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Use in varieties of Scots

tig Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 6.4 10.4 9.9 0 0 4.8
Number of occurrences2213 7 1 0 0 1
Number of authors14 8 4 1 1

Occurrences of tig in Corpus

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Central

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
tig o fingers an the air on page 17
the lang sheddit bens. Hoo no tig thaim on page 23
forfochen nebs the frichtsome tig o faith. on page 39

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wi a jimp Matilda could near tig it wi her fingertips. 'The wa on page 184

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
ir haed an yir eyes ir playin tig. on page 70

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
eesy Fingir. It's kind o like tig. Wance ye get the Cheesy Fing on page 9

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
o hissel an his faither bein Tig's on page 116
A richt pairty animal the Tig! He wis ne'er ken't tae be in on page 117

3 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
play tig or knichts-in-armour, jouk ar on page 29

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Mind thon first tig o intimacy? on page 10

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
rmin sair o'ergane (a grugous tig). His ghaist ettils for ti fo on page 137
ots Magazine). Ae nott-wurdie tig, tho no ane that's awthegithe on page 141

2 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
led taks tent o't nae fingers tig its nesh strings it's the tir on page 3

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
leefie an giein the baa a wee tig, as gin it wad be gled tae gi on page 10

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
it did, the quine wid taen a tig o gaun inno this room, tae pl
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wi a tig reid rump tae fleet on the ta
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
basin o watter. Johnny tuik a tig o runnin up n’ doon on
noot in. Efterhin, she tuik a tig tae gyang veesitin. Aabody wa
2 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
t!" Sheu's smilan wide at the tig o daeth. "Olaf steered us hom on page 124

1 matches

Ulster

Sullivan, Morna Yarns 3 - Bak Then, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Belfast, poetry
Playin tig or kickin a baa
1 matches

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