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Use in varieties of Scots

awey Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words58.5 49.5 0 814.8 34.9 0 0
Number of occurrences18193 0 82 6 0 0
Number of authors25 6 17 2

Occurrences of awey in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
he Moose, gittin up an walkin awey. "Ye're jist takin the mick, on page 31

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
, the shelfs that bit further awey, and if yur lucky, some cunt on page 15
colour fae oor faces drained awey along wae oor hopes ae a wey on page 17
r some pish. We baith chatted awey tae each other like auld time on page 20
a attention couldnae be taken awey fae the fact that the shoap f on page 35
but the ootsider willnae fade awey and is on page 39
Also on pages 42, 47, 48, 56, 59, 65, 68, 73, 79, 89, 90, 91, 92, 96, 98, 103, 105, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 130, 132, 141, 142, 146, 150, 160, 168, 169, 172, 174, 180, 181, 184, 186, 187, 196, 200
54 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And speculate awey for aw ye's want on page 107
he tap and the tail's aw worn awey, on page 111
Noo the auld yin's awey. on page 145
And blawn awey doon on page 149
While their weans rin awey and play by thaimsels on page 154

6 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
links led his thochts frae awey tae naewhere. on page 112

1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
me dirty sweaty Jock hud done awey wae me durin the night and cr
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an auld jaiket an pit it awey or
faur an awey
talkin awey
3 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
hud tae jump the subway man, awey ower tae somedae's hoose in C
ates in the middle a naewher, awey ayont the Drum, an how we hud
we came tae a loch. We walked awey up
stretchin faur awey atween the mountains, an Da g
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
nd foodbanks. A world far and awey fae the capitals posh theatre
ont door. He’s still yappin awey aboot how this boay is Don Co
e ae their ain puke. Straight awey we’re faced wae a stocky Ru
ifyin a lowlife fae ten paces awey hus always been ma gift. Soar
see the light but far enough awey that yae cannae pass through?
6 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah pit ma toys awey fur a minute. Takin ma seat d
Words that quickly washes awey any feelin ae relief he hud.
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oor tae his desk and straight awey he gestures fur me tae sit do
ssable soond ae wumen chattin awey kin be heard in at reception.
e soon begins hatefully typin awey oan her keyboard. Reluctantly
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
r pusses while oor herts brek awey intae a thoosand different pi
Western the tumour hud rotten awey maist ae his brain. And it hu
hard fitsteps fae two streets awey. A proper Greyfriars Boabby,
ng. Fur it’s quickly washed awey by the rumblims comin fae ma
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ook like ah’m yin wrong fit awey fae fawin oaff a cliff. Final
pit ma jaicket and hoose keys awey and before too long ah’m da
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Bruce is busy snorin awey tae himself and is probably d
Ah sit up straight and wipe awey ma tears and blow ma nose yai
exaggerated whimper and turns awey. Makin a dash fur the spare r
pointed. He’s still hidenin awey in the room and despite ma pl
e doorwey. Ah notice straight awey he’s still cairyin a bit ae
6 matches

Orkney

Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
far awey fae anybody or anything, on page 9

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Bessie, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
She luks awey. on page 18
She disna luk awey. on page 19

8 matches

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
nd the soond o the crowd dies awey. Feetsteps are heard gaan up on page 20

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"Cheerio, peedie moose." An awey Fox shot. on page 3
e ye eftir, peedie moose." An awey he gaed. on page 7
Cheerio, peedie moose." An awey Snek gaed. on page 11
An awey he gaed tae his ricklie log h on page 16
An awey he gaed tae his tree-top hoos on page 18
Also on pages 20
6 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"So awey tae the phone he gaed, mutter on page 14
ung aroond, tae keep the baes awey, an tae keep fock fae runnan on page 20
eid twa-three times an backid awey!" on page 21
"If wae go tae id right awey, no whin wae hiv a meenit, on page 77
He broke awey fae aal o them, an heeded for on page 78
Also on pages 80
9 matches

Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
e start up tae chant and rant awey on page 40

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Fine that - we'll run awey taegither. on page 6
d me ginger tom cat are pikan awey cheust fine." on page 35
s wait in Scapa Flow tae ship awey crude oil. on page 37
Awey oot, in the distance, there's on page 48
"Och - awey and boil yer heid - awey and on page 55
Also on pages 71, 82
8 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
at Astrid, at leuks awey, no kennan on page 4
ered Autonomist traeder whar, awey, sheu teuk her new naem an bo on page 22
anither fer wittans an feck. Awey, sheu telt Orcadia's past tae on page 32
e differ atween tael an true. Awey, sheu lairned tae be a aafil on page 33
e them. So." An Darling turns awey. "I'm sorry," sheu says. on page 35
Also on pages 57, 62, 75, 88, 99, 114, 120, 135, 138
14 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
an intae a ker... he's gittan awey!' on page 3
Rummled awey regardless - on page 10

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hark-eyed an shifty, I stryte awey clocked on page 7
dimensional portals, hid come awey on page 9
awey fae us on page 15
as he skulks awey. on page 18
awey, dodgan the traffic, starin s on page 23
Also on pages 35, 29
7 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wae chist wrowt awey tegither on page 122

2 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me bonny moon's awey. on page 34
Maggie an Nell got awey - off tae Canada on page 103

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Whaethur tae land or fly awey on page 67
Al awey an git the dustpan an brush. on page 88
an al awey home on page 147

3 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The meenits slowly tick awey on page 121

1 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
And that's them awey. The hoose goes quiet and I t on page 85
Years melt awey for thim both. on page 141

2 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Millan awey on page 36
No doot sheu'll be awey soon on page 115
Up wi the lark and awey on page 149

3 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
faer awey, yit closs. on page 93
tae struggle on, chist walk awey, on page 123

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
ghbouring factory a few miles awey that maks the famous reid spo
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
reason fur keepan the Potters awey; they didna waant Dudley mixa
wark and Mrs Dursley gossiped awey happily as she wrestled a scr
ere twa peedie pinpricks faer awey, which wis the eyes o the cat
3 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
staps awey an the uncan body
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
ok English bit shifted straet awey tae a rich urban Scots whan p
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2021) Orkney
on chanting! Bit Ah’m been awey for a long time and Ah’m li

Cowan, Fiona A Boreas domus mare amicus?, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney - Finstown, poetry
Fleud tide clearan awey the tang
1 matches

@johnkmitchinson tweeted
each year - last year it was Awey tae the Byre (Away in a Mange (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
an bit, an shö jamp up richt awey: shö lookit up, but hit wis on page 10
old key, an Alice tocht richt awey at dis micht belang ta een o on page 11
o him; so aff shö set richt awey, an ran for shö wis fairly d on page 42
An took dem aa awey!" on page 111

4 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
ened as Charlie's wirds faded awey.
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
dem, an you watch da sky. An awey dey go, an dan you wait. Wait
1 matches

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