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Use in varieties of Scots

widdershins Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.2 3.7 4.8 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences107 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors8 7 1

Occurrences of widdershins in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
she wouldnae turn the circle widdershins. Aw she could dae was look ef on page 1

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
rs intae the watter and rowed widdershins wi aw their micht. The boat s on page 99

1 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
an cried "Yir jersey's widdershins, on page 25

1 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
ook the left hand path, turnt widdershins intil the dark, a dark fillt
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
he pendil in hiz haun he gaed widdershins
1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 76 - The Sycamore at Calton, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
walkt around yer braid girth widdershins,
1 matches

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@billykayscot Widdershins. (2022) twitter link

Doric

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
led roon the tree three times widdershins (anti-clockwise) each time sa
tree Mary turned three times widdershins. Mary’s aunties werena only
ere turned each steen tae the widdershins nine times at each turn repea
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