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panic Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.7 21.3 27.2 29.8 11.6 0 8.8
Number of occurrences6440 17 3 2 0 2
Number of authors36 21 10 1 2 2

Occurrences of panic in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
e an ah cin see him start tae panic. The lads' jaws might as well on page 12
Panic. on page 14

2 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
me, nane funn their merk, but panic set intae the crew o the trad on page 58

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ing wavin its tail about in a panic, for wi its heid stuck, it cu on page 44

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
fae panic, filters through the hauf-tui on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in the bog an struggled in a panic that got waur when Cleland or on page 37
aders had desertit, an wrocht panic in the Covenantin ranks as th on page 39

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
gave this expression ae sheer panic which wis instantly splattere on page 67
while his mates ran awey in a panic wis how ah wis gonnae be an a on page 200

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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
asion. In 1801 there wis near panic, the speak o the toun bein th on page 25

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
igher, rooted tae the spot wi panic before ah got help. Maw rushe on page 39

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
king ran aboot the room in a panic and, findin a big ginger bott on page 10
whit tae dae wi it. It's pure panic ower there. The buhl's chairg on page 30

2 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - No In-gleesh, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
and A’m really stertin tae panic.
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
t, hid they startit tae fully panic.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
tae eleven, whit’s the big panic?’ ah sais, rubbin ma eyes a
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t sounds like you’re having panic attacks.”
“Do you need anything? The panic buyers are going mental. I ca
k The first symptom. A wave o panic rushes ower me.
m burnin up. Maybe it’s a panic attack.
but it’s nae guid. Waves o panic rush ower me, but ah know fin
6 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ladder leavin’ jist doubts, panic an’ a sair heid! A felt sma
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Rongye leukit up an kent her. Panic jooglet her wame. She leukit
ethin happent. He waukent ina panic, an sut on the edge o his bed
realise quhit’s happenin an panic. They micht rush the fires, b
d o the clachan, fechtin doon panic noo, he finally saw her, ahei
4 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
s and sent wee birds in a mad panic tae fin shelter fir the nicht
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
nd then in a state o’ blind panic and wi’ a wave o’ horror
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
oks up aw ah kin see is sheer panic in his eyes ‘’Brucie’
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
castle pitch. The strength ae panic ah kin feel is like bein repe
1 matches

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
people would calm down wi the panic buying, it's no helping them (2020) search twitter
nsterFbsi Dinnae go making me panic tae... The next line should b(2020) search twitter

@Cobradile94 tweeted
Ma favourite robots wis Panic Attack an Killertron! https:/(2020) search twitter

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ist for tae wark oot whit the panic wis an whit it meant. Noo A’(2019) search twitter

@MartinBroon tweeted
@sheenz_m_ Aye! Don’t be “panic” buyin thum Noo ??. ????????(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ale o Aiberdeenshire at least panic buyin banjos frae Celtic Chor(2020) search twitter

@ThonJacobite tweeted
. The reporter says "In their panic to leave people are scrabblin (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@EdinburghLive_ let the panic buying begin lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
wrin timorous beastie, whit a panic's in thy breistie" an Michael on page 57

1 matches

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
dly breathe by noo. In aa the panic, the ithers hidna seen me, so on page 60

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Morrice." Joyce lookit kinna panic-stricken. "Ye ken fine ye can on page 15
n till his feet as a feelin o panic an hopelessness waashed ower on page 55

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
an a momentary panic! on page 14

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ivor kent fine folk wid jist panic an think they'd bi left up sh on page 8
issed my signin-up day. Dinna panic, though, Ah'v aye gat a fyow on page 10

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
ar tae gang, Jonsar began tae panic, ere wisnae ony signs. Fit he
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
on the left e'e. PANIC, I coodnae see a thing. I wis
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
an ilkie dominie keepit a wee panic button fur ony stooshie.
1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
r lifes, wi a thud an a lot o panic. Baffelt by the lood noise th
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
been glentin at eenanither wi panic in their een. In the hinnerey
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
. Seein how close she was tae panic, the Laird spoke softly telli
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
de noo, wee toon.” In a mad panic Paul grabbed a widdenplank an
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
the borders fae abroad an the panic buyers hiv aaready bocht aath
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
h wi the GDPR e-mails! Dinnae panic, the EU winnae fine a’bidy! (2018) search twitter
Ah wunner if the fowk fa panic bocht muckle o maet an then d(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Then he hid a panic when the whole white wash tur on page 25
Bit ah'm really start tae panic noo, at hubby's latest 'buy' on page 44
is lost. I turned tae Jock in panic then I nearly brokk his nose on page 73

3 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ages, an shü wis startin ta panic, ta get caald feet. on page 26

1 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nd?” axed Gutteryaggle in a panic.
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Blin panic. on page 18

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
o delicht, that changed intae panic within a wheen o minutes, whi on page 51

1 matches

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