Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

feenishin	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	6.9	7.2	6	0	23.2	0	0
Number of occurrences	22	14	4	0	4	0	0
Number of authors	17	11	3		3

Occurrences of feenishin in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
tin wi the tip o its tail, an feenishin wi the grin, that hung aboot on page 44

3 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
til ye feel the win o feenishin on page 33

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e pub for a pint or twa eftir feenishin wark. It wis ane o thae coors on page 63

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
end o his life, he turnt tae feenishin the 23 Epistles addressed tae on page 101

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
af," Klaus cawed. "We're jist feenishin denner." on page 45

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
intit rid baund gaed back tae feenishin hes sentence amang hes neebor on page 18

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
he schuils: this is waitin on feenishin the next stint, that'll be du
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ks at the door juist whan A'm feenishin ma coffee, an ma hert's flaun
1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ies and tannin ma bru, ah wis feenishin ma nails aff. Ah lay doon in
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e jist dandered alang tae the feenishin line – an let Hippomenes wi
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
sae that he wid come doon the feenishin’ straight in Glesga Green t
1 matches

@LairnScots tweeted
That'll be the schuil weans feenishin up an the teachers loused unt (2019) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
They war jist feenishin their suppers, fan the Rev. R on page 30

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
aften uised as a stairtin or feenishin pynt for them fa choose tae w on page 18

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
e bairn. Miss Vining wis jist feenishin her evenin spot on the wee ma
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
feenishin aff a rocket they’d biggit
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
in wi da point o his tail, an feenishin wi da grin, an hit wis still on page 66
t's hardly wirt da rest o wis feenishin da game." on page 85

2 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"Come du an see da feenishin touches," shü said ta me. , on page 48

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Twartree nichts laeter we wir feenishin wir supper.
1 matches