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The word 'coudna'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
coudnaOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.24717
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 35.5 8 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.9 5 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 35.5 27 7
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)
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 coudna in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
that wis richt quair, fur he coudna see mither dyeuk, or aa the i on page 84

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ty wis still cummen aboord we coudna believe et. We wis runnen oot on page 19

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
aa her siller on doctors att coudna dee naething for her, cam up on page 94
it he wis spikkin aboot; they coudna mak heid nor tail o't, it wis on page 111

2 matches

General Northern

Reid, Adeline Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Clootie Duff, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
We coudna get enough o it an ayewiz not on page 20

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
pee in, bit a coudna think a wid hae the richt aim
the best o times, an e coudna spek onnie Scoats. Ye can jis
wi trays an tickets, bit thay coudna
er hes donnert weys, an hoo e coudna mind
t it e widna say, or e said e coudna mind. Whin
6 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
(Ah jist coudna dee wi'oot ma oatcakes m'n)
1 matches

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
s gorbilt up thair denner, he coudna jyne in, kis he haedna plack on page 46

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
the street tae see what thay coudna believe. A wumman in breeks.
nakit onywey,” qo Janice. I coudna credit what I wis hearin, but
Kin o: I still coudna believe it. Whan I got Elsie
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ivin awa up the stair like it coudna wait for the bathroom.
1 matches

Edinburgh

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
reever can win tae dae whit I coudna. Tae thaim I say, wi Gavin Do on page ix

1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
And coudna thole her sweity bowf on page 33
Ginty coudna hae come tae her ain weddin e on page 137

2 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Ah Maunna, ah Coudna, ah WON'T on page 30

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
"Troth ye coudna come a lang weys on that.' on page 16
He coudna say mair. On a sudden he bego on page 30
But the wee prince coudna dern his admiration: on page 31
ome in the form o a seed. She coudna ken ocht o ither warlds. Affr on page 32
inessman apent his mooth, but coudna think on an answer. Sae the w on page 49
Also on pages 54, 59, 66, 72, 84, 86, 91
16 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tho they coudna shape their Inglis on page 49

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
A frein o yours I coudna mollicate! on page 45

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
kscotland.com/area2.htm) that coudna be seen aforehaund wi awthing on page 65

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
whiles. Aiblins gin thon fowk coudna lauch at thair mishanters, th on page 127

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
pectit wey! The national bard coudna hae expressed this better! An on page 133

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ckit the the first telescopes coudna dream o seein. The warld’s
1 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ds nor a dowt ootby the broo, coudna hae in it something sae aefau
eid o the oreeginal, for thon coudna be duin but wi a wapon-gret i
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Ye coudna jist uptak the kittle speil
Beatrice (deid langsyne) but coudna tak up the fou import o the h
2 matches

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