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Use in varieties of Scots

wag Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5 5.1 1.5 9.9 5.8 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences1610 1 1 1 1 2
Number of authors15 9 1 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of wag in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ah growl when ah'm happy, an wag ma tail when ah'm pit oot. So on page 64

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ou, I growl when I'm gled, an wag my tail when I'm angert. Sae on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wis Tam sklentit taeward the wag o the wa in the baur bit cuid on page 27

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
d draw his broos thegither an wag his heid aroun lik he wis sin on page 26

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
RIGHT WAG, that yin. Takes ower the pos on page 1

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
o the wag-at-the-waa ahint ma back is l on page 83

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
s hook the wey maist fowk wid wag a fingir. "But noo I've tae a on page 126

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
If that bowfer winna wag his tail on page 30

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
teir. John’s tung begoud ti wag.
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
rs, pushin throu the mools to wag an wave in the nitherin wind.
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Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
A growl when A'm pleased, an wag ma tail when A'm wild. Theref on page 62

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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The wag at the wa ticks on an still n on page 117

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Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
The wag at the waa cam then, tick-tok on page 19

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
h growl when Ah'm pleased, an wag ma tail when Ah'm vexed. Ther on page 63

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
A growl whin A'm pleased, an wag mae tail whin A'm angry. Sae on page 64

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