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The word 'firin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
firinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.63225
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 1
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 49.6 8 4
GLA - Glasgow 10 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 35.7 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 18.2 1 1

Occurrences of firin in Corpus

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Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
e muckle log wid keep them in firin for maist o' the next year, w
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
wis a firin place on page 96

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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
o paecefil, no soond, no guns firin, no men shoutin. Bit here sh
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
de ahint wi da sole purpose o firin dug's abuse at fokk. Kin you (2021)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ses."Ay," said Davie, is lugs firin up te match is reed heid, fit on page 31

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in his seat, his face an lugs firin up fiy he saa Stevie an Shirl on page 58

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eat," Ah said, finnin ma face firin up es Ah winnert iv it wis ai on page 52

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@FaeFoggie tweeted
@Bob55492332 I'll keep firin results here until I need to (2019)

General Northern

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
ed there repellin boarders or firin oor 25 pounders at the Jerry
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ir yer sake hope they’re nae firin’ up the auld barbeeeQ sirloi(2020)

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
antit tae punish Hercules for firin an arra intae his bahookie bu on page 43

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(South) East Central

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ilsonauthor how - hae u been firin a few aff eersel brother lol (2021) twitter link
knows but am oan a roll m8 - firin tweets in awe where - nae sh (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
airms wi haunds on them were firin oot towards the gless, and wi on page 168

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
n doon on the flair an he wis firin questions at me an tellin me on page 63

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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
fou himsel, an wi the whisky firin him up he heidit for the grav on page 68

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Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Ah ca'd up then ma mind's firin'-squad. on page 63

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McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
ime till A heard the infantry firin’ at me an’ stertin’ tae
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
hefty bouk atween her an the firin. “Okay,” she thocht, “B
nt Beatrice tae fin watter an firin, while she an Iqbal sattlet t
she sayed, “we need mair firin.”
ice gaed leukin for watter an firin for the lowe that Iskander wi
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ptop oaff the table and began firin in the ominous words ae ‘Bo
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Ah bow tae the temptation ae firin oan the laptop again. Ah need
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O hertbeats firin up yer limbs on page 118

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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ell as the jet ay pish ah’m firin aw oer the urinal’s surface
1 matches

General Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
s hotch up as the ingin keeps firin, on page 30

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Cried fae the brig, 'Stent firin, lads: on page 50

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
e Germans in thir U boats wir firin torpedoes, tryin tae stoap th on page 43

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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
n frae tussock tae tussock an firin at the troopers. Ah cud even

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Wilson, Glen Yarns 3 - A Ghaist Train in Portrush, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Portadown, poetry
The fettlin afore firin
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Synthetic (no region)

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Replenishin firin gate
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