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Use in varieties of Scots

girned Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.7 11.2 9.6 29.8 11.6 10.9 0
Number of occurrences3321 6 3 2 1 0
Number of authors20 14 1 3 1 1

Occurrences of girned 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

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
omebody taen ma cake,' Tapiwa girned. J had it wrapped up in a wee on page 31

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
that I took tent o, whan she girned, or boastit, or whiles whan s on page 72
the pulley stert. The pulley girned, like an auld whirligig that on page 80

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
An frae there on," the Hatter girned, "he'll never dae a thing he' on page 44

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And Wolfie girned, 'This isna fine! on page 36

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
na aften lauch, nor kiss, but girned muckle; teeth stained wi nico on page 76

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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
Red as he grat and girned and minged on page 76

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
nd naethin ever happens,' Roo girned. on page 107

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Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
held, but they grummled, they girned and they craiked on page 32

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
We girned at neibours. on page 71

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Caskie girned oan: "The Provost must be fea on page 112

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
me, but, did ye no?" the king girned. "Whit were ye daein wi that on page 17
ven look at the coos. He jist girned that Hercules had been awa to on page 45
"Heh, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or a on page 52

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Smith, Elaine C. The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Totally Princessy Princess, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central - Glasgow, weans
"Whit?" girned the Princess. "Are you havin on page 14

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ke tae see ye try!" the witch girned. on page 36
"Mak it quick," the king girned. on page 47

2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
r the Emperor that she nivver girned aboot it. on page 101
er music for me," the Emperor girned tae the clockwork bird by his on page 108

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
' said Ian, but Cherlie juist girned, on page 60

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
r lak. He graizled hiz teith, girned
1 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
rt an a sottar o yersel,' she girned. Sae I sat in the neuk o the on page 51

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
's craig, tho she'd niver hae girned aboot it.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
wattergaw, she girned tae a sonsie wee bummer,
e-mony-feet in here,’” he girned. “It says centipede.”
e this in ma hale life,” he girned.
“Oh fit’ll we dae noo?” girned his faither. “We canna affo
4 matches

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
an the folk who bide here?’ girned Professor McGonagall, jumpan
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
thir both girned an promiesed, sheu cheerios,
1 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
The monster girned and gied a rift, and threw up
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
crumbs wun atil him as weel," girned da Hat-makker: "du sood never on page 70
While da Panther, he girned, an got knife, fork an bowl on page 106

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ae got in as weil," th Hatter girned: "ee shouldnae hae put eet in on page 68

1 matches

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