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Use in varieties of Scots

grumphie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words127.3 205.8 11.2 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences394387 7 0 0 0 0
Number of authors9 7 2

Occurrences of grumphie in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
e bit like the soond a muckle grumphie maks when it's snowkin aboot on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
the Duchess, "an that's why. Grumphie!" on page 44

8 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
syne, when ah wis anely a wee grumphie, ma mither and the ither sows on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A grumphie that is aff its heid. on page 41
Whaur yet anither grumphie steyed on page 44

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
AIR SPYOGS, BRISTLE SMIT, AND GRUMPHIE GRUE. GIE YIN PEEL PER DAY. I on page 30
The Grumphie, the Stirks, the Sheep, the P on page 59
a spoonfu o medicine tae the grumphie. on page 62
hookie denners, and yin giant grumphie will gie ye a thoosan pork ch on page 74
ayewis kent ye were a grabbie grumphie!' on page 94

9 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
in, sae he gaed roond tae Wee Grumphie's hoose tae see whit Wee Grum on page 1
hat, when he suddenly saw Wee Grumphie sittin in his best airm-chair on page 2
tae eleeven when Pooh and Wee Grumphie set oot on their wey hauf an on page 3
hat's an awfie guid idea, Wee Grumphie,' said Pooh. 'We'll practise on page 4
'd feenished he waited on Wee Grumphie tae say that, o aw the Oot an on page 5
Also on pages 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 161
361 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
mark plain deeference fae the grumphie-sty
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
r wes tied ower a horss lik a grumphie gaun ti merkat. Bot the raid
the erss o a grumphie, the shanks o a puddok, an th
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
a string to the hint leg o a grumphie, and keeping jerk-jerkin him
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
l, a 'blumph' is a kinna blae grumphie, but I'm no jist richt seer a on page 85

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
“An fit aboot the grumphie?” he speired.
“It’s a fite grumphie, Da,” lauched the bairn. He
uched the bairn. He likit the grumphie; it myndit him o Aunty May’
ndit him o Aunty May’s fite grumphie, Sottars, at Birse. Sottars w
the table, there wis a coo, a grumphie, dyeukies, chukkens, yowes, a
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
if onybody spakk the name o a grumphie, the boatie wadna sail that d
1 matches

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