he cryed oot tae thai on page 98
men that wur lepers stannin a wyes aff, an the' caad oot tae hï on page 99

7 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
oor resydentèrs in sindèrie wyes, takkin in oor gates adae wi on page 7
a modrèn leid. Thair's ither wyes, but, fur Ulstèr-Scotch leid on page 27
es ingang tae tha new-fangl't wyes o ownin wi a pooer o fowk. on page 35
eik til thaim wi mairkin oot wyes tha hannin oan o Ulstèr-Scot on page 42

4 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
y’t in wheen o’ different wyes.
1 matches

Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
sie riz, disnae cast ower ill wyes.
1 matches

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