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Use in varieties of Scots

swing Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.2 20.6 24.1 9.9 11.6 10.3 35.4
Number of occurrences6840 16 1 2 1 8
Number of authors38 20 10 1 2 1 4

Occurrences of swing in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ae. Ye never meant tae take a swing fur that boay in The Auld Shi on page 9

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
back intae toon. Big Jock''d swing doon, and he'd scoop them up, on page 77

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
way he looks. I mean, I don't swing that way, but he just exudes on page 8

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
nae dae wae that, wee man?' A swing the board n hit him in the fa on page 28
He dives forwards n A swing ma wine. bottle at his dish. on page 42

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
I swing ma airms oot fur the big bow. on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ear o bein thrown, an cuidnae swing his sabre. He wis a tall, you on page 38

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
he's a skull splitter oan the swing.' on page 14

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
s tiny creature wis tryin tae swing oantae the shelf wae aw its b on page 14
tae take in his attempts tae swing oantae the shelf. Ah'm no sha on page 21
ally distant space. So, as ah swing ma front door wide open ah'm on page 139
mediately he tries tae take a swing at me. Which ah duly brush oa on page 146
nd readied himself tae take a Swing. on page 91

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
Ahm choking tae joost fuckin swing it aboot man, cut suhin in ha on page 172

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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
ot whitsoivver that they wuid swing fae the gallows. Sae, they tu on page 17

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
pit yer haill body intae yer swing. Watch me.' on page 19

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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
Stagger and swing that's the thing on page 43

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
There's nae room tae swing a cat elsewhere. They know fi on page 5
ile hur gold clip-on earrings swing tae and fro whenever she gets on page 26
er, so there wis nae room tae swing a cat. The walls wur mirrored on page 56
fur aw there wis nae room tae swing a Cat in the crood the day o on page 75

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Clark, Thomas The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Tale o Three Dugs, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
And sae, wi wan muckle swing, the sodger taen her heid cle on page 36

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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
he railings, wi the burn, the swing, the Park in the fucking Dark
wiz high on this side. A rope swing hung fae a sycamore tree. The
ment ay lookt queer. Ablo the swing - mebbe fifteen, mebbe twint
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Swing Hammer Swing! Jeff Torrington
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ck! Ah mind that cunt takin a swing fur me. The fuck wis that aw
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
les oot man. He took a fuckin swing fur me in there. Ah’m off a
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Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
in Cranhill, nae problem tae swing by oan the waiy an get ye.’
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
a God. Ah thocht ye wur gonna swing by here fur the keys. They’
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Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
The rumour mill wul swing intae full flow. The keyboard
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McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
assumes a universal national swing, gies the follaein distributi
assumin a universal national swing is glaikit – for ane thing,
dna get as monie votes as the swing says they wad tyne. An, o coo
3 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ae. Ye never meant tae take a swing fur that boay in The Auld Shi
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
h Surgery covenant is in full swing, and they seem oblivious tae
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@Chazzbat tweeted
porridgebrain Ooh, hou did ye swing that? Ah cannae get tae SpecS(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
than a can of Red Bull you'll swing fae the trees ?? x (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
bring ma picnic doon tae the swing park on wed - the cucumber s (2020) twitter link

Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
a gweed golfer, an he took a swing at the peacock jist like the on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Tales Fae The Doric Side - Bullied, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
I sat on a swing bit through ma brain on page 56

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
n aift we em. He maneyged tay swing thi tiller tae thi port syde on page 12
it tae hay annuff draucht tae swing her roon so as nay tay strik on page 18

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
m es he disappeart throwe the swing doors. on page 35
oster es Muggie shoodered the swing doors: on page 59

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it ere's sma, an ere's 'cudna swing a cat'. Oh, my God!" said Mor on page 9
st balcony practisin his golf swing." on page 17

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An yer bird kin swing on page 120

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ck o corn, an helpit Isie tae swing up in the spars o the reef, f
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ipes, e bangin o e drums an e swing o e kilts att gars ma hert lo
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
s fammils were swaak and wi a swing tae his step he wiz back eenc
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Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Athing’s fairly gan we a swing
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@cligeey tweeted
@JedmacPhee The Swing in bye min(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
od het! If yer goin tae shop, swing by mind first ;)(2011) search twitter
@aimeeannenaylor Swing by anytime ma luv. Am nae goi(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he stands prood as they swing roond on page 149

1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
oot da breedin season in full swing eenoo. Fraser Frog telt me aa
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@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Wir been gittin back into da swing o school and Dave bein at war (2020) twitter link

Southern

@jamie_ginger tweeted
@lawrence_91 amd mcloed could swing an axe prity hard..(2012) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
what she wud hae made o thon swing." on page 38
tonin hir coat an watchin the swing creak bak an forth as Hughie on page 41

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
" said me Da, as he tuk a new swing. on page 8

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Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
‘Am bate ta swing the heilan fling, nae metter
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Fenton, James The Lade, (Ullans Magazine 2001) Ulster, prose
men wud speel up an ower, or swing han-ower-han, tae drap fierce
1 matches

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