A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of caa in Corpus

Central

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 82 - Holy Corners o Auld Scotia, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
his son Jacob tae a place caa'd Padanaram. on page 56

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Cameron, Peter Lallans 83 - The Twice-fed Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
kittle his lug, but caa canny, on page 82

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Please caa cannie wi whit ye say ti her on page 23
Kate an her faither caa'd the crack out-throu thair d on page 25

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
. MacNeil hid been expectin a caa tae finalise arrangements for on page 43

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ap the jaur for fear it micht caa the heid aff some puir body, on page 9
s's tail; "but for why dae ye caa it dowie?" An she kep on thin on page 29
sae she ettlt she'd better caa canny WI it. on page 44

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
They'r caa'n him "Caledonia's Bard"! on page 23

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Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wad caa inbye the bakery on page 129

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
winter, she sadly had a quick caa tae the warm beild o Heaven t on page 27
or I dout if ony sodgers will caa back the nicht efter the sur on page 53
- in whit some folk cam tae caa 'The Glorious Revolution' o 1 on page 62
whit the hale nation came tae caa 'The Seiven IH Years' "he yea on page 63

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
on Skald. Ah wis expectin the caa an wis airlie roun an buskit. on page 14

2 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ond or the concept seemit tae caa fur them. We dae nou hae the on page viii
caa tae mind yer luves wi wine; on page 1

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
There wis nae mair caa Fir his purity and passion: on page 23
your Uncle Nick? There's nae caa fir whit I dealt in; I've los on page 78

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
'Caa furth the east wun,' caa'd Solomon. on page 171

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We still seek fir a sang tae caa oor ain. on page 42
We caa'd wirsels Polmaise Wives Supp on page 65
Ah caa'd fowk 'Scab', but ye ken whi on page 72
Ah leeve in a place in Fife caa'd Kelty, on page 74
screivit a glegsome imitation caa'd 'Sober Advice from Horace'! on page 110
Also on pages 115, 118, 121, 144, 146
15 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
That's whit ye caa an accident. Okay, are ye hap on page 74

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
wi nae mithir tae caa on page 62
sim fowk caa me stupit on page 63

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ident wark, a Slessor tae her caa, on page 8
new mon, bricht-faced at his caa, on page 13
us at grekin an mirk's houlet caa on page 32
An gin ye bid a trumpet caa on page 60
Tae caa ma face in thocht, on page 77

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
s besom. Hackie, oo uised tae caa him. Whanever A wis wantin in on page 125

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
. An the Meenister's wife wid caa roond for afternane tea an si on page 120

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ballads' are mair whit we wad caa tradeetional verses that were on page 62

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
rts: wha ever hard o a lassie caa'd Mireille (or een Mireio, he on page 50

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
s morn, ye maun dee." Syne he caa'd the dure tae an she sate on on page 42

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
dauner doun tae Sanquhar tae caa in on his auld freen Bob John on page 17

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Nae caa tae pettifog. Unprecedentit. on page 112

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
throu yon curtain, as fowk caa it? on page 18

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
caa attour the blae luift. A tott on page 18

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Cannae caa up its sun, its starns, its d on page 21

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
k the quhyt interlowpers daur caa on page 87

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Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
ti whaur Daith caa'd his cattle hame on page 143

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Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
Thare's thaim wad caa him sleekit, on page 41

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a baur by Ian Mac a'Ghobhainn caa'd A' Fuming Laird (is "Imph, on page 126

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Raxt for the quaich an caa'd it in the fluid, on page 10

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
lat us caa tae mind our sins. on page 97

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An malisons I caa upon the hour on page 42

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Wi planets at His beck an caa, on page 53

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Back-Eyn, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
for years we've fleen laigh, caa'ed canny, on page 70

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
When they caa 'ehz doon' on page 123

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
t on SCOTSEEN. This is whit I caa 'video-enhancement' o our sou on page 46

