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Use in varieties of Scots

spinnin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 19 28.6 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences5737 19 0 1 0 0
Number of authors31 23 7 1

Occurrences of spinnin in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
the threid o a ma traivels' spinnin on page 32

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
rate. And ma heid wis quickly spinnin at aw the answers ah didnae k on page 35

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
aloused it wad dae an stertit spinnin egg white oan tae the lint. ' on page 36

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
s life's their ain. Yin hing, spinnin oan its ain axis. Ye never gi on page 1

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Tryin tae counger spinnin thouchts on page 28

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e yowes in June an cairdin an spinnin the fleeces; cutting an dryin on page 55
reddin oot the hous, cookin, spinnin, washin, an helpin her guidma on page 74

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
omment though hud her quickly spinnin around on page 194

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
spinnin on page 23
spinnin on page 24

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he new fanglit media that are spinnin aff fae the Warld Wide Wab. I on page 11
-dress on him an handit him a spinnin wheel. 'Nou jist ye keep spin on page 24

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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
his laund laid oot across the spinnin baw o earth, aye mynds ye o t on page ix
Slow spinnin pupae dream o metamorphic dus on page 57
he cowpoke's spurs spiked and spinnin on page 79
For signs o life on this wee spinnin baw. on page 107
Ma spinnin heid and me here that canna b on page 142

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
boys once they do," she says, spinnin around in hur wheelchair. on page 88

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Spinnin an skytin, on page 56

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
o the mither. Milkin sangs an spinnin sangs refleck the wark o the on page 62

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
hause-baund, sate doun bi the spinnin wheel an whurr, whurr, whurr on page 42

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
snibbin throu the joint, then spinnin the bird aroun an repeatin th on page 8

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
on auld bugger ower thare wis spinnin fannies!' on page 61

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye fairly pit me aff ma spinnin -
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Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
hen." Ma wee English heid wis spinnin for the first week or sae, bu
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McKinlay, Kieran Walk Way to Fame, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
oan the door, ma stomach wis spinnin, ah wis gointy be seek and th
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
stick up an doun the street. Spinnin a peerie an keepin it gaein w
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah’m hearin an ma heid’s spinnin an ah’m just wishin tae fuc
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah stumble a wee bit, ma heid spinnin.
. The boattle leaves ma haun, spinnin an whistlin through the air a
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
aird the tow, the ou you’re spinnin;
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ma heid’s spinnin, everythin he’s tellin me o
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
stairs leavin me wae ma heid spinnin and unable tae talk. Lookin d
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
Ma heid's spinnin!! https://t.co/8VsD597QgT (2022) twitter link

@OliphantWullie tweeted
alist ex miners are the night spinnin in their graves. Whit a sad d (2022) twitter link

Doric

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
thi centre o es spinnin dod aat's coolin on page 82

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
humpin and Morrice's heid wis spinnin es faist es the flashin disco on page 45

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t, eh?" Donald's heid wis aye spinnin as he wannert awa in front, t on page 40
s the bairn's cricket baa Cam spinnin throwe the air an smackit him on page 41

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie's heid wis spinnin an he wis tryin te git is bre on page 42

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Ma heid's spinnin roon on page 75
An gan spinnin in i' air? on page 111
i'een in his heid see i'world spinnin roon on page 145
We're tossin, turnin, an spinnin roon on page 168

9 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
spit by the howlin gale, sent spinnin intae the air like Dorothy's on page 118

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“A’ve taen ma spinnin wand is weel. Gin thare’s o
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
nny een liners riiidy! Fit yi spinnin' ye golden voiced hoor?(2016) search twitter
@johnnydee72 spinnin' thon wheels o' steel at #Aib(2015) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@BrianBengal Fits at yer Spinnin? Showaddywaddy?(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
or wi her spinnin wheel. on page 49

1 matches

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