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Use in varieties of Scots

greitin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 13.4 0 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2726 0 0 0 1 0
Number of authors6 5 1

Occurrences of greitin in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
at aince her vyce wis near ti greitin. Na, she haedna, Kate reponed on page 14
ither indwaller wis rairin an greitin in a rane: 'I want ti gae ham on page 31
an a gomeril. Syne, near ti greitin, she sayed til hersel, 'Weel, on page 32

4 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Haud on, there's nae uise in greitin like that!" said Alison tae h on page 14
weel say this), "tae gang on greitin this wey! Stop it at yince, I on page 16
d Alison, wi a sudden burst o greitin, "I dae wish they wad pit the on page 19
t mebbe it wis juist aa, that greitin," she thocht, an luikt intae on page 44

8 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ndie: Fegs! What's the uiss o greitin? Ma weird is ti hae a gowk fo on page 48

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he cuid still mind his mither greitin awfy sair when they heard wor on page 69
d an swaddlt the wee wrunklt, greitin bairn, an fixed his questin m on page 71
a carnaptious auld deil, aye greitin on aboot ae thing or anither, on page 78

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
greitin still ower Rizzio's bluid. on page 17
Cut yersel aff frae your greitin. on page 19
I'm sick ti deith waitin, greitin on page 24
he Lords are set ti shut your greitin: on page 26
Ma greitin's nearly ower, on page 35

7 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
And the greitin fearfae homage on page 100

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
d a poem aboot a wee mous, an greitin when a plou cut throu its nes
he loud, happy soun o a lusty greitin wean filled the stairwell. Up
2 matches

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ah wes aye greitin an ma tears fell lyke the rai
1 matches

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