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Use in varieties of Scots

gabbin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.1 6.4 4.8 0 0 32.8 4.4
Number of occurrences1912 3 0 0 3 1
Number of authors12 9 2 1 1

Occurrences of gabbin in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
He had a saft, cannie wey o gabbin, ettlin tae eemitate fowk he on page 21
deid, A telt masel agane. The gabbin wis ower. The wytin wis ower. on page 25

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Gabbin tae dugs on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A MAGIC GABBIN KEEKIN-GLESS. on page 21

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ree last things afore ah stop gabbin aboot it,' Matilda said. 'Ple on page 201

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
id Pooh intae himsel. 'I dike gabbin wi Rabbit. He speaks aboot wi on page 51
r tae find oot whit they were gabbin aboot. on page 74

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Sae for a while there wis nae gabbin at aw. There wis jist the soo on page 76

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
That dinna deave wi their gabbin, on page 5

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
git cotched. Thai lukked oan gabbin gabbit is Lang Meg flew it El on page 66

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
cannily tryin tae direct the gabbin tae ony ither subject but his
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
en. Raggle’s twa hauns made gabbin mou’s. He had managed this
1 matches

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
oorse she wis ower teen on wi gabbin wi her freens an nae waatchin
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
stertit gabbin ta yon auld wumman – aye, h
gabbin ta her freend thit shae widna
2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e dae, sae Ahlice sin sterted gabbin agin. "Ah ken Dinah'll miss i on page 10
hite kid-gloves while she was gabbin. "How can Ah hae done that?" on page 19
ng, an th Queen, whae were aw gabbin at yince, while aw th rest we on page 84

3 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
e the hairth while his ma sut gabbin. Lily lifted him upstairs wi on page 1

1 matches

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