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Use in varieties of Scots

twistit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words11.9 14.4 13.6 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3828 9 0 0 1 0
Number of authors18 13 4 1

Occurrences of twistit in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
camomile maks thaim bitter an twistit-an-an barley-sugar an siclike on page 44

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
ratchy. Rough. Vicious. Faces twistit. The laddie's airms bent the on page 1

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wi growin twistit on yer lane. on page 46

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
at swirlt lazily up throu the twistit rafters an oot a hole in the on page 22
e same lang face wi the cruel twistit mou that he'd last seen at Dr on page 45
ce loomed abune her heid. She twistit roun, squintin intae the sun on page 68

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
pressit opeenion, rife in the twistit rantins o the Ms, that tae be on page 77
the fack is that, due tae the twistit supply system rin bi the MoD, on page 123

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
flair. There on the end wis a twistit an scrunchit-up lump o metal. on page 52
that agin.' And he kicked the twistit lump o metal, that had aince on page 54
teeth an airms like trees wi twistit an gnurlit fingers like brain on page 66

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
it hurtled forrit ... and it twistit ... and it turnt ... and up i on page 140

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
rod intae twa haufs. Then she twistit each hauf o the rod intae hun on page 116
it the Deil's Tongue cause it twistit this wey and that, in an awfi on page 117

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
tae its spite and hate like a twistit, auld man wha wants tae hae t on page 18

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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
e bide in. The boat turnt and twistit, birled this wey and that, bu on page 76

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rmentin finger an the mair it twistit the haurder Mary plunkit, tae
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Aboot the trunk o it wis twistit
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
national, racial, cultural - twistit themsels in fankles tae shut
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ae the lang locks o oor hair, twistit intae ticht spirals an decora
is time, fou o corridors that twistit an turned – jist like the M
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Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
lore, but aw their stems were twistit an taigelt. The moontains in
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
slant. Ye screivit yer knees, twistit yer ankle. Yer guid coat was
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
lang grey hair wis carelessly twistit oot her wey. She had three te
“Daena thoo attend tae the twistit aal bastarts,” advised Ragg
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Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
picture, deep charcoal clouds twistit intae greetin faces that begg
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ifou cries as their wee heids twistit roun on scrawny necks, tryin
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
ds Sair stoont - he turnt an twistit Raivellt the covers, woke the on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ye'r jealous!" She twistit roon te face im. "At's fit's on page 30

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ae easy as ye think. Ye're as twistit, Gertie - fin ye div eventua on page 36
ne dim an her fingirs hid bin twistit wi arthritis. Wi'd sutten asi on page 79

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n bracelet an er hair hid bin twistit inte a funcy French pleat. on page 29
s at winna boo; fingirs, like twistit twigs, lie idle in ma lap an on page 44

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
rinkled like fireflauchts hid twistit an booed it. She wis tae scli
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Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
feet but an auld mowdie trap, twistit and roustie, but thare wis na
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
boorichs o cars an vans an twistit bed springs. It howled an sou
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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
yon queer twistit horn. on page 155

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