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The word 'sinkin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
sinkinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.72920
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 26.2 8 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.3 3 3
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 9.2 7 7
SEA - South East (Borders)
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) 58.1 1 1
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)

Occurrences of sinkin in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
i Joyce. He sighed, his hairt sinkin as she sut doon aside him wi on page 6
than." Morrice fun his hairt sinkin as he thocht aboot their impe on page 14
The realisation wis still sinkin in wi Vi, fin the soun o Sand on page 31
r," muttert Donald, his hairt sinkin as Gertie cam throwe the door on page 35
Donald fun his hairt sinkin as he lookit it Mikie and Sam on page 39
Also on pages 50
6 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
they were near han e linth o sinkin. Fan Seemon Steenie saw iss h on page 87
aid, "Maister, Maister, we're sinkin." He waakent up, gied e win a on page 93

2 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Is sinkin fast an folk'll dee on page 45

1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ow founds, sen it wes slawlie sinkin inti the yird. It bene beilt
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
ter leather and inner rubber, sinkin doon the spike wae a gentle h
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
enwa great to see the big man sinkin that penalty - top drawer! (2021) twitter link

West Central

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
gs like the shouts o somebody sinkin intae the yondermaist mire, s
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Nae mair, thon sinkin’ feelin’,
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ike a man bailin watter oot a sinkin boat. "This is rare, Coyle, a on page 13

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ike a man bailin watter oot a sinkin boat, ‘This is rare, Coyle,
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
at puir Alison, wha felt ike sinkin intae the erun. An then the G on page 44

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
aye jist roun the corner, pit sinkin wis aye regairdit as ane o th on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
green and rich and the grund sinkin unner yer feet like a saft ma on page 16

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Lallans 90 - The Myndin o Lockerbie, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
sinkin in the gress, year efter year on page 37

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
o' both - a radiator thit's sinkin' slowly intae the mud! Thing on page

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
n the touer stairs, he felt a sinkin feelin in his hert as aw the on page 132

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e bylerhoose wi his hert fair sinkin. on page 65

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an the sun wis sinkin fest. on page 61

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
il helium an helium haes been sinkin tae the hert o the Sun acause
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
thrawin oot the daurk an sinkin back intae daurkness yince ma on page 9

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
sinkin in the gress, year efter year on page 26

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Thon sand aa time ir sinkin' fast on page 22

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
hervestin, cleanin sheughs or sinkin wals. Yin thing they had in c
1 matches

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