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Use in varieties of Scots

blaa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 0.5 16.5 0 40.7 0 39.8
Number of occurrences281 11 0 7 0 9
Number of authors14 1 5 5 3

Occurrences of blaa 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.

Central

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
He'll blaa, an birl ye lik a tap! on page 50

1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
bonnie nicht, wi jist the wee blaa o win noo an then gaarin the on page 40

2 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
in thocht thi tap weis gantae blaa cleen aff, fin eit veylinley on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. "Weel, Ah dinna like te blaa," said Chantelle. "Bit it wis on page 58
n, "Nae fat, bit yet ye widna blaa ower in the win, either." on page 70
onythin o note - naethin te blaa aboot - naethin te mak Mam p on page 79
d awa an he felt the caal win blaa throwe him an saa the dykes f on page 93

4 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
fan ye dee some gweed, dinna blaa aboot it tae aabody lik e hyp on page 13

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
She didna get oot much, an a blaa o fresh air did her a pooer o on page 75

1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ny I wis feart at I cappy wid blaa awaa(2019) search twitter
Jist spint i last half 'oor blaa'in up some quines inflatable (2019) search twitter

Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
Chills blaa fæ oot da voyied, on page 18

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
owels is formed bi lattin air blaa ithoot onythin idda wye fae d on page 23

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
blaa'in on da horn. Da shaste is f on page 62

1 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
ight an fluffy ta let da wind blaa it dry an da sun bake oot da
1 matches

Graham, Laurence Flans Frae Da Haaf, (Shetland For Wirds 2000) Shetland, poetry
Whaar winds sall never blaa.
Whaar winds sall never blaa nae mair
2 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tae wairm Novemmer's blaa. on page 10
Nae big bad wolf cud blaa on page 15
Whar tha halie spurit blaa's lake tha wun on page 17
Risin mair stoor tae gar him blaa his neb. on page 18
Jist gie's a blaa whun ma line's free - on page 43
Also on pages 45, 48
7 matches

Smyth, Anne I Corinthians 13, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster, prose
ae craa crouse, disnae bum an blaa.
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
a oors gaed by til tha stoarm blaa’d itsel oot, tha wun drapâ€
1 matches

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