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The word 'peerin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
peerinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.23421
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 10.3 4 3
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 35.2 7 4
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of peerin in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Ronnie Hinnersin!" he cried, peerin doon a lang lobby. "Ah'm leuk on page 55

1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
wis teen up aawey' said Sandy peerin at his paper, 'in firth or fe on page 56

1 matches

General Northern

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
the ruckus was comin fae, and peerin through the rain an mist that on page 73

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
ttin on his readin glesses an peerin at the envelope, 'it's fae th on page 8

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Peerin wi' een ee on page 64
Withoot peerin oot o' ma windae on page 149
Peerin through a gless ingin on page 155

7 matches

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ty wis back oan hes tippytaes peerin an 'tit-tittin'. on page 36

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
e the fence an leans ower it, peerin through the daurk tae see if on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
The slither ae light peerin in shines a torch oan his bat
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ry move: she says thir always peerin through the wee windae in her on page 154

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
riein the muckle great gun an peerin aboot, feart that he'd see th on page 38
ethin up so that aw that were peerin in the low door an windaes o on page 98

2 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
t aboot it; an, while she wis peerin aboot anxiously in the trees, on page 40

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
So here we are peerin through this auld cunt's cara on page 21

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Peerin upwards in the licht pollutit on page 107

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Peerin through the gap ay the partia
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
lornly, wae its big wide eyes peerin straight intae ma soul afore
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
artially opens, a shadowy eye peerin roon the gap the security cha
™ the same cunt, Monty, sais, peerin roon the door again, gettin j
2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
," said the Hatter. He'd been peerin at Alison in a funny wey for on page 44

1 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
in a drouthie simmer. An he's peerin intae the wee fire, an nae an on page 14

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
bit o a dicht," Mr. Poe said, peerin aboot in the gloom. on page 23

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O tyre an engine, peerin on page 40

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hauns rummage, his knees bend peerin efter a thing that's mebbe fa on page 72

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
aboot eet; an, while she was peerin aboot anxiously amang th tree on page 39

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Watt, George T. Lallans 82 - Caul Stane, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
peerin doun on daith's endless yirdi on page 24

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Where Dae Ye Catch the Bus Tae Sarajevo?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
e fin the stance, frantically peerin in windaes o’ buses gaun he
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
. He spent half his childhood peerin ower the waal, wushin he cud on page 31

1 matches

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