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Use in varieties of Scots

wins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.9 26.1 28.8 9.9 23.2 21.9 0
Number of occurrences7449 18 1 4 2 0
Number of authors37 23 9 1 4 2

Occurrences of wins in Corpus

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Central

McPartlin, John Lallans 82 - Biggin the Great Nor Road, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wns ships, a drinkin howf, an wins agin the camber on page 67

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tten ye peend doon. Whan Trev wins back wi help oo'll pou ye oot on page 23

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
l tak leg bail or hir guidman wins hame, kis he's mebbe no sae d on page 47

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
worse nor wins tae gar them doulie on page 35

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
's gonnae mollocate him if he wins.' on page 124

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Wins Hairst, his aipples skailt ab on page 149

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The trauchle wins smaa kindness, life is tint on page 31
or tholance wins the day. on page 51

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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
syne, but his dauchter still wins up fae Newcastle maist weeken on page 125

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ngs that spak o storms an ill wins, thochts o hame an hopes o re on page 62

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
set it up, gin the murtherer wins back agane the nicht?" on page 80

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
though. Ower fell oan cauld wins an deserts." on page 112

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
til the faither, but frithat, wins til its awn oreiginalitie bi on page 116

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An wastlins aye the wins an sheddaes faa: on page 30

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
r sik ongauns, his leal hoond wins hame forby. She seeks him oot on page 137
ie pheisical skaith. Hir saul wins til heiven whan she is cowpit on page 139
gauns o Lallie the Piper, wha wins awa ithout a skart, he is pus on page 140

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
that tyauves in aa wins an aa wathers,
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Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
e on ae day an, gin summbodie wins at a plouralitie o votes than
his cerries on till summbodie wins at fuftie percent. The ugsumm
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Anither curn fowk wins in, an a fecht follaes. The v
ammlin debt. In Rotterdam, he wins the haun o a burgomaister’s
er the American weirs, sojers wins hame ti Britain, an Ms. Sewar
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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
syne, but his dauchter still wins up fae Newcastle maist weeken
funny 'hing," says he whan we wins tae the Kínnessburn, "what m
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
en yit. A puls on the door an wins oot intae the simmer air.
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
s is aa happenin til him. She wins back an sits doun an as suin'
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ont whaur the licht o the sun wins tae. This weel illustrate ste
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is sweirt tae dae. Gin a body wins the lenth o thon, it taks mai
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
gaun wi Shona if an when she wins her wey oot tae Östersund. W
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Lawrenson, Dorothy Ranch Road 12, San Marcos, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Fife, poetry
wi ilk truck that wins by.
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
h'll tell you sumpn, the team wins a sight mair often since ther
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
Mr Mack wins hame fae the ospital an douts
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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
pilgrim spreit her splendour wins tae see.
an mettlesome cairdin o Cecco wins him a tae-haud in the letter-
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Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
wins + lowses lowses + wins
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McClurg, Fernando Votin isna Democracy. But..., (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
nkin that even gin yer pairty wins, aw wull be richt wi the wurl
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
British politics. Gin the SNP wins big i Scotland, an Plaid Cymr
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McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Anen the wins ripped the angel frae its bas
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@alistairdunn tweeted
Previous two wins papered over cracks. After sp(2017) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
Perserverence wins the race awe the time! Essay (2015) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@MajorMcBloodnok Coo Dairies Wins(2020) search twitter

@bigandymccoll tweeted
my local bar - sometimes one wins in life ??). (2022) twitter link
ing when yer local fitba team wins the cup. Meaningless pretendy (2022) twitter link

@GMacminto tweeted
eestem shawn. Whan the eemock wins an L node, tirns left an chyn (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aa get skittered te the fower wins...weel, Ah'm jist glaid Faith on page 89

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
caitter yersels tae the fower wins for King an Country!'" on page 15

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
my wee hinnies, or the simmer wins back again.' An syne fan they on page 12

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
r winted tae be flang tae the wins o Glen Gairn. I think he eenc on page 51

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
's, the morn, an the een that wins forfeits aa his land tae the on page 89
nk claes the morn, or else he wins the contest." on page 90
e, an that means it's me that wins!" on page 91

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tae sooth tae catch the dryin wins. The day, tho, Jock Dow hid l
tanets, rattlin in the dreich wins. At the back o the schule, th
heich brae far the roch stoot wins cud get a gweed skelp at a to
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
tition at Show Day as she aye wins; mibbes ae year she’ll stan
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
for their bait thrown tae the wins. In an affa sotter o swyte an
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
giepit hoor @realDonaldTrump wins he'll be seekin' a'yl in #Ell(2015) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
op players eg Celtic - graft wins oot (2022) twitter link
op players eg Celtic - graft wins oot (2022) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
aye! The dour Scottish laddie wins 2nd Wimbledon. Good on him, P(2016) search twitter
in the local bingo club! Wife wins a tenner, I'm steen cauld sob(2018) search twitter
g "meat" aff the bar menu bit wins the vote! That's me hif tae p(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
he gret galactic airm til hid wins tae a piece whar data can tra on page 113

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
lemn-wye, "an geng on till du wins ta da end: dan stop." on page 120

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
he'll mak him a wark whin he wins awa among yun boannie young l on page 6

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Graham, Laurence Flans Frae Da Haaf, (Shetland For Wirds 2000) Shetland, poetry
Till my lang-santet hert wins back
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Irvine, Chloe Untitled Poem, (The Scotsman 2021) Shetland - Whalsay, poetry
Peerie Lump wins in me trott,
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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Wins Hairst, his aipples skailt ab on page 216

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Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
t bi raeson that thair fundin wins til them oot ither pooches no on page 5

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