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flytin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 15.4 3 0 5.8 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3430 2 0 1 1 0
Number of authors24 20 2 1 1

Occurrences of flytin in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e wis that ye cuid hae a guid flytin wi him an he nivver haudit it on page 10

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ed hersel a mental lounderin, flytin hersel for a cuif on page 31

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 84 - The Fate o the Philosopher, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
challenge the Almichty tae a flytin match? Very weel then, A can on page 49

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Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
It gied us flytin makars; banshees an bogles; on page 9

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
is lukkin fir seempithy, no a flytin. on page 34

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she wad gie hersel sic a sair flytin as wad bring tears tae her ee on page 14

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An duly taen the flytin, on page 10

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
unco gabbie, and when he wis flytin ower some pernickitie pynt he on page 6

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r aye waur at the sair en o a flytin or a beatin frae his faither on page 22

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
And aw the flytin and the shame on page 133

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
ng. Ma favourite poyem is The Flytin o Life and Death bi Hamish He on page 57

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
But ye, ilka day, wi this flytin an tairgin, will ding doon si on page 43

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ye'd say, insteid o flytin, "I'm your ain!" on page 45

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
Syne, the'r the flytin owre the name o Hogg's kemp i on page 116

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
armed it bi rairin cannons an flytin hoosewives. Inimy weir cries on page 63

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
l or anither fitbaa team, for flytin or chawin, or jist for nae ra on page 129

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
was the subjeck o a weil-kent flytin i the letters pages o the Sco on page 56

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Sloth, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
agin ye; nae argy-bargy; nae flytin,
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
dence endit up as a freendlie flytin that's hinneren is prentit he
Aye, ye're richt - a guid flytin shuldna come atween freends -
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e delicht in thair mistress's flytin, gied oot a jynt protest that
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
earywirds athoot ony big fowk flytin thaim.
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
net tae Dante wes a reid-wuid flytin.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
yammert ower his rations, the flytin and chackin and jealousy that
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
seen in a film - a flytin that wis proceedin wi indecen
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e richt time for some serious flytin on behauf o Scots!!!!
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Speik afore flytin an dinnae dae ill,
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Kay, Billy Time for Reflection, (archive2021.parliament.scot 2022) Central, government
tae be douce, ye can hae “a flytin”, fur it is a leid hoatchin
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
in. ‘Oor Agnes is niver bye flytin at me tae speak proper Englis
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xuriatin in yer leidfu in yer flytin o BOTCOIN but ye deletit the (2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
s pyntin an laachin; creetics flytin, or mummlin an smirkin ahin t on page 34

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
confesst ma guilt; an far fae flytin, she jist laacht. It maun hae on page 56

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
ider, ‘Dis is nae place for flytin weemen da night. It's strong
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Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
e @EmmaHarperMSP Acoorse it's flytin! An A(2020) search twitter