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pitten Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words64.6 55 39.2 59.6 383.6 20.7 0
Number of occurrences207107 26 6 66 2 0
Number of authors53 31 10 5 7 2

Occurrences of pitten 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, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Howpfu, an kneelin, an pitten it in. on page 20

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ower juist, but Jean wis that pitten about wi aa she haed seen at on page 20
e the waurst. Her mither haed pitten on the angriest face she haed on page 21
ischairged an the doctor haed pitten him inti hospice care. For aa on page 31

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
for tae mak yer deceesions is pitten online whaur ye can dounlade on page 54

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Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
at they've been deein will be pitten intil the SLRC wabsite, so on on page 87

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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
aisent times and feckfu days, pitten doon in the Scots leid maiter on page ix

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Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
Naebody shuid be penalised or pitten doun for speakin Scots on page 4
Naebody shuid be penalised or pitten doun for speakin Scots on page 11
Naebody shuid be penalised or pitten doun for speakin Scots. on page 21

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
'r wuid tae get stertit, we'v pitten thegither the maist necessar on page 4
e past pairticiple (A wid hae pitten it awa) on page 21
hat maks up ony leid, an we'v pitten thegither the follaein leet t on page 44

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ioun, ir betymes kiz nane wes pitten, an thusgates he duimed the g on page 5

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 59 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
for tae mak yer deceesions is pitten online whaur ye can dounlade on page 54

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
rders. The discrepancy can be pitten doun tae a muckle excess o fo on page 9

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
pril, 1670. When the raip wis pitten aboot his neck tae mak him re on page 112

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Pitten ower bi Reinhard F. Hahn an S on page 39

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
er spikes feel sherper Hae ye pitten on yer Doctor Martins? on page 4

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
i as aa the ither playwrichts pitten thegither; an apairt frae tho on page 109

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
O my! Cain's neb, it wes fair pitten out. on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Bette Boyd haes pitten thegither a braw bit buik for on page 122
I wis delichtit wi the picter pitten alang o 'Sennachie'. It wis t on page 123

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
; in fact, onybody ettlin oan pitten oot a 'Collectit Warks', o on on page 132

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
We'v pitten the nems o the Editorial Coma on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the Programme for Government, pitten oot bi the jynt Labour-Libera on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
MacDiarmid's projeck wad hae pitten a Staundart Scots on the Stan on page 56

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the name o Andrew Crumey haes pitten up a byordinar steid cried Sc on page 15

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Philip, George Lallans 56 - Scotsoun Thereanent, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
r whan our firsten kistie wis pitten out. on page 46

