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Use in varieties of Scots

skitin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.9 8.2 4.5 0 5.8 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2216 3 0 1 0 2
Number of authors15 10 2 1 2

Occurrences of skitin in Corpus

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Central

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
it wasnae natural, the weans skitin aboot like that, you knockin on page 78

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
lik sheddaes skitin owre a screen. on page 54

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ough them like a tank, bairns skitin aff her left and richt. on page 61

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Tae send him skitin up the pipe! on page 90
here,' Mr Wonka cairried on, skitin excititly across the room tae on page 102
Is skitin doon the midden chute on page 132

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
groozled. Spoots o watter cam skitin oot o her. And the reek clear on page 41
!' squaiked the cockieleerie, skitin up intae the air and drappin on page 86
aboon their heids. Steam wis skitin oot o Grannie's mooth and neb on page 98

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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
Skitin on the cobbles on page 120

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
budgin in the glaur's skitin scabbard. on page 112

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
. Instantly the strength came skitin back intae his ~ airms and le on page 43

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ng raw o hooses, an brocht it skitin tae a junnerin haut oan jimp
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
confidence, wioot the worry o skitin an daein an unexpectit henner
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
aid. ‘They’re special for skitin alang wormholes.’
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
The baw draps intae the park, skitin alang the grass, while Declan
1 matches

Doric

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
t walkit thro the steen dyke, skitin ower dubs an plaisters at the on page 84

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Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
na birlin roonaboot an himsel skitin ower the ice...birlin...birli
Bit whit wis yon skitin aboon the ice? A figure aa ri
2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ppened, an a muckle ashet eam skitin oot, richt at da Flunkey's he on page 58

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Or doon at tha shore skitin stanes at tha far awa braes o on page 50

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
wus that teuch an tha ex kep skitin’ aff it. At lang an lenth,
1 matches

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