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Use in varieties of Scots

shiftin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 9.9 14.8 0 5.8 20.7 3.9
Number of occurrences3420 10 0 1 2 1
Number of authors25 14 7 1 2 1

Occurrences of shiftin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
ge the witness at aw: he kept shiftin fae wan fit tae the ither, lo on page 109

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ept lookin tae the kitchen an shiftin aboot. Bit every time ma mith on page 1

4 matches

Grace, Reyzl Eemis Stane 2 - Late Efternuin in the Hermitage, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, poetry
but throu a fair-farrant form shiftin intae river on page 6

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
shiftin ayeweys forrit. on page 36

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tizen'. In whit universe cuid shiftin material resources fae Scotla on page 24

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
gither. Their front legs were shiftin that fast ye couldna see them on page 18

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
bi History, thranged in bi shiftin gables. on page 112

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
boon fur Wardlaw an the shiftin wast, on page 36

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
shiftin seeds lang sleepin on page 11

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ppin agin the clood throu the shiftin o the Milky Wey as it birls r
1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
But she, niver shiftin an inch, her een open, no fas
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
the naitral environment, but shiftin the centre frae oorsels til t
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
" She listens for an reflecks shiftin registers acknowledgin that c
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
en we’re in. ‘Dae ye mind shiftin son, yer oan ma seat.’ ah s
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Ootby, (twitter 2022) Central, poetry
Ah'm shiftin awa, be ootby fir a while
1 matches

Robertson, James Dr Wha, (Scottish Poetry Library 2018) Central, poetry
o time and space, shape-shiftin as he reels
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
wuman briefly looks up while shiftin through a pile ae paperwork.
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
t - diggin, pluntin, weedin, shiftin steens, makkin paths. There w on page 35

1 matches

Diansangu, Mae Tales Fae The Doric Side - Efter the war memorial at Cowdry Hall, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
is vision. he huds the toon's shiftin image in his jaw. a phantom m on page 61

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
then A heard a croonin shape-shiftin A cam fuskered rottan Ye leuk on page 3

2 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
among the shiftin clinkin forms on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o ma capital aboot eyvnoo - shiftin siller inte safer bets, like, on page 37

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aye..." repeatit Roy, shiftin in his seat. "Ilky day's the on page 85

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
better nou!" she said, efter shiftin maist o the preens. "But rael on page 65

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
eence they're in, there's nae shiftin them. on page 72

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
Grunny’s hoast is still nae shiftin and her fever seems tae be ge
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
kjerried on ocean's shiftin tides; on page 107

1 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
t could be the stanes that're shiftin, on page 161

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ge th witness at aw: hei kept shiftin frae yin fit tae th ither, lo on page 110

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
the witness at aal: hae kept shiftin frae yin fit tae the ither, l on page 111

1 matches

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