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Use in varieties of Scots

skraichin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5 6.7 4.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1613 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors8 6 2

Occurrences of skraichin in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ee Trev on the opposeet baunk skraichin his heid aff, but agin the di on page 25

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
inin oan the hie crags, fou o skraichin gulls. We rowit steidie, til on page 14

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Yer hair!' the mither wis skraichin, pointin a shoogly finger at on page 54
ed. "Dinnae jist staund there skraichin at me! Gie's a mirror!' on page 56
d mair quickly and Amanda wis skraichin blue murder and the Trunchbul on page 108
methin on the end o a string, skraichin his heid aff. on page 144
r wis pullin awa wi the tyres skraichin. The brither gied a wave thro on page 232

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
then it stairtit. A horrible skraichin noise, like the squealin o a on page 51
ears afore. The win was still skraichin like a banshee an he had his on page 65

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Awfie slawly, wi a lood skraichin o rustit hinges, the muckle a on page 66
d, intae the hole heid first, skraichin like a papingo. on page 131
The nixt meenit, there wis a skraichin o brakes, and the lift sterte on page 141

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
s stottin aboot on yae leg an skraichin oot: on page 42

1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he Deil hissel wis efter him, skraichin aa the time, till he wis hidd on page 14
. Some wakkenin in the nicht, skraichin an skirlin like they wis suff on page 18

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ish a rael frichtsome fleg wi skraichin suddentlie in her lug, "Neiri on page 13

1 matches

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