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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
chil the skouth o an M.P. tae caa his ain gait wi the whip sees
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Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
still had time tae scrieve ‘Caa the Yowes tae the Knowes’,
mn wis chiselled her poem, ‘Caa the Yowes’, an roon the bas
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Perrie, Walter Lallans 74 - The Lion Laid Low by the Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A passing lion fairly caa’d their bunnets doon.
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s besom. Hackie, oo uised tae caa him. Whanever I wis wantin in
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
g like my wee dou for him tae caa hersel.
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
tain Tammas Scott felt the caa o nature sumtime durin the ni
ye caa leein, the intelligentsia, me
ntsia, meanin the likes o me, caa artistic licence.”
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
shuin he cuid caa his ain, the first shuin at p
caa’d us intil his office. He h
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
body phoned the pollis frae a caa box. Some bairn, they think,
rd trauchle an frichtit phone caa. Then the
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
o us that care maun hear the caa - aa thegither.
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
s o mebbe 25. Her auld mither caa’d oot tae her an the ither
ne, whan her grandmither haed caa’d her tae the windae tae se
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
on ither days. An they warnae caa’d ‘pairties’ either; it
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
me shaw neeps wi a sickle an caa the haundle whan they got cha
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
e fling fae your mooth is tae caa a cheil a Tory. In thir PC da
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
g ye at has ne'er sinned nane caa the first stane at her" an ef
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McDonald, Alistair Lallans 59 - Huntegowk, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Netherlee, poetry
Caa “Cuckoo” loud as the best
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
n I’m the bletherin gowk ye caa me,
nither did. A judge o Pistoia caa’d Guelfo Taviani tuik it on
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ey. Auld Major (as he wis aye caa’d, tho kent as Vailey Vire
the pigs wis twa young boars caa’d Snawba and Napoleon, that
ang them wis a bausie wee pig caa’d Squaiker, that haed unco
on (or ‘Maister’, as they caa’d him), or made elementar r
aboot this mysterious country caa’d Sugarcandy Hill, whaur aa
7 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
The Pandit got the man tae caa Malik as weill, an he arrived
rn o threid. “Whit div thoo caa that?” she askit.
Guzul!” an thereby caa doon thunner an lichtnin on h
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McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
wheepled an hooch’t, an he caa’d thaim ilk yin:
But I hard him caa back, or he snuived out o sic
2 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
Left a message fer a caa back fae the emergency dentis(2020) search twitter
een as the bad guys when thur caa'in oot safety concerns, espec(2020) search twitter

@johnstone_shane tweeted
unpopular eh? A phenomenon A caa the Kerouac ee roll - “Wha� (2018) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ed the hens fae a cog; an the caa, "poot, poot, poot" was aneug on page 55

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
arks? Seerly they canna aa be caa'd Carlsberg, can they? Are th on page 43

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
oo he wis ti gie fit ye micht caa his maiden speech or virgin p on page 53

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
gied a laach. 'That's fit we caa the convoys that rin roon the on page 44

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
'A'd caa it aa doon the neist mornin', on page 35

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
ole it far he was, he was tae caa up, raither than gyang wanner on page 30

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ed oot aa the dough "Luck? Ye caa me lucky? on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Thi Boddim Coo we eestae caa thi aul fog horn, thi peer ho on page 5
ther, a sippoase at's fit yea caa "Haim Seik." Steil starving, on page 32
"'"Lookoot'"' eis we eece tae caa eit, oneywuly, sumtyme's we w on page 50
urnet, or Jib cis we eest tae caa em, eif hee weis sikken tae g on page 55
" an ma faither , "Chief" Aye caa ma faither at couse hee's thi on page 60
Also on pages 62
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah jist like te caa a spaad a spaad," she'll say. on page 58
uma'. Bit fitivver ye wint te caa er, she's a survivor. Her sto on page 65
e, fin she'd feenished, she'd caa it aa throwe a mungle, the wi on page 87

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
at expression. Is that fit ye caa't fin Wullie says that Mrs Ch on page 94

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ur'. Hiv ye nae seen fit they caa their 'private enterprise' sp on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Folk aat caa their hooses efter theirsels. on page 29
bairns eesed te termint ye an caa ye 'Donald Duck' ." on page 35
"Ye can caa ma fitivver the hell ye like, on page 41
Ah caa tee the parlour door an ging on page 79
you folk wi 4 lack o fit they caa 'emotional intelligence', App on page 82
Also on pages 95
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e taen tae e coort, an gin ye caa him a feel, ye maun answer fo on page 12
s day on aa ginnerations will caa ma Blist, on page 80
airnie, an they were gyan tae caa him Zechariah, efter his fadd on page 81
veesit e gweed livin, bit tae caa the ill deein till e richt wy on page 88
e ye, fan they cass ye oot an caa ye for aathin, an scowff at y on page 89

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
affa gweed reputation - folk caa im the 'Painless Dintist'." on page 9
ch an addit, "At's fit wi' ll caa im - eeseless." on page 17

