A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of freezin in Corpus

Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
up the Mansion n it's fuckin freezin, snowin n aw this. We're tuck on page 32

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Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Mashin the clouts in the freezin watter, on page 11

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
An wheenge they're near tae freezin cauld on page 49

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
foul simmers, crap failures, freezin winters, an terrible famine. on page 63

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Coilit aidder, freezin daurk, on page 14

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
feel the energy, even if it's freezin' cauld an' it's bin rainin' f on page

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
axi and steppin oot intae the freezin cauld again. December cauld i on page 18

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ye can nearly feel the watter freezin' yer very marrow, an' see the on page 16

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae doot we wid still be there freezin oor baws oaff in the famous r on page 95
baw player. As we stand there freezin oor baws oaff in anticipation on page 105
ey'm who spend their weekends freezin their baws oaff. Bein loud, w on page 169

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Thi bedrooms fuckin freezin on page 67

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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
exercise wuid keep them frae freezin up. When eftir a few hours it on page 41

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
It wis bliddy freezin an ah couldnae wait tae get d on page 14
said, We've been staunin here freezin fur nearly an oor. Awww diddu on page 36
ter we come oot it wis bliddy freezin an Chris asked if we wantet t on page 138

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
t bad, but in the winter, the freezin cauld wund blew across the fl on page 5
Ben the hoose, wee jets o freezin air cam skirlin through the s on page 45
'Whit? He must be freezin!' on page 66

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
E - tae keep her radiator fae freezin up in the winter. on page 31

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'And freezin.' on page 9

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
A ferlie o freezin hauds the smeddum on page 34

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
n the fuit o the Walk in thon freezin yellae fog that comes in offa on page 136

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Ae freezin star hunted anither, steepled on page 112

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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ot there still - and she wis freezin! on page 50

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ors A waukent an the war this freezin rain. The rain an cauld disna
me but this time it wis richt freezin. A wanted tae rin for some bi
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
It wis bliddy freezin an ah couldnae wait tae get d
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ma complained, stannin in the freezin cawld ootside the country clu
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
es bilin het, whiles near tae freezin,
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah’m staundin at the edge; freezin watter crackles round ma toes
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Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
ned the means tae live in the freezin climate o the day. As the ice
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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Open the bloody door, it’s freezin oot here!’
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
breaks the surface again, the freezin cauld ay the watter expellin
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
r a walked a guid mile in the freezin darkness, but ah huvnae cough
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
An' I am lyin' freezin',
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
es ilka nicht tae stap it fae freezin. “Mait,” sayed Derriakin,
r three days on ruttit roads, freezin cauld, short o fuid an watter
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Facebook link ( 2021) Central
The river wis freezin cauld as weel as heavy goin s

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
hru the watter in the Nethan. Freezin cauld it wis. Apart frae that

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
only rainwatter tae drink an freezin cauld maist o the time.

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
h Nancy Boy, i' aul winter is freezin.) on page 200
.... check 'is, ma fingirs ir freezin) on page 202

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
holed the rest o that coorse, freezin caul winter, and he grew. Eve on page 24

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Dulls doon, freezin cauld come nicht .
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wer barfittit. The watter was freezin cauld an dirty broon, sae ken
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
die that lay oot there in the freezin watters o the Arctic Sea.
s o them trappit ablow as the freezin watters rose tae choke the li
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ast. Mary shivered in the noo freezin room, the last o the fire wiz
hed the burn. She entered the freezin water wi a gasp as it came up
lyse were soakin aweet wi the freezin water but o that she peyed na
her apron pooch she tried wi freezin hands tae garr it spark. It t
Exhausted an freezin Mary made it hame tae her cha
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
? Temper Ye cry?Five thoosand freezin' Cauld fowk hingin' aboot fer(2016) search twitter

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