Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'headin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

headin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	14.4	47	28
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	58.1	10	5
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	6.5	2	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern	4.4	1	1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	22.8	9	4
WCE - West Central	9.2	2	2
DUN - Dundee	31.9	3	1
EDN - Edinburgh	12.5	2	1
GLA - Glasgow	45.5	10	6
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	9.3	7	7
SEA - South East (Borders)	12.5	1	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of headin in Corpus

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Only göd fock, headin fir da Holy Place - on page 55
Ee day Jesus wis headin fir Jerusalem. He wis traivel on page 127
Twa o Jesus freends wir headin hame tae a peerie village caa on page 153

3 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
idna keen whar exactly he was headin , but some peerie voice inside
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e clicks an anidder parcel is headin wir wye. Hit laekly suits wis
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
es” we wir aa riggit oot an headin for dis bonfire.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
’ll move on,” said Pepper headin for da door afore I could pre
1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
took me by da Building Centre headin nort (me doin 40), den turned (2019) twitter link

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I hear there's killer whales headin nort fae #SumburghHead #shetl(2016)
Headin tae da toon for 2nd time sinc(2020)

Mid Northern A

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
til we wir in Mains Street an headin for the Park. Soon as we goat
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
kin tatties fir mi jist afore headin back in October. ????(2019)

General Northern

@beast_afc tweeted
hint Cosgrove if onythin. Nae headin or jumping ability, canae tac(2020)

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"How come nane o them are headin oot?" on page 26

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
he's a madman oan a mission, headin straight oor wey. on page 112
sweaty, and the wey hings are headin if ah dinnae open this letter on page 119
ok up ah spoat ma mate Bowser headin oot the door. He goat his nic on page 123
"Looks who's headin oor wey" Dougie mutters. Poin on page 173
Headin straight taewards thum wae tu on page 182
Also on pages 198
6 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
back an soon they were aff - headin fer Earth. When they arrived, on page 98

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
es o topicks ablo monie a sub-headin . Pert Ane, ‘Context’, tel
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n Laura an Bunsen an Charlene headin taewards oor table, an Yvonne on page 169

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
, an the offeicial uiss o the headin 'Culture on page 8

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
his pooch. He had been headin back ower the slopes o the Hi on page 31
ere were haill fleets o ships headin tae the Arctic Circle ivvery on page 36
d by nou they were definitely headin in the direction o bein a bit on page 76

3 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
u we had tae make sure he was headin ’ the right way, cause we co
er at the runnin’ an’ wis headin ’ fir a 3.30 time an’ wis
2 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
She toddles away, headin back tae the caravan, shakin on page 15

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
on our wee camp. People start headin hame or on tae elder wans' fl on page 31
olis aw over eh school n ther headin up eh golfy on page 47

2 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
y, finishing aff mah Bucky an headin hame, just in time fur Easten on page 176

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Headin squarely for life's roundelay on page 85

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
amera. Nae tripod. An she wiz headin doon the brae. Doon the brae?
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nd ay the queue ay every cunt headin back inside.
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Jubilee Line. They’ll aw be headin hame oan the same line and sp
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
nny while ah’m there, afore headin doon the stair an oot the doo
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
e street’s bustlin wae folk headin hame fae work, prominent swea
1 matches

General Central

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
headin oot tae thon kent destination on page 26

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'Did you know the polis were headin tae Aunty Marie's house and n on page 60

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Gruggie, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
headin for thi main; thi pride o thi on page 74

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
estivals oan? Richt am fed so headin back tae the quiet o East Lot(2015)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
n Bremen workin circa 1998 an headin up tae Hamburg wan Seturday. (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
@dodefoxpodcast Headin my way.(2020)

@PeoplesPoet77 tweeted
elieve ma lugs hen! They were headin fir a skelp! Yuptae the day? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
shut eets eyes b' noo, an was headin fur a doze; but, oan bein nip on page 74

1 matches