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Use in varieties of Scots

scartin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 7.6 7.5 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences2115 5 0 0 0 1
Number of authors12 9 2 1

Occurrences of scartin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
I could hear him ootside it, scartin and snochlin at the lid. on page 16

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
a scartin creel strutted tae her back, on page 71

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
l, makin sic a loud screivin, scartin soun that Alison's lugs cuidn on page 44

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
d graith o history's leavins, scartin on page 43

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
udden, the Trunchbull sterted scartin hersel doon ablow as if she w on page 101
couldnae get caught. Then the scartin got worse. She couldnae stop. on page 102

2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
the groond - ane o them jist scartin Doug's antenna. on page 19

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
dae onythin but staund there scartin his heid and wunnerin whase h on page 2

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ever hear - the scart-scart-scartin o shools howkin intae the ear on page 16
And gradually the dunchin and scartin o the shools grew mair and ma on page 18

2 matches

Capener, Jack Eemis Stane 1 - Syne, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Graivel scartin the mirk. on page 10

1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
the wee maid intae the widd, scartin themsels on the brammles. The on page 98

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ma hert's carcase, scartin', scunnerin.' on page 63

1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
inkin o the auld Scots saw: “Scartin an bitin is Scots folk’s woo(2020) search twitter
ts, tak a wee brek fae aw yer scartin an bitin, an mind yersels o w(2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
whan chookies reenged lowse scartin the yirth on page 3
whill aw the time scartin saicret profiles on page 74

4 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
an somewye a scurry's scartin on page 31

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
He'll aye be scartin at thon flay. on page 37

1 matches

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