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Use in varieties of Scots

swirlin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 8 6.4 0 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences2115 4 0 2 0 0
Number of authors16 12 2 2

Occurrences of swirlin in Corpus

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Central

Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Flude-watters swirlin an pirlin aawhaurs. on page 15

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Olaf's voice cut through the swirlin haar o ma thochts, an brocht on page 55

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
A'm lost, still takin in the swirlin details ae hur face among the on page 39

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
us throu a real lum insteid o swirlin up throu the rafters an yon a on page 71

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
fingers swirlin on page 94
Wi swirlin paint ye described a life, on page 104

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
uld gravestones loomin in the swirlin rain an sleet ayont. Tam gied on page 64
the nicht afore the wind wis swirlin in aw directions an was fu o on page 68
t tae be poued doun intae the swirlin watters o the Tay and disappe on page 93

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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
ang seams o noble thocht like swirlin elements or gas on page 15

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
raes an the lown watters gaes swirlin an breingin on tae Wade's Bri on page 65

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
syne draigelt in swirlin haar on page 95

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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
Amang a muckle sea of swirlin Saltires on The Royal Mile we
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Bennett, Peter Park trife, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
a thick, chalky soup ay smoke swirlin aboot inside the boattle, tra
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wee bastart coronavirus germs swirlin aboot inside, latchin their w
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
oot o a packet; doon it cam, swirlin an birlin an peeryin aboot in on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he bleed dreeprt doon, makkin swirlin pink pattrens it ma feet. on page 66
glaiss winda, lichtin up the swirlin shaft o stewy stars at dunced on page 74

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The swirlin myriad o mind-pictirs dissolv on page 93

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
in swirlin tengs o fire. on page 26

1 matches

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h an awesome show. Birlin and swirlin across da whole sky. My neck (2014) search twitter

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