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shawin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words18.7 29.3 3 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences6057 2 0 0 1 0
Number of authors26 23 2 1

Occurrences of shawin 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

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
ackie picturs in yella frames shawin nabbie German lassies wi bird on page 137

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
he heid, I wad pruive them by shawin them my Drawin Nummer Ane tha on page 11

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t's thrapple, syne it yawned, shawin aff it's muckle mooth o teeth on page 58

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
shawin up in archaic braivity on page 45

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
snae. While the Professor wis shawin aff the machine tae the publi on page 28
nd the chocolate works masel, shawin ye aw there is tae see, on page 59
drum-Hodrum boued and smiled, shawin bonnie white wallies, His ski on page 87

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
t got a new tennis set an wis shawin aff. on page 3

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
The auld carline grinned, shawin thae peeliewally broon teeth. on page 8
opened her wee runklie mooth, shawin manky peeliewally broon teeth on page 39

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
That's daein the shawin. on page 127

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
can be used as the main verb shawin possession, as agin the phras on page 25
'r a braid reenge o screivars shawin aw kin kind o Scots screiving on page 61

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Mr Tod grinned sleekitly, shawin sherp white teeth. 'If I'm no on page 50
Mr Tod grinned again, shawin even mair white teeth. 'Look, on page 51

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
's yer passport!" he snashed, shawin his shairp teeth tae the wee on page 77

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
rtin pynt, an he stells it bi shawin that the Scottis leiterarie t on page 116

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ggie. The narrest she cam tae shawin me hert-likin wis a weet slav on page 118

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ut pouerfu vyce frae heiven), shawin wha the murtherer is. Juistic on page 138
aist eimage is a couthie ane, shawin maister an dug in a cottar ho on page 141

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
hauden back whan it comes tae shawin it on the wab. Juist gang ben on page 15

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ent bi NASA sent photies back shawin the Ceres haed mony craters a
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
ukit words frae the sheuch an shawin tae the yird the puir cheil's
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ir uncos. His host insists on shawin him a gallerie afore he leas,
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Fleemin, Sandy Shudder at the Niffer, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
etc. If a writer is ettlin at shawin this kin o mistak in a charac
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
gied a loud heffer, shawin a mou devoid o teith.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s is no juist ordinar picturs shawin the continents an kintras but
ut mony adae wi wir biosphere shawin hou fowk uises the laund for
isin the cairts o the hievens shawin whaur ye can find thaim. Hae
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
a wheen furms an stateestics shawin its aefauldness), the’r noc
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
war ti tak chapter lenths as shawin what wes maist wechtie in Sco
ds up this pert o the buik bi shawin that Scott wes an inspiratiou
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
or he was a gallows falla’. Shawin a bit o the geographical spre
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ers!" The auld wummin smiled, shawin a set o broon teeth this time
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Fleemin, Sandy Nine Fragments - III, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
her chafts raxed like a puma shawin its fangs, but for aa that sh
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Chairt shawin the national debt o England i
chairt: ‘Statistical Chairt shawin the Extent the Population and
ntitelt ‘Statistical Chairt shawin the Extent the Population and
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
sairch for Wallace wis lang, shawin that he could yet lippen on t
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e Empire’s Germanic states, shawin that the reputation o the Pec
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ependence! Groups wi placards shawin they haed come fae touns the
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Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
p but be scunnert at the film shawin the sýstematic killin in muc
ter’ an the First Mínister shawin she wisnae at aw happy aboot
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
y bairns o this generation ar shawin signs o cairryin ower muckle
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ane o Aphrodite’s paycocks, shawin aff her fantoosh shawl. “I
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
. Donovan micht be fautit for shawin Glesca in a rosy glowe but gi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
'stupit-lookin' or 'hunner', shawin no juist the reality o the we
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ting oan wi it', thair mime o shawin the imaginary kilt is a joy.
s an excitin an radical wey o shawin hou Scots can be yaised. The
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e an layed aff at thaim aboot shawin the richt respeck an lukkin u
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
again, aa the time lauchin an shawin off his dentition - a sicht
gey wan, his licht complexion shawin his bluidlessness. He opent h
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ttish Parent Teacher Cooncil. Shawin aw the classic symptoms o a m
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
oother badge on thair sleaves shawin a bear cairryin an artillary
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
in wis plain as parritch in a shawin o BBC1's "Hoots!" This is a p
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
glish; as is the saicont ane, shawin that-relativisation. The hind
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Shawin ma uncle the photies online;
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
ector taks a leuk at it afore shawin it tae the young bobbie. Syne on page 79

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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
anna be richt!”. Fit we’d shawin wes at the aulder the age gro
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Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
itor) (kent bi the naem Nell) shawin uz roond the newlie refurbish
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