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Use in varieties of Scots

sweemin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.2 4.6 21 0 40.7 0 13.3
Number of occurrences339 14 0 7 0 3
Number of authors18 3 10 3 2

Occurrences of sweemin in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
hocht A seen the saund kelpie sweemin roond the saund-pit pound, sy on page 59

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ritch shapes. Ghaists stertit sweemin in ma heid. A war richt flegg on page 22

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ime, waukened tae find himsel sweemin aboot in a muckle clatty broo on page 16
the hall country! And aw the sweemin pools as weel! Is that no bra on page 75
SWEEMIN POOLS FILLED WI GINGER. on page 137

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ch made oot o gless, wi swans sweemin aboot in it. The front door w on page 71

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Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the watter. Whan a troot cam sweemin by he wad gie it a douce wee
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
cheers or deck tennis. An nae sweemin pool on the upper deck, thoug on page 44

1 matches

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - The New Leviathan, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
its sweemin in its grave. on page 85

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Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
The troot sweemin in the burn hisnae a name on page 88

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
plastic sheen fir the beach; sweemin costumes an funcy designir su on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
. "Div ye think wi'll bi gaun sweemin? Ah'II need te get masel a ne on page 36
the bricht side - if ye ging sweemin, ye'll nivver sink - ye've y on page 68

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Fan sweemin aroon an aroon on page 184

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ve seen a stirk droont in it, sweemin roon an roon afore it got soo on page 17

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Strachan, Shane The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - An Eggs-traordinar Egg, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
"We dinna care muckle for sweemin," the hen tellt him coorse-ki on page 21

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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Sweemin’ sleekit tae steer awa fae
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d ower Loch Craig and Tarlair sweemin pool wi a boomin crash that v
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
hamburger, beeriet in ingins, sweemin in tomatae sauce, inno the ba
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
tten sae muckle!" said Alice, sweemin aroond tryin ta fin her wye o on page 21
atil? A'm fairly pooskered wi sweemin aboot in here, O Moose!" (Ali on page 22
Moose wis sweemin awa fae her as hard as ever h on page 24

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
. If sumeen maks oot at sayin sweemin an singin wi - ən is "wrang" on page 45

1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
ens. If een maks oot at sayin sweemin an singin wi - ən is "wrang"

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I got! Da idder tadpole I wis sweemin wi wisna sae lucky. In fact,
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Amang tha roaks, scarts sweemin, babbed on page 25

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
this pool? A'm pooerfu tire't sweemin aboot here, Oh Moose!" (Alice on page 22
e!" fur the Moose had tuk aff sweemin es hard es it cud go, an maki on page 23

2 matches

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