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The word 'baal'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
baalOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus4.4148
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 22.2 5 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 25.1 4 3
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 88.3 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of baal in Corpus

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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
waarn smooth under a cue baal moon. on page 14

1 matches

Shetland

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
a da war aa be desel Johnnie, baal du da dan ower da side
1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Ailice wes baal tae brak in. "Gin it's unco l on page 51
"I'm fell crouse an baal maistlins," he heild on in a on page 61
myn on the best?" Ailice wes baal tae Speir. on page 65
a's yokit tee again?" she wes baal tae speir. on page 94
eid an the broun?" Ailice wes baal tae speir. on page 96

5 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
es o Spring Druids wid honour Baal, on page 40

1 matches

Edinburgh

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
in Baal-hamon. on page 18

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
agin the contumacious rites o Baal on page 112

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
wad patiently repeat, “The baal (neutral as tae possession) i
hine ain Use) is forenent the baal (neutral as tae possession);
2 matches

General Central

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
tout Captain Hay, the skipper baal, on page 50

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Win thon baal on page 43

1 matches

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