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scunnert Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words25.5 27.6 28.8 9.9 0 32.8 22.1
Number of occurrences7952 18 1 0 3 5
Number of authors45 28 11 1 2 3

Occurrences of scunnert in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
blawn in an aabodie wis scunnert an girnin. Her faither, tho, on page 25

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
an I tellt the wee lad (a bit scunnert) that I kentna hou tae draw. on page 12
Syne I wis sair scunnert, an wis ettlin tae stert takk on page 14
fter he had speired it. I wis scunnert wi yon bolt, an sae I answert on page 28

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n an sneevlin tae gie Fatty a scunnert luik is bricht yellae yolk dr on page 37

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
the jyners wis sayin they wis scunnert. Thair wis talk aboot cryin i on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Alison wis gettin gey scunnert o sittin anent her sister on on page 7
row muckle again, for I'm gey scunnert o bein sic a wee totie thing! on page 33
raxed his airms. "I'm gettin scunnert wi this. I vote the Wee lassi on page 44

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
eat his ain piece he wis that scunnert. on page 26

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Thare's a scunnert wife on page 39

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
carnaptious, forfochen and scunnert by weather, on page 8
But dinnae feel scunnert, no dinnae feel doon, on page 77

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
The scunnert Queen gaed aff her heid. on page 22

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Weel, that scunnert Rodrick like naebody's busine on page 32

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Ma middle boys scunnert, stuck oan the Broo, on page 71
Ah grew richt scunnert round about that time, on page 83

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
are wi his heid in his oxter, scunnert. A think that wis the meenit on page 125

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Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
whit A um - borderin on the scunnert. on page 31
tae the boy, seik, scunnert, 'Here's yer baa, Edwin.' Jis on page 60

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ah got scunnert tryin tae spin on page 30

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
an deesinfectant. A wis fair scunnert. Ma een wis gaun thegither so on page 118

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
r gien the mooth tae mooth. A scunnert 'yeuch' gaed up frae the watc on page 18

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
the rain, nor in here getting scunnert at aa this bare flesh!' quo C on page 60

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Reider O'Doom Aye!, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2013) Central, poetry
an’ it maks me scunnert.
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
language an maks oot they're scunnert that oniebodie cuid think o't
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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
s like dreich, fash, sleekit, scunnert, blether, fouter, clatty and
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
are wi his heid in his oxter, scunnert. I think that wis the meenit
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e she's wae on lattin on what scunnert she wis at the sicht o me afo
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
bedclaes an spreidin terror, scunnert me by the ordnar. Whit’s
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
eld fast by the concreit waa, scunnert wi a fear that filled her bru
Gary Beaton’s nem, tho she scunnert at his mither for dressing
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
1949, some o the cast wis gey scunnert gettin wi it. They were makki
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Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
it tae the drawers and beyond scunnert humphin rucksacks, so he kens
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
lieved, as ah wis gettin fair scunnert wi ayeways haein nichtmerrs.
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
arried on, takkin peety on ma scunnert sílence.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
mpassion couldnae help but be scunnert at the film shawin the sýste
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
barefit. Forby, she wis sair scunnert wi aw these luve-seik suitors
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
hes scunnert the conscience o mankind, and
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Monie i the pairty wull be scunnert tae tyne their oweraw majorit
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
scunnert
scunnert- Scots
o shooglie quality. Tae be ‘scunnert’ is tae be forfochen, disja
although ye can be physically scunnert as weel. In its least intense
ths or sindry dimensions o ‘scunnert’.
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Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
carnaptious, forfochen and scunnert by weather,
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@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@MhairiHunter Syne. I am ower scunnert wi fechtin agin Inglis spellc(2020) search twitter

@fairpechtoot tweeted
it St Andrews. Gift shoap fur scunnert tourists. https://t.co/ujlR45(2016) search twitter
fareweel event. Weans will be scunnert gettin their photies taen! #o(2016) search twitter
@d_anderson878 Scunnert that ah missed yer #scotedcha(2016) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ail congregation maun hiv bin scunnert, doon-leukin, heepocreets, is on page 100

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
prood bit lately she'd gotten scunnert wi the hale 'domesticated non on page 41

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
e confessed till his wife foo-scunnert o life Ower-come wi a fit o t on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Maan o the Hoose leukit fair scunnert. "A dug can live fir aboot fo on page 62

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Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
e Gruttalo's Bairn wis feelin scunnert. on page 5
The Gruffalo's Bairn wisnae scunnert noo ... on page 28

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah dinna ken foo ye can bi scunnert ariddy?" said Dot, shakkin he on page 84

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
in the kintra. Foo coud ye be scunnert wi aa that tae explore? on page 3

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
r. Dreidfae it wis, an swith. Scunnert it the thocht, an roused it m on page 80

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ce suddentlie. (They war fair scunnert wi claverin about age, she th on page 80

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Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
If am foonert, scunnert, glekkit, or am clairtit in d
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
n children are threatened fae scunnert mithers wi the ‘Cat thit go
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
So that wis me. Scuppert and scunnert for the next fortnight, aa th
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
,” quo she. “I wis growin scunnert o dustin them onywye.”
rd an Furly an Mary war clean scunnert o bidin there. There
Whyles, his mither grew fair scunnert o Bruce an his fixin things,
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@cligeey tweeted
@lsimscor Sitting here scunnert(2020) search twitter
@MSPAberdeen Maybe he scunnert o sitting roon the table amon(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
entity an nation – sheu wis scunnert. Tae me, hid's grand tae thin
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
oom agin, nae wunder she felt scunnert. on page 34

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@StuartPoet tweeted
lug in suin. Wis forfochen an scunnert tae miss it, ma ain faut, but(2020) search twitter
ighollywood3 @jack_capener No scunnert wi luikin lik a gomeril yit?(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aal agane, baecaas A'm really scunnert baein a wee toty thing!" on page 34
uttet in, yawnin. "A'm gitten scunnert wi this. A vote the weelàss on page 72

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
lak dust. He gien oot a sigh, scunnert. "Thairs naethin fur it', he on page 17

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@the_gellick tweeted
illyBynn the Dervock folk are scunnert, Billy. They're heidin round (2015) twitter link
heek us awa doon the bottom. #Scunnert (2015) twitter link

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