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bade Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words73.3 39.6 116.1 59.6 34.9 702.9 4.4
Number of occurrences23577 77 6 6 68 1
Number of authors70 34 24 4 4 4 1

Occurrences of bade in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
t. Langer still since fairies bade in the widds. Fairies - the on page 15
boy wis mair nor a boy. They bade in a time on page 18

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
er frae Donal Campbell, an he bade at the helm frae issue 23 (Ma on page 3

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
wha bade her life ahint a gless on page 6
clammert back, nae shaw o sun bade oan on page 92

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
rtment whaur a German faimily bade, a public clerk. "Sae if yon on page 136

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
er paurents frae lang syne at bade on the ither side o toun. Bob on page 18
lie in the seatoun whaur thay bade in New England. Jean gaed wi on page 19

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
hed wi muckle maitters. | hae bade a lang time amang growen-ups. on page 10
Syne I bade my lane, wi naebody for compa on page 11
e wis aince a wee prince that bade on a planet scarce bigger nor on page 20
e planet whaur the wee prince bade, as on ilka planet, there wer on page 22
lamity. I kent a planet whaur bade a lazy lubbard. He didna tak on page 24
Also on pages 36, 39, 42, 44, 46, 53, 78, 84
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Then syne time raxed tae bade us pairt at last, on page 10

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ck tae the fairm steidins and bade in silence ootside the door o on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
o whae yince bade then left fae here lang syne. on page 30

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
A voice that bade his backwart thochts, But fau on page 20
Thon voice nou bade him think it back, Back, faur on page 21

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
twa lads, Tam an Wullie, that bade in a village jist ootside the on page 62

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
arld. The toun whaur Augustus bade, the newspaper said, had gane on page 26

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Hou mony bade here in the Bot'ny Raw, on page 99

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
, whan he mote juist as weill bade oniewhaurs ense in this mukki on page 1

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
kennin naethin aboot wha bade there at aw. on page 20

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Bade mither haud her hand oot on page 23

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Bade us haud blithely on, nae halt on page 24

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Bade scoukit awa therty year. on page 39

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
the ferm-toun whaur his fowk bade an wirkit at, that wis its ai on page 21

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
OLTON wis born in Galashiels, bade in Nigeria as a bairn, grew u on page 32

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ken whaur Coutar o the candy bade an whan he died; did ye think on page 129

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
. This is the ideology at has bade on frae MacDiarmid doon throu on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
the war five mice an-aw that bade on the module as it flew aroo
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McFarlane, Ishbel Maun we mak new wirds fir a chyngin warld?, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
A’d be surprised gin ye’d bade in Scotland mair nor a few ye
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Houss in Perth and efter that bade in Glenlyon for a time. He ha
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n bakin I hae pruivit, whan I bade wi her an her late husband Ta
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
in Englan, while Inglis money bade guid an in the coorse o time
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - Napoleon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
bade his time, til time taen care
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
el, I canna jalouse, but thay bade in Detroit an bi Jenny an me
Sen ma ain faimlie bade on the faur side o toun frae
But she bade on, an she fand a bield in Ha
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Lang syne ye bade guidbye tae Rangers
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
re wis a puir young wife that bade in a hoose in a wee place in
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Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
cs o conversation that Willie bade for as lang he coud afore can
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ime tae time. Some claim they bade unnergrund. Ithers that they
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Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
t o like stane-age people wha bade intae the jungle. Deid nice t
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
he puir shiverin craiturs wha bade here the chance tae upbig the
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
The hoose they bade intae leukit oot ower the Tro
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
richt tae evict the fowk wha bade there.
cried William Chilsholm ance bade in the hoose here. His auld m
here. His auld mither-in-law bade in wi him, auld Mrs Magaret M
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McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
cauld temperatures whaur they bade.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Beatrice wisna there, Rongye bade in the hoose, played wi Beatr
ethin fae the shopkeeper. She bade till Malik had cleant up the
eat. On the evenins whan they bade, insteid o the twa sexes magn
She bade for a wee, leukin oot at the
ae the muntains an they baith bade. The wumman that thoo’s wei
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
03-49, an again fae 1660, but bade kinriks apairt. But in the hi
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
n naitional sovereignty – I bade i Scotland an votit i favour
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Protestant. Frae Airdrie but bade i Coatbrig. Votit Tory aw his
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Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
) i Denmark lest Thursday. I bade in thon kintra till 2002, sae
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Eunson, Catherine Freude, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
t. Things didnae need tae hiv bade ruint,
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wee-windaes Whit is Scots?, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2018) Central, prose
h brogue’). Houaniver Scots bade wi us in everyday speech, in
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
d his fit on the tap step, an bade there a meenit. He gied a sni on page 30
icht roddie; Ah thocht gin we bade thegither we micht hae turnt on page 32

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
e kent best. Fergie grinnt an bade im "gweed mornin". Noo, eeswa on page 76
chiel he kent, a mannie that bade nae far awa that aye haed a n on page 77

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
fairly adappable. The fock he bade wi in Ireland haed been aa in on page 30

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
ken fine fa Eddie Fraser wis. Bade in Charles Street. Him at got on page 35

