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Use in varieties of Scots

dung Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 7.4 12.8 9.9 0 10.9 13.3
Number of occurrences2714 8 1 0 1 3
Number of authors21 11 5 1 1 3

Occurrences of dung in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
tapped a nummer o times as if dung wi some undeemous fell black on page 139

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
s yi hear ir total fuckin cow dung. A few ae them ir true but. Y on page 10

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
howit that we werenae jist as dung doun as they were suggestin, on page 14
the gless ceilin will get dung doun on page 153

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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
t it wis a siller button that dung doun Claverhouse at the fatef on page 117

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Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Stick yer tongue in puggie dung, on page 8

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ther war thay scant roond the dung-midden eetin the millins o co on page 80

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
uckweed, which hid the liquid dung on page 112

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
deid, see, an the fore ane's dung doun on page 31

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Scotland, an it has been weil dung intae thaim at they spick sla on page 56

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
s the leuk o fowk at’s been dung ower wi the trauchle o makkin
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
century architecture wis bein dung doon, alang wi the ‘tempora
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n culture an langage micht be dung doun. It wis in this same tim
ly 20t century whan education dung speakers doun, oxtert wi the
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Doric

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
elin and plooin and caain oot dung and siclike. on page 124

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
poster catcht my ee "Buy some dung - delivered free" My problem on page 15

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
wis a fermer spreadin dung wi a tractor an a muck spread
a tractor an a muck spreader. Dung fleein
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
or a veggie tae chaw an their dung wis aywise welcome bi fowk wi
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
ist the job for spreadin …..dung

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wid tae mak a borrow fur the dung on page 57

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Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
dung doun its langest brainch.
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Lake oul dung on tha Green Paice on page 62

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
t an gie ït a guid dressin o dung. If thair's onie fïgs on ït on page 93

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
gien a bath, thair's aye some dung aroon, on page 21

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