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Use in varieties of Scots

blinkin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 6.6 13.5 19.9 11.6 0 31
Number of occurrences3313 9 2 2 0 7
Number of authors21 10 6 2 2 1

Occurrences of blinkin in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
winkin an blinkin lik a ringel-ee, on page 43

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
, ruggin awa at her helter an blinkin an rollin the whites o her ee on page 24

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
en gawkit oan the Jarls wioot blinkin. on page 14

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
He blinks lit a madman. Lit a blinkin madman who niver conceived th on page 16

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
blinkin an blindin on page 21

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
machine. Each ae thum barely blinkin or rememberin how the fuck ta on page 27

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Blinkin an bleezin, on page 56

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
ee an turnin til him, Airchie blinkin tae hear the Cockney twang fi on page 125

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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ee an turnin til him, Airchie blinkin tae hear the Cockney twang fi
1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah raise ma heid, blinkin the room intae focus. It’s
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
I thocht - a blinkin sliver o Chance
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Dougie stares at me withoot blinkin ‘’Aldo, ah dinnae ken wha
1 matches

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
files in atween the twa comes blinkin oot on page 33
blinkin through the gloamin's misty h on page 46

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lcome te hell!" said Morrice, blinkin an shieldin his een wi his ha on page 7
shove as he squeezed by him, blinkin as he steppit inte a brichtly on page 12

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he wis made o steen; nae even blinkin. He lookit for aa the warld l on page 16

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
reed licht blinkin aff an on. He thocht at cood
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
owin dark an the starnies war blinkin on, up in the lift.
the licht hoose blinkin an twinkin an guidin his road
2 matches

@Franwella tweeted
.A couple o months n it'll be blinkin Easter Eggs(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An coonted blinkin sheep on page 121

1 matches

Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
"Whaur is that blinkin cat" dad says
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
t dat eel on your nose athoot blinkin - on page 50

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
tae blink - [X is] blinkin on page 40

1 matches

Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
"A cannae fine the blinkin thing, A drapped it ain the f on page 10
They seem tae blinkin thrive!! on page 13
An blinkin weel had me arrested. on page 36
t thon wee burd, cud flee sae blinkin fast! on page 46
There's a blinkin Springtim moarnin sun abin th on page 48
Also on pages 52, 53
7 matches

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