A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

wha'd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.9 24.7 3 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5148 2 0 0 1 0
Number of authors25 23 2 1

Occurrences of wha'd in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
on,' she wid spier. And Obed, wha'd tellt her that story mibbe a on page 5

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wha'd raither sell guns on page 32

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Wha'd cam in droves tae see them. on page 7
"There's some wha'd begrudge ithers on page 9

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
. 'Be it pace,' she telt Alan wha'd stapped greetin noo an wis fy on page 37

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
heesht, hen!" an the Dormous, wha'd taen the dourles, humphed, "G on page 44

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e a watch. Ah wis ane o thaim wha'd naither. Acause Ah kent Ah'd on page 26
neebor telt me thit ilka lass wha'd seen me in daylicht wadnae ri on page 27
tion, nae least frae mah fere wha'd stertit the hale jingbang row on page 32

3 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
wha'd decreed upon makkin it on page 23
wha'd dae onythin tae mak me the go on page 42

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
meisure tae a canny faither, wha'd left him a fair pickle o sill on page 48

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A pig wha'd bigged a hoose o STRAW? on page 41

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
's himsel: a manky miscreant Wha'd shairly cause some rammy in t on page 62

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ithered, includin Miss Honey, wha'd taen tent that the jug o watt on page 135

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ignorin thaim wha'd like tae chip thaim oot, on page 41
Fir thaim wha'd aiblins exterminate thaim. on page 49
Wha'd worn the Chain o Office in hi on page 87
The guid commander, wha'd bin leal an brave, on page 98
Wha'd left hungert fields wi nuthin on page 99
Also on pages 120
6 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ist tae stert wi. And Teeger, wha'd been hidin in ahint trees and on page 22
Sae they did. And Heehaw, wha'd never played it afore, wan ma on page 99
Hoolet, wha'd jist fund oot that his new ad on page 150

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
I sakeless gat, wha'd wed me nou... on page 19
Wha'd haud the Gowden Cauf in fee on page 68

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Richt's on ma side ... Wha'd deny it? on page 35

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Caskie, wha'd heard o that shamefu Irish ca on page 112

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Wha'd lately cam til Reikie Toun, on page 141

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"Mah faither wis a guid man wha'd..." on page 66

2 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
lithe endin! Deirdre's bairn, wha'd been adopted bi a 'working cl on page 128

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
rocht fir a publishin comp'ny wha'd taen the notion Rab's life st on page 16
oched tae the trusty coanvict wha'd been daunerin alang the laund on page 17
e tae let aw an sindry decide wha'd live an wha'd dee. Thair mich on page 18
ae ken it wis aboot a pervert wha'd murthert a wumman an bairn. I on page 19

7 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
in the morning field, onybody wha'd managed a wink o sleep that n
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
leid or a cultur at aw, Scots wha'd been conditioned no tae uise
1 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ith Scots makkars an artists (wha'd want tae keep Scots a fykie a
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
nnie-ee'd lassie frae Germany wha'd lairnt tae spik a cantie blen
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
mbarrassment. He speirt an aw wha'd a thocht a Labour-led coaliti
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
eers fir the tip! Anither ain wha'd be interestit wuid be @HarryG(2016) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
but if Howard wantit somewan wha'd rush thru the investigation, (2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
ohnston A fascist Mrs? Jings, wha'd hae kent it? ??(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
nner, there's weans in Africa wha'd be gled o' it".(2021) search twitter

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
w whitna figure wis here; ane wha'd: a passion for respecting the on page 126

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bi the Thai astronomer Sulu, wha'd gien them neems efter the sea
1 matches

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
e tae lowse 'Rottweiler Reid' Wha'd suin attack! on page 213

1 matches

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