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baa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.6 17.5 51.3 0 40.7 20.7 22.1
Number of occurrences8234 34 0 7 2 5
Number of authors31 13 11 4 1 3

Occurrences of baa in Corpus

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Central

Cameron, Peter Lallans 82 - Nevermas, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
nae laddies play at the baa. on page 25

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Thaim tae gambol, baa an' graze. on page 12

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Bing Crosbie's a baa-heidit bugger," Cherlie telt on page 26

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
er deid aside him wi a musket baa throu his thrapple, efter he' on page 37

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Oh, I fergot," the wee baa-faced yin answered, gettin re on page 35
daein wi Hamish's wee plastic baa? Ye taen him tae the school? on page 69

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Baa, Baa Black Sheep on page 8

4 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
at faur tint that he tees the baa athoot as muckle's a keek at on page 125

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ae they cuid play wi a tanner baa in the playgrun at denner tim on page 65

3 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Mercie! The baa's on the slates. on page 55

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
, seik, scunnert, 'Here's yer baa, Edwin.' Jist as yin day he'd on page 60

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
riemuir (the Kirriemuir o the Baa - no o the Windae in Thrums) on page 109

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
him giein a fair kick at the baa (apologies for that ane!) til on page 123

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
a skippin-rope or a cahoutchy baa gin thay saw it, for thay jis on page 129

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ee laddies haed been kickin a baa aboot an ane o thaim daunert on page 59
an efter his tea, Ian tuik a baa intil the perk tae pley keepi on page 60

3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
at faur tint that he tees the baa athoot as muckle's a keek at
evilish whiech he taks at the baa ye'd a thocht he wis for belt
for tae sit. Aa the same, the baa wisna gaein that faur oot, th
3 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part II, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
wi een on the baa
in the spaces on an aff the baa
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He rowed intae a baa, protectin his heid, as the t
eirin it tae bits. Suddenly a baa bounced aside her fuit. She c
he sayed. She haundit him the baa, an he pit it awa in a pooch.
3 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
gadgies r muckin everythin up baa baa lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
He stotted like a rubber baa on page 30

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Or it baa't an took in air on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
- she's a face like a burst baa." on page 85

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
rt oot as the bairn's cricket baa Cam spinnin throwe the air an on page 41
okie. Ye jist need te get the baa rollin an ye're away! Look it on page 55

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
afés far ye can curl up in a baa an enjey yer new purchase wi on page 12

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
comin ahin weerin a reed base-baa bonnet, a suit jaicket an a p on page 8

1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
r heid, rowed herself intil a baa an sleepit soond. on page 84

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
a fine gemm o ramples wi the baa o wou at Ailice wes ettlin ta on page 9
r, an yokit tae rowein up the baa again. But she didna come muc on page 10
t a wee sprattle, at sent the baa fummlin doun an rowein on the on page 11
e!" ery't Ailice, drappin the baa o wou tae clap her hannies. " on page 12

5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ood like a tennis net, wi the baa o sklaik batted back and forr
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e futterat wis curled up in a baa at the fit o't, soun asleep.
sit till I wyve the oo inno a baa. The anely queer kinna storie
it the oo roon an roon inno a baa, bit it hid tae be dane if th
n the worsit roon an roon the baa an pickin up the threids o he
The baa o worsit wis knottit, the kit
5 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the ice hockey chiels, but a baa like the shinty “cnapag”.
a sword, a shinty stick an a baa as the main icons o the warri
abeen his heid tae smack the baa atwards the goal: a chance to
3 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
weem up tae the surface o the baa-pit.
return tae wydin through the baa-pit, randomly howkin up baas
in here, ye say as ye chuck a baa back doon. I think you’re j
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ns intae the shape o a musket baa. Fin she finished as the ghos
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
heich up on the stage in the baa, like a real show. Aa the mit
se an a green an blue fooshty baa hingin in space, like a rotte
r fa wad bide on a wee rotten baa like yon?” she puzzled. “
coo. Far doon in the fooshty baa caad Earth,
th, till it wis jist a muckle baa o
6 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
r chuffed, micht crack open a baa baa nana #BananasMin(2015) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r whin he played wi him, an a baa at miaowed laek a cat. Shü g on page 28

1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Listenin careful fur da baa brak at da point
1 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
an du sees yun big baa oot by da point
in a creel richt on tap o dat baa.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
somewye waarm, birse intae a baa den faa asoond.”
dere he wis birsed up laek a baa.
2 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
aday at a crochet workshop at Baa in Stonehaven. Chuffed… http (2018) twitter link

Southern

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
k, And being naive, bleathing BAA BAA!. Nae ta...(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wairm cloods o puff-baa steam on page 35
Tha hurchin rowes ticht in a baa, on page 49

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ng fur A'm aboot tae stairt a baa rollin theday that cud (fing' on page 30

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
gie a cratur for cloddin tha baa owre a moving motor, then cat (2019) twitter link
dnae tak you tae be a feardie-baa: they hae a quare wheen o ghi (2015) twitter link

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