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Use in varieties of Scots

wice Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.4 21.1 6 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4641 4 0 0 1 0
Number of authors18 16 2 1

Occurrences of wice in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The wurd witch comes fae wice on page 26
Ah feel siccar in this ring o wice kempers on page 30
ngs wrang kin teach ye tae be wice on page 47

4 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
wice in battle, on page 6

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
imes winder if Ah'm aw that's wice. on page 12

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The Seeven Dwarts were no sae wice - on page 26
Sic a douce wice-like suggestion. on page 30

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'He's no wice!' on page 97
That chawin gum is no sae wice. on page 113

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
in wi Rabbit. He speaks aboot wice-like things. He doesna use la on page 51
'Aye,' said Hoolet, lookin Wice and Pensefu. 'I ken whit ye m on page 73
nd it seemed tae him an awfie wice wey tae stert a bit o poetry. on page 144

3 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
No wice tae each ither they stertit t on page 31

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Yowts tae the skie that wice men niver lairn. on page 33
In everlestin youth, wice ayont youth's on page 34
Wice tae the chymic o post mortem on page 35
een thochts frae action, hain wice words on page 39
t is Thy will? Dear Laird, be wice on page 61
Also on pages 72
6 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
n a richt taigle, an a bittie wice coonsel wis wantit. on page 83

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Scotland, boontifu an wice, on page 13
richt eneuch. These are mair wice times, we dinnae hate the Eng on page 67

2 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
, sae weill telt, wi vieve an wice wittin. Wi Border Ballats as on page 127

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
'Aran in Catalonia, gied some wice tae ither minority leids that
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 108, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
leek wi an ken the guid o the wice frae thae groups athin ceevic
e invitit thaim tae git thair wice yokit tae bi consultin on an
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n an Janice for a bridesmaid? Wice as Thoo ar, Faither, leuk dou
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
eapit, "Fower lines o Burns's wice an modest coonsel tae a young
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
lk. Waik or stark, glaikit or wice, oo’r aa brithers. Nae anim
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ks as a app for yer iPad? The wice Online Scots Dictionary is ji
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
en left wi mair siller nor is wice tae keep oot o a bank sae a s
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
"hoo wice yer heidsman be?
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
awin in, sae time tae mind on wice words fae Alan Ramsay - “Gu(2020) search twitter
Tae aw the wice fowk oot there that want tae (2020) search twitter
OISR Mindin tae on that auld, wice Scots saw “Thaim that tholes(2020) search twitter
tae gae on the Ran Dan, sae, wice fowk, jyne me an @joao_kay on(2020) search twitter
@joao_kay Ye’re mither wis a wice wuman. ??????????????(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
a lilt in the wey he spake. A wice, buik lairnt saft vice, fae s on page 99

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
idwull; an the Javans hid nae wice-like wye o kennin foo tae gan
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wey – sic a wice mannie e wis ta iz. A jist wu
E wis a wice-leukin man wi a lang tooslie
2 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
ters tell me that I'm no jist wice, on page 131

1 matches

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