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The word 'weirin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
weirinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus18.45926
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 29.4 9 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 17.9 7 4
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 56.5 9 2
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 20 15 10
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 1
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)
GUL - General Ulster 112.4 8 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of weirin in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
cauld ice prods o Ben Nagarr weirin its hanky o sna in its bosie
The Hill o Leddrach wis weirin a reid croon, a sma reid spir
m, up an doon the stairs near weirin them oot, ilkie time Matthew
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
they'd saved the warld, still weirin their groupie t-shirts wuvven
nd a likeness o Horus, a hawk weirin a croon, a kinno bird-king. B
French an that she should be weirin European claes wi a name like
oot in braw European claes an weirin a wide brimmed bunnet. The nu
showin the actress on stage, weirin twa enormous green earrings,
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
livin room, weirin jammies an bauchled safties.
1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
oor juist yin meenit ilka day weirin a blinfauld tae hain Yer blat on page 3

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Fitten a braa belt ye're weirin!" obsairt Ailice suddentlie. on page 80

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
He wis weirin a fite sark wi nae collar, ga on page 51

1 matches

(South) East Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
w the staff an indwallers wir weirin a streep oan thur airm owerni on page 80

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hae a bit blether wi a laddie weirin dungarees. on page 26

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Juist for weirin scuffed skirts on page 39

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
ent licht that the laddie wis weirin dungarees. Thair micht be som on page 95

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
s 10 year auld granwean wha's weirin Lifeboy uniform, juist afore on page 123

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
e the buik will maist-like be weirin a new suit o claes bi the tim
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
Weirin Yer Language On Yer Chist!!
1 matches

West Central

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Weirin ma hame fae heronious Jacks;
1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
a maument or twa they gied up weirin theirsels and teuk leg. A mí
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ae coorie intae it wi him aye weirin it. She tane it gratefully an
n tae jyne him. Beatrice, aye weirin Tad’s sheepskin, waitit wi
she had been weirin Beatrice’s haun-me-doons
gang whan the licht wis dim, weirin Indian claes, sin that wis fo
hs. The lave o the pairty wis weirin stoot buits, an Beatrice juis
8 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
expectin an weirin it on page 37

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
'Ach, Bess. Time's weirin on an I dout I'll hae tae ste on page 59

1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
lang track o byordinar heat, weirin late, a young man cam doon fr on page 133
ment lit wi the lowe frae the weirin sun. "That means the sun syne on page 137

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
tin on her at the back entry, weirin his jaiket an his bunnet ared on page 25
emmit bodie wi lacquert hair, weirin stage make-up an a goun. The on page 29

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ry day. Gaun tae the scuil an weirin lang troosers had chynged tha on page 22

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
tland. Therefore, the current weirin awa o place names maun be coo on page 12

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
a wee while Wee Grumphie wis weirin a white gravat roond his neck on page 3

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
at even though Coont Olaf wis weirin shoes, he hadnae ony socks on on page 25

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
the day's weirin doun, ay, an the great gods a on page 31

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n the auld Greek word meanin 'weirin lang hair' acause tae Greek e
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
e beasts, telt bi auld bodies weirin taury breeks, can find oot ho
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
hear aboot, an a can that the weirin pouers haed come tae ettle at
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ike the ghaist o Jacob Marley weirin its chynes, we’ll aye be tr
1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
ough a hedge backarts. He wis weirin a lang jaiket wi knottit tail
1 matches

MacMinto, Gregor The Rhythms of Bratislava, (wordpress 2022) Central, blog
mair current as whit fowk wis weirin in Moscow.
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
ti see hou the nicht is weirin on.
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
War, shei wis ey seen tae bei weirin hir WRVS
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A'm weirin it, and A promise on page 28

2 matches

General Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
hrie o tha Greeance ('Richts, Weirin an Jonick Inlats') tha follae on page 11
an tha thirlin unnèr Richts, Weirin an Jonick Inlats. Shaidin 28D on page 12
Claught Ledes Paction fur tha Weirin o tha Unbodie't Cultùral Hei on page 17
Fordèrin an weirin tha stannin o, an respeck fur on page 19
Scotch inby ilkaday daeins an weirin it forrit an ayont. Seein abo on page 28
Also on pages 35
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