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
t - fa cweed faut him? A wis pitten throu tae ma nichtmare, the a
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
aiblisht British society haes pitten it intae, it will only come a
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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
he samen critiseesms that wes pitten conter the Addeetional Memmer
elit persentage o the vote is pitten aff o the leit an thi ir a fo
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
allous uiser profiles tae be pitten thegither, an cookies — wee
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
a orthography, an ilk spellin pitten doun for lairnin. The raesons
riants is weel-kent an can be pitten doun as pairt o the staunart.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
s But n Ben A-Go-Go haes been pitten on tae the lang leet o 25 Sco
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gov.scot Biggin a strang future for Gaelic an Scots, (Scottish Government 2022) Central, government
an there mair inititives been pitten in place for tae support Gael
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
at the misures thit hae been pitten in steid. Up tae noo the Scot
thochts an taks thit hae been pitten tae us sae faur fae monie sta
rs the feck o thir issues are pitten oot ablow. Hou an iver the Sc
repones. Some o thir hae been pitten ablow an thir micht len a hau
dance on Gaelic Langage Plans pitten thegither bi Bòrd na Gàidhl
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
irns an the deein kinks o the pitten awa, but maist o them uphaudi
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e sae that aw the siller bein pitten intae space exploration will
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ckle shame seein what You’v pitten thegither sindert like that.
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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
atween mither-tongue Scots an pitten-on Inglis seems tae us tae ha
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
at, an the past participle is pitten. Sae ye wad write ‘We will
i the perfect tense ‘We hae pitten this threip forrit.’ Seemil
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ed Deep-Sea Bestiary that wis pitten thegither bi Peter Tyso.
org). This colourfu steid wis pitten thegither bi graphic airtist
ess.co.uk) seemilar maiter is pitten ower veesually an in wee life
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
The seemin dourness wis pitten by thon while an thay turnt j
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ir adae wi the utmaist sprose pitten aboot in perjink glaizie airt
ot the makkins o siller is aw pitten intae perspective whan a body
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
e its speakers, hae been sair pitten doon in the past. They are ma
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
left oot an an apostrophe wis pitten in its place.
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
her the 24-year-auld John wis pitten in chairge o twal-year-auld W
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Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the stert o this post, I’v pitten thegither a table o some o th
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
te wi the Deil, an a stap wis pitten tae the prentin o secular mui
n the day. The pairtbeuks — pitten thegither by Tammas Wode, vic
I’v pitten thegither a Spotify playlist
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ion on whit questions will be pitten intae the 2011 Census will be
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
heid-yins at D C Thomson wis pitten on tae the Nazis' hit leet fo
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
vyce is clear, natural an no pitten on. She haes managed tae get
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
i lot, nae conter cuid noo be pitten up on that maitter. On the it
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
on the back. Entries shuid be pitten forrit tae:-
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
peakin Scots an nane o it wis pitten on.
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
in hou " this puir wumman has pitten in mair nor them aa" the list
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
ct the writers o it is whyles pitten til glossin lees, gif no mint
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
e hae’t — but it maun hae pitten the ying rinagate intae a fai
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McLachlan, Jack Glessheids maun wale guid neebors tae thole the dreich Scottish climate, (University of Maine 2019) Central - Ceres, prose
the Varsitie o Aiberdeen hae pitten forrit efter a new study.
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
we'v pitten
pitten doon
pitten doon
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
tark as ony twa ordinar horse pitten thegither. A white strip doun
ng us ’at haes the docht is pitten tae the darg till they canna
irer hechle conterin the lees pitten aboot by Moses, the tame corb
anned oot and resolutions wis pitten forrit and communed. It wis a
The pigs haed pitten by the harness-room as a heid
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
i the ‘temporary’ cruives pitten up on burntoot riot zones. An
Beatrice felt raither pitten oot. She thocht she’d gien
re. Maist o the buirds wad be pitten awa, bit the man, Raggle, wad
wi thaim, bit she felt hersel pitten aff be thair ugliness. Whit w
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
grain or seed that haed been pitten throu the grund-stane for tae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n haein twa-leidit road signs pitten up. Forbye thon, they've thre
a guid wheen twa-leidit signs pitten up an that thae fowk wisna ta
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Pherson Report is like tae be pitten intae effeck. The recommendat
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ae hae Scots language signage pitten up in the new pairlament bigg
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
21. A statuette o Wojtek wis pitten in a shop near the Zoo but ef
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ts Language alang wi religion pitten intae the 2001 Census. The Sc
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
uaisten on the Scots language pitten intae the 2001 Census efter s
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Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
day mornin in kirk whan A hid pitten on ma Sunday face an Halie Wi on page 100

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ken the rest, yer faither wis pitten oot the hoose cos Aul Mains d on page 84

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
My aulest sin George wis pitten in charge O his sisters as we on page 15

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
peer weeda wumman has pitten in mair nor aa e lave. E tith on page 115

