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Use in varieties of Scots

retire Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.1 3.1 3 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences106 2 0 0 1 1
Number of authors9 5 2 1 1

Occurrences of retire in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"__chynge labsters, an retire in the same order," cairrit o on page 44

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Frae his bell-ringing he'll retire, on page 93
they'll hae a bit pension tae retire oan, and can rest easy. on page 105

2 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Bothwell an Douglas retire ti the rear, near the palace on page 35

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
that noo's the richt time tae retire an haund ower the editin tae
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Sae a could retire tae a hoose in front ‘e the
1 matches

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"- change lobsters, an retire in e same order," continued e on page 96

1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
ted he wis getting aul en wid retire

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
" - chainge lobsters, an retire in same order," cairried oan on page 98

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"- change lobsters, an retire in the same order," continued on page 99

1 matches

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