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Use in varieties of Scots

lossin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 9 11.2 0 46.5 0 0
Number of occurrences3217 7 0 8 0 0
Number of authors22 13 5 4

Occurrences of lossin 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

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
is the words thairsels at wis lossin form, wi thair shape an sindr on page 31

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
r born days, an she felt like lossin the heid wi it. on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
is noo faur frae cantie aboot lossin hes best pal. Mind, in the en on page 32

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
e'd been gey dishertent efter lossin a heap o siller in a law-plea on page 6

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
an lossin thaimsels ere thay dinnae ken on page 13

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d. She wis still scunnered at lossin the soond on the TV. on page 90

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
tlefu, 'the auld doo winna be lossin ony fedders efter she's had a on page 28

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n loco parentis laldy. But by lossin theirsels in their favourite on page 69
se, tae jouk the punishment o lossin yer sister, and tae win the r on page 109

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
glie lown. Sae Auld Harden is lossin his rowthie life, an his ladd on page 138

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McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
r o the language—we are aye lossin a few words. My son and my st
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
tour" ti mean "run fast", the lossin o "b"'s efter "m"'s, perfit m
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
There's yin currency lossin value faster than the pound,
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
a pal of Tommy's, then? Ah'm lossin track of who everybody is. Th
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
back tae a habitation, efter lossin sae muckle in the bleeze, he
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
days, the'r aye the danger o lossin sicht o language aw thegither
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@Sinethugcat tweeted
n trees, rippin oot hedges... lossin aa their topsoil...??????? (2021) twitter link

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ctor. 'Haud yir horses! We're lossin aa sinse o proportion here. O on page 82

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
tae themsels even fan they're lossin. A new Mestalla stadium has b on page 3

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fan I git auler, lossin ma hair, mony years frae noo on page 135

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
But wi aa iss we're lossin sicht o Ailice's collogue wi on page 13
n wi your list o names, ye're lossin time." on page 41

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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
iz jist silly wee things like lossin keys or scorchin clyse. then
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
orse," said da Gryphon, kinda lossin patience: "ony sea-flech coul on page 103
tirs first," said da Gryphon, lossin patience: "hit taks datten a on page 104
erse," da Gryphon said ageen, lossin patience: "hit starts 'I pass on page 106

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ld ean hed a terrible trachle lossin baith her man an her boys. A on page 17
li, da owld priest - wha wis lossin his sicht, ee nicht led him d on page 21

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
century startit lossin da hindmaist - n. Bi da 15t on page 63

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
he tink her dat haandless fur lossin da mindin on page 66

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Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
/wan' an fae da 12t C startit lossin da hidmaist - n. By da 15t C

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