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Use in varieties of Scots

gab Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11 13.3 14.4 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3425 9 0 0 0 0
Number of authors25 19 7

Occurrences of gab in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
wi the gift o the gab on page 31

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Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Gab saftly an on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ain thochts, bit A steekit ma gab. The ootcome wis Archie nivve on page 21
'Keep the gab gaun, Archie, apen yer een! Y on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
its gab gawpin, an its yella een star on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
chin thou A wisnae allood tae gab masel. Insteid A wis telt tae on page 22

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
a braw swallae, an gustin ma gab wi hen fou sodden! on page 48

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
orby thon he'd the gift o the gab. He made oot tae ken aw aboot on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
than ony braw wirds we micht gab amang on page 13

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lt that gin I didnae steik my gab I wad gang the same gate myse on page 61

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Whit cheek! Whit nebbie nash-gab! Whit's yer name, laddie? And on page 145

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
eather an drink cups a tea an gab an ah'd go doon an kid on ah on page 169

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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
es. Aw oor lives in ma mither-gab tae see ane o the sorriest si on page x

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ae muckle A'll no bes fit tae gab at aw fir weeks. Last time A on page 1

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Briggs, Susi Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
They sit and gab aboot gairdenin and the weath on page 12

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Wi' his last gasp his gab did gape;
Wi his last gasp his gab did gape;
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
e. Ah’ve gat the gift o the gab.”
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
s nose, and Thy bridle in his gab, and gar him come back to The
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Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
sales. Got the gift o’ the gab. We realised we wis bound the
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
the gab
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Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
t fou weel she wis wantin tae gab;
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
at?’ exclaimed William, his gab hingin dumfounert. ‘ I’ve
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@rattlecans tweeted
king hint that oor mums might gab tae Auntie Betty at the fucki (2022) twitter link

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
nicht, an iffen ye keeps yer gab shut, Ah'll mebbe tell ye.' on page 84

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
less fa think att e mair they gab, e mazr likely theyll be hear on page 13

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Och, please dinna thraa your gab sae muckle, my daatie!" she g on page 19

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
gripped. He had a gift o the gab nae handy an gin he’d jist
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
It's a bittie late for the gab o May.
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
A lang-lugged a lot o medical gab, bit the ootcum wis thay want
poud awhare, an fowk gien the gab ta ilka
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
lman @CameronMcNeish Aye. The Gab o May is a Scots phrase for a (2020) twitter link
The Gab o May has brocht a caal win a (2020) twitter link

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