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gweed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words159.5 2.6 762.8 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences5115 506 0 0 0 0
Number of authors35 4 31

Occurrences of gweed in Corpus

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Central

Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
uik yaised i schools the day: Gweed Gear Sma' Buik, an Anthology on page 4

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
eel, an guid, that can become gweed. on page 64

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
be miles oot for fowk at says gweed, etc. Ah'm gled tae see at th on page 56

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 62 - Expository Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
write gid or gyid or geed or gweed or göd. But gin ye uised ane
o Scots. The maks shoap, oan, gweed, flair, daid, father an glass
2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Cocky Hunter's warehoose for Gweed kens foo lang, till Madge too on page 29

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
"You'r a gweed wee loon tae gie a eild Jock on page 97
"Ay, ye hiv a gweed sec o coal on yer wee barrae! on page 99
a filie yet, onieweys ma wee gweed freen." on page 100

5 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ie an e tyke an you're aye in gweed hert. ' on page 26

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
heid. 'Weel, weel, weel, the gweed Lord be thunkit, they didna b on page 40
had a gweed look roon. 'Na, the place is on page 41
plane roared ower his heid. 'Gweed sakes! Fit a size! Fit can th on page 43
d at it for a meenit or twa. 'Gweed sakes, they look aaler nor me on page 45

5 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
st. Fergie grinnt an bade im "gweed mornin". Noo, eeswally, Micke on page 76
r. He's some aaler 'an you; a gweed bittie aaler. He's eeswally i on page 77
"Aa things wirk thegither for gweed,"' he thocht, '"for them that on page 79
t fat A'm gaan tae tell ye is Gweed's honest trowth an may the Lo on page 80
wercomers" aat dae the wull o Gweed.' on page 81
Also on pages 82
7 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
he day. It wis heeld that the gweed Scots tongue should athoot a on page 53
k on the waa ticked awa for a gweed twinty meenits or Sandy mumme on page 54

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
'Gweed sakes!' Ah said. on page 38
Georgeson gied a gweed naitered laach. 'Laach awa, B on page 40
re's fyles I think ye're ower gweed for this warld.' on page 41

4 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
A sweer he wis weerin his gweed Sabbath shoot. on page 35

2 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
t plain deef, or mell-heided. Gweed sakes, the times Ah shouted i on page 84

8 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
el, that it was in the wull o Gweed. Fat the warl ayont wad mak o on page 30

9 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Gweed loon, ye'r drookit," she says on page 35

4 matches

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
A drappie milk an a gweed steer roon tae stiffen up the on page 20
Primpett up fae a gweed dicht doon. a proper treat, t on page 21

2 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Neighbours, aabody loves gweed Neighbours, on page 34

1 matches

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
uke at een end. Noo Jim wis a gweed golfer, an he took a swing at on page 51

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ark An gid baith o her lips a gweed score on page 15

17 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
t jist spotless, their weis a gweed stoke 'o' brasso fur polyshen on page 5
anen pad. Thi airth weis awfa gweed fur grouwen stuff an eit hid on page 6
yger, a offen hung aboot we a gweed frecn o meyn caad, "Baggy." N on page 9
'tena geer. Noo, their weis a gweed breez a ween blawen eis awa f on page 10
eis tyme, an hee weis heooket gweed an haard. Weel, aye lashed th on page 11
Also on pages 12, 18, 20, 21, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 40, 41, 46, 51, 53, 55, 56, 61, 64, 65, 65, 68, 69
43 matches

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
On a gweed day, I'll sing a wheen o thon on page 37

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
O wyes tae scrieve gweed Scots, oor mither tongue, on page 7
mind ae time my gtanda's twa gweed brithers baith pokin fun at h on page 10

11 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
th-east: honest, hard-wirkin, gweed-hairtit, broad-spoken an cann on page 7
"Fa's drivin?" Ah said, gweed-humouredly. on page 9
"Hmmph!" Winnie gied Eric a gweed powk wi the preen. "Ye'r hair on page 12
Baith weemen teen a gweed lach, their shooders shakkin on page 14
ic. "Ye'r aff yer heid: peyin gweed siller te bi telt at ye'r owe on page 15
Also on pages 20, 22, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34, 37, 40, 42, 43, 46, 49, 50, 51, 54, 57, 58, 63, 67, 71, 72, 73, 75, 77, 80, 83, 85
39 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, or coorse, thon moose smelt gweed. on page 19

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
"Nae exactly. He's a gweed loon, nae wanderin hans or su on page 94

