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Use in varieties of Scots

alwis Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 4.1 0 129.2 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences238 0 13 1 0 1
Number of authors11 2 7 1 1

Occurrences of alwis in Corpus

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Central

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ae Ayrshire. Anywey, ma mammy alwis stuck up fur her brithers. Sh on page 76

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e. We wir deid happy cause we alwis liked tae see im. An later wh on page 44

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Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
wis daein, though she didnae alwis know why she wis daein it. Bu
oked Ailsa’s hair, like she alwis used tae dae when she wis a w
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
stens tae me, even though wur alwis usin ma baw. And because evdy
s. Whenever that happened, ah alwis thoat the baw looked like a s
e save” as the commentators alwis say. Aw eyes wur oan him. Thi
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Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Ah alwis feel the need tae get that in
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Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
it wis alwis too late on page 11

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
or anything o that kind. Sheu alwis gaed eum at the sight o wan o on page 15
ndle his reluctant pipe. "Wae alwis thowt, thoo see's, that id wi on page 20
tae hid's corner, whar he hid alwis been. on page 80

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
lie tae infienit informaetion alwis on, an hid's waant. An noo sh on page 74

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Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
He'll alwis be on page 24

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Alwis gavsan his maet on page 120

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Teatime wis alwis five oan the dot. on page 31
Alwis watchan. on page 45
Next came Scooty Alan alwis luckan fur a fight on page 90

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Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
here hiv alwis been the guardians on page 59

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Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
a Standirt English "meat" bit alwis da on page 104

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Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
She wid alwis be castin up tae me, on page 14

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