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racin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 15.4 17.6 0 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences4329 11 0 3 0 0
Number of authors27 19 5 3

Occurrences of racin in Corpus

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Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
, an we strained at the oars, racin tae the trader. The men on th on page 58

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
if, Cherlie wis leukin at the racin page, an he comes oot wi ane on page 85
stertit rakin through his ain racin bit, an efter a wee while he on page 86

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
roon the telly wi the racin oan, on page 71

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Wi hert racin, an a mooth as dry as a simme on page 60

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
me ae day, especially wae the racin aboot tae start. Fae Megan's on page 31
iva left and ma hert is still racin uncontrollably but ah'm telli on page 58
o unless yae coont the hoarse racin section in the daily record, on page 86
ud a chance tae blink she wis racin aroond the shoap dain a super on page 152

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
can play at Rowley's are caur-racin yin and things like that. on page 26

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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
Piercin the rents in racin skies abuin each slope on page 129

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
their machines like bampots, racin the motors and makkin the sho on page 27

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
the telephone sends ma heart racin. Ah take a deep breath and wi on page 14

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Doon again, still racin on page 47

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Noah packed his racin doos.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
wes sekin at the swith-horss racin. Tynin clink at ivverie wauge
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
h cannae breathe. Ma hert’s racin.
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ane Vit Jedlicka, a colourful racin identity an yin-time PR agent
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
doon ma back in tandem wae ma racin thoughts as tae whit ah might
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
fragments ay orange an white racin oer the sharp, glossy sheen a
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
tains in its light, its reach racin across the surface ay them as
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
een aff it. Ye watchit Billy racin up an doon the terrace.
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
s like that. It gits ma heart racin’ e’en noo, forty odd year
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Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
en ri hoose tae listen tae ri racin' results oan ri wireless.”
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
atrice fund that her hert wis racin as she approached the hospita
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
eatin away at me fae inside, racin through the marra ay ma bones
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grandeicedcoffees Do You Wanna Touch, (archiveofourown.org 2021) Central, prose
ke them home. Ma heart starts racin’. Is no like ah’v never f
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ls tae derail the dark thoats racin through ma mind. Like the mem
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Jack felt his hairt racin in his chest an he kent he hi on page 95

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
the torso o a racin green pine on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nin free; he's loupin finces, racin like a hare. An syne... Ah op on page 18
"At's it! At's it!" She cam racin back inte the kitchen. "Ah ca on page 25

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Gan up I' park an then racin back doon on page 131

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
my Duncan's loon bocht a braa racin bike second haan an stack tra on page 74

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
an wir pulses wad aye stairt racin as seen as they walked in ti
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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
at, pit-pat, pit-a-pat like a racin hairtbeat, tcyaavin tae keep
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
stertin up again like a bawd racin. Minnie hid niver met Daith a
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
tbye the theatre, his thochts racin, he spied in a wee side-chaum
ety-tick, rickety-tick like a racin hairt as it struck the oors.
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
I just hed ta tink aboot her racin up tae da bus ta meet me whin on page 20

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
'll send blöd racin fur a rant o weddins. on page 63

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Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
grippin da keel draggin her, racin
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