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Use in varieties of Scots

rale Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.2 12.2 84.9 0 0 0 8.8
Number of occurrences7823 53 0 0 0 2
Number of authors11 5 5 1

Occurrences of rale in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
it, an finnin it gey tasty (a rale mixter-maxter o cherry-tairt, on page 13
The Hatter opened its een rale wide on hearin this; but aa h on page 44

5 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
wis the Laird. Ach, He wis a rale bully. It wis, "Ye maun dae t on page 89

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
-les, ye canna pit gremmar ti rale uise gin ye dinna hae quirkie on page 11

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
naethin o'd. The lad wes in a rale guid bon an wes gaun ti enjos on page 42

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
it frae the dewties an ties o rale lyfe an wes flaitin in a fant on page 2

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wis the Laird. Ach, He wis a rale bully. It wis, "Ye maun dae t on page 89

3 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
she sees maist eidently an wi rale guid will. This is hoo folkor on page 62

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
kwallie sated i the starn o a rale boit.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
inti airchietectur, tho ma rale ambeitioun wes ti be a limnar
He wes a rale dentie wie limmer.
“D’ye mene a rale stame ingine?” sayed Inglis
irch intil hiz presence lik a rale sojer, an no lik a weitie
“Ye maun ti Ingland. Heir a rale gowd pendil at Ebenezer gied
6 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
for this haufpenny here’s a rale bargain.”
1 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
An aff gaed Fergie, rale relievt tae hae the business on page 78
ame?' says the bobbie, leukin rale sairious. on page 79
murthert masel? It wad tak a rale contermynit cratur tae murthe on page 80
But cud we come baak tae the rale warl again?' on page 81

4 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
nger troot that Andy haed ony rale existence in the eeswal sinse on page 30

1 matches

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
n Moor; jyle time, aye an the rale threet on page 62

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Jist at Ah'm aye rale scuffie o win." He pattit is on page 8
n doon tull the denner he wis rale wirse the weer fir drink, an on page 17
euch an Eric stairtit te leuk rale riled. on page 20
oan the stan. "Noo, here's a rale bonny ane," she muttert t'ers on page 25
nicht. Ye div myn?" she said, rale sarcastic like. "At meal wi t on page 28
Also on pages 29, 30, 37, 43, 51, 55, 60
12 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ice as he investigated. "It's rale poky in Paradise nooadays - on page 9
eedin," fuspered Vi. "They're rale hard-goin, eh?" on page 28
Vi fun hersel stairtin te get rale roosed as she waatched Elspet on page 29
iffit Susie, stairtin te feel rale sorry fir hersel, "bit it's j on page 70
arage an yer laft, life seems rale pyntless. Ere's nae focus...n on page 85

5 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ered Archie, stairtin te leuk rale doon in the moo again. on page 14
a sympathetic." Archie leukit rale teen aback. on page 15
"Ay...bit Ah think they'd bi rale ill-fashioned, though. The da on page 21
"C'mon, ye must myn. She wis rale free an easy wi er favours ai on page 23
aanie cam te the winda leukin rale ageravatit. "Is't powkin up o on page 26
Also on pages 28, 29, 41
10 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
an, honest trowth, it soundit rale gweed. Fergie was fair stammy on page 25

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
et o a tumour, A'll own A wis rale vext an misst her sair roon t on page 27

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
s pottiestatur. Onywey, A was rale pleast tae see him ae day, ma on page 88
vices afore my time. He was a rale contermashious craitur b'aa a on page 89

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ik fae heid tae fit an leukin rale sair made wi hersel. ‘Fat
dna ken them at aa, sae A was rale teen abaak, fan the minister
it seemt at th’umman haed a rale interest in the kirk an the t
t, only tae fyn that she was rale kittlt up hersel an nae in on
drivin hame aat faist, A was rale nervish bein in the car wi he
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hing micht be, tho it soundit rale nesty. Loons cud be coorse, s
styte. The snaa wis dingin on rale faist an saft noo, wi flakes
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi laachter at this an makkin rale naisty comments aboot Douglas
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
throw it. Faith, my neb luiks rale like a gairden hose fin ye th
attit his neep-heid an thocht rale hard.
wee,” quo Katy. “I’d be rale feart if it WIS yon size.”
m hame frae the schule feelin rale hard dane till. Miss Buchan,
int till mam” quo the loon, rale hingin
6 matches

Ulster

Reynolds, Charlie Krisamas time is draa’in near, (Ullans Speakers Association 2011) Ulster - Coleraine, prose
ys, wae hae kinnae forgot tha rale meanin o tha hale thing.
1 matches

Reynolds, Charlie Tha demise o oor ain tongue, (North Antrim Speak 2010) Ulster - Coleraine, blog
fect that thaur haes bane nae rale effort bae tha yins at tha he
1 matches

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