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ayeweys Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.5 41.1 12.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences8880 8 0 0 0 0
Number of authors25 22 3

Occurrences of ayeweys in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
boot cats! Oor faimly ayeweys hated cats: clatty, mockit, s on page 23
"Tanglit string!" said Alice, ayeweys ready tae make hersel useful, on page 31
ir wee Alice, "when ye wirnae ayeweys growin bigger an wee-er, an g on page 35
ae be an auld wumman-bit then-ayeweys tae hiv lessons tae learn! Oc on page 36
e a hing ah ask him! Noo it's ayeweys six a'cloak." on page 71
Also on pages 72, 76, 81, 122
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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An swuir tae ayeweys stey on page 28
Wairnin tae the Ayeweys Aff an On on page 68

2 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aith aboot this or that as he ayeweys did. Haakon the steersman wis on page 54
'Is it ayeweys ... is it ayeweys like this?' on page 60

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Aw, please-there's ayeweys been it." on page 5

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
the road. Auld Major (he wis ayeweys cawed thon, though the name h on page 6

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Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Keepin waarm the wey exiles ayeweys dae, on page 198

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McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Mixter-maxter. Aa weys. Ayeweys. on page 18

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
WERE YE AYEWEYS THIS SMAIRT AND BRAW? on page 2
re does ma heid in. See, I've AYEWEYS been wan for the lassies. But on page 6
it in high schuil. But Rowley ayeweys hingin aboot disnae help. on page 18
Ye ken how I said I'm ayeweys prankin Rowley? Weel, I've a on page 21
hoose and Rowley's, and he's ayeweys creepin aboot in his front ga on page 28

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
die Frazer's some chairacter. Ayeweys makkin us gaggle an geggle. T on page 1

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
cause he wis ayeweys loadit wi the cauld, and wis on page 7
's an actor, ye ken, and he's ayeweys dottin aff roond the warld wi on page 16
rest o their lives, they wid ayeweys feel as if Coont Olaf wis wat on page 25
"He's ayeweys bevvied up on wine." on page 64
"Fe's ayeweys askin efter oor money." on page 65
Also on pages 80, 86, 91, 108
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
p wi the jaickets off. It wis ayeweys me endit up giein thaim a sai on page 136

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
naw!" Ian telt him, "Rovers, ayeweys the Rovers! I seen ye score y on page 65

3 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
wis ayeweys daein it on page 129

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
o sic nests afore and he was ayeweys taen up wi them. This was a w on page 18

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ent on for a hale week. She'd ayeweys fancied mairryin a sodger, sh on page 48

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Ayeweys a bittie farder: it micht be on page 32

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Ayeweys be ready tae speik out your m on page 82

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ar sensation o abject fear he ayeweys felt in the presence o the mu on page 97

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
lie' they cried him acause he ayeweys seemt tae hae the richt caird on page 59

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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Kenspeckle Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an ferms be the ayeweys flichterin sea.
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r anither ... tho shuirlie no ayeweys). ‘Charm’, says Robb, is
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
bein set up on a pedester wis ayeweys, for him, an unhappy ane. The
ct fit, but for a man wha was ayeweys mair interestit in whit fowk
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Tae Kathleen Jamie, an ither Scots Scrievers, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
er eight hunner-odd years, we ayeweys seem tae be stairtin aff fae
There's ayeweys been loads o argiments for gi
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ever it is we're daein, we've ayeweys yin ee oot for a railway trac
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Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
s, whit'll we caw oorsels? Ah ayeweys liked the Gaelic badges, the
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Clark, Thomas A Scots Pairlament?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ae the Scottish Pairlament is ayeweys 'up', as least as faur as ah'
nce richt. Westmeenster seems ayeweys tae be facin back, intae a ti
an Urdu an iverythin else. Ah ayeweys git a richt warm glow oot o t
s tongue is sometimes (but no ayeweys) tae be fund in the company o
hinkin in these pairts that's ayeweys for the levellin doon o thing
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
t YouTube tutorials. But ah'v ayeweys thocht the social affcomes o
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
auld wumman in a cultur that ayeweys revered the aulder generation
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
n tae dae whit ye like is nae ayeweys a guid thing. The sonsy midde
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Bit hes Mum uphaudit thit, is ayeweys, it wis the faut o the the pi
1 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Capitalists haes ayeweys haed a contradictory relation
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
state” (glaikit though they ayeweys were) wull probably faw awa n
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
the ae time as campaignin wis ayeweys a taw order. Bigg up yer ain
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
“their” spheres. There is ayeweys mair tae say, an I howp tae c
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ot but…” were uttered, an ayeweys it seemed by fowk votin Na. M
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
gleg a man even for Till, an ayeweys hid an answer for iverythin.
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
quality time wi the fowk that ayeweys seem tae make life a bittie b
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Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
or a list o items or fowk ye ayeweys need tae celebrate in yer ain
1 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
h is even better (for mair is ayeweys mair than less
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@Chazzbat tweeted
Why dae Ah ayeweys get the leaky travel mug? Ah'(2020) search twitter
@Alien_Orifice It shud ayeweys taste great. Itherwise it's a(2020) search twitter
@MissPotkin Ye ayeweys luik gorgeous, wummin! Behave(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
iesaurus Dinnae forget ye can ayeweys git haud it and daud it tae h (2021) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
, hid wakkened up ae samewye, ayeweys the same dream, or wis't a dr on page 84

3 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ea. Aire's a reason why it is ayeweys heavin; sic an ambience is un on page 8

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
meanin, fur aa the airts war ayeweys cauld: 'twis ayeweys winter
cauld: 'twis ayeweys winter – wi nae sizzens nur
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
tatistics suggest, that isnae ayeweys the case due tae sae mony fai
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
For this reason, the AWPR was ayeweys gaun tae face opposition. An,
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