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Use in varieties of Scots

weavin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.3 15.4 4.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences3330 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors14 12 2

Occurrences of weavin in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Washin, weavin, helpin mither. on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
o claith frae his guidwife's weavin ower tae Strathaven on the Mo on page 24

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
twal weird wummen cam tae the weavin shed, an windit a loom o spea on page 14

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
. Efter a gid five minutes ae weavin in between the hustle and bus on page 172

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
weavin, finishin. on page 23
weavin, finishin. on page 24

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
tae get jobs at the hand-loom weavin, which wis whit maist fowk ar on page 62
On he went, weavin his wey thru the auld flat gr on page 65
o the graveyaird. On he went, weavin his wey thru the auld flat gr on page 68
, an turnit tae the hand-loom weavin tae earn a crust. He'd likely on page 111
An weavin at this low degree on page 114

5 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Yon days o damask, o weavin threid, on page 18

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Weavin a faur mair magical canvas, on page 61

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
llin o the claith o their ain weavin. Whyles these sangs telt stor on page 62

1 matches

McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
e-haw. Jist the twa jouksters weavin awa like there wis guids galo on page 60

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
THE WEAVIN CONTEST
steyed a lass whase skill in weavin wis unmatched by ony ither mo
alent!” spat Arachne. “Ma weavin is better than the goddess At
wis the godddess o war, forby weavin, an wis ayewis up for a fecht
w, but wha tellt her story by weavin it in claith. As she sat in t
10 matches

@johnstone_shane tweeted
ma novel. Micht bi guilty ae weavin atween thi Scots an Inglis at (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a sexy belly duncer appeart, weavin in an oot the tables - aa ha on page 15
e girse park aside the hoose, weavin his wye atween the numbered l on page 93

2 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
In Harris they're weavin it on page 195

1 matches

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