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Use in varieties of Scots

jag Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.7 8.2 9 19.9 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences2816 6 2 0 1 3
Number of authors20 13 4 2 1 2

Occurrences of jag in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
truiblin something about it, jag-jaggin at the back o her mynd on page 18

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
bit spittin on ma leg whaur a jag had chattit the skin. on page 22

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
rly pizenous wee lassie micht Jag me intae sayin, 'Fiona hus th on page 3

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
His grup grew slack, the jag taen its effect on page 39

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
And the poisonous jag fae oot a bumbee, on page 15

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
- shoud A gie masel a muckle jag - an chynge the wey A talk f on page 3

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
"Ah've made a jag and awfie soon, on page 3

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
but swish team coaches an the Jag in the garage o his braw big on page 65

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
s sword but the blade couldna jag through the lion's thick skin on page 8

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
e dirled, stotit, glowerin wi jag smitteneen, gowpin wi mooth a
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Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
but here’s a jag
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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ik haar ower the braeheids; a jag o sadness at the fact that na
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@billykayscot tweeted
e traivel somewhaur for a flu jag, micht as weel tak in some hi(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
xt - a cannae even get a flu jag lol (2020) twitter link
sfamily m8 av no hud ma covvy jag yet n am ower 60 - the lothi (2021) twitter link
@Ryanflanagan97 mind ur flu jag noo brother lol (2020) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
enna thi baak o a luvuly big jag, so's eit looket lyke we hid on page 65

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
stack a bluiddy gret jag in ma airm, twice!!
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@AMaxwell54 tweeted
ts wir spikin aboot gettin a 'jag' ! (2020) twitter link

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
@Dizzy7Honey Was it yer first jag? (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
thee lass, could I gae thee a jag as weel tae git thee gaan teu on page 15

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@johnkmitchinson tweeted
@JamesKelly Aye, jag here in Orkney. (Well, chag!) (2021) twitter link

Southern

Purdie, David C. Lallans 90 - Le Vin de Mon Pays, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Southern, poetry
Gie me a jag frae the veiper's fang, on page 7

1 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Nor whiles a daytim jag, a nicht-tim jowlt, on page 42
The jag wuz gien as weel tae spae: on page 53

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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
mena so my wife could get her jag at leisure centre! thank you? (2021) twitter link

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