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Use in varieties of Scots

fankle Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15.6 22.1 4.5 19.9 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences5043 3 2 0 1 1
Number of authors26 21 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of fankle in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
!' she said, pyntin intae the fankle o leaves and brainches. on page 60

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
tone: "dinnae git yersel in a fankle aer it, but. Still, ah wish a on page 22

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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
A fankle o tubes birlin oot o existenc on page 30

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
Wi his heid a' in a fankle. on page 11

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Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
med tae get his brain intae a fankle. He wid try an try an try aga on page 40

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ey o nursin it (which wis tae fankle it intae a kin o knot, an the on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ner the weer an howp A didnae fankle masel. on page 22

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Fae stooshie tae fankle tae bouroch tae dreck on page 8

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Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
A fankle ae sweet guilt an hyperapolog on page 12

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
it seemed as we follaed thon fankle on page 40

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
h side o the path there wis a fankle o stingy-nettles and bramble on page 178

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Noo dinnae get yersel in a fankle, Granda,' Mrs Baffie said. 'A on page 61

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Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
It's aw a lot mair o a fankle nooadays, but. Noo it's aw ab on page 6

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
because their tails get in a fankle, they can on page 61

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
book wid help them oot o the fankle they were in. on page 94
the wire aff and used it tae fankle thegither the twa bits o curt on page 116
e-talkie. Efter a wee bit o a fankle, he pressed a button and wait on page 125
"She's in a bit o a fankle the noo," Coont Olaf said, "i on page 148

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
es. The sodger wis in a richt fankle. on page 74

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
an ane that gat thaim intae a fankle; nou thay war tryin tae say n on page 121

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ae the grun in a tapselteerie fankle. on page 17

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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Langage Death an Langage Fankle
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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
a soorce o genuine pride. Tae fankle atween twa languages is a mer
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
€˜Walcome, freens, tae Planet Fankle,’ said the craitur.
ig Thirteen Fowerteen: Planet Fankle.’ Kat wis gawkin at him.
Nane o the roads on Planet Fankle were strecht. They aw zigged
up an doon on the back o the fankle-cycle. Ahint them, she cud se
‘Wi a fankle-fork,’ said Mixter, haudin
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ee tae ane an a copy o Planet Fankle tae the tither.
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MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
tae tak' me. Mah tummy wis a fankle o' knots, tangled 'n' tighten
ed tae escape fae th' tangled fankle o' covers oan his kip as thay
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
C - A Scots Alphabet, Planet Fankle, The Hoose o Haivers an A Sco
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Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
and faimily has been a richt fankle ower this past year. We’ve
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Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
Fae stooshie tae fankle tae bouroch tae dreck
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
We maun jouk the fankle o conceivin o onie leid as an
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@fairpechtoot tweeted
nuinely cannae unnerstaun the fankle some folk have got themselves(2017) search twitter
uld onybody get themsels in a fankle aboot weans successfully anal(2017) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
narhaund the edge at wad fankle ye’r heuks. Oo makkit a ste
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
telt, A’m dumfoonert bi the fankle fowk are getting thirsels in
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@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ury, it's nae wunner fowk are fankle-heidit, an in need o a bittie (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
Thir’s an aye-bidan fankle fir fock wirkan in minority l
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Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
Speiran at this fankle o quaistions gangs deep intae
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
as hur neck kept gettin in a fankle amang th branches, an every n on page 52

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Ulster

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
“Ma leg wus fankle’t in a snare oan tha Rocky
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