A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

gings Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.1 6.6 79.1 0 52.3 0 0
Number of occurrences7513 53 0 9 0 0
Number of authors29 6 22 1

Occurrences of gings in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Sae he gings oan intae the haa, and brags on page 14

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
the staibil duir as ane owse gings ti the slauchter. on page 6

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
(A pause. Whiles he gings ti kiss her haund he's interr on page 35

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Its heart gings boom-boom-boom
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Raggle pyntit oot. “Naebody gings tae Kalpay.”
1 matches

@Sinethugcat tweeted
aein, jist makkin it up as it gings along...?? https://t.co/8s2c7 (2021) twitter link

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
is life. Aat's e time fen man gings saft in e heid, gings gyte, d on page 26

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
er. Ye ken, there's nae a day gings by that Ah dinna think o that on page 35

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McBeath, Lorraine Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Quine at School, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Fan i bell gings, she stans hersel on page 54

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Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the facades crack as the day gings on. on page 98

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
When Bob gings drivin noo-a-days He mines ta on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
y's bit skin deep - grimness gings te the been." on page 85

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e wis fairly missed. But life gings on, and it wisna lang afore W on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
at aa - he gurs finivver she gings by the winda. Dugs are a gwee on page 25
Donald Gings te Disneyland on page 34
"He canna hae! He nivver gings onywye...an he bides wi's blo on page 54

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An life gings onwithin ye an withoot ye. on page 134

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
y mile tae walk afore the sun gings doon. Nae onless ye hae a sup on page 14

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
"There gings ma loon!" she tellt aa the it on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
nor a roddin! Weel, iss kink gings tae the knowe, I jalouse - n on page 24
terment til't, for your mynin gings baith wyes." on page 65
orbye. Sae in course, Naebody gings mair latchie-like nor you." on page 94
rang eneuch. Ye see, a mintie gings bye at siccan an aafa lick. Y on page 95

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
"Pride gings afore a faa, mi freen!" shout on page 89

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
easy ken, cos the High Street gings aa the wye up tae the tap o a on page 104
So up gings Dod tae the Maister's room wi on page 107

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Sae awa she gings in the huff an sits doon at t on page 76
winna be lang,' she says, an gings oot, canty as ye like. She di on page 77

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Them that gings ti Berryhill
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
moo lik het wax, ‘pride … gings … afore … a … fa. Ah’
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
thocht I’d like ti see fit gings on in e Capital Citie at att
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Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
So, off gings the chappie tae check ees sto
Ma heid gings feel fin I hear a "zyne"
2 matches

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
At lang last oot he gings tae school, his mam tells her
lum's finally asleep. His mam gings doon stairs an finally gets t
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
t we spik, an fit tae cry it, gings back a lang wey.
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Aa his money gings on them cruises they’re ay
oover cuts oot every time she gings near the photo o ma Dydie in
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nnin if a fart in their erses gings wrang. In ither words a hypoc
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
ntagram ... or sae the storie gings. Abdy says the only gadgie th
burnin’. Fae at day naebidy gings oot by the auld kirk onymair.
2 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
wint tae be ane o those that gings awa and comes back withoot th
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
bit o steam the driving wheel gings roon
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Facebook link ( 2013) Doric - Buckie
t it. Bit es contraption jist gings its dinger an evry time a typ

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
ife skill tae hae as the year gings on.
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
24th means Doric BananaWifey gings fae a bitty crazier th’n a #(2018) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
tae slow doon a bit. Her gob gings like clipped cloots.(2019) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
canna wait tae see where this gings an fit comes oot o it. Haud g (2020) twitter link

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
ts. Da hindmaist Roman legion gings fae Britain idda year 407, an on page 13
peerie bit; wi nasals da air gings trowe da neb reider as da moo on page 25
erentiation is braali aald an gings straicht back tae Aald Englis on page 31
comfish, shock' at ultimately gings back tae da Proto-Germanic *s on page 42
), or wi habitual actions: He gings tae da kirk a on page 62
Also on pages 69, 80, 106
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