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Use in varieties of Scots

fig Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.9 6 6 9.9 0 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences1912 4 1 0 1 1
Number of authors13 7 3 1 1 1

Occurrences of fig in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
rlier, did you say 'pig', or 'fig'?" said the Cat. on page 65

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Did ye say 'pig' or 'fig'?" said the Cat. on page 44

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
an I couldnae gie a fig fur yer fouterin laws, on page 40

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
Happen, there wis a fig tree nearby, sae we picked so on page 89

2 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Happen, there wis a fig tree nearby, sae we picked so on page 89

2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
bit when they cam tae try a fig
Bit here! A fig leaf fae this tree
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
red whistling thorn, strangle fig and the occasional sausage tr
1 matches

@MizLiot tweeted
able offence here? Me wanting fig rolls frae the shops or him n (2021) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
oan the news wearin a syrupy fig - luved the v shaped parting (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
hantelle hid a crackin, curvy fig;, aat mair than made up fir o on page 60

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
m iss parable: "A chiel hid a fig-tree plantit in his yard. He on page 104
lt them a parable, "Leuk at e fig-tree, or ony ither tree for a on page 115

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Did e say 'peeg', or 'fig'?" sade e Cat. on page 62

1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
fig-tree cables clamber fur a gli on page 10

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Did ee say 'pig', or 'fig'?" said th Cat. on page 64

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
"Did yae say 'pig' or 'fig'?" said the Cat. on page 65

1 matches

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