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wadnae Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 27.2 9 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences6053 6 0 0 1 0
Number of authors19 16 3 1

Occurrences of wadnae in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
l let ye ken; an gin I wis, I wadnae want yours; I dinnae like tha on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
sartorial conter o ilk ither wadnae be faur wrang. on page 26
erse an yer lugs thegither ye wadnae luk oot o pliss in Burma.', on page 27

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
m up tae ma bahookie but thay wadnae stey up, an juist rowed back on page 22

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r o need. A wee pickle siller wadnae gang a-miss, mind ye, tae hel on page 29
at o his bonny Bess. But fear wadnae plou his rigs or saw his corn on page 59
he puir folk hereaboots ... I wadnae think there's ony need tae fa on page 73

4 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
sing sangs, this renaissance wadnae hae come aboot. on page 56

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Ay. A ken! Rosie wadnae mind, an yon pome fae Rabbie on page 79
ld for lions, an yin geenipig wadnae bi eneuch!" on page 80

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
arch ower again in Glesca, Ah wadnae be able for tae gae back an f on page 9

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
geant say tae him? Shuirly he wadnae be puit on a chairge for dese on page 17

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ened. On a day like this, wha wadnae faur raither be fishin up at on page 136

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
wadnae hae bin wastit, on page 87

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
dour faced Asian lassie that wadnae speik tae onybody onyweys, na on page 37

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ivver thai wir ... Onywey, it wadnae dae tae let aw an sindry deci on page 18

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
laes wir guid bit her grannie wadnae lukked oot o pliss in thaim.
s oan, ir wind it. A baudrons wadnae git ye up in the nicht wi col
2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ent that noo. But his smeddum wadnae lat him gie owre. “I’m ga
1 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
we left in guid order whan he wadnae serve us ony mair on
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uid be shair that a gleg push wadnae smash her waik body an aa? Sh
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r o the Classics forby, Young wadnae be expeckit tae tak preesoner
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
be up tae oor necks in it. We wadnae be able tae contract oot aw o
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
ae me or onybody else that ah wadnae last twa meenits in a warld '
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e wis dealt wi explicitly. He wadnae be shawn mercy, nor clemency,
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
s an disband, as they kent it wadnae be lang afore Edward an the E
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
d been sent tae protect? They wadnae lat us in their gairden tae d
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ben the hoose wha couldnae or wadnae leave, Sellar spak his maist
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
did in oor time. But ah still wadnae chynge oors for theirs.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Deid huddies an the Moray Eel, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the record tae guarantee thae wadnae be tradin awa fishin rights e
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
kit fowk hid tae sweer an she wadnae waant him hearin hes Dad bein
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
gif I was god... my ego wadnae let me be almichty
e lord,’ for badness sake I wadnae let on it wis me
gif I was ...the godheid wadnae countenance ony religious int
3 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aund-ownership, ken — an he wadnae be wrang. Vistas that a vísi
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
gie the community a boost. He wadnae budge. Then three o the best
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@jack_capener tweeted
nae stey in Glesga massel sae wadnae ken local names fir neeborhei(2019) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
didnae ken whit wey Farquhar wadnae gaun tae the kirk, bit wi him on page 100

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
It wadnae be a trip tae Switzerland ath on page 6

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ll-luck on his heid. His wife wadnae caimb her hair efter gloamin
the ordinar wye o things, we wadnae think o makkin eese o onybody
y peely-wally on arrival…he wadnae hae let the room if he'd kent
3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“A wadnae! Yon Billy-gaits naw for rinn
1 matches

Southern

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
A suppose they must, or there wadnae be salmon comin' back every y
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