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Use in varieties of Scots

sniff Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.6 7.1 10.5 29.8 11.6 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2814 7 3 2 0 2
Number of authors23 11 6 2 2 2

Occurrences of sniff in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
!" said the Hairy-Maggie wi a sniff. "An juist whae are you!" on page 44

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
tch ae yir thatch. Heh gies a sniff ae yir flooer. Aha, said Chri on page 113

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Dinna sniff and snicker like a cynic on page 68

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
buzz tellt sniff he wus gonnie gie us some on page 34

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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
The Princess tried tae sniff the rose but scartit her neb on page 85

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
But sin ye sniff and turn awa on page 62

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But sin ye sniff and turn awa
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
earin shorts. Awbdy got a gid sniff eh the fumes wit wurr burnin
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Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ain his biddin an no gettin a sniff, then he’s on tae plums.’
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Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n loaded, the cunt an likes a sniff an aw, ah’ll tell ye. Cuts
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Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
trial he wis hardly gien the sniff o a pass. According tae him t
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Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
‘You got any sniff on ya?’ Damo sais, oot the
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
nse ah’ve goat, ken? ah kin sniff they’m oot a mile oaff. The
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
y ee ken me m8 - if theres a sniff o a scandal al b doon lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ade there a meenit. He gied a sniff. Man, there was somethin aboo on page 30

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
'll hae Alsatian dogs, jist a sniff o his togs They'll be aff wi on page 15

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
the day?" "Richt fool." She'd sniff, on page 44

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
got a sniff o Jonsars tay an said. "I'll
dog hid a sniff at the pie, then gaed awa lea
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
t leear fa niver cam within a sniff o gweed honest sharn. The dar
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
tea & hid yon neighbours dog sniff ma leg practically a'the wye!(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Bit the craa cheust teuk a sniff at hid then keeked hid ower h on page 16
Ah'm no hid a sniff in a decade and he offers tae on page 43

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
sses. Dumbledore gaed a great sniff as he teuk a golden watch fae
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Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an sniff da smell o da mirk on page 111

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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
A sniff o spring on da air daday. Fee(2016) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ang eneuch an fine eneuch tae sniff oot the sins o a saint. Hir v on page 60

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McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
nit, it cum ower an had a wee sniff at Wullie's hans. "Thats tha on page 18

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