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blaw Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words63.6 54.2 137.7 0 0 32.8 26.5
Number of occurrences197102 86 0 0 3 6
Number of authors58 46 8 3 2

Occurrences of blaw in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
window, an sees the raindraps blaw, on page 18
an wark the bellows tae blaw up a bleeze. on page 21

2 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
corbies caw, stairms blaw on page 42

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
uch, it wis raellie a puff, a blaw, an the translate o't wis: on page 26

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
, syne yaise the bellises tae blaw a blouster o wund up throu th on page 21

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
e eyn o the tube an gied it a blaw - sherp-like, ken? Gin ye go on page 86

3 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
s mou, an gied it a souk an a blaw. on page 44

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
g men, while Ah had a wheen o blaw an blooster whan in male comp on page 27

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
fermer is couthie for aw his blaw. Weill he kens A'm juist a be on page 48

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ht. Get a job. Nae booze, nae blaw. See youse aw right. Be there on page 1

9 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
Safter still shall blaw its souchins On the day that on page 6

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The gusts may blaw on page 42
an aft blaw a hoolie on page 46

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
but there's nae wey she's a blaw, on page 29
an me a blaw-in gettin blawn on page 35
oon this time tae dae it. The blaw-ins wi their caw-ins, interlo on page 77

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
If they had siller, they wid blaw it. on page 26
n I'll hech and I'll pech and blaw yer hoose doon!' on page 41
The Wolf began tae pech and blaw on page 43
'I'll blaw ye doon!' the Wolf replied. on page 44

8 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
ind, ye couldnae heat it wi a blaw-torch. on page 48

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
's COBRA meetin that it'll aw blaw oor yince the vaccines git de on page 54

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
and it wid blaw up the minute is wis cut, tak on page 121
bomb that could gang aff and blaw somebody tae smithereens at o on page 144
omethin inside her wis gonnae blaw up any minute. on page 158

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
their ain firesides in sic a blaw. Weel the wind wis rattlin th on page 64

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
nd sugar balloons that ye can blaw up tae eediotically muckle si on page 13
sugar balloons that ye could blaw up tae eediotic sizes afore y on page 19
yer hauns, prush yer wallies, blaw yer neb, cut yer fingir nails on page 61
That aw the greed and aw the blaw on page 91

4 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ers Naevius an Nomentanus, an blaw the bluidy loat? on page 108
A man lik yersel wull juist blaw on page 126

2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
; an ithers were shampooin an blaw-dryin the gress. Hoverin rich on page 8
r himsel an Kat, follaed by a blaw-dry, polish, an a whitenin fo on page 10

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
rt o explosion. He wantit tae blaw awa the witch's guff that wis on page 12
er mak her completely weel or blaw the tap o her heid aff. I'll on page 14
Things wi a hummin honkin blaw. on page 15
Or blaw hersel intae nixt week? on page 16
BLAW UP. 'Guid,' said Geordie, ska on page 24
Also on pages 42, 98
7 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
and deep as a thochtfu winter blaw, snell but clean and shairp. on page ix
Nags and cuddies whan ye blaw aw made o viscosity, on page 142

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
the nicht, and wis ettlin tae blaw the brainches aff tae, Pooh a on page 119
'We wunnered if the wund wid blaw it doon, said Pooh. on page 122

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
up, suddent an faircelins, an blaw throu hiz neb lik a horne, an on page 4
at'm fur ma wauge he wud bot blaw throu hiz neb an dounluik me; on page 5

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
rustle an blaw on page 31

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
the fishwifes blaw on page 15
yell blaw awa on page 28

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
smuir the waffer spirls, tae blaw on page 3
Blaw cannily the wee bit low, wi a on page 9
Intil his wame, he focht the blaw on page 15
A sair-braithed blaw wi ice intil its mou, on page 24
deil an answer sabbin on the blaw. on page 25
Also on pages 59, 61
7 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
in aw the airts the wind can blaw, guid nicht an joy be wi ye, on page 12

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Darnley we'll blaw ti bits. on page 16

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Then she'd gie a blaw bi blaw accoont on page 129

2 matches

Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ahint aa the blaw an bluster, on page 55

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Wha's like us? fowk blaw on page 30

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
p wi them. This was a walcome blaw tae hae fae the clash o hairs on page 18

2 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
wanky," the High Heid Yin wid blaw tae onybody that wid tak heed on page 56

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
soun the feadogs, ay, an blaw the pipes on page 27

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
his the swaw fae the Sun will blaw the Yird an ither planets oot
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
g up the braes fae the frigid blaw that’s rummeled into toon a
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o rot an pish throu the saut blaw: ootby, auld Mr Gray got the
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d pressures that threiten tae blaw thaim apairt. A tour de force
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Let cauld winds blaw. Let trees gae bare.
Wi the icy winds that blaw
wi icy winds that blaw
3 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
Cobra meeting that it’ll aw blaw oor yince the vaccines git de
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
kie haes haed fowk ettlin tae blaw it up, an haed ‘monster’
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ougie Ross will juist hae tae blaw his wheestle oan it an fling
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
I’M no tryin tae blaw ony trumpets here, jist stati
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
iked tae Kat haufwey atween a blaw-dryer an a food mixer. Whan i
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
ir fecht and certainly a sair blaw, got me richt in the guts it
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Sweeter yet will blaw its souchs,
corn the auld-farrant wey and blaw awa the caff wi their breith,
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
aareadies in a poseetion tae blaw up a shaft - they maun hae b
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
er O a the airts the wind can blaw, I dearly loe the west For th(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
anne aboot him. That's gonnae blaw up spectacularly. Nane o the (2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
in the boot tae let the wind blaw through ye'r hair.... assumin (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ce game up there afore a cood blaw him a kiss lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the dirt. Ah thocht it micht blaw by. Ay," he leukit richt disg on page 31
jist canna thole - an at's a blaw. It's aricht te git oan, an a on page 33

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Language, language! Yell blaw a gasket, gettin yersel aa wi on page 7

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A wee bit mair, a wee bit blaw, on page 24

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
n it says that I north win'll blaw! on page 68

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Sooth win dis blaw blustery an cauld,
trong frosty win intae us dis blaw,
ty Sooth win the hale day dis blaw,
ng Sooth win the hale day dis blaw,
y mile the oor, Sooth win dis blaw,
32 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ty Sooth win the hale day dis blaw,
Wind dis blaw cauld an bare,
North win dis blaw the force is gale.
Starts tae blaw sna as the day wears in.
North win gale force it dis blaw,
41 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
as if the cauld win shouldna blaw on her. Minnie's Ma an Da hid
uldna thole the cauld win tae blaw on her. Fin it wis dennertime
2 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
he gied the bogey roll a guid blaw afore cuttin it. As faur as I
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
k Bobbin the Spurgie oors tae blaw up the balloons till
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
es an his pals wis ettlin tae blaw up a Scotsman. https://t.co/v(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Blaw the dust affa yer chanters ?? (2020) twitter link

Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Could see a snell wuin yet blaw throu us, on page 212

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
meny. We awe naethin tae some blaw-ins frae ower the sea!” But
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
sae we'll aa get a chance tae blaw aff the Lockdoon reek thegith(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Blaw-ins fae owre tha narra sea on page 17
They blaw an squeeze wi aa their puff on page 32

2 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
ew cooncil estates filled wi "blaw-ins" laein Belfast acause o T
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
That did sae loudly pipe an' blaw, sae clearly an' sae keen? A (2019) twitter link
would founder the fairies an blaw the horns o a buck goat! (2014) twitter link
Thon wind wud blaw the lugs clean aff ye. (2015) twitter link

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