3 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
hin tae dae tae save his life caa his wife in on page 137
Ye can caa 'em i'Griffins on page 183

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
r the slope o a wee hill they caa'ed The Bannock. There wis jis on page 12
ist, "nae winner the towrists caa this 'a rural Paradise'." on page 15
"Ma faither caa'd the War the Grim Reaper's L on page 19

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
e bide; but it's fut ye micht caa an aal-farrant kirk. It hauds on page 24
An antrin veesitor wad surely caa in by, aat wad be caapable o on page 25

3 matches

Strachan, Shane Northwords Now 43 - Shane Strachan, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Doric, poetry
and a scurrie's lonely caa-caa on page 19

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
r the twa cuttie ferlies they caa shanks?" crawed the Sea Carli on page 120

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ourit her braith a bittie she caa'd doun tae the Fite Keing, fa on page 17
confeirance tae the filk ye'd caa thon een a howe." on page 31
they gat stertit: aa she can caa tae myn is at they war . rinn on page 32
ere the Clegg-iddergaits fowk caa't a Horseflee," Ailice begoud on page 41
stang-Draigon-flee, some fowk caa't." on page 42
Also on pages 44, 45, 61, 63, 77, 78, 79, 83, 85, 88, 92, 94, 100
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
brainy bloke like yersel wid caa a misnomer, Wittgenstein. Ah on page 88

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ix the Ba, wis fit he wad hae caa'd anathema ti him. Ah've said on page 72

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
him the walkie-talkie – he caa’d Katiebella for aathing. A
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hite, an the stank eneuch tae caa ye ower. She faulded her fing
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"Caa her Pranny," quo Kieran, "it'
. Birl tree, birl, they baith caa oot. The tree birls like a pe
"We sud caa it the Quarry Quine," quo Jen
muckit-oot; an aboot fit they caa the conceptual thinking ahint
er nevoy, Jed. Bappy, as fowk caa him fyles."
5 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ale widpecker, fa is luvingly caa’d ‘Woody’ in ma hoose,
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Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
divisions even mair. If a sae-caa’d ‘solution’ causes a b
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
naewey but a cauld street tae caa hame, on social media. Mony a
fa dinna even hae a place tae caa hame.
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
the Officer, nae sure fit to caa him.
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
y chynged. He wis roch wi me. Caa’ed me names I’d nivver he
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ichty but the yard wiz a fair caa tee. Onyhoo wi this the gaird
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Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
low the bush. She decided tae caa it ‘Catty’ because it see
1 matches

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
n the bunting I'd seen a film caa'd 'Ice Cold in Alex' I dinna
nly bein stuff aboot some lad caa'd Yorick that he kent or some
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ither bairns because they’d caa him names like “Big Heed, N
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
fit wiz causin it but I jist caa’d awa an kindo ignored it.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
ghed Lowpity.”Yon’s fit I CAA a brakfast.”
heist her up-the neist it wad caa her doon. Puir Birly felt fit
a that the ither bairns didna caa him his richt name o Dauvit,
guff o ye’s eneuch tae caa a body ower.”
long. The guff wis eneuch tae caa a
5 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
y cried hame. Hame, aye, they caa it that still but they’re n
it she’s become. They winna caa her quine nae mare. Mebbe nae
’s buik in haun, I hear the caa o the sea and there I’m dra
eze or the tide, it micht the caa o she, Chris, or that o ma mi
4 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
mals, birdies an beasties tae caa hame. They will wark as a nat
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit div ye caa em?(2015) search twitter
hinmaist nicht - bit winnae caa a press conference!(2018) search twitter
esenter, ah’ll get the phone caa ony minty noo!(2019) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
aneadam Ats i perfect wird ti caa yon feel, he i biggest gype i(2019) search twitter
aberdeentaxi1 Pair o Gypes. I caa it a Buttery, ma pal caas it (2019) search twitter
Place i top half back on and caa it a Stealth Rowie. She wis a(2019) search twitter
cotland I used it jist noo ti caa @ChrisMochan a muckle gype. ((2019) search twitter
@ionafyfe 100points fir caa'in the richt name ??(2020) search twitter

@AMaxwell54 tweeted
rdeenshire teuchter - we aye caa'd it a jab. Fan Ah first cam (2020) twitter link

