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swallae Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11 15.4 4.8 0 0 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences3429 3 0 0 1 1
Number of authors21 16 3 1 1

Occurrences of swallae 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
wisht the grun wid open up an swallae her whole. Eventually the Gry on page 94

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Ah swallae tea fae maskin-pat, on page 16

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
t as daft as thon ane, at wul swallae onie haivers A tell thaim. Ay on page 48

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
eadin the newspapers, haein a swallae, and noo and then feedin Mose on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
chitters bide their time tae swallae islands driftin in their dwyn on page 77

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
gie yersel a sair belly if ye swallae it like that wioot chawin.' on page 51
TTLE YE IN YER BELLY EFTER YE SWALLAE THEM. on page 137

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
the groun tae open an swallae me up. The big bugger rins aw on page 127

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Grannie!' Geordie cried oot. 'Swallae it doon! He pushed the spoon on page 39

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Pivotin on a richt good swallae o gin, on page 43

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
m wi a dertin muivement lik a swallae, luikin roun wi the samen bir on page 1

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
I'm no allowed a swallae-hawk, on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
swallae their nation's urge tae shoog on page 24

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
n its rage tae brek lowse and swallae the haill field. The coarse m on page 18

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"The like o me? Ya lang swallae o pish..." on page 66

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
As it becomes baggit it will swallae up Mercury an Venus until its
The question is: will the Sun swallae up the Yird? As the Yird is p
un Gird pit thegither an cuid swallae the Yird 1,300 times ower. It
syne dwynes awa. Ilk ane wad swallae the hail o oor Yird nae bothe
4 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
e neist his feet, tuik a lang swallae frae his pint, unfoldit his p
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
table, sat doun, tuik a lang swallae frae his pint, then luiked at
Tammy tuik a lang swallae frae his pint, syne cleart hi
2 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
hat a naitural-born Scot must swallae ilka time they step ootside t
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
e pot o Chinese tea! I haed a swallae o this tea. It wis ayont braw
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
least bit wee thing. He widna swallae ony insults, but maist ither
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
, it might be a hard pill tae swallae. But, still, eh? Somehow, ah
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
say that’s a hard pill tae swallae, eh?
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@MizLiot tweeted
like eejits we wir raised tae swallae lies...an’ I’ve made up my (2021) twitter link

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e kent aa the richt peels tae swallae fur his nutritional needs. Na
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
e, an hiv a piece or twa an a swallae
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Beyond the Sea, (Scottish Book Trust 2023) Doric, prose
wiytin. Ye tak a deep breath, swallae it doon and then try tae forc
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
Never heard thaim afore. Carn-swallae?(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
d at @kellyscellars for a wee swallae an a wheen o #UlsterScots yar (2015) twitter link