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waater Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.9 2.1 16.6 29.8 63.9 0 26.6
Number of occurrences354 11 3 11 0 6
Number of authors19 2 9 2 5 1

Occurrences of waater in Corpus

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Central

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
doon a bit by throwin’ some waater oan the coals?” “Oh, that
horror. When he grabbed the waater jug an’ sloshed mair doon h
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
nipples, emergin’ frae the waater! Tae be diplomatic, hopefully
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
it..Wee island’s deed in the waater.... ??????(2019) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
An he cut aff wir waater for spite! on page 35

1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
in. Ah poured masel a gless o waater and went throu tae the living on page 42

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
his laugh is fire on waater. on page 66

1 matches

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
tae a furnace haet syne waater can condense an bile. on page 82

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
fur waater except, sonsie, beloved, joyf on page 88

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ie skimmen bain thi tap o thi waater an heeden straicht fur eis. " on page 10
duv seen em eit thi tap o thi waater, bit er weis nay seyn's o a s on page 11
i ingreediant's entae a pan o waater, a roar's bain tae Danny, "O on page 31

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
s or emsels last seen soap an waater. An eir hair! Sic a toosled r
1 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
I wis maakin for a fracht o waater, wunnerin oan aboot ma twa lo
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
cat Elsie hid tuna in spring waater fir years afore he nott medic(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
t each ither, a blink oan the waater. on page 28

1 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
aes aroond wi me hans for the waater wis so couled, so I cheust wa on page 17

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
t each ither, a blink oan the waater on page 154

1 matches

Shetland

Manson, Finnley Wir Beach, (Scots Hoose 2017) Shetland, weans
dug is splashin aroond in da waater
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
in da waater, barely clingin ontae a plank
1 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
just aboot tae jump intae da waater when all o’ a sudden da cav
oo aa da wye tae da edge o da waater. So dey gied intae da cave ho
2 matches

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ed her special mooild an saat waater shampoo on him!
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
n da air an nose nearly in da waater. “Wheest!” he whispered.
s nose wis dookit in da green waater.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t o Faerdie Maet med my mooth waater. “Faerdie maet” is food f
ished A’ll get a basin o da waater tae dook my sair taeclaas in
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
floatin near da surface o da waater. Dis helps da sun waarm dem a
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Truncherfaece. Gargle wi saat waater an get plenty o rest. Hit’l
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
that bad that it made hir een waater; an yinst shae mine't tryin t on page 14
e wus up tae hir neck in salt waater. Hir furst thocht wus that sh on page 21
e moose gien a jump oot o the waater, an seemt tae bae shakin wi f on page 22
mfits (lucky fur hir the salt waater hadnae got intae it), an gien on page 28
"Yae can draw waater oot o a waater-well," said the Hatter. "Sae on page 74

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