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brakkin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.8 5 28.3 0 34.9 0 0
Number of occurrences3510 19 0 6 0 0
Number of authors20 7 10 3

Occurrences of brakkin in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
amp wis steirin: sum men were brakkin their fast on haird bleck bri on page 54

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
al aim is. It's no jist aboot brakkin awa fae England, tho that ala on page 33
throne o Scotland due tae his brakkin 'the fundamentall Constitutio on page 44

3 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Clingin on and brakkin fingernails and aw on page 5
Weemen and men brakkin soil in time on page 37

2 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
I mind brakkin my leg aince (some bairn's mi on page 47

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
940, wi the auld disteinction brakkin doun atween ordinar respectab on page 9

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
lloued ti tak the mischance o brakkin a bane fur
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he nou is stappit fou wi hert brakkin sichts. Puir sowels wi naewha
1 matches

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - A hame is a hame is a hame, is it nae?, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
fae brakkin unwritten rules on page 35

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Och! Ye ken," she said, brakkin inte er second sweetie. "Same on page 13
a jaickit?" muttert Morrice, brakkin oot in a swate, es Joyce's cr on page 40
ls es best she cud, the swate brakkin oot oan er broo es she sidden on page 82

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
or a long time," said Tamara, brakkin the silence. "But I don't wan on page 76
r, than," said Dot, her voice brakkin inte's thochts an makkin a he on page 87

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
wer e loch, till e waves were brakkin richt ower e heid o e boatie. on page 16

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
a North Sea wave brakkin ower me on page 1
were ma ain hairt brakkin wi the knowledge on page 51

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
t te hing aboot - they'll bi brakkin their necks te git doon ere o on page 6
itted in they war baith aboot brakkin their necks te see fit wi hid on page 21

2 matches

Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
-C-K! Een o the eggs stairted brakkin. on page 16

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
It wis forever brakkin doon.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
trauchle oor efter oor, back brakkin darg wi the thrissle prods st
n Minnie,' her faither cried, brakkin inno her dwaum. 'Yer brither
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a, yon wrack?" speired Brian, brakkin inno the whine o Bappy's clai
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
imber, an then an explosion o brakkin glass’.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
e jist sat there wi her hairt brakkin as she watched the last link
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Jist gie the first episode o Brakkin Bad a go. https://t.co/EdRW0L(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
As Janet read on her hert wis brakkin. Poor bairn, shü tocht, what on page 25
o his young life. He wid keep brakkin aff, an I tocht he most be fi on page 58

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
s spreadin, wir backs dey wir brakkin on page 66
s spreadin, wir backs dey wir brakkin on page 67

2 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
nder, whaar yun muckle sea is brakkin.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Love in a Caald Climate, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
his fingers brakkin clods;
1 matches

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