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wyce Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.8 30.7 14.9 0 0 20.7 48.7
Number of occurrences8461 10 0 0 2 11
Number of authors32 26 4 2 1

Occurrences of wyce in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
th, but the doctor managed ti wyce him intil his surgery for aa on page 20

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
," the Mock Turtle said: "nae wyce fush wad gang onywhaur athoot on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
. He wes sae honest, douce an wyce. (Aiverie) A howp that he wun on page 46
ye gaun ti sen him oniething wyce-lyke? on page 48

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ll a stately-luikin pig, wi a wyce and benevolent appearance in on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a wirds will be five weys fae wyce. on page 52

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
particklar accoont. Their ain wyce-like discourse on Scottish ph on page 14
e are them that saw this as a wyce-like acceptance o the current on page 44
nduces in whit are supposedly wyce-like fowk is jaw-drappin, as on page 119

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
d an ordered juist so; an the wyce wans wid ken and admire the on page 43

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
. Bit leid daith is the maist wyce-like theoretical context for on page 9

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
gin ye'd been wyce, 'twad been yir ain." on page 42

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
tell he was maist bienly and wyce on page 123

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
No-wyce Deils on page 39

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Calder, Bob Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ot claimin Muriel Gray is aye wyce, she hauds thegither a combin on page 97

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ing Oenghus is telt bere bi a wyce man. on page 75

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
onie wyce-like Scots orthographie o ped on page 6
Independent, as wyce-lyke guidance for the oncum o on page 8

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
Wyce on, O Maister o the Caravan: on page 31
No wyce an orra-like wis makkit man. on page 34

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
wynds tae the House o the Wyce. on page 78
ae day he micht be wyce. on page 79
Mair wyce are the tigers o Ire on page 81

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
than, he mindit his faither's wyce coonsel. on page 96

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
unkent in this kinna warldlie-wyce, epistolarie vairse, is the j on page 141

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ayed nou wi as muckle saut as wyce. At the hinner end, nae norie on page 4

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
in mair adae wi it. Gin ye're wyce, naither wull you. Ye cuid ai on page 58

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
McClure sterts aff wi a rael wyce-like ower-vizzie o Scots spel on page 7

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
lins tint hir wuts (allouin a wyce-like explanation, forby, o co
-gless. O coorse, (as aye), a wyce explanation is offert. He cou
2 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Pu a lang face. Grow wyce...an canny.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
in sae, wir faither thocht it wyce ti tak ye ti Canadae
it wuid be wyce ti lae Fyfe alane. Nou the le
up the ledder as is wyce ti gang, tho bi no menes the
wuid ye beleve. He is nerr as wyce
iggerie-poukerie, an it wesna wyce ti
7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
owersettin), an is espaicial wyce-like.
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
y Greig, amang ithers. It’s wyce tae mind that Molière and Go
gic natur o Phaedra is in nae wyce taen doon by her uiss o the r
2 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ools - the hail lot. It's nae wyce fir Scots pairt-takkers tae i
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Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
guage Project, chaired by the wyce-like Alan MacGillivray o Jord
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ill beir the gree. Howanever, wyce Jupiter concludes that things
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
An Dante’s wyce: langsyne he lairn’t the we
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
if I was ... I’d be guid an wyce, an mak sure the meek inherit
1 matches

Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
saucht and leisure, includin wyce stents on wark-oors and perio
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
anes we coud ever peuther or wyce or rede. Thir’s the anes th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
athin the Ceevil Service tae wyce on the dalin oot o the siller
lie be scowth for biggin up a wyce-like mercat. Tho the feck o t
A Wyce Fuil
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
Thae's wyce words this wumman wis speakin
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
Fife! Send for the brigade o wyce fife wummin tae re capture hi(2020) search twitter
Yer a guid wyce wumman https://t.co/YGgRBCh3Q(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
he siller? D'ye think A'm nae wyce?' on page 34

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Nou ye're spickin like a wyce-like bairnie!" said Humphy Du on page 82
Thay wadna heed my wittins wyce. on page 87

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
, chiefly the dour yet whiles wyce Dr. Hamish Robertson, aka 'Ol on page 124

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
, chiefly the dour yet whiles wyce Dr. Hamish Robertson, aka ‘
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bit the auld bodach seemed a wyce-like craitur, an naethin cud
raye, till some bodie kind an wyce-like lowsed it aince mair.
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Gin ye’re sae wyce, fit wye are YE sic a sharger
shepherds yet, nur the three wyce kings, thocht Jeemsie, Yon’
Bruce wis a wyce wee loon fas fingers war aywi
3 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
treets desertit. Wad it no be wyce
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
@billykayscot Doric's Scots. Wyce is Scots.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
tak scowth wechtin oan han wi wyce frae CCLEW furtae fyn oot tha on page 34
throch pittin wyce tae fowk's hann on page 41
aak Ulstèr-Scotch be tae hae wyce an a lead anent whut wye tae on page 42
(d) Wyce an a lead maun be gien fur on page 43
tak wyce o tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch on page 57

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