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Use in varieties of Scots

ruin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.2 11.3 6 9.9 11.6 20.7 22.1
Number of occurrences3622 4 1 2 2 5
Number of authors28 17 4 1 2 2 2

Occurrences of ruin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
nd and nae sense, ye pit up a ruin. It wis supposed tae be roman on page 16

1 matches

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An the hoose is but a ruin, the windaes stare, on page 27

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Neist the well wis the ruin o an auld stane dyke. Whan I on page 83

1 matches

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
(Ae ruin hid amang the bracken) on page 10

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
deep says thir pure tryin tae ruin her life; she says as soon ag on page 120
l us cause they didnae wantae ruin wur holiday period, but ah wi on page 169

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
But the auld yin (whilk's a ruin nou) on page 92

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
**Aye, ye're richt. Ill ruin things fer her. If I canna ha on page 88

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
fur the drinkin. He'd seen it ruin too many lives. Famous last w on page 51

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Jean: An bring aboot your ruin? on page 35

5 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
nny blink - the wind-scoured ruin set on page 112

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
That a lassie's real name wid ruin the lot. And even tae nou in on page 41

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
aifter the ruin on page 29

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e. The aik pannelled dennerin ruin bene a hame fur bubblie-joks.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
u. The extended kirkyaird wad ruin the bonnie view fae his holid
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@JeanTelfer744 I ruin food tae !! ??(2020) search twitter

@LowEndJardo tweeted
time before the 2 collided to ruin ma fuckin day (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mstances - a dinnae want tae ruin ma night lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e was nae wye he was gaun tae ruin it, thank ye verra muckle. Bu on page 72

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n itsel gyangs aa tae rack an ruin, an a hoose divided agin itse on page 100

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
The toun wis far frae a hale ruin, tho thoosans o years hid pas
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
cowp is to overturn, upset or ruin; From Old French, couper, to (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
half ruin half root on page 16

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
"If that bastard is trying to ruin your Christmas, I'll kill-" on page 21

1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
re stationed yundir, an’ da ruin
1 matches

Southern

@projecthawick tweeted
saved Hassendean Station from ruin and has designed a cluster of(2020) search twitter

@StuartPoet tweeted
ve watched it go from rack to ruin over the past 10 months and i(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
in itsel wull gae tae reck an ruin, an iverie citie or hoose div on page 9
n ïtsel wull gae tae reck an ruin, an a hoose divïd agin ïtse on page 89

2 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Pharoh saa his plans en ruin, on page 16
Bot til ruin bleissed day. on page 19
Rhythm brake wull bae yer ruin. on page 29

3 matches

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