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
s ilk are lik the Deil in the Gweed Beuk, walkin aboot the earth, on page 8

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hem aawye oot here. They're a gweed luck charm - keeps evil awa. on page 14
ilky second ye spint on God's gweed earth; fir aa the times ye've on page 23
ings by the winda. Dugs are a gweed judge o character... an sae a on page 25
w aff te een anither an hae a gweed powk aroon file they're at it on page 26
in smairt - wi wint te mak a gweed impression." on page 27
Also on pages 28, 30, 36, 39, 42, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 57, 60, 67, 69, 72, 78, 82, 91, 95
32 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n ilka tree att disna growe a gweed crap, is hackit doon an brunt on page 9
v been deen ill tae for deein gweed; e Keengdom o Hivven belangs on page 11
iss them att sweir at ye, dee gweed tae them att his nae time for on page 12
rise on baith e gweed an e Coorse, an gars e rain d on page 13
is the ee. Gin yer een be in gweed hert, yer hale body will be f on page 14
Also on pages 15, 16, 17, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 120
88 matches

Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
These gems, essential for ony gweed tale, can be seen differently on page 5

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Appairently, he's gat an affa gweed reputation - folk caa im the on page 9
reatit the Toon's dintist t'a gweed glower. on page 10
ethin Ah'm hairdly gettin ony gweed o," protestit Ivor, missin th on page 12
"At's gweed at ye war gettin oan afore he on page 15
he chik te say at wis anither gweed reason nae te bother." on page 19
Also on pages 20, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43, 44, 46, 48, 52
17 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
Hoose, hip-hop garage or gweed aul rock an roll. on page 13

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
a bull didna dae ma spine ony gweed, an Ah hirple aboot on twa st on page 12
ed intae the heels an taes. A gweed pair o beets that Ah jaloused on page 13

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
t, it's some strick aboot the Gweed Beuk an its doctrines. Ye're on page 24
praise was gaan to be near as gweed as eeswal or, fut was waar, w on page 25
e siccand psalm an aat was as gweed as afore, Fergie becam keerio on page 26
in oot its sang aa the fyle. "Gweed hivvens abeen," thocht Fergie on page 27

6 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
edin awa somewye. Hoominiver, Gweed hid ither adayas: an aifter a on page 27

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Ey baith teen on eese gweed werds an cofft a wee crock o on page 83
'Ee'll hae ti dee me anither gweed turn an tak aboot e hoose een on page 84

4 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Noo, is that nae a gweed wye tae stairt a deuk tale? on page 16
ther deuks waddlet ower for a gweed keek. on page 18
Noo, that's a gweed wye tae end a deuk tale! on page 27

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ck wes jist meint for its ain gweed. on page 9
. "An gin ye dinna stert bein gweed iss mintie," she eikit on, "I on page 13
kin-Gless milk mithna be aafa gweed tae drink, tho. But och, Chee on page 14
x't her ingyne ower iss for a gweed filie, but at linth a brichts on page 20
"It's nae gweed mainners for us tae begin, ye on page 25
Also on pages 25, 27, 34, 42, 54, 55, 59, 61, 65, 73, 78, 81, 87, 95
22 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ttin room, an the libree, and Gweed kens fit, cos he wis expectin on page 106
e Catholic kirk an aa (though Gweed kens fit ma great grand-uncle on page 109

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
mm'ry execution. Are ye sayin Gweed wad hae daen a thing lik aat? on page 90
'We're telt Gweed daesna chynge,' says Fergie; on page 91

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ll it. Them that scrievit the Gweed Beuk itsel didna jouk caain a on page 72
Sandy, Ah widna dae that. Nae gweed'll come o't. Demons is naethi on page 74
o fresh air did her a pooer o gweed. 'It fair sets me up for the on page 75
Mrs Morrice was affa gweed aboot it. 'Och, it disna mait on page 77

