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speirin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words52.4 48.8 25.6 0 11.6 10.3 234.6
Number of occurrences16895 17 0 2 1 53
Number of authors51 39 9 1 1 2

Occurrences of speirin in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
til weys forrit. An we wul be speirin you, oor readers, what ye thi on page 3

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
prince wisna like tae quit a speirin efter he had speired it. I wi on page 28
nded him, for he didna quit a speirin efter he had speired it. on page 40
wee prince, wha didna quit a speirin efter he had speired it. on page 46
nce, wha had niver yet quat a speirin efter he had speired it. on page 56
my fears. He didna answer my speirin, but he added: on page 84
Also on pages 86
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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
He stertit speirin roond the site. I seen him bl on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
oodit roun it, pechin awa, an speirin, "But whae's won it?" on page 26
shuid be black-affrontit for speirin sic a daft question," the Gry on page 44

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
e it wis, but efter the third speirin she wis gettin suspeecious, s on page 22

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Sae hoo did yon happen, Ah'm speirin masel, that Ah'm leavin the p on page 77

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
haim the wee ferm kittlin; or speirin awa wi daft-like questions - on page 42
r twa for their denner, efter speirin at Bess or Adam gif they'd gi on page 58
e they were juist searchin an speirin aboot the Campbells o Wellwoo on page 59
venant. Aa the time they were speirin at me as weel, but I aye keep on page 60

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
eist the Wal yit. Gin yi ging speirin he'll gie yi whit yir ettlin on page 14

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
there? Wis there some silent speirin fae himsel, an nae awnswer fa on page 77

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
because they heard Miss Honey speirin her on the first day o schuil on page 95
upliftit look on her face and speirin if they could huv a wee collo on page 165

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Fir fifty year it's speirin yella ee on page 14

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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
orn,' she said tae Doug, 'I'm speirin Fraser for a return match.' on page 27

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Words for speirin on page 2
Words for speirin on page 31

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
speirin at ma faither on page 50

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ken Westhampton United's been speirin efter me, sae I'll mebbe be a on page 65

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
epends on whit, or wha, ye're speirin? on page 35

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
iv!" replied Trev, fash it ma speirin. on page 81

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Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
"Hae ye gaen gyte, a cat speirin for the keing?" on page 42

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
So, I was speirin aw round the Auld Grey Toun, on page 123

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
harpe, and ithers, as weel as speirin for swatches o parteecular ba on page 69

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
beaten butter, naebody'll be speirin efter a peice, nou, except th on page 72

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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 58 - The Wa-Ganging o the Meinister, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
l aw haud yir wheist frae aye speirin, on page 80

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - The Scaffie Man’s Tale, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
ine afore the polis got there speirin at abody. Maist o the queue h on page 112

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
as a haundy help tae students speirin-oot Scots history. In general on page 130

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
when his ain tred wis slack, speirin o the gaffer: Is thare onie e on page 134

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
Chapter 14, Phílip's fawmous speirin for a theophanie caws furth t on page 136

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s" but wes founit on a survey speirin at ower 3,000 fowk. A lairge on page 121

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
like throstles'. The poet is speirin us tae see a cleek atween rya on page 91

