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slaw Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30.5 42.9 19.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences9985 13 0 0 1 0
Number of authors36 30 6 1

Occurrences of slaw in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
wairm an siller, sype, as slaw on page 42
chts app the migrant's bluid, slaw an seelent. on page 72

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
in the slaw decline o wun an rain on page 24

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ts oncome wis that sleekit an slaw at for a lang while thare wis on page 19
unnerstaund it nou.' An than, slaw an steady, she sayed the word on page 32

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Passes a slaw beat o weengs; on page 39

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
gang his gate. The story cam slaw, as it drapt frae his thochts on page 21
ng richt roond. Gin ye dander slaw, ye will aye be in the sunlic on page 52
ae spend, I wad dander gey an slaw towart a spreeng o watter. on page 76
a foontain. Syne it vainisht slaw amang the stanes wi a licht m on page 83

4 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Jings, man, ye were nae slaw on page 20

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
oab? Mah watch maun be rinnin slaw.' he seyd. on page 27

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
annae come wi us, you're ower slaw,' sneegert daft Annie. on page 22

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
slaw and strang intae the glisteri on page 37
Slaw, wi baith airms, he heezes he on page 46
raik o hinges. I heeze masel, slaw, on page 50
that keeps the slaw days hale, till they come on page 83
abuin me, walks slaw tae the board's rim, on page 93
Also on pages 106
8 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Plays music sad an slaw on page 61

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wid stert walkin awfie, awfie slaw, and he wid haud his neb high on page 8
'Slaw doon!' peuchled Mrs Saut. on page 123
kes, and the lift sterted tae slaw doon. Then it stapped awthegi on page 141
r the muckle bleck camera gey slaw and awfie carefu in their cra on page 143

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
it wes brocht til'm, he drank slaw, lik a cunnar, dakklin owre t on page 3

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
fechts an drams an rairs the slaw road hame. on page 14
O his slaw ride, yit nane came but his m on page 25
n muils, rot wull come grimly slaw. on page 35
the wame o warkrooms, an his slaw on page 37
tae stare that, wi his fower slaw legs on page 44
Also on pages 78
6 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ny consideration. He turned a slaw three-quarter circle an A saw on page 125

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
e ti stare thet, wi his fower slaw legs on page 59

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
this slaw mairch through mossland. Snip on page 112

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
traikin slaw tae whaur they bide. on page 8

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
the reever a slaw flam on page 61

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
hoolie the urlar, see, an slaw the sang on page 17
fleeing hie abune, ay, tovin slaw on page 23
ens aa liltin, see, huilie an slaw on page 32

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hir bases haes been run doun, slaw-like, an Scotland haes aince on page 110

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Collin its roddin slaw but unco deep. on page 30

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
affcome o this haes been the slaw, but shair, growth o intress on page 121

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
in an the planet birlin affa slaw like – it can get gey cauld
faur, ower shairp like. This slaw wabble taewards an awa fae th
s movin awa fae the Yird, gey slaw like. This fact wis estaiblis
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
innin til the ackwall tale is slaw an leisurelie, wi the narrato
1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
tle o the objectives has been slaw, in particular wi objective
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
consíderâtion. He turned a slaw three-quarter circle an I saw
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s the fluir o the verandah in slaw motion... an the meenit it hi
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Durand the lang, slaw tronies roun the ingil neuk,
hocht, an tuik aff hir bunnet slaw-lik, rinnin hir fingirs throu
weys, an kentna at slaw o tung wesna slaw o wut. Thai
o tung wesna slaw o wut. Thai nou interrogat hi
ppertlie, an no by the uiswal slaw,
5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ve as ye draw taewards it. Ye slaw the caur doun an deval. It’
aff taewards the sooth wast, slaw like. Awthegither this ‘air
2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
er chairacters swaver by awfu slaw an it needs a while’s time
g trauchle for tae douk intae slaw an law-resolution virtual hoc
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
66, tho developmets efter war slaw. No e’en the Inglis leitera
ntit linguistic cheynge to bi slaw an gradual.
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
i dods o fresh lime, sclimbin slaw to faa awaa intil the glaur a
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ettlin tae achieve. The lang, slaw deith o a language is a kittl
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
a dubbie loch an a burn, tae slaw their inevitable cavalry chai
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
car, sea or rail, it’ll be slaw an it’ll be dear.
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
– wid stert tae birl roond: slaw at first, then faster an fast
thocht Atalanta, “wid jist slaw me doon. If there wis a man t
he wis cairryin wis shair tae slaw him doon even mair.
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
clessic farce. The hilarious slaw motion reunitin at the hinner
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
cam in thegither, walkin gey slaw and pittin doun their big hai
ellion. He dargit in the same slaw, thrawn wey as he haed aye du
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n, wha winced, bit gied him a slaw nod, recognisin the needcessi
pupils o his een wident, an a slaw smile spreid ower his face. W
than walked, neither fast nor slaw, aroon the perimeter an than
tane turns tae drive. It wis slaw gaun on the bad roads, bit th
enly mindit, or wis telt, tae slaw doon a bit.
5 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
tae defeat thaim, syne like a slaw venom it chynges the torturer
1 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
Life muives slaw in the winter. Moa tak the mi
y reakit the muntains an clam slaw an cannily. Whan they reakit
haudit on, terrifee'd, as it slaw fleetit upwart. The wouf stui
3 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
In raisin funds she isnae slaw,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
are abandoned, an will smool slaw back intae the earth, an be f
1 matches

Doric

Philip, George Tales Fae The Doric Side - Winter, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Slaw tummlin doon, sae saft athoot on page 80

2 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
me A skelpit polkas mairches slaw errs himes A doodilt as thoug on page 3

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
leant back on the binch, wi a slaw shak o the heid. on page 90

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
at the tail o the ploo at the slaw turn o the S9izzens, nae tae
hin. The breathin sterted tae slaw doon, stoppit aa thegither fu
then, again, the breathin wid slaw tae a snail's rate, an stop o
fooneret again, back tae the slaw pech pech an syne the quate,
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
t in a warld far fowk was gey slaw tae dee. Jenny an Neil wad it
1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
oun and he juist disappeared, slaw like, juist vanished. I gat a
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
. Bit he wis ower stiff, ower slaw, ower fooshlonless. As he tur
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
gs. Drawin ilka day maks time slaw doon a bittie, an ye get a gu (2021) twitter link

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
e she wis blin. I walkit her, slaw, back tae her bed.
1 matches

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