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Use in varieties of Scots

stir Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 7.2 1.5 19.9 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences2014 1 2 0 1 2
Number of authors18 13 1 2 1 1

Occurrences of stir in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
a tale ae breath too weak Tae stir a totey feather! on page 5

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
dogs o heiven cuid stir up the De'il in holy watter, on page 45

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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
ie o Communists, A felt a wee stir o pride. Fowk in the modern w on page 120

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
away yi go an stop tryin tae stir up shit. on page 116

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
apply your smeddun, gie a stir on page 21

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
his livin face: "It's time ti stir on page 35

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
‘Nivver ye mynd, Stir,’ sayed the gaird. ‘It we
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Adam at last began tae stir.
felt in his bosom somethin stir.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
scous, spring roll, tortilla, stir-fry, take-away, hae aw been a
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Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
His presence caused a bit o a stir amongst the locals, guinea fo
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@weenell3 tweeted
?????? girls are starting tae stir noo ?? (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ide_AFC @SaltSportsLive a wee stir up here defo lol - main thin (2021) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
a tale o brith too weak Till stir e peediest feather! on page 5

1 matches

Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
can stir up sic hate, on page 11

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Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
You could stir hid wae a stick on page 71

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Tae stir th teeniest feather! on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
ed twa strang men tae help me stir the porridge," said Maisie. " on page 13
dsang wud traivel tae them an stir them frae thair immaculate su on page 59

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