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Use in varieties of Scots

dreepin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.4 22.9 22.4 0 0 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences6043 14 0 0 1 2
Number of authors20 12 6 1 2

Occurrences of dreepin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
gless o the windae, ayont the dreepin rones and iley tarmac and rot on page 17

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
haud the weicht!' A skraicht, dreepin wi sweet an blearie ee'd. 'A' on page 20

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 85 - Roads, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Meenits dreepin slae as hinny, on page 10

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
gran's front door, howlin an dreepin bluid aw ower her new washed on page 34

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
haim, an the bluid wis dreep, dreepin oot on the causey-stanes. on page 75

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ts great rusty ted tecth were dreepin wi something he didnae want t on page 69

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
n yin side o his jaw and hung dreepin in mid-air, then snappit. on page 54

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Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Ten wee laddies dreepin aff a waw on page 15

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I'd souk the bree dreepin on page 16

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
wi the black glisteran watter dreepin throu the laich stane ruif fo on page 136

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Nou ma sloungin ruther's dreepin on page 10

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
I grew up with as a wee wean, dreepin aff the fairm dyke, loupin th
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Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
Dreepin o'er a pillae an oan tae ma f
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ep’s purlies for oor uncle; dreepin the dykes intae the fields, a
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ts: dolled up te the nines an dreepin wi gold bungles an chines, Co on page 59

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
wis sair pechin, wi slaivers dreepin doon it's whuskers. The fit o on page 80

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
awaa, as wi reiden chouks an dreepin hair an hannies she sprattl't on page 74

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
och o Abyne, far the wids war dreepin dreich an sterk an chitterin, on page 51

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Countryside is jist dreepin weet,
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
reef hid a fringe o icicles, dreepin. The yalla sun gart the hyne-
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
in thair wey ower the edge an dreepin doon tae jine ithers in the b
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
snoot’s dreepin, an ma feet’s turned tae ic
snoot wis dreepin doon watter like a linn. The
efter aa. Ma neb’s stoppit dreepin, an I’m jist as warm’s a
dreepin treelips o dubs frae her dock
dreepin lang blue dreeps onno the fle
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e jummle o the seas, Were the dreepin sailor-men. William Soutar #m (2020) twitter link

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
low her a warld o weir, bluid dreepin frae the lift, like in her ni
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Ma neb was dreepin, A felt like bokin, on page 21

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
The clouds were dreepin drapples o sun on ma face. It
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