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biddin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.3 11.6 3 0 5.8 0 17.7
Number of occurrences3023 2 0 1 0 4
Number of authors20 15 2 1 2

Occurrences of biddin 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

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
he haill cless took this as a biddin tae gang tae the door, and th on page 74

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
wis at the biddin on page 32

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McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
o her hertsome biddin. on page 70

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ome awa nou an gant! It is my biddin.' on page 37
'An dae the starns dae your biddin?' on page 38
misobeyed the biddin, wha wad be in the wrang?' sp on page 39
d, "he coud gie me a wiselike biddin. For instance, he coud bid me on page 41

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Fatty duin her biddin. on page 36

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
son didnae daur gang agin his biddin, tho she felt shuir that it w on page 44

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Biddin inhaudin quitance on page 29

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
pleasit tae be at the Prior's biddin. Fir masel, Ah wis gaggin tae on page 14

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
agon wi aw the wappens at her biddin. It's a sair fecht. We aw ett on page 103

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
n Scotland wuid aye dae their biddin athoot even bein tellt. on page 74
ster Government jumps tae the biddin o the City o London is eethir on page 89

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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
The laddie needin nae second biddin. Doun swung the mighty club o on page 80
e wild birds wuid come at his biddin. Winter cam on wi ice and sna on page 88

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae mair they'll dae your biddin mim as a doo on page 66

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
ayont denial Weir's biddin fur his freehauld. on page 112

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An biddin him tae spik na wird, on page 141

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Peffers, Bob Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, poetry
Sent bi iz a tae dae our biddin.
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
e lobby fur ma partypeice, no biddin’ us as far as the livin roo
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
oldall full ay gear, dain his biddin an no gettin a sniff, then he
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
atit whedder tae dae Bill’s biddin, bit Bai-Yun cam ower an fund
1 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
they gyang tae dee e keeng's biddin. E starrie att they hid been on page 8

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
lieve his een. Ere wis Greedy biddin for five bags o sticks. Foo m
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Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
n turned up at da door wi her biddin. An efter lookin at her as if on page 35

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Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ie wun an tha waves daes hïs biddin!" on page 9
tha ïll spïrits, an at hïs biddin the' cum oot!" on page 76
an no yinst hae A no daen yer biddin aa these yeirs. In aa thïs t on page 97

3 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ode ‘at bes prentit oan tha biddin letter we sent ye. Yer 16-cha
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