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Use in varieties of Scots

swift Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 12.9 9 9.9 0 31 4.4
Number of occurrences3625 6 1 0 3 1
Number of authors23 16 4 1 2 1

Occurrences of swift in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
u Raskolnikov's heid. An wi a swift deek, he scanced awthing aboo on page 137

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
A turn roon laughin tae git a swift punch in the mooth aff Si O'C on page 20

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wi his ruler. Retaliation wis swift an a real fist fecht erupted. on page 43

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
wa oot o the glen wi the lang swift stride o a hill-man, keppin w on page 32
ouch, opened the blade, an wi swift sure strokes, cut the raips t on page 38

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
his gait is lik the swift flight of a brace o swans on page 43

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ent's hesitation he gees me a swift right hand. Which naturally s on page 112
til ma name is cawed. Takin a swift glance aroond the room ah not on page 122

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tiply big numbers in her heid swift as a glist o lightnin.' on page 92

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
hae anither swift ane, on page 70

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Swift wing the hours, the towmond i on page 149

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
- ', I chanced tae say, gey swift-like, 'Whit aboot nine times on page vii
'Naw,' said Wee Grumphie swift-like. 'He couldna.' on page 131

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Mine's a sleekit rin an swift on page 56
Lat daith be swift, nae clot or stroke on page 79

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
An as he drave, een swift as an arra, on page 35

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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ry another approach efter the swift rebuttal, but lookin roon the
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
the throat and kilt it wi yin swift bite. As luck wid hae it this
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McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An' mind, you were a swift back rower,
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
ck any guid-boy points fae ma swift response tae aw the drama: Sm
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
al deal. This boay performs a swift reversal.
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
im bein able tae recognise ma swift but hard fitsteps fae two str
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e rider leant ower, an wi yae swift move, poued it oot the laddie
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
avvy," said Morrice, makkin a swift exit. on page 41

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
We read Jonathan Swift on page 85

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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e hysterics, her reaction wiz swift and she gave Jessie a stingin
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@Franwella tweeted
ylor it really will jist be a swift half, workin Monday. Maybe pe(2013) search twitter
Hankering for a wee swift half(2012) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
As swift as he cam, he depairted. He w on page 82

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Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Progress is swift oor spirits soar on page 32
Tae start progress was swift and sure on page 50

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Swift wing the hours, the towmond i on page 216

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Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
rin frog spawn ower ma airms. Swift-like, ah held up a drippin ha
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