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wadna Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words71.7 79.8 112.1 0 5.8 10.9 0
Number of occurrences222150 70 0 1 1 0
Number of authors36 31 5 1 1

Occurrences of wadna in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
a Scottish Nationalist, that wadna hae been for him. In time, it on page 10

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
if I haed been yer faither, I wadna hae mairiet her; thare's some on page 17
cht be, like as no her mither wadna cuid git her heid round it, t on page 19
id face on the seituation. He wadna gie ower til't, he telt Kate, on page 21
taiglin him. But thair mither wadna lat it be. on page 22
n o't, an she kent thon sneck wadna be drawn again. on page 27
Also on pages 29
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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ay: "Yon is a bunnet'. Syne I wadna speak tae yon chiel anent boa on page 11
oot rumpelt like a poppy. She wadna kythe but in the bleeze o her on page 31
the general misobeyed me, it wadna be the blame o the general. I on page 37
n pretend tae be deein, sae I wadna lauch at her. An I wad need t on page 64
y wad be like ilk ither, an I wadna hae onie days o rest. on page 70
Also on pages 72, 74, 76
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ut whan ye turnt roond, there wadna be a sowel thair. Gin ye went on page 86

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
jing-bang an the auld fellae wadna like that!" Young Wullie's fa on page 26

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
1519, becam a maister. But he wadna juist mend yeir shuin. I thae on page 45
rs an bawbees forby, sae's he wadna be short o siller. on page 48

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
I wadna hae your delicat guests Unset on page 9
'Wha wadna dee fir sic a lass as this?' on page 42
Wha wadna dee fir sic a laund as this? on page 43
I saw less an less o him. Ye wadna meet him at the same baurs on on page 69
'en gif they did see me, they wadna turn on me, but lauch theirse on page 75

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
a sang that gars ye lauch. Ye wadna credit hoo muckle ye kin lear on page 56

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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
Ye wadna think they wad, can ye credit on page 40

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
an tods is near sib - but ye wadna cry a tod a manky tike or the on page 15

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
bill. The laddie ae ma dreams wadna answer his phone efter 'at. B on page 2

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
nane meh hide wadna thole on page 62

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Wha wadna eat the reid-cheeked crab on page 54

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
y're no ill til us here. They wadna smoor a doitit auld gomeril w on page 47

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
luidy scratcher that's whaur! Wadna ken hoo tae pit in a guid day on page 65

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
"We wadna lichtlie ye - faith na! on page 50

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
wi her, but she wes feart an wadna gae whan she saa at it wes Ke on page 42

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
A beggin dug wadna aet it. on page 39

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
s, screiving, but mibby maist wadna be weil kent tae the Jock or on page 110

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
brushes by the secretary (wha wadna sey a thing onywey) and is on on page 72

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
It wadna be faisible tae raik owre the on page 77

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
magazine wadna be cumin til ye ava binna for on page 10

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ctionars wis stertit and they wadna hae come intae bein athoot th on page 14

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
o aa, yon bangster o a heidie wadna cuid stot the Lochgelly aff h on page 95

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
can Glen an Dr. Colin Will. I wadna contradick aither o thae faur on page 120

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
thair mishanters, thair lifes wadna be tae thole ava. An thare wa on page 127
it baas til, an weans the-day wadna ken a skippin-rope or a cahou on page 129

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
matit in Februar 2000 that it wadna. As tae the fowk sittin on th on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
olved. In the face o this, it wadna mak sense tae try tae play th on page 56

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
d. Haed this been the Yird we wadna be here ony mair. In 2009 a n
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Barack Obama, but it shuirlie wadna hae duin onie better nor ti p
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
steek on thair airms, things wadna be sae fykie. We hear tell th
r aboot sax weeks an noo they wadna hae it onie ither wey.
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Durie, Nick A Scots Letter, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Glasgow, prose
s hailie in Scots sae guid ye wadna hear muckle o it the day an a
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
A wadna lend ma pownie mair,
hie for that ane o the chiels wadna thole the spellin "wird": he
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
Wha wadna be in love,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
leirit fowk the likes o thon wadna be seen deid uisin slang. But
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
While we wadna want tae gae back tae a diet
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
yin said, “I’ll wadger ye wadna bide in thon kirkyaird yersel
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
gen atoms. Hydrodgen on Maurs wadna lest its lane but wad in a co
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
What a fleg Janice sayin she wadna mind tryin haggis an that, bu
ssie, a Baptist nae less, she wadna gae suppin wi the Deil or pre
Faither Abuin - Ye wadna believe what’s been gaun on
raith an minds mysel that she wadna gae oot wi a body that’s no
uist slaistered on here... it wadna be a prayer. I want tae pray,
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ally gien. Scotland on Sunday wadna send a reporter tae the Embra
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ulder Scots, though it likely wadna for Modren Scots, gien the lo
It wadna dae for tae push the analogy
hae an inlat for vocabular at wadna seem, at first blenk, tae bel
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
xt or owerset in Scots, juist wadna wirk.
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
y, verra guid for oorsels. We wadna need ti fash aboot ‘saufin
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
thaim, an thay wadna thole workin wi “coloured
in a factory shuirlie wadna be waur nor waitin on tables
it wis unnerstuid at Himsel wadna bring coloured fowk inti the
lin roch stories an jokes. It wadna be richt, he intoned, for twa
pleens at thair baurs wadna fash us nane an gart us aet o
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
an ither Scots speikers (wha wadna relate the wye they tawk wi o
1 matches

