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cawed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words87.9 138.8 14.4 0 0 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences272261 9 0 0 1 1
Number of authors51 45 4 1 1

Occurrences of cawed in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
The teacher cawed awbody back tae their desks. on page 76

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
So she cawed soaftly efter it, "Moose, ma on page 23
fair drawin in!" An a Canary cawed oot tae its weans in a trembl on page 32
"We cawed him Tortoise because he taugh on page 94
"Well, that's how they're cawed lessons," the Gryphon said: " on page 96
k this oot-d'ye know how it's cawed a whitin?" on page 101
Also on pages 108, 116
7 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Whaniver we are cawed oan, we'll appear. on page 94

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
brimless, an the haill thing cawed sklent tae a maist uncouthie on page 135
.." he went on thinkin, an he cawed the bellpou tae the auld wuma on page 136

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Whan aw are cawed, unwillint, tae be juidged, on page 46

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
de ye my ambassador, the king cawed oot, hastylike. on page 42

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
maun be wrang. Haw Jimmy,' he cawed oot tae the baurman an the re on page 27

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
cawed fur silence on page 61

2 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ee wheels. Thur's yin wee boy cawed Jackson wha's got a dirty moo on page 1

2 matches

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

4 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a wean, Cry awthing whit it's cawed. on page 13

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A wummin cawed Miss Maclahose, on page 21

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
at the PM, Boris Johnson, hus cawed a press conference fur later on page 14
cawed Pongo - apparently yae would on page 25
the shoap ah'm suddenly bein cawed oor by her. on page 29
be served by her. A puny boay cawed Paul who ah kent fae the booz on page 31
takeaway, cawed 'A Little Taste of India' oan on page 36
Also on pages 47, 50, 53, 62, 64, 68, 74, 78, 85, 92, 96, 103, 106, 108, 109, 117, 122, 125, 133, 142, 181, 192, 196, 197
31 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
lture an history needs tae be cawed oot. Them that tell theirsels on page 13
aw doun tae a terrorist group cawed the Mau-Mau,wha jist happent on page 20
Cambridge professor o German cawed Nicholas Boyle an it gets ric on page 78
the ae-lane thing it his been cawed, but that's a fair descriptio on page 94

4 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
antime the toun constable wis cawed in by magistrate Low tae tak on page 27
the plan in the first place, cawed fer silence an read oot the c on page 87
but the same Cooncil in 1934 cawed it doun tae gie a guid view o on page 128

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
be hangin aboot wi her. Chris cawed me a nutcase an then he said on page 79
inny boy wi greasy black hair cawed Jason that went tae the Mary on page 80
s Frieda but she likes gettin cawed Friday, an she's always weari on page 103
ka Ricky Chambers but he gets cawed Clicky cause he's dead good w on page 169

8 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
mither o Mr Baffie. They are cawed Granda Jock and Grannie Jocki on page 1
mither o Mrs Baffie. They are cawed Granda Geordie and Grannie Ge on page 2
WONKA'S WORKS, belangin a man cawed Mr Wullie Wonka, the greatest on page 7
Chairlie, darlin,' Mrs Baffie cawed oot fae whaur she wis staundi on page 17
oond. The finder wis a laddie cawed Augustus Gowp, and Mr Baffie' on page 26
Also on pages 28, 29, 39, 49, 59, 68, 72, 83, 114, 119, 132, 161
18 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
His maw'd bocht him this book cawed "How Tae Mak Freens in New Pl on page 19
ley? Weel, I've a wee brither cawed Manny, but I could NEVER get on page 21
gemme. There's this wee maddy cawed Fregley that steys haufwey at on page 28
His band are cawed "Clatty Clootie", anely on Ro on page 30

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Naethin, Grannie,' he cawed oot. on page 17
tle wi yellae stuff inside it cawed DISHWORTH'S KENSPECKLE DANDRU on page 21
There wis a bottle o perfume cawed FLOOERS O NEEPS. It honked o on page 22
, Grannie, naethin at aw,' he cawed back. on page 25
'No yet, Grannie,' Geordie cawed back. "There's aye twinty min on page 32
Also on pages 36, 37, 47, 48, 50, 85, 88
16 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That ithers hae cawed the Second Sicht. on page 29
Entry tae whit we aw cawed "hooses" or waur on page 79
rdained accordin tae a chield cawed Huldrych Zwingli. on page 82
That cawed not crenellatit hooses "home" on page 92
Acause we have entered an era cawed on page 113
Also on pages 118, 131, 149, 155
10 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
er 'an tae a cauld hertit sae-cawed Scotsman wha haes nae unnerst on page 4

