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The word 'wat'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
watOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus17.45826
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 42.7 4 2
LAL - General Central 13.1 10 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 109 9 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 69.7 5 4
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 872.1 15 2
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 249.8 7 4
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of wat in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
For weel I wat ye may.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t’s naitral ti the laun, ar wat bi the sam renn cluds, an hae
1 matches

West Central

Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
For friends we made alang the wat, and kept at ony cost
1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hause. She backit awa on the wat ice, an there wis a wee buith
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Juist as wat as ever," said Alison in a do on page 25

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
emy, an then haud a council o wat' on page 36
thill. He wis ower auld fot «wat. Fechtin wis for crouse young on page 38

2 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
ce an hauns a guid dicht wi a wat cloot, an synd thaim wi watte on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ravat that he aye wure. I had wat his foreheid, an had gien him on page 84

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
hit then maun we dae? Weel-ah-wat, wirk nicht and day, body and on page 6

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
As seen's he'd wat his fussle wi a waucht. on page 50

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
s floods were the warst, an a wat August, like last year, cuid on page 17

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An aa my face is sypin wat wi greetin - on page 43

1 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Tap Table, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Caul, wat, trauchlin oot an upward on page 117

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ther things, aboot – weel A wat – thermal vents, thair unso
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
y as its hooves skitit on the wat causey stanes o the Fleshersâ
Wi three muckle brandies tae wat his new granddochter’s heid
2 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
rae Estate. A think it wur Mr Wat. Ferguson an his
the Chisholme Estate, fallaed Wat
reponed tae Wat bi sayin, “Oh, A’ll cut e
wurkin fur Wat Davies (the ex-Girnwud ferm t
treis musie i thair drames o Wat’s moostroopin men.
5 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
@deangillan1 Wat a fuckin wank stain. How ee c(2019)
ed @frankieboyle on @wossy an wat a doon ti earth guy he actual(2012)
run away frae him.div e like wat a din there? #cleverfellowmei(2012)
@GregorHepburn jist wat your used to #bigbirds(2012)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
inby tae dicht its wat feet oan a strand on page 33

1 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
wat splatt on page 62

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Thus on a fence, bedraigelt, wat on page 7

1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Past grey, wat sheep lik ancient staunin sta
Ae wat nicht
2 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Wat an caul an miserable, on page 5

1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
he played on were slunky and wat, ye might call them a slarry, on page 32

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Rinnin wat. on page 6
Claes blak an cattered, wat an reekied, an on page 11
Wat boags streetched braid alang on page 19
The life-wat frae oot yer worl o on page 20
A graip o the sure wat grun, tae on page 24
Also on pages 26, 43, 53
10 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wat an loost an fair frae hame on page 48
Hapless hunter wat an loost, on page 50

2 matches

Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
ye’d whiles fin yin in the wat meeda whar the fahlty broo, f
in huntherwechts an whar, on wat days, a wheen wud gether, wae
2 matches

Fenton, James A' it taks, (Ullans Press 2000) Ulster, poetry
The wat-lint hoag frae a seeplin bing
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
A soomed ma haun in tha saft, wat groond on page 18
blade gaed doon in tha saft, wat muck on page 20

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Doon coul wat mirky pots, tae fill on page 1
n yer haun", the' say, Wairm, wat an strang, on page 13
se. Wullie tuk tha waur o tha wat aff it wi an oul towel, an th on page 18

3 matches

Morrow, Rob Yarns 3 - Kirk and Ceilidhe Memorial, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Poyntzpass, poetry
Wat Scott aye minds us weel,
1 matches

NewtonLass Tay, (newtonlass.blogspot.com 2011) Ulster - Newtownards, poetry
Wairm, wat an strang,
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wat roaks tae clim an sprachle ow on page 2
Coul wat fing'rs on page 35

2 matches

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