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switherin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.4 10.3 6 0 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences2720 4 0 0 0 3
Number of authors16 11 3 2

Occurrences of switherin in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
didna say onythin, but efter switherin a wee meenit he pynted gey ca on page 45

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
No the gey scug o a switherin clood, on page 100

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
e street an, slow like, as if switherin, set aff the gait for the Kok on page 133
wis quate a bit, like she wis switherin, syne steppit aside, pynted t on page 137

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tilda read the sentence wioot switherin at aw. on page 70
'Weel,' Matilda said, switherin, 'Ah've actually been ettlin on page 72
he looked at the Trunchbull, switherin. on page 122
ce spelled it richt and wioot switherin. on page 140

4 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Weel, I'm switherin aboot tellin her there's nae on page 35

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
n tae spier first, and he was switherin aboot hoo tae spier it. on page 151

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
e Leddy disna muve, ay, she's switherin on page 19
switherin in ma hairt, ay, wearyin an l on page 27
nk lang on me, see, but ye're switherin yet on page 29

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Waffin an waggin in the switherin winds. on page 10

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
s,” explened the Mouss in a switherin kinna wey. “Waizels – an
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
. The fowk oot there that are switherin are wantin the economic case
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
y or skeel, an wi the grumly, switherin support o the Scottish nobili
s. He did this wi the at-best switherin support o the nobility, but w
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ke mindit. But this time, nae switherin, we war daein it.
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
hairten Spanish fowk that’s switherin atween the opportunities o Po
1 matches

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - The mornin o the waddin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Wae aa at in mind, am still switherin. Should aa say summin? Questi on page 99

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Switherin on page 10

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
owe - a sign aat his pal wis switherin. Norman hid ayewis kent the r on page 48
hid bin a bad idea. An he wis switherin aboot chappin on the door fin on page 82

2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
sad?" An shae kept on switherin aboot it whin the Moose wug t on page 30
essages nixt!" An shae baegun switherin aboot the kine o thing it wud on page 34

2 matches

Ultach Midgates, (Reddit 2020) Ulster, poetry
Nae switherin at the morn’s lates,
1 matches

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