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and look for it the noo,' he cawed oot tae Heehaw. on page 11
'Hullo? he cawed oot, fou o Joy. on page 48
d forgotten when the Jaggylar cawed oot tae them. on page 60
'Hullo, Roo! cawed Wee Grumphie. "Whit are ye da on page 61
'I ken!" Christopher Robin cawed oot suddenly. on page 64
Also on pages 65, 70, 89, 109, 112, 122, 126, 129, 134, 135, 137, 139, 166
22 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
, an, whan ma faither kythit, cawed roch-lik fur a gless o rumb. on page 3
fur me. Heir yow, lathie," he cawed ti the cheil at trinnilt the on page 4

2 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
The neeps cawed oot, "It's a tattie plot! on page 25

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
get a sicht o him yet?' Beek cawed back. on page 26
yon cider, Mabel,' the voice cawed. 'Ye ken Mr Beek doesna like on page 66
o the stair the tither voice cawed back, 'Bring up twa-three jau on page 69
jaur. 'Cheerio, Ratton!' they cawed oot as they skailt through th on page 71
liftit his gless o cider and cawed oot, 'A toast! I want ye aw t on page 76

6 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
the watter. Mr. Poe had never cawed the Baudelaire bairns "ma wee on page 8
side o toon. Coont Olaf, he's cawed." on page 14
e kitchen, Coont Olaf," Klaus cawed. "We're jist feenishin denner on page 45
n shinin bricht, "the play is cawed The Wunnerfu Waddin, and it's on page 75
haur Olaf could see it. "It's cawed Nuptial Law for Numpties," Kl on page 96
Also on pages 97, 101, 117, 118, 137
13 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
irlmagig o the cramson blades cawed up a gowden stour. Suddently, on page 17
est. A blaff fae a bullet had cawed awaa the croun o a puir laddi on page 18

2 matches

Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Lately, Ah hae cawed eez name, on page 20

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
The rest ae the class jist cawed it a worm. on page 114

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
he universe, had a son and he cawed this son Hercules. Hercules w on page 1
ld, he got a lumber wi a lass cawed Megara and soon they were mai on page 2
eryon up intae space. Then he cawed the shilpit skinny kye back a on page 44

3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
The Emperor cawed the high-heid-yin o his minis on page 96

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Daurk sae cawed because the world haed bin do on page 19
tae the English. This time is cawed 'The First War of Independenc on page 27
the Russians hivin a warship cawed the Eichmann.) on page 39

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
tt Bloodgood wi a new MS. nou cawed 'Familiar Anecdotes of Sir Wa on page 116

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
sair mirk, Mr. Enfield's tale cawed by in a rowe o lichtit pictur on page 119

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Matthaen' material is the sae-cawed 'Yairn o the Ten Deames' frae on page 136
ark's saicont big sectioun ir cawed 'Songs: Adapted to the Times' on page 140

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
an elbuck in the mou an near cawed his teeth oot. The ref nivver on page 60

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n awa fae the sun – the sae cawed the daurk side o the Moon –
ls at the soond o 'Your-anus' cawed awa thair dignity an syne tha
eebor Neptune haes affen been cawed ice etins raither nor gaseous
3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ts in skuils, as weill as sae-cawed ‘brek-oot’ times, whan cu
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
The referee is an auld mannie cawed ‘Tempus’. He tells the na
elie upon takin haud o a buik cawed Nisbett’s Heraldry. Forby,
less, an frae this, a storie, cawed, no surprisinlie, ‘The Mirr
mplest narrative. A hielanman cawed Duncan gangs stravaigin for a
4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t at Portiebellae wesna ti be cawed ower eftir aw, bot ti
the cairrage an cawed,
en o the ling. The duirs wes cawed ajie wi the dunt, an the puir
cawed ower ti the laun o the leil.
“It maun be cawed afoir a juidge i court, bot t
7 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
on oan the grund. Then it’s cawed fog or mist.” Ah thocht tha
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
irs. The Scottish coinage was cawed in efter the Union o the Parl
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
wi een like fiery coals an he cawed it ‘the goblin grim.’ Dae
hay’ll tell us thay awready cawed by.
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Wi that a door wis cawed ajee fornent twa bieldit quin
While ma paurents an sisters cawed the crack the time
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is hinmaist clekkin o vairse, cawed ‘Incantations’; tither we
ott wes the skrievar o a wark cawed ‘Emptiness in Alba’, but
p MacDiarmid’s case for sae-cawed ‘synthetic’ Scots. This i
contack wi (e’en bi his sae-cawed enemies, at ae time or anithe
, aw kythes in an unkent poem cawed ‘Doom’, datin frae 1968:
5 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
m; the Scots ward-hoard isnae cawed intae sic extensive uissage,
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
meenit as the depairture time cawed nearer.
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
trange himself. Robert he wis cawed. He wis actin especially stra
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
lace in the middle o naewhere cawed Kittlerumpit.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
r atomic level juist hae been cawed fairness, the irreducible not
the witnesses had niver been cawed. But in beuks like "Docherty"
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
tity an yin-time PR agent wha cawed hissel president an set furth
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ah heard aboot the phenomenon cawed the "Scottish Cringe".
1 matches

Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
the wa’ wiz the big yin we cawed The Giant. We goat past that
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
anely tae be a target for sae-cawed sportsmen.
id whan sic muckle pouer gets cawed tae accoont; brocht intae the
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
reportit for their poverty an cawed neglectfu, their bairns taen
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
or teacher telt us wance thur cawed a “floor-deh-lee” but ah
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Right, she cawed him an effin’ B So he cawed
him an effin’ B So he cawed her an effin’ C Slap wis tr
day, nice an’ boozy Whin a cawed this burd a bor-fly floozy Sh
3 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
way aroon this labyrinth they cawed a hoose first, although she w
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
he heid anes in Scotland haed cawed thairsels oot the culture an
t the war a public gaithering cawed in Ardler, by Dundee, on Wade
d that haed mony social ills, cawed apairt wi industrial warks, w
ts. Syne the General Assemlie cawed on aw memmer states o the UN
ebates whan the UK government cawed in question the richt o the S
6 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
an whan anither referendum is cawed, I wad expeck sic a muivement
1 matches

Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
alan. Thon ambeetion is aften cawed ‘normalisation’ aifter th
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
dget, anither election wad be cawed an the Scots, haein haed thei
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
y an the ithers groups haesna cawed for the gemme tae be boycotti
he gemme tae be boycottit, or cawed aff – raither they want tae
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
his first appearance sees him cawed tae the aid o Scotland, nae a
1 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
"Hullo," Moa cawed, "Maister Trow?
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
This is a sae-cawed ‘covert Scotticism’, in t
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
em 85. Specifically, Diana is cawed upon, linkin back tae poem 69
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
n thegither at a lonely farm, cawed Logan Hoose, nae far frae the

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
The Cameronian regiment wis cawed aifter him an very prood o th

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
s whit happened when a deil cawed Lieutenant Crichton led a mil
his taen place durin whit wis cawed the ‘Killin Times’ an Dav

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
naethin an the captain, a man cawed Paterson, made shair we bid t

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
He felt the same aboot the so-cawed great an guid in the Privy Co

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
e aifternoon on the bare moor cawed Airds Moss near Cumnock.
ur the 26th foot … but they cawed themsels the Cameronians in m

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
n still is …. As fur the so-cawed victors… weel that’s anit

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
The Covenantin so cawed leader Sir Robert Hamilton o

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
shie (offeecial an aw) an sae cawed Trasianka 'at is melt Belarus
al but spoken by mony) an sae cawed Surzhik, melt Ukrainian an Ro
2 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
"Whit's it cawed then?"
uv ye never heard ae it? It's cawed the Lochside Bakers. Dae they
"Heh. How come this is cawed the Baker's Loch anywey man?"
3 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
bigot balloon frae oor street cawed
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
h wis expectin an ex KGB cunt cawed Ivan the Terrible or suttin f
h tell him ‘’Ah’ve been cawed worse. So, Marv? ah hear if a
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
n allophone) makkit efter sae-cawed slender or front vowels (sic
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ah huv a fancy new companion cawed Johnnie Walker tae help me fu
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
mpster Is that no whit's it's cawed, still, tho?(2019) search twitter

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
o, a river ran throu the city cawed the 'Túria'. It was kent for on page 3

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
TV mannie says it's cawed win chill.
cawed Pancake Meg. Pancake Meg wis
Ere wis a wifie cawed Susie that took ten bags o fi
3 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
weeks time." Weel the fermer cawed sawdust fae Jonsar Eck's
rt the reef. There wis ae lad cawed
there wis a lad cawed Derek in bakers claes wi a ke
3 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
oryin. ‘Sneak thievin’ he cawed it an he wiz oan for ‘daein
1 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
Ah cawed em up lik a tarrie dug, fufty
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the pines an cypresses cawed doun for timmer.
1 matches

Ulster

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
woman1979 An aww wagtails are cawed Wullie! Wullie Wagtail! (2021) twitter link