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hunkered Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.1 9.8 3 9.9 5.8 10.3 22.1
Number of occurrences2919 2 1 1 1 5
Number of authors19 11 2 1 1 1 3

Occurrences of hunkered in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
Tapiwa hunkered doon for a guid sicht o them. on page 52

2 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
her intae comin wae me. We're hunkered doon in the caravan the noo, on page 1

1 matches

Sulhunt, Miriam Lallans 90 - Rapunzel, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
the pass an hunkered on page 33

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
weans breakfast picnic-style hunkered roon the coffee table. HANNAH on page 1

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
epin' onythin' that needs it. Hunkered ower the waashin' board fairl on page 4

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
attention tae the wee laddie hunkered doon in the sheuch. on page 49
And cannibals hunkered roond a poat, on page 159

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
his, Grannie!' he shouted. He hunkered doon, haudin the spoon oot ta on page 52
It flaffed its wings. Then it hunkered doon low tae the groond as if on page 55
Geordie hunkered doon, haudin oot a spoonfu o on page 81

3 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hie jouked in efter him. They hunkered amang the ferns, lugs cockit. on page 108

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
ingang tae the hole, each yin hunkered doon ahint a tree wi his gun on page 11
lowped up on tae a shelf and hunkered doon ahint a raw o muckle cid on page 67

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
a pig-shape. Which hunkered at their bed's end. on page 112

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
whaur neebors wir hunkered oan hoose riggings,
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
hunkered tentily on the crummlin bink
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Out afore me, he had hunkered doun
1 matches

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
Ee hunkered ower it, haudin the rod an th
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lainin departit. He sighed an hunkered doon aside the grave. on page 77

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
a lang langamachie o news, I hunkered doon on a wee cheer aside the on page 51

1 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hunkered doon intae his boxy on page 5

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
is maet an drink. Shö's hunkered on page 50

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
agin intae eets nest. Ahlice hunkered doon amang th trees as weil a on page 52

1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
She walkt ower the kitchen an hunkered near the fire. Alfie pit a wo on page 51

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An amang tha oul stanes hunkered doon. on page 10
A hunkered doon an stirred tha shunners on page 18
A muckle waa hunkered doon tha valley on page 53

3 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
The polis hunkered doon, thinkin this I'll be oo on page 30

1 matches

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