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Use in varieties of Scots

weel-aff Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 3.1 3 0 52.3 0 48.7
Number of occurrences286 2 0 9 0 11
Number of authors10 4 2 1 3

Occurrences of weel-aff in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ain. Aw at aince, we could be weel-aff and free. Whit then maun we d on page 6

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
e hypocrisy o wan o the maist weel-aff on page 45

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
but maistly the yunger sons o weel-aff faimlies. Fer ivvery warkin c on page 147

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ature, had been noticin ither weel-aff, an guid, fowk like himsel ma on page 33
ne o them was James Wright, a weel-aff ironmonger wha coontit amang on page 123

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
ea, guid butcher mait fur the weel-aff that haed the siller tae buy
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
rs or yer kith an kin nor yer weel-aff neepers, they' II jist seek y on page 105

1 matches

Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
and mair o the like. They wis weel-aff, compared tae afore the war,
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
cam weel-kent tae, an wir aye weel-aff. on page 13
drink 'll tink dat a föl is weel-aff. on page 27
Whan I wis weel-aff I towt dat naethin wid come a on page 33
ily an freends an fock dat ir weel-aff, fir dey'll joost aks you bac on page 119
Der wis eence an aafil weel-aff craetir dat bed in a muckle h on page 125
Also on pages 171
9 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Irth's weel-aff eat an warship wull: Thaim th on page 66

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ha hung'rie an haes turnt tha weel-aff bak empie-hannit. on page 70
proafits. But sorra on youse weel-aff fowk, for ye hae got aa ye ir on page 79
r brithers, yer femlie or yer weel-aff nighbers, acause the' wull on on page 95
follaers: "Yinst thair wus a weel-aff man that haed a bodie lukin e on page 97
Lazarus an tha weel-aff man on page 98
Also on pages 101, 105
9 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Doon at Andras', whar weel-aff fowk noo bide, on page 1

1 matches

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