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Use in varieties of Scots

girdle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.7 3.6 10.6 9.9 0 0 0
Number of occurrences157 7 1 0 0 0
Number of authors15 7 7 1

Occurrences of girdle in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
is heid an hoose keys tae his girdle.' on page 14

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
glunchit, like a hen on a het girdle. "Richt, Miss Honey,' she sai on page 77

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Or tak ma girdle whauriver he lies, on page 29

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
glorious, see, ma gemstane girdle on page 23

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
We're hens on a girdle. Maister awa! on page 33

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Her pancakes an her girdle scones wir fabulous tae eat.
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tie scones or oatcakes on the girdle. Clootie dumplin wi a wee spr
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
He kent fan the girdle wis like tae be on Wi the cha on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
struggilt inte er best puntee girdle. on page 12

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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
“Ye’r like a hen on a het girdle.”
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
A wis lik a hen on a het girdle aw the time thay wir speirin
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ne smell o scones cookin on a girdle. The door tae her left wiz ha
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
the spot like a hen on a hett girdle. He’ed seen rinners on TV a
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@Franwella tweeted
eks. May need tae get a panty girdle in the meantime hee hee(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
floory binnacks and a treacle girdle scone on page 13

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