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Use in varieties of Scots

wee-er Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9 13.7 0 0 0 20.7 0
Number of occurrences2927 0 0 0 2 0
Number of authors9 8 1

Occurrences of wee-er in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
when they are awfie wee much wee-er than yersel they shaw that so on page 1
l fae the name, she wis a lot wee-er than the heid cook hersel. He on page 38

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
he key; an if 1t makes me git wee-er, ah kin creep unner the door; on page 14
e thought. "Ah must be gittin wee-er again." She goat up an went t on page 20
rnae ayeweys growin bigger an wee-er, an gittin telt whit tae dae on page 35
bigger, it's goat tae make me wee-er, ye'd hink." on page 40
ee bit bigger, then a wee bit wee-er, till she'd goat hersel doon on page 53

5 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
I wisnae aye growin bigger or wee-er, an bein bossed aboot by mous on page 34
igger, I'd jalouse it' mak me wee-er, I hope." on page 39
tither side will mak ye grow wee-er." on page 44

3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
whae staun whaur faur wee-er men yince stood, on page 20

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
buiks ye want tae brak intae wee-er bits raither nor read it at y on page 84

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
elevision, it ayewis cams oot wee-er than it wis when it gaed on page 145
s the same bar! It's jist got wee-er on the journey, that's aw!' on page 147

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'It's gettin wee-er,' Geordie said. 'Look it, Da. on page 91
when Grannie sterted tae get wee-er. She had sterted aff wi her h on page 99
But she didna stap. Wee-er and wee-er she got ... doon a on page 100
outed Mr Kranky. 'She's still wee-er gettin!' on page 101
e I stap her gettin even mair wee-er?" on page 102

6 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
table. 'I thocht Teegers were wee-er than yon.' on page 23
is front door micht be gettin wee-er.' on page 52
el,' in a couthie wey tae the wee-er yins, he waved a loof at them on page 70
e wey it used tae when it wis wee-er, but snooved alang mair slowl on page 85
he'd said it wid dae, and the wee-er yin cam oot efter, which wis on page 87

5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
cots, an on the ither haund a wee-er nummer o Scots language upste
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Daily Record Building on the Banks of the River Clyde, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
he Record’s praisent – an wee-er – HQ is neist door, while i
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Ah wisnae ay growin bigger an wee-er, an bein ordered aboot b' mic on page 34
ak iz bigger, eet must mak iz wee-er, Ah suppose." on page 39

2 matches

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