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meenie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words21.5 0 0 0 401.1 0 0
Number of occurrences690 0 0 69 0 0
Number of authors2 2

Occurrences of meenie in Corpus

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Afore we set aff tae see dem Meenie hed a quiet wird wi me. “Do
y onything aboot dem,” said Meenie rubbin her claas nervously.
Meenie wis richt. Olina herself is n
ins. We hed twartree hansels. Meenie proodly kerried a hap dat she
tagidder in dis een,” said Meenie kinda disgruntled.
5 matches

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
. She wis used siggies, lucky meenie’s oo, sooriks, grice-ingans
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Me an Meenie set aff wi da bairns for a la
x foo o cars tae hurl aroond. Meenie an me haaled wirsels up ontae
rns ran aff wan wye, so me an Meenie tried da idder. We crossed a
d blew ower Aithsvoe I tuckit Meenie’s hair ahint her pointy lug
pointy lug an said tae her “Meenie, du is da boanniest trow A’
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t tae schul. Nedder mesel nor Meenie geed. We wir learnt aathing a
Meenie an me wir blyde o wir paece a
t onything, my jewel?” axed Meenie.
u’s learnt a lok,” gaffed Meenie.
4 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ae buy wi my ain claas. So wi Meenie’s birthday no far aff, I he
Noo, hit sets Meenie clean high when she learns A
a peerie t-shirt dat wid fit Meenie splendid. Hit even hed “pee
ed wi my money, den tocht dat Meenie’s no really a t-shirt kind
in o da wird “claes”. But Meenie is neider slick nor cool, bli
8 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
du can dae hit here!” said Meenie in her wye dat laeves little
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
You’re gotten tae ken me an Meenie’s fower bairns braaly weel.
puddin? Gingerbread baked by Meenie washed doon wi a grain o tay.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Feth,” said Meenie. “Naebody has held a rant o
ececloot. Da boys spreched as Meenie haaled a comb trowe dir tick
Hadd dy wheest boy,” said Meenie. “Or du’ll git ribbons la
Meenie hed finally settled on riggin
Kinda overly I tink,” said Meenie. But hit didna stop her fae g
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Whit does do mak o my beard, Meenie?” I axed her runnin my claa
Da bairns gaddered aroond Meenie aside da fire. She telt wis a
Meenie’s great-great grandfaider w
Some even plaited dir beards. Meenie hed da sense no tae suggest I
n tae dat, hadd dy wheest!” Meenie telt him.
8 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I dunna ken whit grippit Meenie. She fell mad tae celebrate C
Meenie even managed tae convince da
shin da bedlaes wi dir claas. Meenie wisna convinced an got dem da
howe wis sheenin laek a preen Meenie reesled in a draaer an came o
maet an even bairns,” said Meenie.
14 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
da bairns fell ill, den me an Meenie. A’m niver felt dis pr aamo
Meenie waited on dem hand an fit. Sh
So I cam hom tae Meenie on her hookers wi a swaab. An
ns ill wisna bad enoch, me an Meenie wir smitten an aa. Hit wis te
dly lift my head, I wis done. Meenie wis a pr crachtless craetir a
9 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Meenie has been on at me for a start
But as you ken fine weel, Meenie ey manages tae persuade me he
nkerry dis Up Helly A’ when Meenie telt wis da history o her sou
ergroond howe wi wir faimily. Meenie an me ir very prood o wir bai
An dunna worry aboot Meenie an me. We hae twartree hunder
5 matches

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