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Use in varieties of Scots

grippit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.3 15.8 31.5 0 40.7 0 0
Number of occurrences5931 21 0 7 0 0
Number of authors26 15 9 2

Occurrences of grippit in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
e prince speired at me, as if grippit by a fell dout: on page 21

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
WINTER GRIPPIT LAUN. Haurd grun. Fell cauld. on page 9
nakes wi poles, and sune thae grippit Ragnar's nakit flesh wi thir on page 14

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
grippit me by the lug, hauled me tae on page 103
he wis aboot tae show it. She grippit Rupert's lang gowden ringlets on page 142

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
irds at their sides, ay, they grippit norlan bous on page 31

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Banes, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Yit nivver a bull has they grippit. on page 75

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
aipples, ill-wulled, jealous, grippit wi a grippiness ayont
en eicht days; and sic a fear grippit at her miser's
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
ate that wey!" A shouted then grippit the edge o the table wi twa s
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Hiz sister grippit hir clutchie frae a cheir.
ik the shutts, Maistres Stein grippit Mirren an wheiched hir
n a sop o men wes ishin. John grippit
Than onsein hauns grippit hiz claes an he feillit the s
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
e haed lowsit the pairls that grippit his rigbane an noo he cuid li
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
pe. Awthing that can be seen, grippit, bocht an muived throu, haes
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Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
free to dicht them awa as she grippit the stair ravelin twa-haundit
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
But the thing that grippit me maist wis that aw the stre
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
er o ma crushed, manky cairds grippit like a vice atween the machin
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
ica. Scotland in the fifties, grippit wi the postwar austerity, wis
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
war a tod in the yaird. He grippit the gun that aye stuid in a n
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
He grippit up his jaicket, an heidit for
g, he felt its shape afore he grippit it. She turnt an whuspert tae
Wi that arreenged, the Pandit grippit up his ootdoor things an hurr
a man, ye sud fear me.” He grippit her upper erm haurd. Beatrice
a noise o shoutin ootbye. She grippit the guid erm o the man she wi
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DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
The trow grippit the woufs tail siccarly, an g
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
utter at the edge o the pavie grippit his ee. He went ower tae hae
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
t Service. Nae him! He wis as grippit as they come, yon chiel. An a on page 35

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
upon iss lands an grippit sair. An we're on page 26
ae Laird there wis o oors fa grippit them on page 10

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Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
eich abeen oor thorny croons, grippit in the swirlie knots o bruckl on page 24

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
mber," said Eileen, er moo aa grippit like she wis sookin a lemon. on page 35
"Oh! Ah'm at excited!" Joyce grippit is airm an pyntit te the aero on page 41
Ronnie grippit the hunnel an pushed open the on page 55
show. A queer kinna saimness grippit is hairt es he leukit it the on page 74

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
rms streetched oot, her haans grippit ticht, lik a picter o Jesus i on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
her knuckles turn fite as she grippit the sherry bottle - her vees on page 28
"Yes, please." Ah grippit masel wi excitemint, kennin a on page 65
ike a hameless tapewirm." She grippit her belly as it rummilt an gr on page 71
hed ower the kitchen table an grippit his hans. "It'll seen bi deen on page 89

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ye can keep aa the land ye've grippit, an mine forbye. Bit, min', i on page 90

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
hurtit sair, like the rubbits grippit an killt in the teeth o the f
shelts an weemin. An syne she grippit her dallie Betsy till her an
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
gyang unner the knife. Jenny grippit his haun as they hurled him a
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ome remnant o the unease that grippit the fowk o Sharnie-Loss. This
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
s ony een afore. Cald fingers grippit ma hert.
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
Hip Grippit has just been contributed to (2014) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
nna gee me a pay rise then ye grippit basses(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
nce an yockit at da air. shö grippit naethin, but shd heard a peer on page 36

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Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
fokk wis runnin tö, an some grippit me haand, an clappit me on da
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Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
o 2007. Feth, dey’ve fairly grippit in ony a year!
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Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
s internet shoppin has fairly grippit da trowie community. Wir bair
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Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I dunna ken whit’s grippit wir editor. My jaa drappit wh
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Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I dunna ken whit grippit Meenie. She fell mad tae cele
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Wir been grippit by a terrible feerie dis mont
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