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chairgin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 8.7 4.5 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences2217 3 0 0 1 1
Number of authors13 9 2 1 1

Occurrences of chairgin in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
n keen sichtit ee, gin he wis chairgin the scribes tae tak up thir q on page 14

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Nixt day, the Prince gaed chairgin roon on page 9

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
uv settled doon. In he comes, chairgin through the doors. As if he's on page 100

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
The squirrels cam chairgin up ahint him... on page 132

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Watch it bairgin, chairgin, splairgin on page 34

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
chairgin, inti the ruck - jumpin the on page 35

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
sses on folk ayont blamin and chairgin, on page 23

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
e. Immediately the Hydra come chairgin oot, bealin wi rage. It stood on page 11
panic ower there. The buhl's chairgin aboot, gowfin folk up in the on page 30

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
oblin wi bleezin reid een cam chairgin oot. on page 73

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
frae a deein haund bi a gyte chairgin horseman wha's cairry it tae on page 63
"Weel ah dinnae feel like chairgin ony mair guns the day," Fatty on page 64

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
aiconds the thunderin noise o chairgin buits rung thro the naerrae c on page 17

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Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
hit ye’re sayin is, ye’re chairgin me for the smell o food. That
“Ye’re chairgin me for the smell o food,” T
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Scabbit an chairgin a quid for an oor;
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@Chazzbat tweeted
, so £70 + VAT = £84. Is he chairgin VAT twice? Is he at it? This (2020) search twitter

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
d tae defend his reasonin for chairgin €18 for a pint o Guinness. on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the same kinna stuff - only chairgin ye an affa lot mair." on page 11

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Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
a trad wife are profitin fae chairgin ither quines tae tell them fo
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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
are chairgin' fir favours, on page 164

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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Chairgin the lang hud legs on page 28

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