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draa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.4 4.1 31.7 59.6 93 0 35.4
Number of occurrences598 21 6 16 0 8
Number of authors30 6 6 5 7 6

Occurrences of draa in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
tae first draa breith on page 32

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Balfour: "Draa back! Draa back" his kindred said, on page 35

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
The wee tailor cuid scarce draa win, but he gawpit, “Ay, I
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wool an quilt. She pullt the draa-string at his thrapple, tuggi
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
dae finnd in the plays, A wid draa yer attention til preposition
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t, an she wad seestematically draa oot noun cases or tenses, or
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
air, Ah'd hiv ti say it wis a draa. But Ah've passed!' on page 59

3 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
affa posh fur heis. Thi onley draa baak weis eit their weis nay on page 4
blaak an fight t.v. Thi onley draa baak we oor fyre, weis eit er on page 6
Eit wurket a treet, Thi onley draa baak wis low water bit we cur on page 21
n nail en a new beit, bit thi draa baak weis, eit got awfa boare on page 29
s yea ken fit lyke. Thi onley draa baak weis, eit yea hid tae be on page 68

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
east tradition, nae wintin te draa ony mair attintion te masel, on page 7
ndy, maan." Billy teen a lang draa 0'is cigar. on page 34
tit er han an smiled. "Ah cud draa a better maanie." on page 43

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
annoyance es he heard a motir draa inte the close: Stevie wis ea on page 37

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
bittie paper in ma pooch tae draa on. I likit draain. Fin I wis on page 51

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
seemed tae draa intae hersel; an the quine th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
o a battle, afore he cud even draa sword, an the wee broon burn
in the snails in the gairdens draa in their twa lums, an the mav
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
he lawyer-fowk hae bin in tae draa up ma will," he telt Brian. "
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
e same room, so ye decide tae draa yer grandma and granda. Theyâ
As ye draa the ootline o yer grandma’s
2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
elly garters, aÂ’ keechÂ’d ma draaÂ’wers efter a nicht oan the F(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
You can draa yer own conclusions fae the e on page 35

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
'Am here tae draa," says Astrid. "Tae wirk on page 10
Astrid canno draa yet Hid isno that sheu isno m on page 92

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the guide tae draa gratitude an grip on page 12

1 matches

Orkney Voices Group Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
dark nights draa-an in. on page 138

1 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
n – shae’ll no resist the draa.
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
y wir a sharp hiss at med her draa back ageen laek a brunt cat: on page 53
wir laernin ta draa, you ken-" on page 75
"Dey wir laernin ta draa," da Dormoose guid on, gantin on page 76

7 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
de blinnd o de ee, de boady's draa. on page 34

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
neist bot o da story or maybe draa a pictir o Grottie-Buckie an on page 37

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Draa him in, kepsys him. on page 27

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
A'll start wi da horizon: draa on page 38
draa in, draa braeth. on page 40

3 matches

Sutherland, Stella Midder, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
shö’s hame, A'll draa me till.
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
Welcome aabody... draa' you in aboot!

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
even mair o him as da nichts draa in as he’s nocturnal laek w
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Fur ticht, draa'd in shoothers on page 16
An sae draa'd stanes fae Templepethrick - on page 27
Waak bak as hye-raip's draa'd. on page 47

3 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
, whin a shairp hiss made hir draa baak in a hurry: a big pigeon on page 52

1 matches

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
re. Fergie is gye an handy at draa'in tha milk cans doon til tha on page 5

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
owk haes taen ït ïn han tae draa up an accoont o aa tha things on page 69

1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
Krisamas time is draa’in near
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
@barriegadgey Aye, efter the draa fae early on - hooaniver the (2015) twitter link

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