5 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
’ll cast a spell o’ richt gweed will
An there’s richt gweed will ti ane an a’
2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
Bit fit’s daen’s daen, an Gweed kens, there’s nae turnin th
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
‘Fan times were gweed, fit did ye dee?’
1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
afore yer face, but we had a gweed torch an we got there aa rich
‘That’s affa gweed o ye,’ says Munro. ‘Weel,
Gweed kens, ‘Ah said, ‘but Ah
3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
t in the kirk an the things o Gweed, sae mony a releegious maitte
irt fae onything else, it was gweed tae hae canty comp’ny aifte
er’s hoose. Sae, ay, it was gweed tae hae some-een tae spik til
adna blame them neen. A was a gweed bittie aaler nor her; but A h
dark. Their dochter gied me a gweed owergyaan on the street ae da
6 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
wis threatenin tae spyle his gweed luiks, Mr Morrison pyochered
reets insteid. They waurna as gweed tae play wi as real breets, o
2 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
eneuch siller in the kypie, a gweed 25-piece band is oot o range.
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Sleet an sna nae a gweed sicht
Be mid day disnae look gweed ata,
Fowk div feel richt gweed within.
Affa gweed wither we're gettin jist noo,
Oot comes the sin wi a gweed bit heat,
31 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Hale day lang it's nae gweed tae say,
Maks abody feel affa gweed within.
he fit o the gairden his affa gweed berries, aye an affa gweed cr
berries, aye an affa gweed craps."
Sits doon ahin the dyke nae gweed ava.
29 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o cairts, tounsfowk micht buy gweed kintra cream tae poor abune t
airy feet. The doctor wisna a gweed advert fur his trade, as thin
fa niver cam within a sniff o gweed honest sharn. The darg wis ha
is fat an fit wis bairn wisna gweed kennin, fur since they'd bin
tthew Bruce, Dandy, even, war gweed tae shelts, tho. Fair made pe
16 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
A gleg lug an gweed harns hid helpit Nava tae bi
naboot, sikkin a bite. Bein a gweed-hairtit craitur, Pranny gied
r syne wad cam twa demons, an gweed wad cam oot o ill.
telt them aa. "Thon's a richt gweed name fur a boatie – the Lad
sax-fit heich, swippert an wi gweed harns on him. Mony quines wad
14 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
fe Among My Ain Folk. A richt gweed wird it is tee: an A maun alo
1 matches

Banff Academy Aiberdeenshire Bairns an Young Fowk’s Chairter , (GIRFEC 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
mation wi need tae gar us mak gweed choices.
7. Tak gweed care an look aifter oor infor
2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
gairdens at Gordon Park. Affa gweed wi bairns he wis. Mind he sav
ae mair as twinty, I wid say. Gweed kens fen eir claes or emsels
2 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
ti see Callum. He’s an affa gweed spiker and a the bairns loved
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
throwe the mornin’s yokin. Gweed sakes faar diz he pit it aa?
boot the skailed reets an his gweed sark bein ruined. Ackers wiz
tch the ongyans. ‘It’s ma gweed sark! Look at that!’ Mrs Ro
hid a lookie at it sayin , ‘Gweed be here min that sark’s lik
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ned ma quine? I hope ye got a gweed sleep wi the herbal tea?”
her neebour in for they were gweed freens, Afore she did it thou
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an mither’s waddin day an a gweed lookin couple they were ana.
speak tae him but for aa the gweed o’t and the moothfae o abus
2 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ive imagination. That wiz the gweed bit!
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rabbit the bairn and said, “Gweed saiks min ye canna dee that!
his heed and Douglas, bein a gweed lookin cheil if it wisna for
like a jook tae water. Three gweed meals a day and the very best
ht. Douglas used his broo tae gweed effect and the Jerries didna
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ipe Major’s craft he wiz in gweed fettle. Instead o stoppin pla
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
errie gun. This wint on for a gweed fyowe minutes, mair voices an
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mair tae my likin, so I’d a gweed raik among them. I got a twar
t that somebody could get the gweed o it, so last year hid decide
offin wiz still in ae bit. By gweed luck athing wiz fine and we w
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
een growe back an ye'll be as gweed lookin as iver!”
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cook had gone to fetch. “A gweed start,” Jessie thought. And
ed well and wished her mony a gweed mile oot o' them. Mistress Go
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ter troot. Syne he’d say “Gweed quine” an turn her ower an
gweed Yuletide efter aa. Ma neb’s
gweed eneuch fur me. I think their
greenhouse wis cosy, an fu o gweed things tae ett.
“Fit a gweed idea,” Mooch agreed “We
5 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@Wattiejwattie Ats a gweed een https://t.co/05GoIXbmU3(2019) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
Aye, 'at's richt gweed Doric fae far ih teuchters bi (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@aduncan59 A gweed steep min(2020) search twitter
@Sim_Donna Gweed wither(2020) search twitter

@daleser23 tweeted
@rossandrew_ afa gweed min(2013) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
an (said Fingan) nae far as a gweed example. (2021) twitter link
@JimCMackintosh Ess boy done gweed! ?? (2020) twitter link

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