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Use in varieties of Scots

wrappin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.8 4.3 6.4 0 23.2 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences188 4 0 4 1 1
Number of authors14 6 3 3 1 1

Occurrences of wrappin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
wrappin itsel up awfy carefully, sayi on page 32

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ir?? An haudin up the ootside wrappin o the tin that had somehou go on page 73

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
back a dottie bit o the paper wrappin at yin corner tae shaw a fott on page 7
hidden unnerneath the ordinar wrappin paper five ordinar bars o cho on page 24
ive open yin wee corner o the wrappin paper. on page 34

3 matches

Briggs, Susi Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
I'm jist hingin oan ma web wrappin up ma tea." on page 12

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Wrappin the rope roon the bunch ay co
1 matches

@DABArbuckle tweeted
PeterStefanovi2 @BorisJohnson Wrappin their airms aroond the throat(2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an peel back the corner o the wrappin paper. "Wow! Cheers, Mabel.' on page 97

1 matches

McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric - Aberdeen, poetry
Wrappin' crockery in newspaper
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
@Kimmycricket I stopped wrappin’ years ago n noo stick in gi(2018) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
n, peeled awa da coarner a da wrappin paper. Shü gaspit as shü sa on page 24
ticed a new envelope among da wrappin paper. Shü oppened it ta fin on page 25

2 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
l tae flite on an elf dat wis wrappin a shocolate Santie skew-wheef
1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I do lik da feelin I get fae wrappin up da presents for folk.(2013) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ince: yin auld Magpie sterted wrappin itsel up awfy carefully, rema on page 30

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
awa, yin oul Magpie Stairtet wrappin itsel up wile cairfully, sayi on page 31

1 matches

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