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swallaed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 14.9 4.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3429 3 0 0 0 2
Number of authors13 11 1 1

Occurrences of swallaed in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
So she swallaed wan ae the cakes, an wis fair on page 40

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Wis swallaed bi the laund's fell hunger, on page 4
Hae ye been swallaed bi the wind? on page 48
Ye soond like ye swallaed a clood. on page 66

3 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
I didna speak, just swallaed an noddit, thankful for his w on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
He swallaed her in wan big gowp. on page 36

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Ye'd hae thocht she'd swallaed a reid-het poker the wey she on page 40
r lips, and in yin gollop she swallaed awthin that wis in it. on page 97

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Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
the rouall. Sae the ying man swallaed hiz commends an kerved a Savi on page 46

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ower this for a meenit as he swallaed a teuchit daud o bean. "But o on page 15
e papped it intae his gub and swallaed it. on page 72
Violet swallaed, and looked doon at Coont Ola on page 109

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
an swallaed the hard heids o grenades on page 49

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
tanes but the muckle cat jist swallaed them like they were sweeties. on page 8
His thrapple wis sair when he swallaed. His chappit broken lips were on page 42

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
t the wee tin sodger had been swallaed by a fish. on page 78

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
eukin lik a gorilla that haed swallaed a live cobra an juist got tel on page 60

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
He suidna swallaed the Crowner’s propones wiou
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Hardie, George Lallans 81 - Annie and the New Chairs, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
As he spoke he swallaed the last o his pint, foldit h
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
wtit, she rummaged for pills, swallaed yin an ligged wi shoes runkli
eggs an swallaed anither pill.
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
had opened ablow his feet and swallaed him. She jist didnae ken.
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
lt like evil itsel tae me, be swallaed an acceptit bi ONYBODY? Well,
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
, the lad chowed a bit aff an swallaed it. Neist he passed it tae hi
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
g while. Nicht cam on as they swallaed up the grey emptiness o the T
im an made it leuk gin he’d swallaed it. He chased an invisible fl
“Aargh!” He swallaed doon his sweirness an whusper
Than his face drapt again. He swallaed. “It’s the first time Ah
4 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
aince Scots Labour haed been swallaed up wi the new Breetish Labour
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
ing echoed. Dauvit gulped and swallaed hard, a fish ooto watter. The
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
hint an on the wye the lochan swallaed the lassie hale, an Brian thi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
come back frae, the puil that swallaed the
1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
folk gie aff aboot is maistly swallaed by projects on "the attendant
ony oul Scotch wurds hae been swallaed up by Ulster English. I wunne
2 matches

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