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flittin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.3 23.9 20.8 0 17.4 32.8 22.1
Number of occurrences6945 13 0 3 3 5
Number of authors35 24 5 2 1 3

Occurrences of flittin in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
tae..." wis the antrin thocht flittin throu Raskolnikov's heid. An on page 137

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The day o the flittin wis the waurst day o Kate's l on page 27
thaim a swith scance, her een flittin frae the ane til the ither. S on page 31

3 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
believe he made guid use o a flittin o wild solans for his escape on page 34

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
flittin in an oot o the hauf-licht on page 179

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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
cuidnae sleep, an he wis aye flittin fae ane tae anither o his var on page 34

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e could see wee daurk shaddas flittin aboot ahint the frostit gless on page 20

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
e front room but her heid wis flittin quickly towards the ceilin o on page 47

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
The just and unjust at their flittin on page 92
So thare's likely no flittin's this nicht doon the toun. on page 149
Needin howp but nae flittin no, nae flits at aw. on page 153

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Flittin' Lizzie on page 19
whit he could dae wi his wee flittin job, cause even if I had tae on page 23
ie his due, it wis nae bother flittin Lizzie intae her new hoose. A on page 25
"We wis daein a flittin this mornin, weren't we, Bob? on page 27
ken, but next time he does a flittin, he can dae it himsel! on page 30

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
, Mr, Poe telt them they'd be flittin awa frae his hoose the verra on page 14

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
flittin, that's her, that's aa. on page 26

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e, an acause the'r nae plates flittin or clatterin aboot, the Moon
peen. Acause the'r nae plates flittin an thrawin on Mairs, Olympus
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
CAUSE A'm flittin in twa three wikk's time, A h
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Flittin In
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
. Wi centres o economic pouer flittin tae
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Flittin an Sittin
Flittin an Sittin
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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
nou the days at monie fowk ar flittin awaw awthegither. Na, na, it
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Fareweel tae Wallyford, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
And Wallyford Primary! Yir flittin soon, tae.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
a haed been thirlt tae an aye-flittin life o hunter-gaitherin sudde
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
n the trees; animal ghaisties flittin in an oot, an wee beasties se
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
we'd won the lottery and were flittin tae Barbados, but that wis da
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
stertit flittin awa fae
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
in care o the hale business o flittin tae Kalimpong, which he could
t. They had tae git on wi the flittin. There wis nae turnin back no
t. They had tae git on wi the flittin. There wis nae turnin back no
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ner awmaist sleekitly subtle, flittin slicht up and doon a skytie s
daein. This is acause siclike flittin is, at its maist fundamental,
lism, or twa-leiditness – o flittin atween twa languages (and no
3 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
nerstuid in terms o a scale o flittin formality fae ‘ae’ doon t
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
er se nor the ease o idomatic flittin atween the twa leids. Fur exe
aspecks seem tae refleck, tae flittin degrees, the centuries o co-b
2 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@BrianBengal Thinkin' o' flittin' through tae Glasgow BB.. ?? (2023) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
twal inches tall, an sum wir flittin aboot like fireflies, while i on page 84

1 matches

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
s ye were sayin, hoo aboot us flittin. Ah cid dae wi a cheenge. Ye on page 40

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
pit up wi me. Fur I winna be flittin again! on page 51

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
A FLITTIN
?" The lad says. "Oh aye he's flittin the day" Jist wi that Stanley
The flittin wis takin a affa time, fin in
fer fed up, the flittin wis a shambles. Stanley an Gr
nley if he wis pleased wi the flittin, an his days
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
aybrakk, makkin ready fur the flittin o the Menzies faimly inno the
ich as a kite at the thocht o flittin the neist day. Efter the kitt
he deid. In a wye it made the flittin easier tae thole, kennin that
the horses oot tae help wi a flittin, or ither cairtin jobs, afore
4 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ront o the TV aa day, her een flittin atween the black and white sc
1 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
boot 400 AD de'r a lok o fokk flittin aa aroon Europe. on page 13
ime spaekers o Gaelic startit flittin fae Ireland tae da wast o Sco on page 14

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
ain oot o ither - the'r fowk flittin oot o't aa the time. It's nee
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
A mynd on him an his faimlie flittin doon tae the Meadshaw herdin,
afore flittin til Mulsintoun i the airlie 1
ilmuir. A mynd on his faimlie flittin thar frae Henwuddie
3 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Weans flittin, in scunners, an brithers dei on page 5

1 matches

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
1.6 Flittin o fowk an flauchts adae wi cu on page 6

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King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
aed, ‘How wud ye feel aboot flittin tae England?'
oul my mammy that ye’re for flittin tae England.’
2 matches

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