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settlin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 11.3 10.6 0 23.2 41.3 13.3
Number of occurrences4022 7 0 4 4 3
Number of authors30 16 6 4 2 2

Occurrences of settlin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
e. 'Freshlaid the-day. Are ye settlin in fine?' on page 7

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Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
at it!" said the Doo huffily, settlin doon again intae its nest. Al on page 53

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Burnett, Mikey nobody remembers the birdman - It's Ladle, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ge oan the pair ae us yin day settlin doon tae a marriage and hayin on page 34

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
Queen had juist the yae wey o settlin ony bother or fash, big or sm on page 44

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ug tae coont hes chynge afore settlin back in hes sate. He haunded on page 27

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ocks, Jennet lost nae time in settlin wha wad tak on the tenancy o on page 76

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
e. Bit Skaldie gied nae heed, settlin intae a wee bothie oan the be on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
wis happy enough. Things were settlin doun an he wis comin in Monda on page 60

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
l see! Oor reviews section is settlin doun anaw; the'r no sae monie on page 5

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'Hauf an oor,' said Hoolet, settlin himsel doon. "That'll jist gi on page 136

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tae see how youse bairns were settlin in, but I'd an awfie fanklie on page 35
"that yese didnae seem tae be settlin in awfie weel, for aw I've be on page 73

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
want tae see the world before settlin down. Ma carin qualification on page 34

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ed intae hes comfy auld chair settlin hes cup an plate ontae a spin on page 18

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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Nirvana, settlin in, for guid,
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in in an oot, an wee beasties settlin on the bouquets o flouers bur
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
a vibrator!” A took a deep, settlin’ breath, examined the ceili
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
settlin on a
are settlin on a
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Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
scroll through the stations, settlin oan Clyde 2, turnin the volum
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Wallace, Lorna An Ode Tae Tinder, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2020) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
If settlin’ doon’s no quite yir goal
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Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 5, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
Jist as we’re settlin doon tae oor treat. Ah declar
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
doon slaa', nae makin a soun, settlin silent ower aathin, layin a b on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
a, took a direct hit. She wis settlin fast in the basin fan the Hai on page 41

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
h'll live wi't," said Duncan, settlin back in is seat es the fitba on page 16

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
better. He wis jist settlin doon tae watch the fitba on T
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Kieran an Aidan, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
zicks fleein up e lum, a fyou settlin on e brookie back, sendin ot
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Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
and he shook gunpooder aawye. Settlin doon a bittie he eventually g
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
Were settlin doon the gither te their new

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
Da Wheen hed only ee wye o settlin onything, be it grit or peeri on page 86

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
st startit da skule, an wisna settlin in. I kent he wisna happy, an on page 73

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
daetit tae 4200-3600 BC. Dis settlin fokk wis fisher/hunter-gadder on page 13

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
side. Even wi da excitement o settlin on da idder side o da wirld,
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Th Queen hae only yin wei o settlin aw difficulties, big or wee. on page 84

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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
eard there's a lot o new folk settlin'"A nodded. "O' a' the places
oot and in. Oov aye hed folk settlin' juist es oov aye hed folk ga
n. Oov a lang history o' folk settlin' and contributing weel tae th
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Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Tha settlin greesaugh, a skittrin moose, on page 21
kindlin bleezin, an greesauch settlin, on page 24

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Frae noo tae Settlin day, on page 14

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