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
cookies. Bit on e other hand, caa em onythin' , jist dinna caa (2019) search twitter
n wi yon microwave stuff they caa porritch.(2020) search twitter
iots @DoricPhrases the' dinna caa it e' poop deck fir nithin'. (2019) search twitter
@DoricPhrases is es fit they caa "mares tails"? https://t.co/V(2020) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
luikin North. Div, gaan, wer, caa canny, clarty, hud gaan. Anyo (2020) twitter link
rs hae tae stick thegither an caa oot folk for bias an prejudic (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
o the Hoose. Whit ye'd caa wir bar. He'll sort ye. on page 9
wis matched her face tae the caa, her styman bletheran tae her on page 103

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
plenty that poo hoo whit they caa diddle diddle music, bit tae on page 48

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
wheech, as hid, caa-an tae me, let me gyung,' on page 58

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
ashleystorrie Ah doot whit we caa the drumstick is the bit belo (2021) twitter link

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
atween dem. An da space we'll caa da lift.' So cam da mirknen a on page 3
at ir no i dis crö. I hae ta caa dem in as weel an dan dey'll on page 139

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
Fock caa'd him Grotti-Buckie, fur his on page 2
A peerie moose caa'd Tirli-Wirli used ta veesit on page 14

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
notion at shü's gay, as dey caa it. I can feel da fokk starin on page 17
ir lack dee, an dy een. We'll caa him Jeems, eftir dee ... Jeem on page 35
e dere. "Yun's da first clean caa dir hedd in years, John Johns on page 73
ah'll just oppen da grind, an caa dem in ta da park.' on page 74

4 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
wir dialect - wir language, caa hit whit you will on page 19

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
"An whit caa you her? Da Young Yarl sed at on page 35

2 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
aekers. Twartree spaekers wid caa da language as Shetlandic, bi on page 7
idder language variety, we ey caa da language wi its ain naem, on page 12
e in Shaetlan. It is whit dey caa a clossmid roonded vowel, an on page 24
top /kɪʃi/ (kishie); /ka:/ (caa) on page 26
Whit dey caa derivational morphemes maks n on page 39
Also on pages 74, 76, 86, 87, 88, 95, 98, 106
16 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Caa'in whaals in Whiteness Voe on page 62

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
tle wi yalloo stuff athin hit caa’ed DISHWORTH’S FAMOUS DAN
Dey wir somethin caa’ed BRILLIDENT FOR CLEANIN F
ID PARAFFIN, da neist een wis caa’ed. Hit wis a muckle bottle
r lovely aerosol can. Hit wis caa’ed HELGA’S HAIRSET. HADD
Dey wir a bottle o scent caa’ed FLOOERS O NEEPS. Hit sta
6 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
uckle estate wi three hooses, caa'd the Sooth Hoose, the Hiech
the years - an haen bitties caa'd doun tae mak scowth for eik
t it. Asweel, he bade a chiel caa'd Jock that he'd seen pyntin
3 matches

Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
How kin you caa somewye a 'hol' yur niffer ev
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
standard. In idder wirds, ta caa a language a dialect is juist
e a dialect is juist whit you caa it fae da viewpoint o anidder
English, whin we wid maestly caa it ‘The Shetland Dialect.�
Dis is whit I wid caa Shaetlan - dat is, whit we c
it I wid a caad, an wid still caa, Shaetlan.
11 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
tongue, as da group is aptly caa'd!

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
��Whit does du tink we should caa da bairns?” axed Taedir. I
Whit wid you caa dem? If you hae ony suggestio
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
idder guid subject. Da bairns caa hit H.O. Wi aa da tiefin we d
at playtime. An trows should caa hide-an-seek skuttamilla-skro
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rip tae Lapland. A’ll niver caa him nearbigyaain agaen. He se
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
f paet bank. An tae tink fokk caa wis trows ill-trickit? Whit a
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
'Whit sall we caa him?' aksed Freya, Magnus's p
Mitten - is dey wir wint ta caa Smootie- fur days. Dey aksed
2 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
I do, yun's no whit they were caa'd back in my day! https://t.c(2021) search twitter

@HazelTindall tweeted
on o föshinless is whit I’d caa vyndless. My favourite weird (2020) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
o folk, incl me fae da Ness, caa dem scabby mans heid. Likkly (2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
uckers'', love dat. I mind we caa'd de drooned wirms in puddles(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Sae she caa'd softly efter eet: "Moose, d on page 22
"Whae's caa'in fowk noo?" th Hatter asked on page 72

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
me gin ye come, Patricia, but caa cannie gin ye dout ye micht f on page 5

