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Use in varieties of Scots

spierin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.8 8.2 12.1 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2516 8 0 0 1 0
Number of authors14 6 7 1

Occurrences of spierin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
spiered Precious. She wis aye spierin questions, and that wis a sig on page 6
Precious gied him a spierin look. 'Hoo d'ye ken that? Did on page 44

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ay he phont Ann hissel. Efter spierin cuid he dae oniething for ti on page 18
the three o thaim gaed back, spierin at thairsels ti ken whan haed on page 19
aed devauled, an the time for spierin wis gane. on page 31

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
tae the vote. Ah propone this spierin tae the gaitherin: Are ratton on page 6

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
lookin for Wee Grumphie, and spierin at him whit they were lookin on page 36
Notice Signed Rabbit, or for Spierin Whit Awbody Else Thocht Aboot on page 68
ill noo gie an answer tae yer spierin, he said, solemn-like. on page 83
blem, Wee Grumphie, whit I am spierin Pooh tae gie his mind tae.' on page 131

4 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
essages doon tae their ferms, spierin for tents and sleepinbags, an on page 30

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ottish colony on a local map. Spierin, an getting naeplace he wes e on page 11
arch reponed in the same leid spierin why he wantit tae ken. Wallac on page 12

2 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
t ti sing ablo the winnock an spierin for a puckle awmous. Whan the on page 42

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ye'r spierin the gate tae Cauld Hill? on page 39

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
but efter a while she stertit spierin at me. Whaur haed Himsel
1 matches

Doric

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
I min spierin a class o bairns fit they cri on page 37

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
in steen, a younger een files spierin, takkin notes, as lang ago on page 10

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
and sae helps keep the reader spierin. on page 124

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
and sae helps keep the reader spierin.
1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
y thing for th’umman tae be spierin, espeeshally a mairriet umman
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
the EU model o quota-samplin, spierin 450 fowk bi age, gender an so
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Im spierin' abdy fa loves I ootside ti p(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
Im spierin' abdy fa loves I ootdside ti (2020) search twitter

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
e's a survey aff them oot noo spierin fir views. There's a wheen o (2020) search twitter