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Use in varieties of Scots

yaise Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words81.1 121.8 1.6 0 0 229.7 0
Number of occurrences251229 1 0 0 21 0
Number of authors52 50 1 2

Occurrences of yaise in Corpus

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Central

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
d as above addin the stock an yaise the marinade for yer cookin l on page 69

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Did ye no yaise that saicont verse afore, wha on page 57

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Gie's a shot!' A rowst, 'A'll yaise yin o thae lowse stobs fae yo on page 20
syne licht the kindlin, syne yaise the bellises tae blaw a blous on page 21
A ken ye'r ker-haundit, weel yaise yer ither haund! Noo chap the on page 22

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
"Dinnae expeck Harry tae yaise a bit common sense when he's on page 86

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ngue A hid been learnt no tae yaise, no tae trust, tae believe no on page 36
llan, Kemp an Reid tendit tae yaise a synthetic Scots, drawin on on page 37

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
guid oan ma feet noo. Try an yaise them, I'd faw doon. Trouble w on page 1

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
that some Scots yaise fir 'know. on page 19
nks either. Why thank whit ye yaise on page 61
She'll no yaise her tenure as tax-fundit holi on page 77

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
fermbiggin that hadna been in yaise for at least forty year. On F on page 77
s a mairchant nou, whit's the yaise o your Uncle Nick? There's na on page 78

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
an him and he's no afraid tae yaise thum. Takin a brief scan ae t on page 37
ft the room. Cos ah will find yaise. And believe me. It willnae b on page 91
pologetically. "Please dinnae yaise that vulgur language in the p on page 194
s "Gees a fiver and ah'll lit yaise in fur free." on page 199

4 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
bs, singin groups stertit tae yaise instruments ither than the gu on page 56

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
'Braw,' said Doug. 'I'll yaise the recipe in ma Inter-Planet on page 21

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
l encourage practitioners tae yaise Scots as a wey o developin tr on page 7

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ll ye that thay'll 'Micht can yaise double modals" as thay micht on page 33

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Sin leeberation dawed they yaise the men like shite. on page 66

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
awa! Come awa wi me an ye can yaise the phone in the heidie's off on page 65

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
for ye'r ain mappies. A've no yaise for thaim noo," A said, dicht on page 80
"Oo'll yaise a auld hessian-seck. You tak on page 83

2 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ove for him'? Maugre the orra yaise o the word 'Hen' in the vocat on page 90

1 matches

Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
ilka ranke and honorre, shid yaise the leid ae thur king. It is on page 12

1 matches

Sneddon, Duncan Lallans 83 - Biggin Brigs – Nummer 3: Cornish, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
offeicially encouraged to tae yaise the language i signage an ith on page 107
sin medieval wurds lang oot o yaise tae plug the gaps i wir modre on page 108

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
al o the wey modren Scots ill-yaise their heirskip. on page 69

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
unt tae the singers, for they yaise the leid inthrow their perfor on page 77

1 matches

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
£100,000 ower three year tae yaise the material we hae already c on page 110

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ut whan we hae the chance tae yaise electronic methods, we can da on page 15

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
n tap o Meg. Bit Ella cuidnae yaise her hauns ower weel acause Me on page 67

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Cherlie speired gin they cuid yaise the kettle he said 'aye' a we on page 98

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
t a peity some fowks haes tae yaise the sangs as wappins i the ey on page 124

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wis a big cookbook e used tae yaise in the army; it had a kinna b on page 45

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
sh ony langer cause it disnae yaise the auld farrant words an aul
maist o thaim bein sweir tae yaise spoken Scots in conversation.
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
c. Fowk that's ower blate tae yaise Scots the day isnae gaun tae
s that they've haed eneuch an yaise thair ain wecht o nummers tae
t spoken Scots aw on its ain. Yaise yer spoken Scots an force it
copies o STW back nummers tae yaise as templates. A can fend an a
ert wi it micht be easier tae yaise a back nummer as a template w
5 matches

Peffers, Bob The Pittin Doon o Guid Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
in Edinburgh Ah hae still tae yaise ane leid fir maist athin bit
1 matches

Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
Grannie washed claise she wad yaise watter frae a watter barrel w
e mangle. She wa afen hae tae yaise soda crytals if athin wis ric
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
neer' a shift in the wey fowk yaise a leid. At the hinner end, as
c variety (even if they dinna yaise aw the leids thairsels), than
blem shifts tae them that dis yaise it. Are they bein supportit w
they bein supportit whan they yaise it in situations lik sport, s
4 matches

McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
naethin at aw. Whit tae dae? Yaise tried an testit English terms
rincipals aboot whit wird tae yaise. Wider culture his a stereoty
2 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uglas Young, and Liz Lochhead yaise owersettins o plays hunners o
the pooer o its ain voice tae yaise it for full-bluidit lyricism
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ackhauner for help, a tip tae yaise the lavvy. Hauf o’ them din
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
els as warkin cless an disnae yaise Scots in ilkaday conversation
tae turn doon the chance tae yaise spoken Scots in public bi say
t thae upsteerers that winnae yaise spoken conversational Scots i
3 matches

Capener, Jack No Guid Eneuch, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
y few folk cuid e'er howp tae yaise Scots in offeicial contexts l
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
t: unfreends o Scots can also yaise the ploy o authenticity. Nae
henticity. Nae ainly can they yaise it, but they hiv the hail str
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
yaise it!
aunnae gie thaim somethin tae yaise thair dictionaries on?
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth In defence o SNHS, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tional broadcastir wantit tae yaise the NHS tae howk doon the gui
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
th for different purposes, or yaise a mixture o baith for ither p
the same chance as ithers tae yaise their language in the classro
s arenae short o material tae yaise, an some great wark is noo be
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
if yer mooth's ower blate tae yaise it!
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
if yer mooth's ower blate tae yaise it!
the schuil if they daured tae yaise it in the clessroom unless th
ng. They war bein telt no tae yaise thae slang words frae the gut
3 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
universe. We astrostravaigers yaise it aw the time. Whaur dae ye
‘Dinna yaise that fork, Kat,’ said her d
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ppin an slauchter scene. They yaise puppetry skills an aw tae gre
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
wn him the door. “Ah widnae yaise talk like that in yer hoose,
foonert man, “an ye’ll no yaise it in mines.”
hurchill an weans cuid whiles yaise the twa o thaim is swearywird
syne he made up hes mind tae yaise the Co-op shop in the High St
4 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
mind me sayin - here, ye can yaise this.”
ssity o stertin richt aff tae yaise the name. “After you’ve k
ll wark for yer mait, Ah can yaise ye.”
decidit tae alloo hersel tae yaise the salary that wis aye comin
it she cudna bring hersel tae yaise thaim.
11 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
sterity an monetarism – the yaise o unemployment tae control wa
1 matches

Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
s muckle aboot the history an yaise o the landscape. Hooanever, s
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
aff – raither they want tae yaise the gemme as an opportunity t
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
wurld the nixt day. Vote, an yaise the space that votin an polit
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rs an kintra tae life. Clever yaise o colour brings oot a dreich
t by thame that criticise the yaise o Scottish stereotypes in air
iolent story. It’s a clever yaise o Scots an brings thigether m
3 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
i Wastminster, an syne ye can yaise 2016 tae vote for pairties fu
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
perates. But even sae, we can yaise thaim as a yairdstick.
im greetin tae his faimly tae yaise as “leverage”… gin that
2 matches

Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
dle cless area o Blackhaw, ma yaise o Scots wis rarely, gin ever,
cussion, we waled tae mak oor yaise o oor Scots on a regular basi
Sae whit wey is the yaise o wrutten Scots seen i this w
vertheless, this is whaur the yaise o valuable Scots amang the ha
aw for literature or everyday yaise by the warkin cless an therei
9 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
mak a shepherd’s pie in, or yaise
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
, and idiom (seyins, specific yaise o wirds, etc).
s in the ae wey as they micht yaise a wird or phrase fae onie ith
y as an English speiker micht yaise the French phrase ‘c’est
k sic a riddy, mak siccar and yaise yer new kennin o Scots and SS
4 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
registers. (It’s the ane A yaise oot-through the Scots version
fur tae tell ye which ane tae yaise in owersettin. Ither contexts
English ‘those’) and the yaise o ‘that’ as a relative pr
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
remember, eh? that these guys yaise thum tae cook crack oan. This
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
hoo the terms that thir leids yaise fur tae refer tae theirsels -
o aw, Scots and Gaelic baith yaise the definite airticle kenably
Forby, Scots and Gaelic yaise the definite airticle in rela
Baith Gaelic and Scots yaise singular nouns in certain con
Baith Scots and Gaelic yaise the reflexive pronoon forms f
6 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
it the fuck doon, the pair ae yaise’’ ah instruct thum, point
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
ine_Jr @LisaTRichmond Or jist yaise yer Scots insteid!(2019) search twitter

