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peely-wally Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.9 5.1 9 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences1910 6 0 0 0 3
Number of authors13 8 4 1

Occurrences of peely-wally in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
k at the Hatter, wha turnt aa peely-wally an fidged aboot. on page 44

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Joiner!" some shilpit, peely-wally, bit clerk wad peinge, "Can't on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n the back ae it. New hooses. Peely-wally lookin. Bulgin. Like a plook. on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
hey could see, in the patch o peely-wally skin atween his tattered troo on page 25
it?" Klaus said, turnin awfie peely-wally. on page 140
he document, and her face wis peely-wally, and her left haund wis tremm on page 144

3 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
maw said "Oh golly, he's that peely-wally, on page 29

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e time her man wis oot. A gey peely-wally excuise, espaecially whan Iâ€
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
unbeds and creams tae be less peely-wally.
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
his dull drab figure, skin aw peely-wally. My daddy would have hated ta
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Ye look gey peely-wally,' said anither quine, 'div ye on page 44

2 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
ower. Blair turnt awa fae the peely-wally face o the ginger automaton a on page 73

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
wi't, an Brian wisnae. He wis peely-wally an pykit, like an ootlinned h
her his ludger hid luikit gey peely-wally on arrival…he wadnae hae le
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ite licht instead o the yella peely-wally licht that they were used wi.
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Thin turn noo peely-wally, baeloved snail, yit come an on page 101
arin at the Hatter, wha turnt peely-wally an foothert. on page 111
The King turnt peely-wally, an shut haes note-book quick on page 118

3 matches

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