A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

waak Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.1 0 37.7 89.4 40.7 0 75.2
Number of occurrences580 25 9 7 0 17
Number of authors19 8 4 3 4

Occurrences of waak in Corpus

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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"GIT LOAST! Ah can waak masel." on page 19
h can hear ye squeakin fin ye waak." on page 41
d, it'll bi nae bother. Ah'll waak it ilky day. Ah promise... Ah on page 62
er, or a cone wi a flake an a waak ben the beach. At in ere hid on page 84

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
back in fae's waak up the wids: he wis absolutel on page 27
"Will jist waak on," said Donald, ignorin Ger on page 41
an syne tak Hairy fir a lang waak up Bennachie ~ aat'll kick-st on page 70
my pal, Bunty - she's awa te waak doon the aisle again...an aat on page 77
iled an noddit. "Ging fir yer waak, Jack. Aathin's riddy fir the on page 90
Also on pages 95
6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
me' sign, "Ah'v stoppit deein waak-ins. Ye'll need te book." on page 10
like; they'1l bi neen o ess "waak-in' cairry-oan an expeckin th on page 11
t in the park far wi eesed te waak. Ah shut ma een an haud ma fa on page 18

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
An gaed tae waak thavm wi a flist. on page 88

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
in twal. At laist, A haed tae waak awa an lea her her leen. It w
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eady for the next time he’d waak tae Tarlair. It wiz as though
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ans actin as servants hid tae waak aboot cairryin aal tin trays
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
see fae fit village during ma waak? https://t.co/ZRXWrHd6kT(2016) search twitter
Ah’ll waak ye doon the aisle quine - bi(2018) search twitter
ips tae ma wa ae cheer up yer waak. Hiv fun an enjoy learning, i(2018) search twitter
Balmedie Beach an hiv a lang waak an calm doon! #JohnWick3(2019) search twitter
across this aigg on oor morn waak, dist onyone ken fit laid it?(2019) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@FaeFoggie tweeted
e. I'll di it i'nicht efter I waak I new dug(2021) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
reat yersel quine. Did ye nae waak up a mountain ess wik?(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"A long waak back up tae the hoose'll mak on page 96

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
Darling an Astrid tak a waak trou the wynds o Meginwick Th on page 61
says, an shrugs. Thay taak a waak i'the wynds. "I wouldn't," sa on page 87

3 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
I liked tae waak aside haer is shae geed an he on page 35
faer away bit hid wis a long waak fur peedie legs on page 43
What I love - a waak along the shore on page 49

3 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
Darling an Astrid tak a waak thro the wynds o Meginwick
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
I wis oot a waak the day and marvellan at the

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Dem dat canna waak - 'll start ta rant. on page 55
fremd. Fae me dey learned ta waak an whan dey fell ower I took on page 69

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
so we hedd maest o a mile ta waak tae da hoose wi wir airrends. on page 14
urned in, it wid be aesier ta waak ipon as dis icy pavements - on page 27
a da car fur my usual moarnin waak aroond da ness. He seemed ta on page 54

3 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Kood waak apo da waatir, on page 27

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Metadist Metafir, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
kood waak apo da waatir,
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha mair we'd whiles waak han-in-han on page 3
On ma furst day, A waak't tha mile, on page 9
Waak bak as hye-raip's draa'd. on page 47
Tha mair A waak throu daith's dairk glen, Yit on page 68
Saa licht an gart me waak wi Thee. on page 71

5 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
come oot amang the fowk that waak wi thir heids doon. The Antip on page 9
Alice, "or aptly they'll naw waak the wye A want tae agane! Let on page 16
t noo, an git soartet fur yer waak!' 'Comin in a minute, nurse! on page 34
that," said the Cat, "if yae waak lang enuch." on page 63
"Wull yae waak a wee bit faster?" said a whi on page 100

5 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n ye,' or tae say, 'Get up an waak'? © But jist sae as ye'll ke on page 9
en ye', or tae say 'Get up an waak'? But noo ye'll see that tha on page 78
can see noo, fowk that cudnae waak can waak, fowk wi leprosie ir on page 81
aves wi nae mairkins that men waak ower wi'oot knowin." on page 90

6 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Thair's sum bring dugs, tae waak an rin, on page 49

1 matches

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