Smith, Jamie The dingin doun o devolution, (Mak Forrit 2020) Central - Edinburgh, blog
that thinks the UK government wadna daur breinge in and write law
’d hummly say that, weel, I wadna be sae shuir. It’s naething
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
that a list o dates an events wadna affuird.
s less-than-braw reputation wadna hae helpit, aitherins (mair a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ae his consait that the Board wadna can hain the language on its
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
or tae finnd a bit whaur they wadna be tredden on. Claver made a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
han. He lat oot a sooch. This wadna juist be somebody seekin his
This wadna dae. Beatrice wis Beatrice, a
He wadna discuss it nae furder, an ins
’s sleepin quarters, bit he wadna tak the leeberty o leukin in
tae get snod in her sate, she wadna daurt shut an ee. She’d aar
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
nners o year. Deed, we likely wadna think a political debate wis
kin them in a political union wadna wirk. His uncannie son Chairl
k the fermers’ pairt – an wadna see ony heize in the price o
estmaister. Leatham’s dream wadna come aboot until 1997 efter m
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
ee whaur the Scots Pairlament wadna be
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
i mair formal contexts, they wadna get that wee grue o feelin or
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
predictin the SNP govrenment wadna mak it tae Hogmanay. It haed
ae be a draw, raelly. The SNP wadna be able tae pass their budget
ot anti-semitism i the pairty wadna hae been onie help tae Ken Mc
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Mackintosh, Henrietta A Tale o Twa Leids: Gaelic, Scots an smoorin wi luve, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Noo, I wadna wish tae ding doon the effort
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Fife etc.” [NB – the SNP wadna need sic muckle swings i thae
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
s presentit i Scots, the news wadna be taen sairiously as it wad
en a lairger platform. This wadna ainlie encourage the yaise o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s o information in a wey that wadna hiv been thocht possible no t
an accuracy that ither-weys, wadna cuid be duin.
ae thair sleekit mooths. They wadna ken truith gin it lowpit up a
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ppit on language grunds or it wadna be logical tae accepp Welsh a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
sh an Norwegian an e'en Broon wadna daur threap Dutch an Norwegia
eakin aboot (1700 onward). He wadna want tae unnerstaun oniewey a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ist o it fair an guid but, it wadna be the Scottish estaiblishmen
Gaelic an Ulster Scots, they wadna need tae bother aboot Scots a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
tal wis Edinburgh, dumfoonert wadna be the word for it yet thon's
haes got me fair bumbazed. A wadna lik tae try an pit a nem tae
"Yer uncle Rob? That wadna be Stookie Rob bi onie chance
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
We doot he wadna hae screivit sic a tuim heidi
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ed in the queue, he howpit he wadna be taen by the maan he kent. on page 78

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
ark he was aboot tae unnertak wadna be fat he was eest wi; but ay on page 30

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
'Ah wadna tak a drink fae you, Wollasto on page 8

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n awa e kaiys o knowledge. Ye wadna gyang im yersels an ye hinner on page 101
knies aneth her wings; bit ye wadna let ma? Leuk, yer Temple his on page 105

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
r side; but the three of them wadna be hard owre the squeak o a m on page 25

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n ye'd steekit thaim ticht it wadna hae happent. Nou dinna gie's on page 11
lice said, acause the kittlin wadna faal its airms the richt wye. on page 13
"I wadna heed about the colour," the T on page 25
id ower tae Aijlice, "or they wadna daar tae dee't!" on page 27
"Na, I wadna!" said Ailice, stamagastert e on page 31
Also on pages 32, 40, 44, 45, 51, 58, 62, 66, 74, 75, 87, 89
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
story, 'This particular cuddy wadna boo nor bend. It wadna move w on page 51

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
‘A wadna like tae meet her on a mirky
s; but, the trowth is, Mither wadna lat them intae the hoose, sae
oon at ferst, fleyt at Mither wadna aloo’t; but than A thocht a
bours, of coorse; but fan she wadna hae’t, it was agreet A wad
h o makkin the dainer, Mither wadna aet it; an I haed aye tae gya
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hid their ain bit grun, they wadna covet the grun ained bi their
ed frae attendin. The takk-aa wadna be veesitin the hoose fur an
let his loon forget it. Matty wadna gyang on tae takk a degree li
pit doon wi dross. Meg Ramsay wadna let Minnie awa till she'd par
n ower his lugs. His galluses wadna bide buttoned, an Matty's mit
10 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
jist efter nine an her fowks wadna bode her hame till twal. Her
haip scent an foostie sex, an wadna hae kent ae eyn o a tap frae
t the entrance, makkin oot he wadna be welcome there iver. Mrs Du
nin that farivir she wis, Jed wadna be far ahint.
name o a grumphie, the boatie wadna sail that day. Gin onybody sp
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
r didna takk her on at aa. He wadna hae spat on Jessie if she wis
e the hoolet bedd in, bit she wadna agree tae share the nest he
angels wadna furl, they said the holly jag
my didna wint him onymair, he wadna bide. He’d rin awa. He tuik
p intae fowk, she sighed, she wadna be roostin in Barney’s scra
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Shetland

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
wis hammerin. He wad tell me, wadna he? Tell me whit?
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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
Wha is't that kens ye wadna gie a snirt on page 144

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