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
sea. It seemed her mind could caa up whitiver it wisst.
1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@GregorHepburn - al b caa in e up and doon on this in n(2012) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
youse fae aff us twae Billy. Caa canny an haud furrit.(2020) search twitter
@Angelinekking Aye, caa canny an dinnae mak mair wark(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
ae a pair o weans: yin weefla caa'ed Jock, an a wee lassie caa' on page 3

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
ye'll hae foond what tha folk caa McBane's skull, wha has clock on page 8
Like a video caa fae tha mirk o tha kirkyaird, on page 11
o banes an wunnered should he caa Tha Peelers. He decided no ta on page 13
Jest watter quails' eldrich caa. on page 15
A heerd tha watter quail's caa on page 19

5 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
inn o Man haes naewhar he can caa hame." Anither o hïs follaer on page 9
gie ye a wee sinn! An ye maun caa hïm Jhone. on page 69
in a wean, a sinn, an ye maun caa hïm Jesus. He wull be ootsta on page 70
in, an the' wur aa wantin tae caa hïm eftèr hïs faither. on page 71
name that tha angel sayed tae caa hïm lang afore he wus boarn. on page 72
Also on pages 78, 80, 83, 87, 95
16 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Thut we been caa'd til bare, on page 24

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Whitespots, bes whut we caa this lan on page 1
Boul Colonel Paddy caa'd his hame, on page 2
in tha thurties, Thair's nae caa fur that nooadays, mine, wi t on page 8
Ye wudnae mine giein me a caa whutiver day y'ir fur cumin, on page 27
n hir this ages, A gied hir a caa tae esk if she wud dae this t on page 29

8 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
y fur thair tae be eneuch o a caa frae mithers an faithers fur on page 27
llit furtae prig an shuit tha caa fur afore-schuil lairnin adae on page 29
(a) Whaur thair's pruif o a caa fur it, graith an pit tae tha on page 30
n furtae fordèr an shuit tha caa fur eftèr furst-heicht lairn on page 31
it til thair han, steidit oan caa fur it, effeirin, throu-beari on page 32
Also on pages 34, 35
14 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Yin caa'd Peter and yin caa'd Paul on page 6
Come tae caa on me on page 20

3 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
caa'd fer a thrie tradeetions mod on page 16
l catchment. The ootby review caa'd fer the grawin o' the on page 41

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
A've heerd o thon thing they caa Bakebook, on page 35
Waeoot a phone caa tae me neighbour!! on page 54

2 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
Boys A had what some yins wid caa a big birthday tha ither dey.
yabanagh Sandy Robinson it is caa’ed Oul Age.
2 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
eid-coont bis uised tae mak a caa oan hoo ye pye fur an plenish
Ye can gie a caa tae oor leid helpline (fur na
sent oot til ye in tha poast, caa oor leid helpline (fur naethi
ont oan paper. Forbye, ye can caa oor leid helpline (fur naethi
Ye can caa oor leid helpline (fur naethi
11 matches

Hume, David Aince the corncrake caa’ed, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ballycarry, poetry
A hae hear’d the corncrake caa
A bonnie caa fornenst the hills
A hae hear’d the cuckoo caa
But the corncrake’s caa’s awa tae stay.
4 matches

DfC Press Offys Hargey sets oot Owersettin Hub, (Depairtment fur Commonities 2021) Ulster, government
an publict hoalidays. Tha Oan Caa Press Offycer can be got at 0
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Oul money, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
wi a half croon, at sim folk caa’ed a half dollar — thon w
al pence. Then cum a sixpence caa’ed a tanner an a threepence
��ed a tanner an a threepence caa’ed a thruppenny-bit. Noo we
and finally half o thon agane caa’ed a fardin.
4 matches

Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
hon A hae pit oot a public “Caa fer Notions” adae wi’ the
1 matches

Millar, Al Poortith Bono owersettin, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
St Patrick caa’d Zelensky NOT
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
I jalouse you're no what we'd caa a native spaker, but a daicen (2014) twitter link
r Scots wurd for "scarecrow"? Caa them "tattie bogles" up aboot (2014) twitter link
rstaun English or Erse (as we caa "Irish"), but I'll hoke oot a (2014) twitter link
dinnae bother aboot what tae caa it! Aa the best! (2014) twitter link
a quare notion for Scotland! Caa doon tae @thefelonsclub at da (2014) twitter link
and 19 other occurrences.