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Use in varieties of Scots

ale Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 4.6 13.6 99.4 17.4 10.3 88.5
Number of occurrences529 9 10 3 1 20
Number of authors21 8 4 6 1 1 1

Occurrences of ale in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Drouthy, we swirled ale tae cuil us doon, on page 11

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ummin in the toon that drinks ale at Grizzle Miller's tavern, i on page 20

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ti swally yir ale. on page 4

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
crewtaps ~McEwan's India Pale ale, man thon wis rare stuff ~ an on page 73

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
the ale-hooses, I'll scream. on page 35

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
e, your bicker's reamin fou o ale: on page 50

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ed fund the seecrit o Pictish ale on page 18

1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
n honey. I use Nigella's fish ale recipe but add sybes(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
c on the girse, wi a bottle o ale an jammy pieces an funcy cake on page 35

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the widdie fir aul returnable ale bottles an git enuch free sma on page 87

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ieces fae the shop an got the ale larry, an Ah wished my mam wi on page 64

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Dow telt them a drappie warm ale wi sweet spirits o nitre an a
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Tabby Sooker, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rder a half pint o India Pale Ale and slowly move fae ashtray t
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
for his nightly visit tae the Ale Hoose far he spent the shilli
e on yer wye tae spend at the Ale Hoose.”
teem, but the thocht that his ale siller wiz at that very momen
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n stairs a day, wi comics, an ale, an sweeties. An she LIKIT ga
1 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in bere tae mak bannocks and ale. on page 9
Sheu gaed the men ale tae drink. on page 10

2 matches

Miller, Alison Gallows Ha - Bairns Sang, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
a bed o stane, no maet or ale. on page 14

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
loot and poored them all some ale. But the two last cups took a on page 22

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Fur talent contests, yards o ale and bonnie babies tae. on page 29

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
annos and lochs o home brewed ale on page 91

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
cloot an poored them all some ale. But the two last cups took a on page 76

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nan tae find hidden bottles o ale, deep in the face o the bank. on page 60

1 matches

Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
en soopit da flör, an footch ale ta da sailor men, an göd abo
me da paetie basket. I sees a ale pig a da boddam o’m. I look
t at shö meent me ta gie dis ale ta poor Hunter, lyin rostin a
3 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Some wud ca' ye Adams ale on page 19

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
pleasure ale be in tha noo on page 13
Fae ale ye have ais ankle deep on page 14
A million jigsaws ale dumped oot, on page 21
Niver ale thought oot by thee, on page 22
s wunters spread thra saisons ale, on page 24
Also on pages 28, 29, 30, 36, 37, 41, 42, 45, 49
20 matches

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