Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

grinnin	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	19.3	17	34.7	0	11.6	10.3	13.3
Number of occurrences	62	33	23	0	2	1	3
Number of authors	23	13	5		2	1	2

Occurrences of grinnin 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

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
is lyin nex tae the hearth an grinnin fae ear tae ear. on page 58

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
up the wey till his mooth is grinnin evenly on page 1

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
The posh cunt is grinnin fae ear tae ear as if he wis on page 44
hed tae the edge ae his nose. Grinnin fae ear tae ear, so he is. He on page 52
ner ae ma eye ah kin see Aldo grinnin fae ear tae ear. on page 81
attached tae his left ankle. Grinnin fae ear tae ear he announces: on page 131
taewards they'm Mikey's still grinnin awey tae himsel. And he jist on page 184
Also on pages 194
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ay,' Miss Trunchbull bouffed, grinnin. 'Ah turnt intae a wumman dea on page 79
heid a few times and gaed on grinnin. on page 127

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
-inducin sicht o Nigel Farage grinnin fit tae bust wi The Donald is on page 116

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
puni, ah said. Aye, she said, grinnin away, Yi'll never guess whit on page 29
. Right Kirsty, he said, pure grinnin lik a donkey, Whit you daein on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
en Ticket abune her heid, and grinnin fae lug tae lug. on page 30
ill field!' said Granda Jock, grinnin wi delicht. 'I could gang roo on page 76
ervellous?' said Granda Jock, grinnin at Charlie. on page 95
!' shouted Violet, chawin and grinnin baith at the same time. "The on page 109
and wavin at the audience and grinnin fae lug tae lug. on page 151

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
terestin, Mr Kranky said, aye grinnin. on page 98

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
'Aye,' she says, grinnin. 'So here's ma advice. Play t on page 32

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
said, grinnin, and the judge stairtit tae g on page 148

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
and another o hur grinnin away wi ma Isla, balloons in on page 13
Maw's still got a photo o me grinnin away, Snappy in hand. Ah'd so on page 39

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
King Eurystheus wis grinnin fae lug tae lug when Hercules on page 26

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
roon, white harn-pan wi teeth grinnin at him in the munelicht! The
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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
int, then luiked at the three grinnin faces.
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
�� he sais an ah look at him, grinnin, laughin; fuckin indifferent
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
like yer patter.’ he sais, grinnin. ‘In a manner ay speakin, a
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay tae make up!’ he shouts, grinnin, then grinds the van intae ge
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McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
hey kept lookin’ back an’ grinnin’ as A slowly caught up wi�
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
see whit she wad dae. Tad wis grinnin pawkily, an had a ticht haud
wi real interest. He gaed on, grinnin.
o him at a bink wi a crood o grinnin technicians aroon him. They w
3 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ay," said Morrice, grinnin it the pan-loaf vyce at Joyce on page 39
Splash it aa ower," he cried, grinnin fae lug te lug an nikkin te h on page 54
, teetin throwe the curtin an grinnin. "An fir Goad's sake, cheer u on page 70
nderweer richt up ter chin an grinnin like a feel. "... Ah unnersta on page 73

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a neck he's got - winkin an grinnin an caain you 'darlin'. Bloody on page 8
lookin so happy aboot? Ye're grinnin like the claas o a nail haimm on page 10
ear enough," slurred Morrice, grinnin doon it Joyce. "Ah'm jist get on page 16
pooches, rattlin his Euros an grinnin like a feel. on page 39
Disneyland basebaa cap afore grinnin it her sin-in-laaw an sayin, on page 40
Also on pages 56, 60
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
dy eediot." Beldie cudna help grinnin fin Dottie gaed ower te the w on page 25
a Glesga waash," said Ronnie, grinnin an haudin up a tin of chaip d on page 37
s. "Ah aye dee ess," he said, grinnin it is reflection es he pulled on page 38
jist nae 'normal'," Ah said, grinnin an powkin oot ma tung. "Ah'm on page 52

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
inger. The shelt seemed to be grinnin, lauchin at him, makkin a fee
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Roch Meg stannin ere, grinnin fae lug tae lug. "Oh aye, nae
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Horsemen frae oot aboot, war grinnin like the claws o an auld haim
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
The doctor came inaboot grinnin and sayin it wiz a miracle fo
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Lawrie, Alistair Caw, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric - Stonehaven, prose
. An here’s the pair o them grinnin aw owre their faces at ane an
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
is sittin apo da hertstane an grinnin fae lug ta lug. on page 59

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ed da energy o da storm ? I'm grinnin thinkin o your expressions ??(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ich was lyin oan th hearth an grinnin frae lug tae lug. on page 57

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
On tha grinnin oul skull o McBane on page 10
An a grinnin white skull wi twa dairk holl on page 11

2 matches

Swannock Fulton, Rab ahm grinnin lik an eejit , (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Ulster - Galway, poetry
ahm grinnin lik an eejit on page 38

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