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The word 'caws'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cawsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.53822
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 3
WCE - West Central 26.6 6 3
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 25 19 11
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
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 caws in Corpus

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South Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
demesne – that’s whit he caws it but aw the bastard means i
1 matches

General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
r ‘M’ flourishet on it, e caws thaim hees snochter-dichters,
1 matches

(South) East Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
r an aimbulance an meanwhiles caws Morton. He wiz awready at the on page 78
wak; 'Doctor Blair'. Whin she caws back an Ah expleen whit's wra on page 80
caw theem that tae heem - he caws the hale practick iz 'shoppin on page 81

4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
y is haurd ti finnd. Binna he caws cannie aw the whyle, onie fau on page 48

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
, tae oor amazement, Caroline caws the lassie oor. on page 79

1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
linnie graduate is whit ma ma caws folk that've been in the jail on page 169

1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
linnie Gradyooit is wit ma ma caws foak that'v been in thi jail. on page 41

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Nimmo White caws us back til the dour thocht a on page 10

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
mous speirin for a theophanie caws furth this repone frae Jesus on page 136

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nsaumpils o what the narrator caws, brawlie, ‘ill-advised quad
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
™s writings’, an the author caws his awn studies o poems, play
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
here. Him that peys the piper caws the tune, no tae mention the on page 19

1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e the kitchen entrance Dougie caws oot efter me.
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
As yin banshee caws tae its spectral curse o a lu on page 29

1 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
cess. The Committee therefore caws upon the Scottish Government on page 18

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ts affairs in Lunnon, led tae caws for hame rule, stertin fae th on page 40

1 matches

Freeman, Fred Lallans 102 - Burns, Hamish and Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ical and cultural spleit that caws through Scottish life tae thi on page 58

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
awin me "Bibby". And he STILL caws me "Bibby" noo, even though I on page 22

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
appent in the past. Some fowk caws this narrative present tense on page 24
mind o teachin, stories that caws furth mindings fae bairnheid, on page 60

2 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ae the cauld fritter. Frazer caws ower frae across the street. on page 5

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"He caws us orphans." on page 65

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
caws me back tae the street on page 48

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
p://bubl.ac.uk/org/tacit/tac) caws the crack anent haikin, fendi on page 65

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Sa Hildebrand caws God's mirk duim frae hie: on page 87

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
es in Embro wes tae fecht aff caws for siller an Scots in the ce on page 121

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
tent by mony creetics. Google caws maist awthing on the wab tae
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
tae unnerstaun. An this blaud caws the nail tae the heid, certes
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
€Ÿs tae pit forrit. The Order caws for the poll for
PPERA caws for the Commission anent Elec
Communications caws for Ofcom tae astrict braidca
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
That, alang wi the noo common caws for tactical votin amang Lib
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
be duin whit we could wi Zoom caws, but mony o us are sairly mis
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
The Forestry Commission caws a new loch howkit in East Lot
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
irnuins or eventimes or phone caws on page 23

1 matches

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