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Use in varieties of Scots

brekkin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.3 11.6 1.5 0 0 20.7 4.4
Number of occurrences2723 1 0 0 2 1
Number of authors16 13 1 1 1

Occurrences of brekkin in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
an it's brekkin ma hairt. on page 10

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Clashin an clourin, brekkin in twa. on page 30

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ithoose, but he wisna akwally brekkin ony rules. on page 86

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
courie humfy-backit tae stop brekkin her neck. She smertly pit dou on page 33
!" (There wis the soun o mair brekkin gless.) on page 36
wae skreichs, an mair souns o brekkin gless. "There must be a wheen on page 37

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ed afore the Kirk Session for brekkin the Sabbath an bringin shame on page 22
as a table wis cowpt; an the brekkin o crockery on the flair. The on page 59
. an ye did!' reponed Jennet, brekkin intae a smile. 'The stranger on page 68

3 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An felt the brekkin o the hairt on page 66

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
wfie soond o crashin widd and brekkin tiles cam fae directly abune on page 164

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
thinkin they ken it aa an brekkin their mither's an faither's h on page 110
n me lik that, Maecenas), aye brekkin in wi some on page 119

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ung the axe doon on each log, brekkin it intae tottier and tottier on page 58

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ing mornin. The grey dawn wis brekkin an there wis plouin tae be du on page 17

3 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n sae it is that ilk ettle at brekkin intae the spheres whaur Ingli
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
brekkin. We warna uised wi physical l
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
g their bairns tae Snobworts, brekkin the tax laws tae mak a midden
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Dushin ma sister an brekkin her banes;
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
urney which u can do n eer no brekkin the rules - lockdoon lol! (2021) twitter link

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
eidness o's dirlin kaim i the brekkin daw on page 3

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the lilt o, "Brekkin the Widdies", on page 34

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the lilt o, “Brekkin the Widdies”,
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
the'ir no hel tae accoont fer brekkin tha Laa? © A tell ye, we'r t on page 9

1 matches

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