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Use in varieties of Scots

creepit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.1 7.7 37.7 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4215 25 0 1 0 1
Number of authors13 8 3 1 1

Occurrences of creepit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
aboot in the kitchen when he creepit on page 18

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
wisna lang or a wee bit fash creepit ben ti jyne thaim. Her mither on page 14

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Then oot alang the brainches creepit on page 20
Sae naebody saw as Snaw-White creepit on page 26

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
eatin wi, and the four o them creepit towards the dininroom, the fa on page 39

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
o a dyke. Syne he hod himsel, creepit awa an bydit his time. The pa on page 42

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
Sae insteid he creepit up ahint the beast and sooked on page 19

1 matches

Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
he flame dee'd, and the cauld creepit roond her yince mair. on page 51

1 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
in th loaby an quiet, tae. Ah creepit in tae th scullery, timerous
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
e cawin oot in the daurk. She creepit atween the trees ower tae whe
nd aw meisure, the young wife creepit oot the widd wi her son and h
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
kin fower muckle rattons haed creepit oot o their holes and wis sit
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ife’s guidwill, acause they creepit tentily doon the concrete sta
e o the wid. The three spears creepit ontae the faur left o the scr
uddenly joukit doon ablow it, creepit back up, an joukit doon again
3 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the caal fae the frozen grun creepit up throwe the soles o'is feet on page 76

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
The Gruffalo's Bairn creepit oot tae the cauld. on page 6
Oot creepit a craitur. His een waurnae re on page 17

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an seatin area. "Joyce..." He creepit alang a corridor an saa the J on page 12
on yer face - like death hid creepit up on ye fin ye war least exp on page 22

2 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
n. He gid stracht til e Kirk, creepit up til e crock an yokit in ti on page 83

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
that the speerit o the hairst creepit in o't, a great grey ghaist o
en, an the bold pair raise an creepit doon the timmer stairs, missi
the palsy, as the twa lassies creepit roon the ferm steadings, open
hets. Bit a wee bit strae hid creepit up Minnie's snoot an it wis a
dallie Betsy inno her bed, an creepit ower tae the windae tae look
9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
shed examinin her, Kirsty Ann creepit tae the stairheid tae hear fi
s a lang yalla rose buss that creepit an furled an birled aroon the
Skirly creepit oot frae the pianie. His wame
they creepit hame tae their pianie an fell
Sae they creepit inno the lavvie. Skirly stude
9 matches

Shetland

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
Hunter creepit oot. An dere he stöd. Wir pr
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
o!’ yeuched Harry, who haed creepit unner the railin on tae the w
1 matches

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