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Use in varieties of Scots

raa Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 0.5 19.6 9.9 46.5 10.3 70.8
Number of occurrences401 13 1 8 1 16
Number of authors20 1 4 1 5 1 8

Occurrences of raa in Corpus

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Central

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
div ye cook it or eat it raa? She brak aff a bulwan heid a
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
There's a raa oO toy sodgers on a shelf abe on page 93

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Aye eestae luv chawen up thi raa peiy's straicht oot o thi pod on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ngil hair oot o place. He'd a raa o gleamin teeth an is sark an on page 35
leukin an er tap lip wis reed raa. "Ah'v hid a facial, an Ah'v on page 40
a black lab." Tina grinned, a raa o yalla buck teeth stickin hi on page 56
nkin ersel doon oan the front raa. on page 60
Archie!" A vyce fae the back raa shattered the silence. on page 61
Also on pages 66, 76
7 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Gweed luck!" said Gertie as a raa o impty wagons appeart. "Jeez on page 39
is nose. "She's aye a stink o raa beef an sassages hingin aboot on page 85

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Her affinity for livin at the raa edges o life on page 33

1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
It's a fool raa brute o a morning(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Leonard, Ingrid Northwords Now 43 - Ingrid Leonard, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2022) Orkney, poetry
stick oot at thi sides, luk raa, dry. on page 18

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
saand wi widden speds, dan a raa o ludgin-hooses, an ahint dat on page 21
tin dy eens: I dunna laek dem raa." on page 54

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
midder said dey lookit laek a raa a giant hundiclokks marchin a on page 7

1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
7 bairns tae hae wan morning, raa in a cup, it wis said tae kee
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ntae his mind, gnawing at his raa conscience lik a chunk o fres
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
veesit. He hed a guid feed o raa liver an a puddin o forkitail
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ary. Da bairns wir rubbit red raa wi da faececloot. Da boys spr
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t an caald, his troat wis red raa an, of coorse, he hed a snurt
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - Gie Us Back Oor Place Names, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
for Windyridge Cottages, Wal Raa for Well Road, Sooth Enn for
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
In pictér-hoose, boys! bak-raa sate! on page 2
Wee Fergies in a lang crouse raa on page 5
Twa-leidit signs on ilka raa on page 21
Wi bletherin wurds writ in a raa. on page 38
A stane raa on page 52

5 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
want yers: A dinnae lik thim raa." on page 53

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ie in ye lan, yell hae a stye raa doon. on page 5
fether's hoose, til tha hale raa wus tummlet, tae mak way fur on page 8
ewton an Blathewick Frederick Raa on page 25
ewton an Blathewick Frederick Raa on page 27

4 matches

Ultach Midgates, (Reddit 2020) Ulster, poetry
Whilk raa sud sicna loun tak nou?
1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
pairt o a raa (takkin in enn o raa)
(takkin in enn o raa)
2 matches

Hume, David Aince the corncrake caa’ed, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ballycarry, poetry
In a quare wee raa, walkin up thon lane
1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ohn’s hauns wur blistert an raa, an Dan wus fit tae drap.
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
a gansh would caa Haird Breid Raa, North Street? Get it doon! h (2014) twitter link

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