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whyles Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words30 24.2 42.2 0 0 93 53.1
Number of occurrences9647 28 0 0 9 12
Number of authors19 16 1 1 1

Occurrences of whyles in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
whyles the road maun hae been as muc on page 11

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Whyles inside, on page 8
Whyles Jessie haps the bairn, on page 9
An whyles we graft, on page 10
Whyles thaur talk turnt tae race wee on page 11
Whyles wi couthie words in soothing on page 13
Also on pages 16, 24
9 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
n. I thae days, treddsmen war whyles braw singers anaw, an Sachs b on page 45

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Whyles, it seemed tae him tae rax th on page 55

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
the kintra whyles deid in the mools. on page 25

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
It wis the siller yirdit whyles Neth the cairn o Norrie's Law on page 13

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tly caaed Folk Festivals, but whyles this can chynge: at Glenfarg on page 56

4 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he claith o their ain weavin. Whyles these sangs telt stories maki on page 62

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"I doubt na, whyles, but thou may thieve; on page 83

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and whyles whit cannae be tellt on page 27

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sca. He wis a lad o pairts an whyles he wis set tae learn the lave on page 69

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
lilt o its leid. Singers may whyles feel they are bein droont oot on page 77

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Whyles Cain had the satisfaction o k on page 73

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
And whyles the little burghs wi their si on page 100

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
he ages o Scots letters, whan whyles sindrie screivers waants ti g on page 4

3 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
, affen in thair ain tyme, an whyles oot o pouch. Juist hou daes a on page 121

1 matches

Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
An whyles ayont the human ee whare TV h
1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
Thof whyles a wheen o years micht slip aw
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
heivens, ... haud yer wheest whyles!
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ist, he set doun on the brae, whyles the wattir aye blethered awaw
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
baith meschant an a traditor, whyles bein the maist clivversum che
whyles admeirin the hyne, snaw happi
rtie, fur the Embro Counsail. Whyles, A bocht the dunnie o a
hae lowsent the stane whyles dreillin it, an, whan he etti
ess bunker at the chimla lug. Whyles John an
8 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
dae read it (an I div, joukin whyles the odd attachment) an will r
her thing I hae seen wi email whyles is that the effect o yer word
it ye war howpin, an fowk can whyles tak yer thinkin alood as a pe
the fact the writers o it is whyles pitten til glossin lees, gif
4 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
thirlt to the whyles forfochen
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
a twa, three, bars o poetry. Whyles he fussled, whyles he recited on page 51

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d an cleaned bi their mither, whyles tae gyang tae the kirk, fur t
vetailin inno the ither, till whyles Matthew Bruce hardly sleepit
Whyles, cottars stole neeps an firwi
yoam o the deid littlin, and whyles she'll lat the littlin sook h
ck or a rubbit or a futterat. Whyles, the twa made a den o the aul
12 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ely an iverlaistin gloam, far whyles the starnies micht keek oot a
he starnies micht keek oot an whyles they wadna. The warld wis aye
drawn oot tae a pyntit beak. Whyles, they wad fin hale population
d-wirkers frae ither galaxies whyles dockit at Martian space stanc
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
fur it maun hae bin hunners. Whyles, Kirsty Ann hid a rinny snoot
kit Dr Ewan fur veesitin, bit whyles, he luikit a thochtie pit oot
Whyles it minds ye on a banana, an w
it minds ye on a banana, an whyles it luiks like a peppermint.
e neuk. She likit traivellin. Whyles,
8 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
s o Chinese poems in Inglish, whyles haes an auld-farrant, neo-cla on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
r intellectual fads o his day whyles, but the Scots in the feck o on page 5

3 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
e velar fricative in haugh is whyles tint, sae that a street cryit
wi bogus Inglish accents that whyles preclude the richt pronunciat
2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
thaim that is dowie whyles staws
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
thaim that is dowie whyles staw
Whyles ye can juist hear,
2 matches

Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Fowk wha ir whyles ootbye tha UK fur unner 12 mo
Fowk steyin by-whyles ’at fur ordnar bides in tha
kin in oniebodie ‘at’s by-whyles awa frae hame (luk at page 31
A gangin or by-whyles structur:
arryvan or ither gangin or by-whyles structur
12 matches

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