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Use in varieties of Scots

retirin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.1 2 6 0 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences104 4 0 2 0 0
Number of authors4 1 2 1

Occurrences of retirin in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
'Ye'll be retirin an buyin a big hoose nou, eh on page 59
han Betty let on that she wis retirin an had gotten an affy guid pr on page 102

4 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
h speered at im iv he funcied retirin somewye het... an he suggesti on page 17

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Bit ye war lookin forrit te retirin - ye said so yersel." on page 85

2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
up. This mannie wis weel ower retirin age an, him an his wife
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ocht da shop. Da Jeemsons wis retirin, an we tocht we wid hae nae s on page 14
y fower, just five munt aff a retirin, an dey wir been aa set ta gy on page 76

2 matches

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