A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

slippin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 7.7 13.6 0 17.4 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2815 9 0 3 1 0
Number of authors20 13 4 3 1

Occurrences of slippin in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Ah fund Ah wis slippin intae English, on page 31

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tae come.' Then he wis gane, slippin awa oot o the glen wi the lan on page 32

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
orn. An Skald peyed nae heed, slippin awa wi me close ahint. on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ch o keys fae his poacket and slippin yin o them intae the keyhole on page 73

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
ht ower, and watch the watter slippin awa ablow him. Pooh could get on page 85
nner it, and watch the watter slippin awa ablow him. And this wis t on page 86

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
No one will notice us slippin away, but ah know better than on page 13
oo busy chattin tae notice me slippin away intae the on page 115

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
irk! Ayeweys comin in late an slippin awa airly! I seen him! I've g on page 65

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
y as Ah could, Ah found masel slippin the satchel intae ma wheelie on page 112

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rd. Similes are anither wey o slippin in Scots wirds – e.g., ther
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
But Jimmie it’s this, this slippin out when nobody’s about. Ay
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
the days are slippin past.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ice rink, on which they were slippin aboot. Yin cam straucht at he
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
y Modern Scottish society and slippin their poetry in hidlins intae
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
slippin Ye on page 74

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Y'aricht?" said Sandy, slippin an airm roon Vi's waist an ha on page 33
broos gaitherin an his smile slippin as the instructions teen roon on page 58
he cud feel his self-control slippin awa. on page 62
Alice," he said, slippin an airm aroon her waist an ha on page 96

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ar three wiks, Dottie - ye'r slippin up." on page 21
, is palms soakin an the biro slippin throwe is fingirs es he attem on page 42

2 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
"The girse wis slippin aff the Dome,
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ty” tae hisel ower an ower. Slippin farrer back doun the track, t
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r tatties, an I mind da knife slippin, an a spurt a blude comin fae on page 19

1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Eemis Stane 1 - Dance o da Selkies, (Eemis Stane 2022) Shetland, poetry
Slippin aff wir skeens as we go on page 14

1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Slippin aff his sea-buits an his ooie
1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Legs slippin dangerously, on page 163

1 matches

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