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The word 'swimmin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
swimminOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus206520
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 160.9 35 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 25 4 1
GLA - Glasgow 27.3 6 4
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 10.6 8 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of swimmin in Corpus

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Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Eemis Stane 1 - Dance o da Selkies, (Eemis Stane 2022) Shetland, poetry
Swimmin aa'wye wi da flippers on page 14

1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Except im at da pool for VÂ’s swimmin lesson #BeingAParentSometimes (2019) twitter link
Had planned on goin swimmin daday. Forgot I had a stay an (2018) twitter link

General Northern

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Exodus20:3, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
young loons tak swimmin lessons on page 66

1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
rail brig like a caterpillar swimmin across the Tay; the turn o yo on page 78

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
him swimmin in the Nile
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
r school's gaunnae be startin swimmin lessons soon an ah cannae wai on page 11
wears a mad swimmin cap cause it's against her re on page 12
Yir no gettin me in a bliddy swimmin cozzie, Ah said, But how no. on page 13
ey gied oot aw the medals fur swimmin the day. Aw ma pals got wans on page 14
Yir dad's thinkin about takin swimmin lessons. Ah couldnae believe on page 15
Also on pages 39, 43, 55, 94, 97, 104, 121, 122, 138, 141, 142, 159, 160, 169
27 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2020) Central, prose
school’s gaunnae be startin swimmin lessons soon an ah cannae wai
The swimmin baths wis pish. They pit me d
awd Harpreet that wears a mad swimmin cap cause it’s against her
en yi’d be able tae take me swimmin. Ma da jist laughed at me tho
Yir no gettin me in a bliddy swimmin cozzie. Ah said, But how no.
8 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
“Sorry guys we canni’ go swimmin’ today, cause the pool’s
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Wee Roge Boobs, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a job, teachin’ all sports, Swimmin’, Health an’ Fitness anâ€
As they achieved their swimmin’ goals.
That now protect the swimmin’ legions.
3 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
this pool? Ah'm fair tired ae swimmin on page 21
in't ah!" Cause the Moose wis swimmin away fae her fast as it could on page 23

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
lid burds in the Time Capsule swimmin! Skindiana Bones yees ur!' on page 30

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
ona, then me. Fuck ma heid is swimmin, eyes ur closin, need sleep. on page 3

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
Naebuddy’s swimmin, only a few folk paddle in th
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
o this puil? I'm secunnert o swimmin about here, O Mousie!" (Aliso on page 21

1 matches

General Central

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
A watch the swimmin specks like fishes, wishin on page 6

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
If it wus, rich fowk who are swimmin' in green wans wuid a' be flo on page

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
and wishin that he'd taen up swimmin insteid. on page 58
t's different awthegither for Swimmin Craiturs like Teegers.' And h on page 65
ficult. I didna want tae come swimmin at aw the-day,' he gaed on, b on page 91

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
t him in the shalla end o ony swimmin-pool in the warld and his chi on page 3

1 matches

@raiphsays tweeted
rrior29 Aw naw! You gonnae be swimmin aboot!(2020)
@ThatWeeRedHead Aye a wis aw swimmin aboot!(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
The loch hosts wee craiturs, swimmin fish alang reeds, buzzin drag on page 52

1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
s, the Brigham, Craufy, dens, swimmin and exploring. Great tae be a(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
t anither three hundert years swimmin in a loch. Och, they haed a q
1 matches

General Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
and, from the west. Dinnae go swimmin!(2020)