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Sometimes she bade wi er Grunny. She used tae bi on page 15
They bade in a cooncil hoose, wi twa be on page 18

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
en sae different if ah'd only bade in Aiberdeen, ma Ma wid say. on page 43

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Bade in a hoosie in Huntly their l on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t smell o't. An syne, iv Ah'd bade quait an behaved masel, she'd on page 87

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
o mi hoose - the hoose Ah've bade in for echty year? Na, that c on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
cause even though Missus Reed bade hersel, she hid a lotta thing on page 64

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
awa oot o there tae Egypt, an bade there till Herod deit. Iss wi on page 8
Mary bade wi her for aboot three month on page 80
nt stoot i the Speerit, an he bade oot i the roch cuntra till e on page 81
Phanuel o e clan o Aser. She bade wi her man for syven eer efte on page 83
e hills tae pray, an there he bade aa nicht prayin tae God. Neis on page 89
Also on pages 94
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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
bade for the last puckle o 'ears o on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Duncan lowered is vyce. "Ah'v bade aside Norman a lang time an, on page 14

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
We bade there til i'sun went doon an on page 118

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
recentor's wife an her sister bade a fylie but syne trachelt aff on page 27

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
veesitors afore him, first he bade for his denner, syne bade e n on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Efter iss, Ailice bade quaet for twa-three minties, on page 43

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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
'Ma wife bade me doon tae the Polis Station on page 118

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
at the big hoose. They baith bade in the hoose an Dod wis the o on page 106

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
flit fae the tenement they'd bade in for twinty fower year. Tha on page 72
e Sarah doon ti the prom. She bade in Constitution Street, an it on page 74

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Bade in Strathbogie toon,
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
fa pally wi Albert Aitken, fa bade ower the road at 45. Aabody c
like wirsels Abbie’s family bade in a room an kitchen) there w
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
local suppermairket, her that bade on the ither side o the toon!
n a phone-caal fae a quine at bade across the street tae tell he
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
bade Eenie an, on the ootside bade Teenie. In the twa middle hoo
ie. In the twa middle hoosies bade
Eenie that bade in the inside hoose wis waiti
ootside the hoose far Stanley bade. Fit a bigake Jonsar got, ere
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
near bade in the moss) Jonsar wis feeli
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
he craw, an ainly the midgies bade far they wes.
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
He bade in Edinburgh, I fairly mine t
o’ the day in that lobby we bade.
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McArthur, Kaydi Rich n Peer, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
onie cad James MacPherson. He bade in Inversneckie bit he floate
d Duff o Braco, the loon that bade doon at Duff Hoose in Banff.
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
care?” The thing is, ah’v bade within fower mile o Langside
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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
Back til whar my true love bade
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ntil he retired in 1935. They bade doon at the heed o Hutcheon s
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ink on faa micht’ve deen it bade alang the shore. She wiz an a
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
hooses. The young couple that bade in the hoose directly ahin Ma
come an shoot the bugger that bade at the back o her.
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Playin' wi' onybody that bade roonaboot
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Facebook link ( 2012) Doric - Buckie
I bade at 8 Cliff street Buckie till

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
ame butterfleas ye get fan ye bade oot to late and kent ye was g
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
wis younger. Hid femily that bade in Rosehill and they hid pals(2019) search twitter
@Ali_Leith I've bade at hame. Jist hid ti nippit o(2020) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
Weel, Sandy wis ma uncle. We bade in ih cottar hoose by ih stea (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
@spaterson83 Think she bade a nicht fin she got affa foo(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
t a wife caa'd Sadie and sheu bade doon at the shore. on page 35

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ir aalder noo, an only Higgie bade tae be on page 16

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e bekalite wireless under the bade, on page 45

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Sheu slowly bade is fareweel. on page 115

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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
Dey wir a peerie man at bade aa his lane, at da back o da on page 1

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
g left. Houaniver, thaim that bade in it wis thrang upbiggin, sl
he Laich Hoose tae. The laird bade thaim til a foregaitherin o t
ae speak aboot it. Asweel, he bade a chiel caa'd Jock that he'd
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Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
a peerie boy caaed Joahny wha bade wi his mam, dad and his peeri
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
ir eens I bought when I still bade in Glasgow an I moved awa fae(2021) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
, Lhacie, an Matilda; an they bade at th fit o a waal-" on page 72

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
t’s whaur the littil leddie bade---
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
950. Sin syne, A’ve anerlie bade i the waittergate fur, i tota
ld Watt’s son, Mark Tamson, bade i the middle hoose it the Hau
o Auld Watt Tamson’s sons, bade wi his wife Kate,(whae kam oo
en tyme is Mark, his brother, bade i the middle hoose. A’ve ni
r Tammy Wulson an his faimlie bade. Tammy wis the gairdner/chauf
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@StuartPoet tweeted
Gawston an the Valley when Ah bade there. Deep in the hairtlans (2020) search twitter
communities an the folk whae bade in thaim. (2020) twitter link
, mind thaim fine fae when Ah bade in Newmilns(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
n we'll git a drap o broth,"' bade Maisie. "It'll settle yer sto on page 55

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