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scunnersome Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.9 26.2 1.5 0 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5451 1 0 0 1 1
Number of authors27 24 1 1 1

Occurrences of scunnersome in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
illage o folk aw makkin sic a scunnersome stooshie. Lions dinna like th on page 19

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
y like yon... But ach, whit a scunnersome business!" on page 139

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McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Fur luv is het an scunnersome. on page 71

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Dinna hanker mair; it is scunnersome. Ye are fond tae gang awa. No on page 36

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
oot how gleg and smairt their scunnersome wee yins are, that we stert c on page 1
ime her faither or mither wis scunnersome wi her she wid get her ain ba on page 23
e fleggar isnae there. Clarty scunnersome waffs, wee lassies. Thank hea on page 79
bull,' Hortensia said, 'hus a scunnersome way o jalousin. When she does on page 102
e flair. 'Whit a clamjamfry o scunnersome wee rankels yous ur.' on page 135
Also on pages 144
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
fowk that are makkin the fell scunnersome amoonts o siller that the arm on page 121

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
im. It wis the maist sair and scunnersome thing ye could imagine, and i on page 7
that ticket'll gang tae some scunnersome wee stumour that doesnae dese on page 41
ae!'? cried Mr Wonka. 'Whit a scunnersome glaikit eediotic idea! He cou on page 86

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Scunnersome, skeelie stuff that maks nae on page 139

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
rgle-barglin. Ye really are a scunnersome wee laddie. Whit's the time?' on page 38

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Twa Scunnersome dates on page 1

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
he three o them were aboot as scunnersome and grippy as ony men ye coul on page 1
Thae scunnersome tykes on page 5
The Scunnersome Shools on page 15
The Scunnersome Tractors on page 20
Beek gied a scunnersome smirk. When he smirked ye saw on page 30
Also on pages 33, 69
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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
they hate it an aw, can mak a scunnersome situation feel jist that wee on page 32
and his scunnersome pals, and the Baudelairc bair on page 55
in, maks them dae aw kinds o scunnersome jobs, and then skelps them ac on page 74
telt Olaf whit he kent, thon scunnersome bam wid hae taen a pure maddi on page 98
ngs Coont Olaf wid dae if his scunnersome ploy came aff. The evenin win on page 121
Also on pages 162
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
A laith rattons! Thay war scunnersome baists an gied iz the heebie on page 80

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the 50s, are perceivit as gey scunnersome keelies, peyed up members o t on page 90

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
s central tae ane o the maist scunnersome episodes in the hale o oor hi on page 4

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
at I aince luved, smoor their scunnersome wirds wi yer sang." on page 108

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
uraboots isnae kent, which is scunnersome, but halely teepical o the we on page 69

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
6. It Is True: Spring Is Scunnersome. on page 114

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
sae is scunner tae the scunnersome. on page 80

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Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ce, whaur he meets wi a wheen scunnersome craters, maistly nabberie o d on page 127

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
haes tae rank amang the mair scunnersome attempts bi officialdom tae n on page 121

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Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
sense, Trainspotting is less scunnersome than Golding's The Lord of th on page 56

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
k fir onyane convickit o fell scunnersome crimes like rape ir interferi on page 17

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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
e easier it wis tae keep thae scunnersome Scottiscisms oot the wey. Som
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Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - Hame-combin, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
‘is a scunnersome notion, a greasier
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Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ugsome, Lord. Like some fell scunnersome things is gaun on roond at El
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
scunnersome truith we aw hae tae get oor
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“It’s scunnersome,” he gaed on. “He canna e
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Islands leet, but the ugsome, scunnersome puddock fawed weill short i t
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ae in the land o Liberty? The scunnersome, ugsome things we grue tae re
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Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
unneration’) and adverb (‘scunnersome’) stravaig e’en mair wide
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Scottish English but taen on scunnersome connotations alang the wey, a
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Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Thon wad hae bin a thing ower scunnersome tae dwal on – his ain wife
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Southern

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ead the (predictably weafu an scunnersome) comments fae Team Yoon.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Haes gien me this scunnersome luck on page 21

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