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Use in varieties of Scots

lovin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.2 14.4 27.1 0 29.1 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences5528 18 0 5 1 3
Number of authors35 17 10 4 1 3

Occurrences of lovin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
er riper years, the simple an lovin hert ae her childhood; an how on page 123

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
puss now. Oh, god, wis he no lovin it. As him and his wife sat d on page 35

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Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
page, fair smert in his suit, lovin aa the attention, folk sayin on page 80

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
e the warm beild o Heaven the lovin airms o the Lord. on page 27

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
fur lovin them - stampit wi tattoos on page 90

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Hoo lovin parents cannae see on page 29

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wis her name turned ma peace lovin faither intae a merciless vig on page 88
tantly she's aw oor him. He's lovin the attention tae. A proper s on page 154

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
bairn. I want a guid sensible lovin bairn, ane I can tell aw ma m on page 171

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
aw wi a piece and jeely and a lovin skelp. On ye go... I'll haud on page x
Ma lovin deid. on page 40
As his iver-lovin Deputy Fiihrer for nivermore, on page 110

3 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
d drank fae the Haggis's braw lovin cup. on page 37

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ich explains why Isla grew up lovin hursel. Ah dinnae recognise t on page 119

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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
them, bairns are fer haein an lovin, on page 43

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Here's an end tae aw oor lovin,
an lovin life, like me an you,
2 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
n oor grasp. Through livin an lovin oor leid we naturally mak dai
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Pandit needit plenty o thair lovin care.
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@jax6754 tweeted
@JeffBrazier Lovin the daily blogs! especially t(2015) search twitter
@MaxGeorge @Spotify Lovin Barcelona which is yin top tu(2018) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Lovin #RetrogradeTV, but which fuck(2020) search twitter
Lovin the shade fae @metacritic at (2020) search twitter
@AGlasgowGirl Lovin yer hair. Ye look gorgeous x(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mes m8 - done 3 today ffs am lovin it (2020) twitter link
@RyanMusselburgh ur lovin it brother - swap the angel (2021) twitter link
JordanMcCallion @jackmoffat66 lovin this likes - radio rental lo (2020) twitter link
crackin wee chillout today n lovin it - cood 2 nite b the nite (2020) twitter link

Doric

Nicol, Paul Tales Fae The Doric Side - Her Hauns, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
her hauns, lovin as she cradles oor bairn tae on page 24

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
es like: 'LUSTY LINDA'S LOTTO LOVIN' - fitna hell kinna title's on page 37

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Ah couldnae imagine lovin onybody but on page 31

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Thank you quine fir lovin me on page 71
AA MA LOVIN on page 73

9 matches

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
At shuid be jist in lovin care on page 74

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Tae be true an lovin wives,
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Fit like 'e day ye banana lovin' hoors? Whau's in need o' a r(2015) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@DonsBarca Lovin yon wheel o steel.(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
z fair teen by the shout out. Lovin yer work. #bringonthebabes(2020) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
Fit can I say .... I'm kinda lovin CBB!(2012) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
a her aalder years, da simple lovin hert at shö hed as a bairn: on page 126

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Wir Alec wis da kindest maist lovin bridder ony young lass cood w on page 18

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De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
back tae her dooble life, an lovin hit!
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
r and craws taes. Da bees are lovin it. http://t.co/s71cYulieA(2014) search twitter
I'm lovin da excitement and positivity (2014) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
hur riper years, th simple an lovin hairt o hur childhood; an how on page 124

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ir riper years, the simple an lovin hairt o hir childhood; an hoo on page 125

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Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e wi peace.' If thair's peace-lovin fowk thair, yer blissin wull on page 87

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Swannock Fulton, Rab ahm grinnin lik an eejit , (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Ulster - Galway, poetry
aboot lovin yae missin yae on page 38

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