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wally Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.5 20.7 34.5 19.9 5.8 31 13.3
Number of occurrences7341 23 2 1 3 3
Number of authors39 21 13 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of wally in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he Hatter, wha turnt aa peely-wally an fidged aboot. on page 44

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Joiner!" some shilpit, peely-wally, bit clerk wad peinge, "Can't on page 26

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
back ae it. New hooses. Peely-wally lookin. Bulgin. Like a plook. on page 1

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
and creams tae be less peelie-wally. on page 8

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Salvador Dali, whit a wally. on page 103

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
is on the tap laundin up the wally close. Thare's naethin thare on page x
Huddled up wally stairheid closes on page 41
Tae the wally close faur doon ablo, on page 79
Not wally wi ceramic flair on page 88
Hingin aboot in a wally cell for hauf a dollar. on page 123
Also on pages 134
6 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
uld see, in the patch o peely-wally skin atween his tattered troo on page 25
laus said, turnin awfie peely-wally. on page 140
ument, and her face wis peely-wally, and her left haund wis tremm on page 144

3 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 57 - Jimsie’s Maw’s Soup, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
id "Oh golly, he's that peely-wally, on page 29

1 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
said the messenger, gan peely wally. "It's oor Prince's maist on page 86

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Peelie-wally wi nae sun nor moon i the lif on page 95

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
wally dugs; souvenir cuddies fae Mi
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
her man wis oot. A gey peely-wally excuise, espaecially whan Iâ€
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
€™s naething there bit ice an Wally’s shop…
Thi harbour then or Wally’s shop?
Wally’s lang gone bit the shoppie
3 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
dancers faces went aw peelie-wally and their een turned reid. Th
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
an ma twa wally dugs.
Wally Dugs
whit better than twa wally dugs?
A pair o wally dugs, ye'll find,
They're cleanly beasts, are wally dugs.
11 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
t a spuinfu whan we war peely wally an needit strenthenin!
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
peely wally,
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
and creams tae be less peely-wally.
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Hieroglyphics and Other Stories - All that Glistens, (Canongate 2004 ISBN: 1841955191) Central, prose
ll drab figure, skin aw peely-wally. My daddy would have hated ta
1 matches

@Chazzbat tweeted
thit Ah want tae pit Cue Card Wally oot o a job, but why no yaise(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
ere's a concealer ca'd 'Peely Wally'.(2016) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
aye laddies a guid yin - ex wally bluebell - b oan daniel (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Ye look gey peely-wally,' said anither quine, 'div ye on page 44

2 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
zual sel, this evenin. Peelie-wally, Ah wid say. Ye're shirpit an on page 40

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - My Faither's Fowk, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
peely wally, dweeblie an wobbly on page 38

1 matches

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Blair turnt awa fae the peely-wally face o the ginger automaton a on page 73

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
eel soary fur aat peer peelie wally Angleesh craitter noo." on page 62

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the coonter it Betty's peelie-wally legs. "You can on page 80

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Roasts yon peely wally body o mine.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an Brian wisnae. He wis peely-wally an pykit, like an ootlinned h
s ludger hid luikit gey peely-wally on arrival…he wadnae hae le
2 matches

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
I hid been affa peelie wally for aboot six days. It hid st
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
cht instead o the yella peely-wally licht that they were used wi.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
4. The Tale o Peely Wally
ae cheenge her name tae Peely Wally. We’ll hae tae makk her bet
uld wummin wis handin the twa wally dugs that the pair o them hid
daddylanglegs, an fite, peely wally airms the colour o biled cabb
4 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@TerryMacMusic gie peely wally pins min! Ye canna beat a wee(2016) search twitter
The peely wally Brasilia in Blue #Scotland(2019) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
to the contributor for Peely Wally which translates to white fac(2014) search twitter
Peely wally mappie, peely wally mappie, peely wally mappie!(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
@Val_Bold @FolkloreThurs Wally dugs(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
e moaned and groaned wi peely wally face. on page 21

1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
s back, lukkan wyld an peelie-wally. He's maed tea. on page 158

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Muggie it's a bit lik Where's Wally . Whaur's beardy? ??(2016) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
e of course. Feel lik a richt wally masel noo! (2020) twitter link
@dgplacenames Wally is porcelain. As in wally dug (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Thin turn noo peely-wally, baeloved snail, yit come an on page 101
t the Hatter, wha turnt peely-wally an foothert. on page 111
The King turnt peely-wally, an shut haes note-book quick on page 118

3 matches

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