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contentit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 6.7 7.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2013 5 0 0 0 2
Number of authors16 10 4 2

Occurrences of contentit in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
. An the auld rover wis richt contentit wi his roust thir amaing the on page 14

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Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Scots noo, oo mun be geyleis contentit wi the ootcome o his efforts on page 59

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Hoo did they keep themsels contentit on page 158

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
but if they did, it wid look contentit, peaceful even. There's nae w on page 59

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
She tholed it quite contentit on page 40

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Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ell, well,” Mither’d sey, contentit. “Best chaff on.”
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
fur him, an hope he'll be contentit,
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
erievin there, I will be weel contentit! Alang wi ma annals o Gawston
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
With that Dave fell intae a contentit snooze. Everything wis gaunie
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
, Till wis still sittin there contentit in the corner, takkin in the
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
or him. He'd nae TV but wis a contentit man, happy wi his beuks an hi on page 8

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
a tell lees aboot naebody; be contentit wi yer waage." on page 84

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
owp ower." Aabody seem't weel contentit wi iss, tho Ailice wes jist a on page 40
ppent nae tae hae, an sae she contentit hersel wi turnin roun an gomi on page 70

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
up slowly an she lay cosy an contentit for a meenit as she lookit ar
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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
"Noo A can dee contentit, for A hae saen hïm jist as on page 72

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Warwick, Matthew Tha Feardie Geng hae tae bide at hame, (Sensory Attachment Centre 2020) Ulster - Ballymena, weans
thin that plaises ye keeps ye contentit an maks ye strang.
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