@iainnicol tweeted
elance_liar The secret is tae yaise aits. Nane o this almond pish(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
tae catch up wi thon term, an yaise Deif mair consciously. But A (2019) search twitter
placement. In the video they yaise placement, A dae ken hoo fast(2018) search twitter
en although A wis slaggin the yaise o Scots in the biggan as a ha(2019) search twitter
i autocorrect. Though, ye cin yaise SwiftKey in Scots noo! Main a(2018) search twitter
@ashdouglasscot We didnae yaise it in Kinross, but the kids a(2019) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ainers like Andy Stewart wuid yaise it tae feenish their programm(2018) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
ourite Scots word.... Ever... Yaise it aw the time. https://t.co/(2018) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
!!!! But he's too erudite tae yaise 'numptieness' !!! (2022) twitter link
ther side o any 'dispute' and yaise that info tae yir ain advanta (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
aed as a boay! Ony o ye still yaise the Scots word shed for a pai(2020) search twitter
fowk o a certain age. Dae ye yaise the word hippit tae describe (2020) search twitter
Onybody still yaise the word hackit for unattract(2020) search twitter
cots o the 1950s, sae I still yaise it withoot thinking. Pronounc(2020) search twitter
@DublinTracey Guid for you - yaise thaim noo as weel.(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@Chazzbat tweeted
Dis Sutton no ken hou tae yaise a sewin machine?! Ye turn the(2020) search twitter
t ur ye on aboot?! Rob didnae yaise o y hashtags or memes in that(2020) search twitter
erdLove Oh dear! Mebbe dinnae yaise tea tree oil fer a while, the(2020) search twitter
that mean Ah'm no allowed tae yaise thum(?) ??(2020) search twitter
Wally oot o a job, but why no yaise autocue @LateNightSeth? ??(2020) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@DABArbuckle tweeted
@billykayscot We dae indeed yaise the word hackit but does onyb(2020) search twitter
ayscot Wid be mair likely tae yaise 'goupin' as in "jings, efter (2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
Whit's nixt?! Folk micht yaise Scots in buiks, or newspapers(2019) search twitter
ot @ScotsScriever Whit dae ye yaise in 'Hings'? Although Ah reall(2017) search twitter
eak Scots, ah aye ask 'Dae ye yaise 'outwith'? Ironically, they u(2017) search twitter
e! Awfy guid. Cannae wait tae yaise thaim, esp the Thrawn Janet n(2016) search twitter
Loads o folk still feart tae yaise it cos of perceived prejudice(2017) search twitter
and 9 other occurrences.

@johnstone_shane tweeted
Embdy ever yaise thi wurd "cate" or "cait" tae (2020) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
share yin yersel? An mind an yaise #giesascotsphraseday https:// (2021) twitter link
Guid resources tae yaise are: https://t.co/Weawt9Omxe (2021) twitter link
it Scotland fir real soon, an yaise some of the #Scots that was y (2021) twitter link
lairnin game tae help bairns yaise the #Scots wirds fir animals: (2021) twitter link
in aboot #Scots resources tae yaise wi remote lairnin. The day - (2021) twitter link
and 46 other occurrences.

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
_Pacey @ashwilsonauthor never yaise a bag - ee end up leanin tae (2021) twitter link

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
i desinfectant. Thare’s naw yaise o ye haudin
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
nt tae pronoonce thum; an tae yaise oor Border Lallans pronooncia
the Local Authority, fur the yaise o the
n an the Borth’ick; fur the yaise o the Whit’ope schuil
igh on complete absence o the yaise o oor auld, yae tyme State La
Scottis Media tae promote the yaise o oor Scots langage; fair rax
5 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
it doon. Scots is fir aw whae yaise, speak, unnerstaun, scrieve, (2020) twitter link
tae thon whae micht enjoy an yaise this ta ?? @ScotGovScots @sco(2020) search twitter
ts, it belangs tae us aw whae yaise it every day whaurever we bid(2020) search twitter
n o year fae Ah lugged onybdy yaise 'maitter' ?? @billykayscot @s(2020) search twitter
e the pynt o thrawn. Yon whae yaise Scots yaise twae leids. Forby (2020) twitter link
and 9 other occurrences.

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