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Use in varieties of Scots

climbin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.8 8.5 0 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences1816 0 1 0 0 1
Number of authors16 14 1 1

Occurrences of climbin 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

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ned n tippexed like fuck. The climbin frame is spray-painted like f on page 24

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
e tae get here, Harry wull be climbin the waas worritin aboot wha's on page 86

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
s nae mair nor the echo o his climbin and his mantle's flap. on page 55

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Playin Tarzan, climbin trees, bird-nestin, on page 52

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
f tae the hill an get a bit o climbin in. A'd gone up Glen Doll wi on page 72
fae whan they uised tae gang climbin in the Angus Glens. | on page 75

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
gly wean an aw an it wis pure climbin up ma bedroom waw an stuff. H on page 105
n dodgy that might involve me climbin up tae Chris Duffy's veranda on page 169

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Climbin hills, wi bags o trees, in th on page 78

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ouer. Violet had thocht, when climbin, that it had fund some neuk i on page 122

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ily as an expression o social climbin or personal snobbery, bit as on page 9

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
young wife saw an unco figure climbin the brae. It wis an auld wee
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
. If we warnae rinnin, we war climbin; up lamposts, ower railins. W
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
€™ the complex when, wi’ me climbin’ a chimney, yin o’ the bo
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ither they’r bidin on it or climbin a nearby hill. Bi pittin laun
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ygroond safe fur kids. Decent climbin frames, flyin foax, swings, r
1 matches

Orkney

Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Climbin the stone stairs sidey-waays on page 29

1 matches

Ulster

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
Insy wincy spider climbin up tha watter spoot on page 8

1 matches

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