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
mailie is really frae athoot speirin Google aboot it. Sicna anonym
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
nsible piece o information by speirin ‘You mean Burns and that?
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
8. Wi this in mind, speirin anent weys tae uphaud an brin
throu life-lang learnin an is speirin at expandin the uiss o Welsh
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
mannie bene hantin hir howff, speirin gin onie fowk o
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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
consultation are socht on the speirin anent a new strategic tak on
kin import tae repone tae the speirin o whit wad be the makkins o a
as Gàidhealtachd. The neist speirin wad be aboot whit Gaelic misu
consultation are socht on the speirin anent splorin the makkin o a
o Gaelic. The review wull hae speirin thochts o stakehauders as pai
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
den in the first instance for speirin intae onything oot the ordnar
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
einship, at resultit in Scott speirin him ti be a leiterarie execut
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Here, tho, it’s warth speirin how Kemp’s Molière was tha
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Wis speirin on the life beyond.
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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
o bed o a morn wioot somebody speirin shoud we ban the metric syste
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
but this, yaince agin, means speirin fir the auld fashiont pooer a
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Smith, Jamie William Playfair: faither o data visualisation, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
nerd I thocht I’d dae a bit speirin intae his life an wark.
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae help keep me richt while speirin an scrievin. (Dates is whiles
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ar on fae Fawkirk, wi Wallace speirin for permission tae gang owers
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Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
n there scratchin their heids speirin whaur aa this new money cam f
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
y. She haed nae time for fowk speirin aboot the ‘guid auld days
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
him an Matthew Fitt haes been speirin intae the Liet Competition. S
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lat for a Scottish government speirin advice on whit they cuid dae
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
irds wisna haein it at first, speirin whither they didna hae twa le
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Wha’s speirin?” Beatrice replied.
an held it tae her mou, wi a speirin leuk.
So here wis the langdelayed speirin.
udna seem tae stop hissel fae speirin whaur she had left thaim.
wey in tae speirin aboot it. Bit he didna fin oo
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
nt the kingship, athoot first speirin at Scotland, an gauin tae wei
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Horsbroch, Dauvit The Embra Greement, (Scots Language Centre 2012) Central, government
-seen til awbody, informed wi speirin at thaim that kens aboot sic
parteeclars o the process for speirin aboot settin
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McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ae pit in yer vóat anent yin speirin. Fur this resydentèr walin,
r this resydentèr walin, tha speirin’s this wye: Wad ye hae tha
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
n intae the archive. SCOTS is speirin fowk noo for texts, aither wr
David McLetchie MSP efter speirin the First Meinister if he wis
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
bi onie in-comers or refugees speirin for British citizenship, the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t wis said bi the fowk he wis speirin ower the phone, that it wisna
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
cutive's raicent answer tae a speirin frae the European Chairter ab
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 125, (self-published 2004) Central, newspaper
ment or the estaiblishment an speirin thaim tae dae this thon an th
Big up a demand bi speirin a copy for yersel. Ye can con
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
- tae cairie oot pairsonal speirin oot an speakin tae fowk tae r
fter aw, it's no as if we war speirin thaim tae hae the news read o
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ne tae the Procedures Comatee speirin that Motions can be lodged in
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
ch ye cannae jouk awa fae gin speirin efter localisation or owerset
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Kirk Jn, Albert Wur Empire's Guid, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Tae roose ye intae speirin thocht;
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MacMinto, Gregor Hippies, Authenticity and Globalisation, (Wordpress 2022) Central, prose
owthenticallie fantoosh, lik speirin oot speeritual expairiences,
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Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
arquhar, no unnerstaundin the speirin. on page 99

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
alane amang the customers in speirin for't like es, for his was th on page 76

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
n fun at his aal drifter, him speirin fit their sons wid dee. on page 10

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
in tae fit they were sayin an speirin e hin legs affo them; an aa t on page 83
steed up an tried him oot bi speirin iss: "Maister fit maun A dee on page 98
mmer an tongs wi a cum o back-speirin, settin snares tae catch him on page 101

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
dy an afore ye ken it they're speirin fa ye are, an far ye come fae on page 12

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
a neiper quine cam tae e door speirin gin A'd a strippit caat, for on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
a smirkle, my wee daatie, I'm speirin at ye richt sairious. Acause on page 13
mony, mony thanks tae ye for speirin," said Deedledum. on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ht her in, an tuik tent o the speirin luik on her physog at the sic
n fish-guts an scurrie-keech, speirin as he gaed alang far micht Ju
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
eddy doctor cum in an stertit speirin iz ower
Yon speirin gemm gaed on fur ower ten mee
t girdle aw the time thay wir speirin ilk ither bit
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ettle farrer abeen the coals, speirin as she did faar aboot she cam
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aff. Oor neebor's dother wis speirin aboot her. She thinks we're b(2020) search twitter

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
an, luikin wi da speirin een o wan at kens on page 44
O speirin inta me. Du says hit's only s on page 86

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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
fic smile on her face she’s speirin me could she hae them fur the
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Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
ll oot yer oanline heid-coont speirin foarm in Englisch or in Ulste
Tae ax fur a paper speirin foarm tae be sent oot til ye
Hoosehaud Speirin Foarm help buiks
owresettin o ilka heid-coont speirin an mair wittins anent tha hei
ones oan tha paper heid-coont speirin foarm, no oan tha help buik.
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Depairtment fur Commonities Hargey announces heidwie oan plens fer Airish an’ Ulster-Scots, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
an Ulster-Scots Virtual tour speirin intae the heirskeip, culture
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