A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of shakkin in Corpus

Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Wi yer fruitfu leas an ill-shakkin haunds on page 106

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ther made muckle o thon e'en, shakkin her heid an tellin Kate hou A on page 18

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Na, I mean. I'm ... I'm shakkin, Olaf.' Ma voice soondit flat on page 60

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
the jotters. The boys wis aa shakkin hans an wissin ilk ither weel on page 90

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
his kind in Monsieur Balzac, Shakkin an angry fist on page 12

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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
morn, Tam awoke shivverin an shakkin, sprawlit oot on the flair ah on page 67
cam at the man on his knees, shakkin wi grief an terror. It wis on on page 79

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e tae his een. His hauns were shakkin, and he seemed puggled by the on page 59
jist richt,' seched Mr Wonka, shakkin his heid. on page 110
ed oot o the lift and sterted shakkin Chairlie's haun sae hard it n on page 161
d Mr Wonka, lowpin forrit and shakkin Mr Baffie warmly by the haun, on page 173

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
d twenty year,' said Sproosh, shakkin his heid as he pit his sticke on page 16
'Ay,' said Kat's maw, shakkin her heid. 'Whitiver.' on page 27

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
esty cauld day,' said Rabbit, shakkin his heid. 'And ye were hoasti on page 107

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
gin. Aft A hae hard the houss shakkin wi 'Yo ho ho, an a bottil o r on page 5

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Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
whined the lassies-in-waitin, shakkin their heids. on page 85

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e hauf wey alang the laundin, shakkin hes lairt heid an growlin tae on page 18

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
wee tailor, but his hauns wis shakkin sae muckle that he cuidnae ha
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Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ae me at the polling station, shakkin wi emotion an askin me hou ah
auns until ma hale body wis a shakkin, quiverin hing ayont aw contr
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
s, luikin doon at Atalanta an shakkin his heid.
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
the letters wi his lugs back, shakkin his dosan whiles, ettlin wi a
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e face him, than lat her gae, shakkin his heid at her like a parent
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
nae flash i the pan, or neive-shakkin defiance frae the 45% i the s
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Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
reep oantie the flair. He wis shakkin like a spookit beast. 'Fa urr on page 84

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
them baith wi their shouders shakkin, an skirlin wi lachter. on page 35

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Ma mou wis dry, ma hans were shakkin Anither Pam Ayres in the makk on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a gweed lach, their shooders shakkin es they tried te control thei on page 14
in adee wi ma," said Morrice, shakkin is heid. "Ah'd bi aricht iv y on page 39
is riddy te go. His knees war shakkin es he trailt ahin Joyce an th on page 41
l gie't a miss," said Ronnie, shakkin is heid. "Ah'm nae powkin abo on page 49
Stevie wis shakkin is heid es he scrattit awa wi on page 51
Also on pages 53, 60, 66, 73, 76, 77, 84
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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pin up onte the bar te dunce, shakkin their cocktail makkers, an lu on page 15
aa wik fell oot. Her hans war shakkin as she lut the glitterin gold on page 17
"Aye, nae doot," said Sandy, shakkin his heid. "Ah'm tellin ye, Vi on page 26
Vi's han wis shakkin an she wis spullin aa ower th on page 27
ss button here," said Stevie, shakkin his heid in despair as he cai on page 52
Also on pages 57, 58, 74, 84
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
. Gweed mizzour, birsed doon, shakkin egither an runnin ower will b on page 90
seein att she wis catcht, cam shakkin an faain doon afore him. Afor on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the ither twa's shooders war shakkin aneth their reed plastic goon on page 10
ody bit yersel?" said Archie, shakkin is heid. on page 15
en wi Dottie trottin ahin im, shakkin er heid it the fool fitprints on page 25
tin fir a reply an is han wis shakkin es he raikit in is pooch fir on page 40

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
The aal man wis shakkin noo, an his moo worked for a on page 19

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
gie them aa the thoombs doon, shakkin his heid an sayin, 'It's aa p on page 72
'ain it Demon King, she said, shakkin her heid, 'Oh, Sandy, Ah widn on page 74

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
grey, Jock, grey as a steen, shakkin sae hard it's a winner the ha
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
breist, back cam the demons, shakkin aff the sea watter, tae sclim
rned aff the beach thegither, shakkin aff crummles o san, syne wyte
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
the reality left mony a heid shakkin in the village ower the possi
there, an every noo an then a shakkin o branches.’
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
s aa I ken,’ I say, my vyce shakkin.
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
in tuttin sounds and slightly shakkin his heed.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
paws, an a shakkin o heids n’ fuskers as a hal
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
Grand day fer shakkin oot the rinkles #scotslanguag (2020) twitter link

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
bie, in dir lang black cotts, shakkin da girse oot a da swaars, an on page 8
nt of humanity,' shü roared, shakkin her staff atil his face. on page 14
dyin day da onkerry, as I lay shakkin in my peerie closet bed. on page 19
box?" Janet led da wye, still shakkin, ta da sittin room, an Alexan on page 24
aboot your trouble," he said, shakkin haands wi her as dey salisted on page 35
Also on pages 57
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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
wi his trumpet o ram's hoarn shakkin on page 30

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Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
age, maybe fifteen or dat, an shakkin lik a laef, so we got im i da
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Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
nt gaet. I could feel me hand shakkin, me kyist wis tycht, me hert
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Southern