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Use in varieties of Scots

chasin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 15.9 13.6 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences4331 9 0 0 0 3
Number of authors31 22 6 3

Occurrences of chasin in Corpus

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Central

Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
lean lurcher dugs chasin rabbits on page 15

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Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
un, an the keelies he wis aye chasin intae, steamin, tho it wis a on page 134

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
elt like I wis a bairn again, chasin the aulder lads as their gemm on page 59

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Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
aboot wae the YT who ir worth chasin. They're elder but n yi say a on page 6
d motor. Broonie n Addison ir chasin the two other cunts back doon on page 19

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Insteed ae chasin efter him, Padraig rattles th on page 1

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
JABBLIE SEA waves chasin yin anither GOUSTIE SEA stran on page 14

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
By cuttin' oot aw thae racin' chasin' screamin' wailin' heebeegeeb on page

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
'Chasin the Graf Spee were you papa?' on page 50

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n join ma fellow disciples in chasin that very rare taste ae victo on page 34
mates chose a life ae furever chasin that first high. Becomin blin on page 90
. Which is why ah've stoapped chasin up the dug haimes. on page 155

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Tommy Campbell startet chasin Harpreet roon the class wi a on page 118

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
chasin mairriet weemin, else ye'll r on page 113

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
lad. He cared enough tae come chasin efter me. But that somehow ma on page 41

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
tir three wee squares, he wis chasin Mrs Docherty roond the tombol on page 62
e child maintenance folk were chasin him. on page 89

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
I'd even been doon the Glen, chasin grey squirrels, on page 123

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e stane, singin a wee sang an chasin each ither at the same time. on page 17

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
wi hunners o Amazon warriors chasin efter them. Maist o the crew on page 41

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Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ke, sinnonie, fuboukit baist, chasin an kekklin, gruppin things wi
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Pearcey’s chasin three ay the younger wans ala
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ay ned action man. ‘Who wis chasin ye son? the same wummin enqui
hem wae a big bloody reindeer chasin them.’ Trisha sais, starin
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
jummle o thochts an emotions chasin ilk ither: whitever sense he
o bairns, bonny an fine-made, chasin yin ither roon a muckle roon
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e black dug wis ben the hoose Chasin’ an imaginary moose A heard
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Eunson, Catherine This Winter, (The Scores 2020) Central, poetry
chasin on up tae check fits neist af
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
whitever, insteid ae jist baw-chasin aw the time. But naebdy liste
™s goat the baw, evdy else is chasin efter him, and then, in comes
2 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in a han afore Cora's face an chasin awa some o the illusion wi th on page 61

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an ye jist gie up...gie up on chasin rainbows." on page 92

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
You and me chasin a quinie, stoppin at Rhynie on page 192

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
p a lime-tree, faar he'd been chasin birds. It wis eeswally pyots on page 27

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
gaitherin the hens' eggs, or chasin the cock roon the midden. Her
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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
yon Elmer Fudd boy wis ayewis chasin efter).
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Bit Kevin wis scunnered o chasin beasties. He gaed Katie a dra
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
es on i A96 by 75%. Yon loons chasin quines aa ower I shoppie. Bit(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi chasin hizzies mair tha scene. on page 2

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ears tha message, but wi hïm chasin eftèr money, an tha bothers on page 9

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
In chasin aff the Wunter gloom an stair on page 46

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