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argie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.1 12.1 16.5 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3624 11 0 0 0 1
Number of authors21 16 4 1

Occurrences of argie in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
he nott. It wis menseless ti argie wi a bodie that's taen the Al on page 24

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
life. In fack, she had a lang argie-bargie wi the Lory, wha tuik on page 24
el, "the wey aa thae craiturs argie-bargie. It's eneuch tae drive on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
kit in a blate vice, whan the argie-bargie stoapit. on page 22

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
disagreement. Katja Lenz wid argie that the phrase, 'the verbal on page 34
A dinnae argie wi whit Reid says. A'm shair on page 36
Fae this, we cin argie that the interest o contempor on page 44

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
No tae auld Argie-Bargie on page 45

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
better nor his mither, an wad argie aboot whit sic-an-sic word me on page 74

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
an blue Brexit? An ye cannae argie wi the Union Jack an aw it re on page 117

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
onscription. The reddin oot o argie-bargie atween deifferent pole on page 119

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
the argie-bargie whit's Scots whit's no on page 121

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
erberry in 1445, an twa-three argie-bargies ower shipping in thae on page 131

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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Argie bargie-in
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Basic Inglish Bible dis. Tae argie agin it is tae argie that nae
agin it is tae argie that nae breid is better nor
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Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
issues an contreibute til the argie-bargie. Kis, as in awthing, a
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Mair nor ony ithers argie-bargie, the staunnart stooshi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
IN the mids o thon raicent argie-bargie in the British pairlam
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Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
ither day a wee bit friendly argie-bargie stertit up
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@Chazzbat tweeted
er @new_toons @Twitter Ah wid argie thir must be mair tae it than(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
syne they argie-bargied aboot fitna een o the on page 97
es will be fit tae conter nor argie wi. An ye'll be latten doon b on page 115
t wid dee it. An there wis an argie-bargie amo them aboot fitna e on page 116

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Ailice daar'tna argie wi her, an heild on: "- an I on page 30
fa wesna ettlin tae stert an argie-bargie. on page 78
esna ettlin tae stert anidder argie-bargie, sae she didna say ony on page 80
"There a bonnie cowp-thecreel argie tae ye!" on page 82
interruppit aan tae stap the argie-bargie cairryin on: he wes un on page 100

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
nither o's fits – an fa cud argie wi thon, fur the puir laddie
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
for fowk, wi etymologies tae argie ower! https://t.co/qa0Fh1SLLq (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
el, "the wye aal the cretters argie. It's enuch tae pit yer heid on page 57

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