wally | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 22.8 | 21.2 | 34.3 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 31 | 13.3 | |
Number of occurrences | 74 | 42 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Number of authors | 40 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Joiner!" some shilpit, peely-wally, bit clerk wad peinge, "Can't on page 26
1 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
back ae it. New hooses. Peely-wally lookin. Bulgin. Like a plook. on page 1
1 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
and creams tae be less peelie-wally. on page 8
1 matches
Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Salvador Dali, whit a wally. on page 103
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
is on the tap laundin up the wally close. Thare's naethin thare on page x
Huddled up wally stairheid closes on page 41
Tae the wally close faur doon ablo, on page 79
Not wally wi ceramic flair on page 88
Hingin aboot in a wally cell for hauf a dollar. on page 123
Also on pages 134
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
uld see, in the patch o peely-wally skin atween his tattered troo on page 25
laus said, turnin awfie peely-wally. on page 140
ument, and her face wis peely-wally, and her left haund wis tremm on page 144
3 matches
McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
id "Oh golly, he's that peely-wally, on page 29
1 matches
Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
said the messenger, gan peely wally. "It's oor Prince's maist on page 86
1 matches
Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Peelie-wally wi nae sun nor moon i the lif on page 95
1 matches
Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wally dugs; souvenir cuddies fae Mi
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
her man wis oot. A gey peely-wally excuise, espaecially whan I
1 matches
Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
s naething there bit ice an Wally’s shop…
Thi harbour then or Wally’s shop?
Wally’s lang gone bit the shoppie
3 matches
Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
dancers faces went aw peelie-wally and their een turned reid. Th
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an ma twa wally dugs.
Wally Dugs
whit better than twa wally dugs?
A pair o wally dugs, ye'll find,
They're cleanly beasts, are wally dugs.
11 matches
Atkins, Elise Billy Barr ’n’ Jonny Jimison’s Day Oot!, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Central, prose
tram!” Billy went aw peely wally. “That conductress knows ma
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t a spuinfu whan we war peely wally an needit strenthenin!
1 matches
Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
peely wally,
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Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
and creams tae be less peely-wally.
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ll drab figure, skin aw peely-wally. My daddy would have hated ta
1 matches
@Chazzbat tweeted
thit Ah want tae pit Cue Card Wally oot o a job, but why no yaise(2020) search twitter
@fairpechtoot tweeted
ere's a concealer ca'd 'Peely Wally'.(2016) search twitter
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
aye laddies a guid yin - ex wally bluebell - b oan daniel (2020) twitter link
Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
zual sel, this evenin. Peelie-wally, Ah wid say. Ye're shirpit an on page 40
1 matches
Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
peely wally, dweeblie an wobbly on page 38
1 matches
Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Blair turnt awa fae the peely-wally face o the ginger automaton a on page 73
1 matches
Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
eel soary fur aat peer peelie wally Angleesh craitter noo." on page 62
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the coonter it Betty's peelie-wally legs. "You can on page 80
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Roasts yon peely wally body o mine.
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an Brian wisnae. He wis peely-wally an pykit, like an ootlinned h
s ludger hid luikit gey peely-wally on arrival…he wadnae hae le
2 matches
Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I hid been affa peelie wally for aboot six days. It hid st
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cht instead o the yella peely-wally licht that they were used wi.
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
4. The Tale o Peely Wally
ae cheenge her name tae Peely Wally. We’ll hae tae makk her bet
uld wummin wis handin the twa wally dugs that the pair o them hid
daddylanglegs, an fite, peely wally airms the colour o biled cabb
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@TerryMacMusic gie peely wally pins min! Ye canna beat a wee(2016) search twitter
The peely wally Brasilia in Blue #Scotland(2019) search twitter
@DoricPhrases tweeted
to the contributor for Peely Wally which translates to white fac(2014) search twitter
Peely wally mappie, peely wally mappie, peely wally mappie!(2020) search twitter
@cligeey tweeted
@Val_Bold @FolkloreThurs Wally dugs(2020) search twitter
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
s back, lukkan wyld an peelie-wally. He's maed tea. on page 158
1 matches