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Use in varieties of Scots

grunt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 9.1 13.5 9.9 5.8 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences3318 9 1 1 1 3
Number of authors26 14 6 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of grunt in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
appt sneezin bi noo). "Dinnae grunt," said Alice; "If ye've sumhi on page 61

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
NNNNNG!' Disco lets oot a mad grunt. on page 14

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
aff sneeshin by nou). "Dinnae grunt," said Alison; "that's no a d on page 44

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Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
has, she gets in the car wi a grunt an indicates that she'll be g on page 3

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
the punters shuffle oot, and grunt, or squeak.) on page 34

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
his wis met wae a half herted grunt fae ma faither who wis too bu on page 187

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
There wis a muffled grunt from somewhaur in the hoose. on page 20

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
k-O-The-North. That pig, that grunt. on page 23
Mary: Like a grunt. Happiness! on page 35

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
of breath than affected by a grunt or two.
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
if the puir pig wis aboot tae grunt its last.
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Forrest, Liam Hittin the Toon, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Dunfermline, prose
e young boys jaws. He heard a grunt fae the bouncer which wiz aim
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
hear it right behind me, the grunt ay its breath tauntin me as a
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Grae, Emma Jimmy and his wee darlin Alexa, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah grunt and open ma eyes. Ah loved th
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ledged this contribution wi a grunt. “It maan been gey mischanc
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
the energy tae argue. Ah just grunt in vague recognition or gie t
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Mary gid a grunt. "Na, na," says she, "yon blo on page 35

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah'v kent Billy Grunt fir ears,' > said Sandy, spit on page 33

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
The aal man gied a grunt an pynted ower at a chiel in on page 8

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
sneezan by iss time). "Dinna grunt," sade Alice; "at's no at all on page 59

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
We heard a grunt an Mr Aitken took his heid oo
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Eck jist let oot a grunt.
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
t wid answer ye wi a nod or a grunt or a nicher like an ayld dane
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wye o the midden wi a bit o a grunt for his hochs were playin up
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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Sheu gied a sleepy sort o grunt and snuggled farther doon. on page 52

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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Snurtysleeves gied a grunt fae his boxbed. “Hit’s aa
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
neezin b' this time). "Dinnae grunt," said Ahlice; "that's no at on page 60

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Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
The grunt on page 8

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Until it gien a grunt, on page 48

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Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
eezing bae this tim). "Dinnae grunt," said Alice; "that's naw the on page 61

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