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Use in varieties of Scots

glint Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 13.4 3 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3026 2 0 1 0 1
Number of authors23 19 2 1 1

Occurrences of glint in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
whar a dew-drap's glint is wondrous, an a faa'n leaf on page 18

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MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
The ilie glint o teal on page 61

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he hichts o Loudoun crag, the glint o sun on cuirasses an helmets on page 36
the southerly breeze, an the glint o sun on steel, that first ca on page 50

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
e maister's fire, aye, an the glint o his reid wyne. An Ah mind o on page 9
Syne he caught thon glint in their een, Loki wis watchi on page 14

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
sions awauken in ony reader a glint o sic a luve o either or bait on page viii
wi ae glint o yer een, on page 8

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Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
glint on page 59

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
in. There wis somethin in the glint o his ee an the turn o his mo on page 73

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
glint in eis eye. on page 66

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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
thocht she had a bit o a mad glint in her ee. Truth tae tell she on page 102

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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
And aw the ruiftaps glint and gleam, on page 88

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
staff, graven tae glint like flesh, could unleash on page 112

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Wir we that young!, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
moos keen, an thi glint o thi ee on page 48

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Landles, William Lallans 73 - Welcome, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Played glint on the beads o rime. on page 57

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Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Thi Leerie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an ane by ane thi glint o lichts on page 93

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
He replied, wi a glint o ill-wull, 'Naw. She's bette
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s, every ane giein ye anither glint o the richt sowel o the leid.
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
Syne he tuik anither glint. “Naw, naw!” he says, “
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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
a hasty retreat, when I saw a glint o metal and twa reid een. It
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
we treasure ivry glint
A shinin glint o windin Earn.
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
he explains, an she catches a glint o the waddin ring on his swip
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ee bit serious noo, seein the glint in his ee. She wussed she had
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
reed chikked, an wi a cheery glint in his ee. on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gaun, or the dangerous leukin glint in Sandy's ee. on page 35

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
day, da sun dat maks aathing glint. on page 24

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Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
I catch tha faintest glint oo hope on page 49

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