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Use in varieties of Scots

fight Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.5 33.5 16 59.6 5.8 54.7 0
Number of occurrences8563 10 6 1 5 0
Number of authors40 21 9 6 1 3

Occurrences of fight in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
h ay a whimper. Couldnae even fight fur them; couldnae even be fu on page 11

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
on, ah don't want tae huv tae fight her anaw. on page 5
re no the first to get j in a fight because of him.' She lights m on page 8
he tries wi aw his might tae fight back against me but it's nae on page 12
He's putting up a good fight though, tae be fair tae the w on page 13
daft boays singin. Ah need a fight or suhin tae happen. Ah make on page 26

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ders, but we'd probably never fight wae each other tae find oot. on page 9
or how tae shag, or drink or fight - aw the important stuff. Yi on page 11
ops. They're mad anaw n would fight wae guys as easily, n wur nae on page 23
es yi sluggish n no ready tae fight. The elder wans hud praised m on page 44
goin punch-furpunch n he kin fight. A kin feel a few eggs awread on page 46
Also on pages 54
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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e school in tears. He'd hud a fight wi Andrew. on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
eensbury Rules involved in ma fight tae survive, that's fur fucki on page 14
based upon how well you could fight or kick a baw. No exactly the on page 16
Dougie. Yae pit up such a gid fight, mate. Ah almost feel bad abo on page 81
back hair sticks up, as if in fight mode. Ah've never seen Bruce on page 163

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Ed fight ti thi death in thi ring on page 34

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Thir wis a fight ower in the hockey pitches af on page 81
ubdy's still talkin aboot the fight between Kelly Marie an Laura on page 82
in the jail an her ma cannae fight - on page 83
ah wis Karen's age; it wis a fight tae be allowed intae Glasgow on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
ae regrets, ah focht the guid fight - on page 74

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
lie still in yer graves. The fight gans oan, we're yet makin wav on page 41

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McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
his sums right, an never wud fight, on page 114

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
l oot. Sometimes we wid hae a fight wi wir cousins. Thomas wis fe on page 44
se, Kevin challenged me tae a fight. In fact, e goaded me intae i on page 45
ae the time Kevin an me had a fight ur that. Ur else thir wis thi on page 46

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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
A couple fight ootside the chippie, wae the
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
wis the trigger fur the auld fight or flight response, flight be
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oduction - an the rest ay us fight an claw oor waiy tae the tabl
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
as he wance wis. He used tae fight like fuck, the wee man, but h
Ah wis pished.’ Ah hud tae fight the compulsion tae burst oot
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
tute, for the jersey he would fight!
1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
n and slidin, an a wee sna ba fight
1 matches

Coyne, Hilary The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked, (hilarycoyne.com/ 2021) Central, prose
€™ Finn he was spoiling for a fight wi’ him. That’s all he wa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
h ay a whimper. Couldnae even fight fur them; couldnae even be fu
1 matches

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
He hud the help tae fight it.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
r instinct. Aw flight and nae fight. And tae be completely straig
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
really want tae see the froch fight tomorrow(2013) search twitter

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
oops & keep fighting the good fight????And kemonn Scotland ?????? (2021) twitter link

@RickHJohnston tweeted
cockpit is not just where we fight for independence. SNPs family (2022) twitter link

@bigandymccoll tweeted
on't doubt he'll be there tae fight this fight efter us if he nee (2022) twitter link

@rattlecans tweeted
tell her and her ilk that the fight tae protect women fae being r (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
selburghAth great second half fight back fae the star lads defo n (2020) twitter link
le wooda had a real go - nae fight/nae passion - there nowt the (2021) twitter link
nt have 2 b in the army - to fight in the war lol (2020) twitter link
rghLive_ time to stand up and fight your case guys and midlothian (2020) twitter link
pect for andy burnham and his fight for the working class - walk (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
me caaing, I reckoned. Ye can fight it or ye can try an ignore an on page 58

1 matches

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
ight, twa daid men got up tae fight - mebbe ye've mind mair o it
1 matches

Cara, Dillon, Ami and Travis Bogle Adventure, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
Ane day he decided he had tae fight at nicht a bogle that bided a
ing Jeemy. He wanted tae help fight the bogle so they thought of
2 matches

Ritchie, John Fishin in the Findhorn, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
the water, it wis gien a fair fight. I wis shakin wi excitement.
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
low it. If folk arna there to fight it, the land will claim itsel
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
rits plummeted and she hid to fight the impulse to run awa hame.
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
tack - the rest play longer, fight for the scraps and hit on the (2022) twitter link

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
to the poor sods that had to fight there.(2018) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
wn tae start ah rolling aboot fight...sorry it's a no frae me...h (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Thir wis nivver muckle fight in him. on page 6

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Tait, Ruth Gallows Ha - Watchan Eyes, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
sailan awey tae fight for the King far fae their pl on page 9

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
d me again - I wis losan the fight. on page 72

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
cooty Alan alwis luckan fur a fight on page 90

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
As faan apin faan blocks the fight on page 113

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Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
y road tae wir hoose we hid a fight in the back and I pushed me p
1 matches

Shetland

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
I fight da system by closin an reload (2021) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
@Bulla7 she sterted a fight when o wir claping dalkeith o(2012) search twitter

@officialAliRed tweeted
Alan put up a brave fight but passed peacefully last ni(2019) search twitter
at ya! Keep fighting the guid fight ??????????????????(2019) search twitter
shley. Keep fighting the guid fight. ??(2019) search twitter

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ildOfAlba A bet ye, he cannae fight with that claymore! Tae wabbi(2020) search twitter