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Use in varieties of Scots

ying Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.7 20 10.6 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences4739 7 0 0 1 0
Number of authors6 5 1 1

Occurrences of ying 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

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
fidenss begoud ti ring in the ying bosies, an the ettil wes gied on page 3

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
s the polist fluir ti whaur a ying cheil sut on a settil wi ae s on page 1
The ying cheil hed a tin faiss wi ling on page 2
The ying cheil liftit a wechtie kistie on page 3
The ither lauchit alse, as a ying cheil in the uinifurm o the P on page 4

7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
iggit at ma guidwyfe ti tak a ying Pecht maisson tae thon eyl fu on page 43
s ir dae onie o the things at ying fowk enjose. It wesna lang or on page 44
sum. Bot whan it wes owre the ying maisson an hiz faither gat yo on page 45
ivvermynd the rouall. Sae the ying man swallaed hiz commends an on page 46

5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
ostin whaur the wes a fouth o ying offishers ti entertene hir. I on page 2
the outcum bot wi sorrae. The ying man wes drounnit, no brunt ir on page 4

5 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Your hert is ying still, on page 21
Mary: I was ower-ying then ti think. on page 35

2 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
is becomin the practick amang ying Shetlanders. on page 9

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
for yoursels, my louns: ye're ying an strang!" on page 50

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ainn kythin alangside skeelie ying screivers wi their ain modren on page 126

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
t til the entire faimily that ying Ian wis no wee boy ony mair, on page 99

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
r hiz rowth. “Beleve me, ma ying frein, the’r naethin – ev
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
warl at wes bein furmed i ma ying mynd. “Ungava”, “The Go
the ying Fyfer.
the leil. The twenes bein yit ying, fand it sair
popular. The ying locumtenand hed ti stap, tae,
ou naebuddie hes the skeills. Ying fowk pap
10 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
I gat acquent wi thon gallus ying limmer o the Italian Duecento
but it maun hae pitten the ying rinagate intae a fair feem. H
Or some ying broddit cowt that rins ram-st
3 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
In your ying myn I'll tyne my place Fan ba on page 7
"The Yammerjock, ying loun, o heed! on page 21
gin ye like, sen Lily's ower ying tae play; an ye're in the Sai on page 32
"Siccan a ying bairnie," said the knabbie si on page 38
But fower ying Eysters, tosh an snod, Tae sy on page 53
Also on pages 93, 94
7 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
weill, i his tyme. Yid, is ae ying man, wis fur ae while ae poli
1 matches

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