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Use in varieties of Scots

paintin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.7 15.9 9 0 5.8 31 13.3
Number of occurrences4431 6 0 1 3 3
Number of authors21 14 2 1 2 2

Occurrences of paintin 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 The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he widna unnerstaun aboot her paintin and the sootherin effect it h on page 7
c teacher. But jist noo she's paintin for hersel. She says she coul on page 10

5 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r three gairdners at it, busy paintin them rid. Alice thought this on page 76
ce, a wee bit shy, "how're ye paintin aw thae roses?" on page 77

2 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Ye wir busy, paintin Lizzie, on page 107

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
two seconds an she wis sittin paintin her nails wi Tipex when Miste on page 24
a face like a Salvadore Dali paintin an she's thick as two short p on page 169

4 matches

Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
This isnae too bad. Paintin photies wi words. Sure it's n on page 35

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
Everywhere ah look is like a paintin - rollin hills, rickety brid on page 92
'It wis that Michelangelo paintin she wanted, no the Last Suppe on page 113

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
o Effie - she wisnae ony ile paintin, no even in thae days. He tal on page 136

2 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
uk blythe an canty? Were they paintin the insides o the brickit-up on page 8

1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
a face like a Salvadore Dali paintin an she’s thick as two short
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
camp wi the odd bitty paintin thrown in on the side.
1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Ma Schuil, (Scots Hoose 2014) Central, weans
Paintin n numbers tae
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
William Dyce's Pre Raphaelite paintin, Man of Sorrows, that hings i
seen tae be Scottish. Dyce's paintin expresses Christ's universali
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
is sleeves an sets hissel tae paintin the skirtin boards, syne the
He’s still paintin at nicht, the time the weedae
2 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
eted his City an’ Guilds in Paintin’ an’ Decoratin’ despite
despite his dyslexia. As the Paintin’ staff pit it he had “Gui
“Ambidextrous” which in Paintin’ speak, meant bein’ “Bu
e, durin’ their classes the Paintin’ students had tae learn abo
4 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
hey 'waymark' walks though by paintin boulders red & white tae guid (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
llt me aften “ye’re nae ile paintin”.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
g on gran Ye'll get intae the paintin the morn" on page 15

3 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
r!” And pointing at the big paintin abeen the fireplace, she said
“That’s him there in the paintin!”
n and sat doon staring at the paintin as if he’d niver seen it af
3 matches

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
omeone *cough cough* has been paintin at nursery daday ?? xxx… htt (2018) twitter link

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
rei gairdeners at eet, busily paintin thum reid. Ahlice thocht this on page 76
lice, a little shy "how ee're paintin thon roses?" on page 77

2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
r skeelie tradesman, plumbin, paintin, paper hingin an ae dab haun
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
three gairdeners at it, busy paintin thim rid. Alice thocht, this on page 77
, a weethin shy, "why ir yaes paintin the roses?" on page 78

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An o coorse thair's paintin a ceilin, on page 15

1 matches

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