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Use in varieties of Scots

geen Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words24 0.5 30.1 159 215.1 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences771 20 16 37 1 2
Number of authors39 1 10 8 17 1 2

Occurrences of geen in Corpus

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Central

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Cause her wecht’s geen an risen,
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
At nicht wi his face geen a half-hung-tee rub on page 15

3 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
n oor o eis pilaaver, Jim hid geen heis a gweed shaak up an dise on page 12
nnay mair, cus eiss beest hid geen ma thi snip. on page 27
unce tae sail, thi dram's hid geen ye a different apinion on thi on page 50
o a hud, an thi heook's musta geen doon eit's throat. Weel, Skim on page 57

6 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
s place? A sepulchre for Paul geen wrang, a livin testament fas on page 10

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An I hae geen lager i' boot on page 130

1 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Far had the orra deukie geen til? on page 20

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
d Ailice. "I'm fair gled it's geen. I thocht it wes the nicht co on page 68
The breist-preen hed geen lowse again file she wes spic on page 69

2 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ething tae say till 'im! A've geen ower it aa in ma heid mony a on page 89

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
An noo ee’re geen,
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
dee the next bit. Beannie hid geen her the nine iron nails tae u
at the doors and shutters hid geen awa, tae be replaced wi an ov
2 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
I should mebbe hae geen that tae ye a whiley ago, sai
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
! Still winna stop Jessie fae geen me jip a day!(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
eter, sheu wis weel and truly geen on page 51
We thowt he'd geen forever when he flew aff ower on page 56

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Side o the mooth's geen up noo... on page 34

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
Tae rot wae the bones o eens geen afore on page 89

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Whaurs Hid Geen? on page 105

2 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An he'd cheust geen in fur breed. on page 127
Tae type in geen an than post green, on page 135

2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
festival o wild daftness his geen wey tae controlled family ‘
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Rejoice, fur You-Ken-Who haes geen at last! Even Muggles like th
ile at the tabby, but it haed geen. Instead he wis smilan at a f
aal. I suppose he really haes geen, Dumbledore?
ay, even if You-Ken-Whar haes geen –‘
4 matches

Mainland, Marlene Home Truths, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Granny? Whar's Bessie geen?
Shi's geen tae whar the good dogs go, ba
2 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
Shetland noo tae. Here, hid's geen fae massive rarity tae common(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
bits. I nearly wiss I widna a geen doon dat rabbit-hol - an yit on page 35
shö fan at her shooders wis geen a-missin: aa at shd could see on page 52
en da Fishy-faced Flunkey wis geen, an da idder een wis sittin a on page 57
start efter da rest o him wis geen. on page 66
Shö wisna geen muckle farder afore shö cam on page 67
Also on pages 82, 86, 87, 88, 93, 95, 121
16 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
O no! Mam wis right. I shooda geen tae da dentist." on page 17

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ve *-ikiną. So smoorikins is geen fae bein peerie suffocations on page 42

1 matches

Sinclair, Lise Juist laek Maunna, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Den we wid geen doon t da shore
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
rdie began ta say at he wid a geen tö, hed it no been for da tr
n at I noticed at da wind wis geen aroond aesterly. Geordie noti
2 matches

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
whaar he’s geen!’
1 matches

Mainland, Jim Performance (After Les Murray), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
da mirrie dancers geen halliget;
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
“If do could geen back and tell de faider wan t
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ort side, he planned whar tae geen nixt. He gazed intae da unlam
ack tae da head. Whaar wid he geen? Somewye dangerous, obviously
2 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
idden rippek maa da Trow haed geen me.
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
aly blyde dat he wis able tae geen on dis gaet.
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
, an foo we oosed tae hae tae geen tae takk yowes fae da banks -

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
an start again eftir dey wir geen!

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
heep in, an as bairns dey wid geen ower da Hoswick hill tae open

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
commin his fur efter she’d geen him a bath in da burn. She’
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ewfangledtrow.com ivery nicht geen da chance. Twartree clicks an
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
An whit a lok has geen on in 2008. You’re gotten t
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I hoop A’m geen you twartree gaffs alang da w
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
tirricks and peerie maws are geen, da tripawd had his first aff(2020) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
also heard Alfie say “dey’d geen tae da limpet ebb”, in refer(2018) search twitter

Southern

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
time tae reflect on what was geen be se mony, for se few. Bit i
1 matches

Ulster

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
eys A think ouler folk ir naw geen thaur richtfa place in this h
1 matches

Gillen, Charles Whun A’ The Kye Had Names, (Ullans Press 2005) Ulster, poetry
mix’t wae stuff an’ doses geen tae coos,
1 matches

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