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Use in varieties of Scots

guff Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.5 15.9 19.6 69.6 23.2 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5631 13 7 4 1 0
Number of authors29 17 6 2 3 1

Occurrences of guff in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
an yon particular simmertide guff sae weel-kent tae thae Peterb on page 134

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
yme tae listen aa day tae sic guff! Lest yer dowp feels the tae on page 44

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
uckin new parliament. Aw that guff. Whit ae they daen? . on page 1

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
like the guff o his stale dowts on page 29

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
wis the ainlie salve fir the guff o him. on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
The truth is, aw the guff aboot respeck fer Scotland's on page 25
fer the same guff that the accoontants are aye on page 89

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wis mingin wi the braw sweet guff o meltin chocolate! on page 7
n again! And ye can smell the guff o meltin chocolate in the air on page 20
fae a muckle poat and taen a guff at it; then he birled ower an on page 100
O aw that stufit-heidit guff. on page 157

4 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ntit tae blaw awa the witch's guff that wis aye hingin aboot her on page 12
t wis a snell and beglamourin guff, shairp and _ stachenn, uncou on page 33
new medicine? Ye? Dinna talk guff! she yowled. on page 51

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
heid, the wind wid cairry the guff o that mannie tae Mr Tod's ne on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Frau Nebe greetin at the guff on page 40

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
onybody wha minds the nebbie guff fae the Nairns' linoleum fact on page 54

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ratton. It had the kenspeckle guff o a ratton. It's neb an een w on page 80

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
he king up. He didna like the guff o him awready. on page 6
ing Augeas when he caucht the guff o somethin on the wund. It sm on page 21

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 56 - Greenfield the Name O The Pit, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, poetry
guff of beer fae the Greenfield's on page 107

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
y skirvin oan the was. Ir the guff waftin frae ahent the rottit
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Haivers! Guff!" The auld wummin smiled. "Gu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ed waas, plastic chairs, an a guff o inseck repellent.
a’s on her broo. She gied a guff. “Sweet little Paro I am no
Guzul gied a guff. “Ah’m ayweys feart. Is t
t cam oot as a cross atween a guff an a lauch. “It’s like ta
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
cuidna help takin tent o the guff o tarry raip an nets. In fack
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ell any of that fackin Scotch guff in ere mate, Carling do ya?â€
1 matches

@weenell3 tweeted
n the Clearances comin oot wi guff like that! (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
ot ma "feelins" or ony o that guff. Sae if ye're waitin on me gi (2020) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
declaart him a Scot. Noo the guff o his claes yallt 'gangrel.' on page 30

3 matches

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
mas, an I'}! niver forget the guff o the bed pans an the urinal on page 6

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ommunion wine an the fooshtie guff o aul hymn beuks. He closed i on page 74

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
inkin, Lorna wis spootin mair guff fae een o her self-help, 'tur on page 34

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
doonricht scunnerin soss. The guff aff the herbour wis laithsome
rdies in fish bree, scales an guff:
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hoose wi a guff o deid puddocks, fooshty bats
guff o ye’s eneuch tae caa a bod
ts flyer gaed near Plong. The guff wis eneuch tae caa a
3 matches

Harper, Edith The Wye Athin Chynges, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2020) Doric, poetry
A guff fae a tangle o seaweed
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
list, simplistic, reactionary guff and bluster. Gyads min (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
kens the guff o traed. Sheu poynts the wey. on page 9
Foo wi the guff o fifty square mile on page 20
says. ®Øyvind glories ithe guff o the lab. "Only haand| growe on page 28
windows, doars. Astrid taks a guff o Mars again, an Darling, dis on page 49
e an virt, an catchan noo the guff o Astrid's sweit, an her awn. on page 82
Also on pages 125
6 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
kis they cheust didna haad wi guff like that.
1 matches

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
the guts in, giban at the hot guff o on page 19

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
o gluffit wings, nor guff o doos. on page 44
fae da new, a sharp guff o acorn, on page 111

2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nose is snirled laek dir is a guff aboot her. Her hair is laek a
1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
I smellt the guff o mothballs ae day, as I cam
1 matches

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