A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of swimmin in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
lid burds in the Time Capsule swimmin! Skindiana Bones yees ur!' on page 30

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
o this puil? I'm secunnert o swimmin about here, O Mousie!" (Aliso on page 21

1 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
A watch the swimmin specks like fishes, wishin on page 6

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
If it wus, rich fowk who are swimmin' in green wans wuid a' be flo on page

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
rail brig like a caterpillar swimmin across the Tay; the turn o yo on page 78

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r school's gaunnae be startin swimmin lessons soon an ah cannae wai on page 11
wears a mad swimmin cap cause it's against her re on page 12
Yir no gettin me in a bliddy swimmin cozzie, Ah said, But how no. on page 13
ey gied oot aw the medals fur swimmin the day. Aw ma pals got wans on page 14
Yir dad's thinkin about takin swimmin lessons. Ah couldnae believe on page 15
Also on pages 39, 43, 55, 94, 97, 104, 121, 122, 138, 141, 142, 159, 160, 169
27 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and wishin that he'd taen up swimmin insteid. on page 58
t's different awthegither for Swimmin Craiturs like Teegers.' And h on page 65
ficult. I didna want tae come swimmin at aw the-day,' he gaed on, b on page 91

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
t him in the shalla end o ony swimmin-pool in the warld and his chi on page 3

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
The loch hosts wee craiturs, swimmin fish alang reeds, buzzin drag on page 52

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
school’s gaunnae be startin swimmin lessons soon an ah cannae wai
The swimmin baths wis pish. They pit me d
awd Harpreet that wears a mad swimmin cap cause it’s against her
en yi’d be able tae take me swimmin. Ma da jist laughed at me tho
Yir no gettin me in a bliddy swimmin cozzie. Ah said, But how no.
8 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
him swimmin in the Nile
1 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Naebuddy’s swimmin, only a few folk paddle in th
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“Sorry guys we canni’ go swimmin’ today, cause the pool’s
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a job, teachin’ all sports, Swimmin’, Health an’ Fitness anâ€
As they achieved their swimmin’ goals.
That now protect the swimmin’ legions.
3 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
rrior29 Aw naw! You gonnae be swimmin aboot!(2020) search twitter
@ThatWeeRedHead Aye a wis aw swimmin aboot!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Shetland

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Except im at da pool for VÂ’s swimmin lesson #BeingAParentSometimes (2019) twitter link
Had planned on goin swimmin daday. Forgot I had a stay an (2018) twitter link

Southern

Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
and, from the west. Dinnae go swimmin!(2020) search twitter