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weel-kent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24.4 33.4 9 29.8 17.4 0 4.4
Number of occurrences7966 6 3 3 0 1
Number of authors42 34 4 1 2 1

Occurrences of weel-kent in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
gair belly,' said Obed. 'It's weel-kent that if a hon eats a gadgie t on page 20

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
at Christ Chureh, Oxford. His weel-kent story came aboot while he wis on page v

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
articular simmertide guff sae weel-kent tae thae Peterburg citizens w on page 134

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
rawlie for this, for thay war weel-kent auld freinds at haed plenisht on page 27

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Thair weel-kent cry. on page 35

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ut on this last forenuin ilka weel-kent task seemed gey dear tae him. on page 34

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
imultaneous owresettin, as is weel-kent, when fowk think they are gau on page 34
n McMillan hissel. Bit, as is weel-kent, the pley wis greeted wi vitu on page 39

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
fairm were porkers. The maist weel-kent amang them wis a pudgetie wee on page 6

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
him; the fact that it wes sae weel-kent meant that he cuid dig intae on page vi

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
he skipper o' that boat wis a weel-kent ain, went awa tae Americy or on page 22

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
This wee wickit weel-kent tale on page 29

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
asked hersel, dae ye choose a weel-kent adult book fur a four-year-au on page 9
'It's a weel-kent yin,' Miss Honey said, liftin on page 71
ony less frichtsome than the weel-kent Frenchman, She'd need tae be on page 131
d fund wan o the Trunchbull's weel-kent jugs. It wis a muckle roond t on page 133
irt, Nigel? Is this whit this weel-kent doctor faither o yours hus ta on page 138

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
pairty politics. Yon included weel-kent figures like Hamish Henderson on page 107

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
, coining a phrase that's got weel-kent, aince hangin cam intae fashi on page 89

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
said, became his hameland: a weel-kent, beloved landscape. Frae the on page 100

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Allan, Alasdair Scots Language Policy, (Scots Parliament 2015) Central, government
tland. For mony o us, it is a weel-kent aspect o oor sang, poetry and on page 2

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Haudybus!" Sunny's weel-kent vyce rang oot ower Coont Olaf on page 153

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
, coining a phrase that's got weel-kent, aince hangin cam intae fashi on page 89

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
tons wis kenspeckle. A mingin weel-kent stew o ratton pish, mocht mai on page 80

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ghland-perthshire.com) that's weel-kent for its wattersports. Thare's on page 65

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
The firsten twa poems ir the weel-kent Alex Scott twa liner, Scotch on page 123

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Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
oose ower the watter became a weel-kent howff in Muirkirk, Ayrshire,
ross is aw din up an is noo a weel-kent road tae walkers. The stane i
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
le’. Burns provides several weel-kent examples for the Scottish Nat
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
the ithers, but the rules is weel-kent, even if the makkars o the SS
hint maist o thae variants is weel-kent an can be pitten doun as pair
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Fleemin, Sandy Big Schuil, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
"Baas, ye ken?" A made the weel-kent sign wi ma hauns.
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
in English but no in Scots. A weel-kent example is the differ atween
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
English wi hou he'd never git weel-kent if he kep on wi writin in Sco
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o seein. The warld’s maist weel-kent organisation for reengin oot
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
wed in a braw mixter-maxter o weel-kent an weel respeckit names.
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
As is weel-kent, there a strang saur o latini
urdly maitters whither X is a weel-kent wird lik docken or an obsolet
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rammar micht be ti follae the weel-kent strynds o expository English.
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
Aiblins the maist weel-kent instance o this search tae da
unner year efter Wintoun, the weel-kent scholar Hector Boece wrate a
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d a body micht hae. The maist weel-kent o thir is Second Life (http:/
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
lossary tae the plays are sic weel-kent and weel-looed lexical items
ctivists. Hugh MacDiarmid wis weel-kent for it. They are brainwasht b
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Than their ain weel-kent Ruthven Street,
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Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
ly. Hooivver, ane o the maist weel-kent o aw the Pechtish kings, Nech
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Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
interest in the leid, it's aw weel-kent grund, an ah dinnae say that
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rawly wi the warks o his mair weel-kent contemporars in continental E
dit the day (sic as his maist weel-kent Mass Missa Papae Marcelli, th
spent time as a student o the weel-kent Italian violin player an comp
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
han the twa killers murdert a weel-kent hure. A puckle o the students
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
olyrood Park, the sides o the weel-kent hill sprackelt ower wi saltir
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ares ar ‘managed’. Whiles weel-kent TV naituralist Chris Packham
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
d tells us that, "Mony poets, weel-kent an published in buik form are
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
But thon’s a weel-kent quair needin nae retellin. Wh
n Drumrunie, containin siccan weel-kent hills as Suilven an Canisp. S
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
er, the waff o breweries, the weel-kent, birlin airflow aroon Castle
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
sleekit, braw, flit, coorie, weel-kent, peelie-wallie, shooglie, or
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MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
kennin the Slovak versions o weel-kent sangs, lik hits bi Scots airt
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Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
! The nou, baith B. an U. are weel-kent leids, offeecial i' thair kin
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@LairnScots tweeted
e survived, the wird micht be weel-kent by the phrase, '...couldnae r (2020) twitter link
rust has translatit hunners o weel-kent books fir bairns intae Scots, (2020) twitter link
teachers!) love tae translate weel-kent song lyrics... #HappyBurnsNig (2019) twitter link
A weel-kent - and very much loved - poe (2018) twitter link
ass is green...' complete the weel-kent rhyme! #Scots #ScotsEdu https (2018) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
oot o place For I hinna got a weel-kent face Fancy Pavarotti, Cliff a on page 15

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
at he really stairted tae get weel-kent. The fountain was replicatit on page 13
r ye wad fin some o the maist weel-kent French philosophers o the 'Ag on page 17

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
sorts o nairratives, frae the weel-kent Thomas the Rhymer or The Well on page 126

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
sorts o nairratives, frae the weel-kent Thomas the Rhymer or The Well
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
min there an the traiveller's weel-kent skeer o surgeons an knives. H
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
s i'the reuf trou the lang an weel-kent sermon. An Higgie's soprano c on page 33
an crashan inbye at isno the weel-kent tick o the plant mairkan hids on page 46
n queek, birlan each ither wi weel-kent airms. Olaf an Erlend tummle on page 135

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ed nae want. Dir bairns becam weel-kent tae, an wir aye weel-aff. on page 13

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Da soond ø is weel-kent an gyaan naewye in Shaetlan. on page 24

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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
Da soond ø is weel-kent an gyaan naewhaar in Shætlan

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Aye weel-kent fur her whiskey - an early on page 1

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