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Use in varieties of Scots

caa'd Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20 9.8 22.6 59.6 75.6 10.3 44.3
Number of occurrences6419 15 6 13 1 10
Number of authors25 8 5 1 6 1 5

Occurrences of caa'd in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
s the place his faither aince caa'd hame. on page 27
A preseenter they caa'd him. on page 31

2 matches

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

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Kate an her faither caa'd the crack out-throu thair den on page 25

1 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

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
We caa'd wirsels Polmaise Wives Suppor on page 65
Ah caa'd fowk 'Scab', but ye ken whit 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
Sisyphus the dwarf, then they caa'd him 'Shorty', on page 118
Also on pages 121, 144
8 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
. Then again, mebbe no - she caa'd them cluck-clucks. I wis spea on page 74

1 matches

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, her on page 50

1 matches

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 h on page 42

1 matches

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

1 matches

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, Hu on page 126

1 matches

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

1 matches

Doric

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 they on page 43

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Wi ' bairns caa'd Chris and Meg, ooh on page 183

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Ma faither caa'd the War the Grim Reaper's Lan on page 19

1 matches

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 w on page 17
get his basnet wappit on. (He caa'd it a basnet, tho for seer it on page 61
ae Ailice as he spak, "tae be caa'd an 'eggie'sairlie fashious!" on page 77
tell me the meanin o the poem caa'd 'Vammerjocky'?" on page 83
"Aye, siccar it is. An it's caa'd the 'grairt', ye ken, acause on page 85
Also on pages 92, 100
7 matches

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 t on page 72

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 ke
nly bein stuff aboot some lad caa'd Yorick that he kent or someth
2 matches

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

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Fur he caa'd her a dozey owld bat. on page 2
Hid's aboot a wife caa'd Sadie and sheu bade doon at t on page 35
peedie bit o flatulence' near caa'd the poor pair ower. on page 51
hen he bragged up a brave boy caa'd Bertie, wha came tae the kirk on page 62
like a billy goat and nearly caa'd me ower. on page 68
Also on pages 69
6 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
caa'd bi twartree names: Shetlandic on page VI
bi his face alonn, shö wid a caa'd him a fish) - an he ronged a on page 56
"We caa'd him Tortoise becaas he 'taugh on page 96
"Dat's da raeson dey're caa'd lessons," da Gryphon said: "b on page 98
. "Does du ken whit wye hit's caa'd a whiteen?" on page 103

5 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 he on page 2
A peerie moose caa'd Tirli-Wirli used ta veesit hi on page 14

2 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 Ho
the years - an haen bitties caa'd doun tae mak scowth for eik-o
t it. Asweel, he bade a chiel caa'd Jock that he'd seen pyntin up
3 matches

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

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

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
uckers'', love dat. I mind we caa'd de drooned wirms in puddles d(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, der on page 22

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
As whiles thon gadget's caa'd. on page 47
Whun oor leid's caa'd a fake. on page 48
An sae the' caa'd a big debate, on page 57

3 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
ce fowk hoaked fur lead (the' caa'd it "whites") on page 1
Boul Colonel Paddy caa'd his hame, on page 2

2 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

2 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 model on page 16
l catchment. The ootby review caa'd fer the grawin o' the on page 41

2 matches

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