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Use in varieties of Scots

swings Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.9 12.3 7.5 29.8 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences3524 5 3 1 0 2
Number of authors23 14 4 2 1 2

Occurrences of swings in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
metimes he picks up speed and swings himself round on the handrail on page 14

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
an aixes a couple o practice swings afore makkin their wey tae th on page 55

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ine bottle fae the pavement n swings it at that Si's heed. The two on page 19
ts cover the ground round the swings n they're littered wae black on page 24
know he's the tap kiddie. He swings it fur Sin it connects wae hi on page 45
The door swings open n aw ae our heads turn t on page 52

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
fair hair in a ponytail that swings as she walks. Ahint her, twa on page 1

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
The taxi swings roond wan ae many roondaboots on page 1

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'She'll hae me pechin at the swings, Forby the roondaboot; on page 24

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
d polis cunts. Then, the door swings open and ah'm faced wae some on page 145

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
leefully, runnin back tae the swings. "But ye're no a stranger. Ye on page 43

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ctor takes aff his jaikee and swings it oantae the seat. on page xvi
The door swings open. The doactor haunds the on page xxi

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
line-fueled rage, an the door swings inward tae reveal a concrete on page 9

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ae gae roond the sun aince an swings atween lang seasons o jeelt i
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
n tae a walk as a polis motor swings roon fae London Road wae itâ€
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ged tae haud ontae thaim. The swings frae Labour tae the SNP were
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McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
Aye. The SNP’ll no get thir swings in Aiberdeen, Edinburgh, Fife
the SNP wadna need sic muckle swings i thae places, either. The La
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t climbin frames, flyin foax, swings, roondaboots, aw present. An
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ordonH22921062 @KeltyHeartsFC swings and roundabouts imo - so kel (2021) twitter link
stop me - al even sit on the swings n watch a game lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e o life - het flushes, mood swings, a spare tyre an - " on page 68

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
the city. For bairns, aire's swings tae keep them amused an plent on page 5

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
grips the sned, the airm that swings yon scythe, nivver wearies." on page 19

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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
gs ontil the rope as the wind swings him like a pendulum. Eence he
own,’ he says as the ladder swings back and fore.
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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o pertner fur me, alone in me swings, on page 27

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o partner fur me, alone in me swings on page 153

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Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
west, as the wind swings westward. on page 95

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Shetland

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Da bar doar swings opin, on page 27

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
c streetlights, it's the tyre swings danglin frae them!" on page 38

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An twa or three practice swings made. on page 8

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