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wul Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words101.1 96.1 6 0 0 289.4 464.7
Number of occurrences324187 4 0 0 28 105
Number of authors16 8 3 2 3

Occurrences of wul in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
sell; his successors), sae it wul aiblins be aneuch ti say here on page 3

12 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
Collegianer: Guidmither, wul ye lat me cum ben? Fain wad A on page 46
Moira: Wul ye cairrie a hantil gear for on page 47
a lang while gaen, his siller wul aw be sperfilt: nae pley, nor on page 48

26 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
tion this year. As monie o ye wul ken, a mukkil kemp o the Scot on page 5

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
owre gryte a temptautioun, it wul be kirsent the Tung o the Gae on page 12
r is the Composit. Thon nem A wul gie ti the styall o Scotch at on page 13
fiein owre spells an that, an wul note ti be renoved. Eddicauti on page 25
tung maun be in plece sae it wul can be uised as it mened ti b on page 26

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
d on swalliein rumb, the warl wul suin be quat o a verra rauchi on page 7

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
It wul eith be conceivit at A cuidna on page 3
aiveller is sauf. The saidill wul o certane on page 5
his o wir by-fleitin lyfe, it wul certies tirn tapsalteirie an on page 6

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
be lanerlie no linkin, sae A wul sit wi ye. Whitlik wul we spe on page 1
ame the lass. "Ein a nit-trie wul can be a beild in a storme," on page 4

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
e thai hauddit thair wheist. "Wul he dae?" says the Keing ti th on page 43
s lik A hae schawn, the stane wul be mair strang. Furby it wul on page 44
l Pecht, Sueno, an this stane wul staun lang ti mynd fowk o'd." on page 47

6 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
ame, ye puir fremm buddie. Ye wul waant ti gang owre the loch t on page 8

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ns ither nor his awn. Sae, ye wul read aboot a Jaupanese Wullie on page 116

4 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
steel gin mynes; nou mint wha wul, on page 87

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
This wul be the first editioun o Lalla on page 6
the magazine, altho she wul tak receipt o thir submeissio on page 7
ik forrit til the day whan we wul hae on page 9

12 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
for ti pose a sum o siller at wul be forfeit gin the bodie rael on page 22

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
irlier Luke til thaim forby), wul bring ye hours o listenin ple on page 136
, tho thaim fameiliar wi Hogg wul hae cum athort monie o thir y on page 137
's kizzen. Auld Gilmanscleuch wul be traetit weill an skare tha on page 138
Harden on condeition that he wul mairrie hir dauchter, Meg. Sh on page 139
der an a vyce o his fowk, wha wul fecht brawlie for Geordie mau on page 141
Also on pages 142
12 matches

Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Series whilk, whan fínished, wul tak in yin an thirty makars o on page 46

4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
lie aw readers o the magazine wul ken, it merks the passin o an on page 6
the contents o this issue. Ye wul aiblins nott that sum o oor r on page 7

4 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
The skolar o Chinese poetry wul see a grete seemilarity atwee on page 91

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n ither sik, an nae dout fowk wul be luikin forrit ti mair happ
ionars, an Scots Leid Centre, wul be brocht intil a direck fund
eelin masell that onie fundin wul faw short o what is needit, b
ntra. O coorse, as maist fowk wul ken, haurdlie a week efter th
t referendum on Staunin Free, wul nae dout tak up a mukkil swat
10 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nce bets on whuther the buiks wul be hut or tint. Delicht is sh
aist veisits hir ti assuir aw wul be weill, an sae it is. Efter
argiement. Houane’er, thai wul gang thegither, an happit owr
oot thaim, an speirs gin thai wul luik on Sir Philip, or juist
n thole. A skreid frae abraid wul gie thaim aw the ins-an-oots
9 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Rab Broun was as fu o virr an wul as ivver, bot mynes wes aw st
sinkit hiz pynt wi ill-wul, an keikit out hiz herbrie.
“It wul be a pleisur ti gie ye a hurl
“A dinna unnerstaun yit. Wul ye mele me ane exempil o’d.
aig til onie keing thai think wul halp
27 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ae ye e’er haerd o Wildlaw? Wul lawers mebbies, but thon’s
s at can be schauchilt aff at wul, but ti see oorsels as pert o
d be gien til what the impack wul be for the Yirth an its leivi
e huntin splores for ti cleik wul beiss, as a bodie can see i t
monie o thir yit bidin i the wul, maugre gleg ettils bi monie
13 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
at. Whaur wul this enn? Wha kens what the o
enn? Wha kens what the oncum wul be! In the name o
2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Lindsay an Derick Thomson. It wul be a surprisin discoverie for
1 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Sleep wul take im afore hae reaches the
How long wul a keep im? Many factors wul d
a keep im? Many factors wul determine that.
Experience tells mae it wul bae two tae three weeks afore
The rumour mill wul swing intae full flow. The ke
6 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
@aj67tic Aye a wunner if he wul try at!(2020) search twitter
@Alexx_McArthur Oh a wul! A luv korean films an a huvn(2020) search twitter
nBengal @Alexx_McArthur Ooh a wul look it oot!(2020) search twitter
@MacLiv He he a hink peepee wul win! He wis winnin afor an he(2020) search twitter
@MediaWeasel Aw a mibbe wul wan day!(2020) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
"Aye hee's richt anuff at een wul be easie tae dee," Eis a hand on page 47
Foo lang wul et laist, A hinna a cloo, on page 59

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
An wha, in that thrang kirk, wul e'er forget the impack an sym on page 12

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
lang wul it be afore him an the Wee Wi
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
wha wul no bring ti mynd on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
a thousan year hence sumbodie wul cum that wul unnerstaun thaim
cum that wul unnerstaun thaim as ye hae du
Nae new poems his brush wul trace;
the man is gaen an wul be seen nae mair.
an naething in this warld wul haud on
6 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
wul suin ken aw aboot it.
In a meinit the sun wul ryse in the East
an syne it wul ken anaw.
Ah dout, wul nou suin be ower.
Gin Ah leeve, Ah wul cum back.
16 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
lly6 a telt e they porn lines wul cost e a fortune #yadirtydoag(2012) search twitter
@bobbyrobson46 div e hink he wul. A coud say what av herd ali?(2012) search twitter
03 a wusni ment ti say out. E wul hav ti ask um #acasayanymare(2012) search twitter
AND the brush in ma mooth.....wul b feeneshed in nae time!!(2012) search twitter
r @BobbyRobson46 is gan so hi wul take the prize #Knockout!(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
That they wul' see th' licht, on page 36

1 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Whun tha wun blaws tha credel wul rock, on page 28

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
' langer, the mair sae es hit wul pley a key roul es the plen p on page 4
hit inaccessible. This pairt wul sim ap the plen's recomendati on page 5
, heirskeip an' culture. Thon wul tak' in: on page 6
- The thrie boadies wul operate wi'in a commissioned on page 7
an/ir cultural genres at wul see a series o' guid quality on page 8
Also on pages 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 672, 68, 69, 70, 71
103 matches

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