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
awaa by the tail jist fan I'd pitten doun the sasser o milk forene on page 11
She had pitten aa the knaggies in or iss, an on page 34
The Aiver, fa hed pitten his heid outen the windae, dr on page 40
"keen o aat thingies maan be pitten onnen's, somegaits or idder." on page 60
"I wadna been sae pitten about," said Deedledum, "gin on page 62
Also on pages 80
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
roup oot at Mairtinmas, Da's pitten me tae a braw schule in the t
gie Mains takkin up the rear, pitten blindfolds roon the een o see
e fermhoose...usually withoot pitten on her mochles on her hauns..
uiks, the whiff o peppermints pitten inno moos tae be sookit, a tw
Dow roarin ooto him fin he'd pitten a young feed loon throw the m
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
The loon hid bin pitten aa wye through his merriege p
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
Fin am pitten on ma beets.
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
’s a ‘f’ an you’d hae pitten a ‘wh’ or a ‘quh’, th
es, aa nummers in atween were pitten aroun as fowk preferred. The
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t the third slab o’t he’s pitten awa an it nae haaf throwe the
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
at her if somebody hid indeed pitten the evil ee ontae her and her
or thinkin aboot faa wid’ve pitten the evil ee on them. The only
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
an I thocht the grease I’d pitten in the suspension hid fixed t
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
“I'm pitten in the bullet, quine!”
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
w her bairn hid ended up bein pitten tae the army in the first pla
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Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
Some fowk think that pitten Union Jacks on Scots produce
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Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
r around Davie. The sly luks. Pitten me doon at any opportunity in on page 21

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
nwardly, thinkan that I hidno pitten in many words for the last ha on page 18

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
tyman bletheran tae her face, pitten her face an story taegither, on page 103
han Darling's Martian naem is pitten tae the chit, ; sheu's happie on page 147

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
d again in the toon, his wife pitten in a home. on page 33

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wateries, Pow, Mire, Gitter Pitten on page 11

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
it her waitin!" Alice wis dat pitten aboot at shö wis ready ta ax on page 18
taen aback ta see at shö wis pitten on een o da White Rabbit's pe on page 20
wis fairly white (he wis dat pitten aboot, tocht Alice) an he sai on page 24
first place. Alice felt kinda pitten oot at da aafil crimp wye da on page 46
pitten aboot, an lookit doon intae i on page 63
Also on pages 73, 88, 93, 116, 117
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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
en da sifferin dat my fock ir pitten up wi. Am sendin dee ta tak d on page 15
aff o her Da idder weemin wir pitten oot. on page 19
du's pitten new life athin me. on page 33
He sets up da pör dat ir pitten doon. on page 43
Da Göd Man haes pitten his speerit athin me. He haes on page 61
Also on pages 67, 72, 75, 111, 119, 120, 131, 133, 137, 147, 151, 153, 159, 167
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
te craetir, or he wid never a pitten up wi her. Dey mairried kinda on page 4
dey got ane, bit he wis just pitten on fur da news, an da wadder, on page 5
incubator an hame. Sylvia is pitten a wife in ta manage da shop, on page 12
it wisna everybody at cood a pitten up wi his overly wyes, bit Do on page 15
"Ahm pitten you in da room wi da view oot on page 48
Also on pages 57, 62
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De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Da garb o wir language is pitten dagidder on page 19

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
me at educated fokk move awa. Pitten idderwise, fokk at's confiden on page 9
ly shaas da sowl o da plaess. Pitten simply, hit's da braeth o da on page 16
n trowe da rest o dis primer, pitten alang wi da wye at Shetland s on page 20
erview o whit wye Shaetlan is pitten tagidder. Hit's designed tae on page 21
ooth; wi fricatives da air is pitten trowe a peerie oppeneen, affr on page 25
Also on pages 27, 31, 44, 75, 89, 92, 93
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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
sters an graandmidders, an aa pitten in a anxious day.
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Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
er i da wye at da sentence is pitten tagidder.
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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
fore, but shø isna / D'ir aa pitten oot dir essybags, onnly we ir

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
on. Thankfully his midder wis pitten some fairdie maet wi him tae
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Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
So dat wis me pitten in my place aboot my trusset
russet beard an Snurtysleeves pitten aff soup for life. Aa in wan
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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
e ta ken whit wis up, dey hed pitten a collar aroond her neck. On
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Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
hey said, come ben afore he's pitten on page 135

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
ts leid in a lowe, but he wis pitten oot, in twa senses, we hae ti on page 5

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