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Use in varieties of Scots

droonin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 7.2 12.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2214 8 0 0 0 0
Number of authors16 10 6

Occurrences of droonin in Corpus

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Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
whether she was suffocatin or droonin. Just the metallic taste. Whe on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
but droonin pools o doom, on page 36

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
at the thoat ae Craig nearly droonin in two inches ae water. on page 75

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Spared droonin on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
Trev's faither had said aboot droonin the ratton, bit A didnae like on page 82
igs jist cause it cuid. Wis A droonin this braw ratton jist cause A on page 83

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McGibbon, Joe Lallans 73 - Feyther Langshanks Blues, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
is this wheesht juist, fair, droonin me on page 116

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
haed heard the skreichs o the droonin bairns an the deein kinks o t
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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
crementally, until yer fuckin droonin in it.
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Muir, Glenn Pet-gilante, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
intae the hoose whilst he wis droonin kittens in a bucket and he wi
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
For droonin the swine whae teens me wi cr
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Doric

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
a peacock maks a soon like a droonin mannie bawlin for help. The p on page 51

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
it will we dee There's been a droonin I doot Some peer sowel in thi on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
An syne Ah'm droonin - droonin in her sweet firgiveness an t on page 46

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ime up tae yer knees in dubs, droonin in glaur, the hale landscape on page 15
iel that saved yer nephew fae droonin that day wis Gavin Smith.' on page 17

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
bi wild beasts, snake bites, droonin, suicide or murder. Sae Natal
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
lie Smith’s wee loonie frae droonin fen he fell intil e paddlin p
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