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caal Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words31.2 1 117.6 79.5 0 10.3 48.7
Number of occurrences1002 78 8 0 1 11
Number of authors21 2 12 4 1 2

Occurrences of caal in Corpus

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Central

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
tit bell, flat grey an ringin caal. Cloud settlit ower us.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
han amused. “Quhit dis thoo caal that?” she repeatit, correc
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
out. "C'mon! Dinna let it get caal!" on page 29
rel o the gun. Oh, but it wis caal. Caal as the grave. on page 34

4 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
s steen, 'it's mebbe a bittie caal in here, but it's quait onywe on page 46

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
y cud get roddit, there cam a caal on Inspector Mundie's mobile on page 83

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
an the win an watter's byous caal. Noo gin ye were ti lowp ower on page 44

3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
O mirk an o haar an o caal. on page 34

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
Baak at hame, a tillyphone caal brocht gweed news fae the soc on page 30

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
as made his bleed run caal wi fear on page 12

1 matches

Lawrie, Alastair Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Win, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
The win's caal croonin owre the bents on page 90

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Craalen ben eih caal boddim, looken fur a chaa, on page 27

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Syne, loon, fan at caal win blaws doon the glen richt on page 10

6 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Fir fit biles dry, rins caal. on page 6
Fa chaaved in caal, an feat an glare, on page 11
'Maisie, oan the caal meat coonter it Tesco's. She on page 22
wis a great lang queue it the caal meat coonter an Maisie didna on page 23
a leukit up te see Maisie fae caal meats comin spangin ben the p on page 25
Also on pages 26, 51, 54, 55, 66, 74, 76, 78, 83, 86
15 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
irms, sighin wi relief as the caal win stairtit te waaft oot, qu on page 10
relief as he slippit inte the caal watter. on page 11
ookit him wi a great splash o caal watter. on page 13
- frozen te the marra bi aat caal North-east win. on page 21
yer broo an takkin baith yer caal hans in mine. An syne, Ah thi on page 23
Also on pages 71, 93, 94
8 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ine o folk stannin oot in the caal. "Like heidless chuckens, at' on page 7
Norman's seat an him hairdly caal. Ah thocht ye'd bi it the fun on page 15
cht face es she wrung oot the caal flannel an clappit it onno Do on page 24
ebs, bit ere's ayewis some'dy caal it Sunshine Grove. on page 45
rollin oot aroon ma; feel the caal Northeast win oan ma face; he on page 48

5 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
s, Cheetie! But it turn't aat caal, an there on page 10
seer ye, my daatie, I turn't caal richt tae the eyns o my fuske on page 19
e, an sen she wes gettin unco caal wi sittin still for sae lang, on page 44
"I misdout he'll get the caal fae liggin on the weetie girs on page 57
"I wad hae thocht at jowin caal watter ower ye wad be better, on page 94

5 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
A caal smoorin haar wis craalin in f on page 86

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
It wis a caal mornin in Mairch an there wis on page 104

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
yte; an, nae doot, catcht the caal for aa ma tribble.' on page 89

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
m bed, the ootside lavvy on a caal winter nicht didna haud muckl on page 75

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ord; lettin their coffee ging caal; their moos were half open, t
r depairted glories An in its caal hairt it
mi imagination. It was richt caal in that hole an Ah stumped mi
3 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
tell me she’d haen a phone-caal fae a quine at bade across th
1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Ye feel e caal, hard steens an shiver. Ye lo
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
dermalm in Stockholm is a gey caal place in the hairt o winter.
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
e stumblin, fawin back on the caal fleer desperately kiverin, ri
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
e haap a man’s back fae the caal. As he teen it aff Ackers spo
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
the sea. He shuddered as the caal ween blasted roon him. A win
ve tellt them it wiz only the caal ween but it wisna the ween av
soakin o weet an blae wi the caal. She’d get him dried an gie
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
kened she wiz shiverin wi the caal. Och she’d let tha Aga gyan
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he grate. She shivered wi the caal an pulled her shawl a bittie
noo oot fire shiverin wi the caal.
gain but this time nae wi the caal but wi the memory as tae how
stood up slowly stiff wi the caal an wupped her threedbare shaw
ached her ain door the bitter caal an the days athoot food were
6 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
The Gab o May has brocht a caal win aff the sea - blawin a r (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
t hid gits oot o hand - they caal fur thir mithers. on page 27

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o becoman whit we caal at work on page 36

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
hough boys like is hae little caal fur cloots.' on page 72
t hid gits oot o hand - they caal fur thir mithers on page 152

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
uck rock; the kind o stuff we caal ‘blue whin’, tae be preci
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
sensible wife like yersel can caal him be his neem? Aal this ‘
n tryan tae persuade folk tae caal him be his proper neem: Volde
2 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
e see whit tang wis there, an caal inby the shop tae get thir er
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
an the snaa liggs caal ower Cairnsmore wey; on page 140

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ains afore Alfie had left tae caal on a sick patient. on page 30
The name they had planned tae caal the wean. on page 35
surprised tae hear the weans caal, "Uncle on page 44

3 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
'll hae tae ax thim what they caal this country, yae know. Pleas on page 9
"A caal it purrin, naw growlin," said on page 64
n oul Turtle - wae use't tae caal him Tortoise - " on page 94
"Caal the furst witness," said the on page 111
"Caal the nixt witness!" said the K on page 114
Also on pages 115
8 matches

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