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whin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words236.9 85.8 61.8 546.5 2168 10.3 540
Number of occurrences759167 41 55 373 1 122
Number of authors58 23 6 6 19 1 4

Occurrences of whin in Corpus

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Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Whin a tawsie collie dug cam by. on page 9
whin they'd baith been bit bairns, on page 11
An whin the howdie haundit me ma braw on page 16

6 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wull be muckle cumfurt tae us whin wur twa auld foggies'. Weel, on page 78
t wi ma qwak; 'Doctor Blair'. Whin she caws back an Ah expleen w on page 80
ale practick iz 'shopping' an whin heez bein gyper; 'comestiblin on page 81

12 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
d enough fur whit she waants, whin she waants it. Good enough th on page 1

27 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a wid noo fu o yellae whin, on page 77

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
till he wis hidden by clump o whin busses forty yairds frae the on page 59

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Ti the tozie scent o the whin, on page 43

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
So whin he blew up a balloon, on page 93
An ah mind whin as a wee laddie there on page 101
Whin Ah keek at, aa the geeks that on page 103
whin realism was the norm. on page 104

5 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
n hard under yir feet. Jings, whin ye wint in at furst the watte on page 76

13 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
twa, and hed set aff roond a whin-bush for exerceese, but inste on page 44

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
a wee peck whin they pairt. on page 129

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
oushare roun an lined up wi a whin bush on the faur brae-face. A on page 17

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
cut, the Whangie, a speldert whin craig wi a glaurie pad gaun t on page 65

1 matches

Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Bit oanly whin they ceased throughpit. on page 58

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
, a terrible silence an wance whin e'd a drink in im e says tae on page 43
es ain son had died, so here whin e saw Larry, e burst oot gree on page 44
whin we wir staunin outside thir h on page 45
Ah heard thir voices wan day whin Ah wis sittin in the lavvy, t on page 46
git up an gae back tae ma bed whin e sat up again an e wis shout on page 47

20 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
n the fit o the raws, whaur a whin rigg met the road ends, rin a
1 matches

Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
Whin the door chapped ma mither an
gawkin at me an slurpin soup. Whin she’d done, she dichtit her
joy thur grub. Ah hurried up. Whin ah feenished, ah taen the ‘
could haurly run fir laughin. Whin ah caught up wi her, she thoc
Mr Johnstone wis mulkin Daisy whin we went in the mulkshed. Sat
7 matches

Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ddlin wi national linguistics whin aabody kens the auld tricks a
ke "the real vyce o the fowk" whin the staunnart o whit is 'real
wks aroon us tak tent o Scots whin it happens. It is nae a defin
vver ye be, gin ye said "aye" whin eh said "nae", syne, AYE, ye
4 matches

Grubb, Adrian Bungee, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
A mind the time whin ma Maw wis dain a bungee jump
Whin a put ma harness and aw that
me feel aw shoogily. This wis whin the fear and the butterflies
3 matches

Lamb, Darcie T in the Park, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
e atmosphere ae aw the people whin we git there. Aw the people w
1 matches

McClelland, Ben Chicagof Island, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Ayr, prose
Whin thay returned hame, thay than
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
urkey wi' aw ri trimmins; no' whin A'v gote a choice in it.
a fair few gemmes, wis robbed whin A loast wan ur two urrs, an'
urrs, an' three pairts pished whin A lumburt oot e' ri pub et we
A noticed it whin A brushed whit's left e' ma t
wis still in ma dressin' goon whin A slid ri leg a' lamb oot e'
17 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ny whit runs through yur heid whin yuv a coupla meenits tae spar
' listenin' in tae rur patter whin ma uncle Toamy ast me tae run
hruppence a wis shair tae get whin a gote back.
uld torment oor Danny wi' rum whin ma maw brung 'um hame, 'es a
em wee porcelain cottages an' whin ma uncle Toamy stapped 'es do
7 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
igher An’ standards wur low whin a wis settin’ the bar Some
on’t luk it the mantelpiece whin yur pokin’ the fire.
plans an’ other schemes Bit whin ‘hings don't fa’ the wye
toon wis jumpin’ Everywhair Whin folk came doon furra Glesga F
ud a fair idea it widnae last Whin the dug let us ken 'e needed
26 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
her side. Eh wis nearly there whin ah heard a lassie’s voice c
1 matches

MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e happening fifty years awa'; whin ilka thing else haes changed,
mah ankle, slowly puhlin me. Whin ah felt th' pointy gust o' wi
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Jim Malcolm. Meh day wis made whin Jim sang oot "A Man's a Man"
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
hit @DunsPitcus an I sall say whin the braw loon @alexanderso38 (2020) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
he cat an wiz terrified, even whin she wiz a teeny wee kitten. U(2020) search twitter
d tae look it the mantlepiece whin yir kinnlin the fire(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
ashamed. Ken why that is, cos whin ye were growin up ye were tel (2021) twitter link

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - Oor Grun, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
fur the grun except girse, whin, hame. on page 88

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
nt tae sculpt Ye no in peasie whin Ye're no that dour nor in mer on page 3

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
d saw an gang cut some bits o whin bushes
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
roon at her frae the neuk o a whin buss, dichtin his muckle lugs
1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
Wullie telt ye whin e cum roond it lunchtime, did
E nivver lat on whin e wis in this efternuin.
lean sklent on the dooble-bed whin the twa ambulance fowk
is iz, bit e wid phone efter, whin A haid seed the doc-
A wis richt tain on wi masel! Whin oo wun tae the hoaspital A st
31 matches

Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
aw, he wiz. His lingo chynged whin he spoke aboot choryin. ‘Sn
“An whit if she comes back whin yir at the door ?“
e noo is get inside the hoose whin the silly cunts are oot. Shou
or that. Nickin frae the hall whin the schyoodit bitch hid forgo
an entry!” Key nivver kent whin ye wir takin the mick.
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
jobby, wi whin busses an orrals o aa kinds,
1 matches

Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
happiest whin herdan the kye in the hill, on page 6

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
"Hid wis a day o id, that day whin the ould reed coo o wurs sple on page 13
od leuk at the damage. That's whin wae noteeced that wan o the b on page 14
time, but sheu wis terrified whin the veet's cam tae deu testin on page 15
rope whin sheus gittan middling groggy, on page 16
affronted whin he cam intae the ospital tae on page 18
Also on pages 20, 21, 38, 41, 69, 70, 71, 77, 78, 80, 82, 86, 87, 88
33 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
kind o stuff we caal ‘blue whin’, tae be precise. Haird as
the thoosand fragments o blue whin that lie aal roond the site.
2 matches

Lamb, Gregor Lamb’s Tales, (The Orkney Dictionary 2005) Orkney, prose
oor and I got a naafil fright whin hid swang open and me peedie
1 matches

Facebook link (Orkney Reevlers 2017) Orkney
is mibbe a lot o' stoit, bit whin wae wir oot in the hairst an

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
On the EbbHid wis a time whin some folk couldno deu without
wis puir times right enouch, whin wae hear thir sayings that hi
r feet as weel ais thir herts whin night time cam.
ot tae dry in the guid wather whin hid earn.
twathree days o' fine wather, whin thir wis a guid chance o' ple
16 matches

Shetland

Mainland, Jim Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
if he held his tongue whin he could've spokken, on page 28

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
tory apo da fort o July 1862, whin he guid aff in a rowin boat a on page V
risin an pluckin da daisies, whin aa at wance a White Rabbit wi on page 7
ruth, did du ever aet a bat?" whin aa at wance, doose! doose! do on page 10
ck, an oh, shö wis da med up whin he fitted! on page 11
Efter a while, whin shö saa at naethin mair wis on page 14
Also on pages 16, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 34, 35, 42, 44, 45, 47, 52, 53, 56, 57, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 73, 79, 80, 84, 85, 87, 89, 95, 100, 102, 105, 106, 107, 109, 112, 116, 119, 124
79 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
e he wis hed wi a muckle fysh whin he wis younger. on page 3
ins tae himsel, tröttlin awa whin he got fed up. on page 6
ie-Buckie gud fyshin i da voe whin naebody wis aboot. He laekit on page 11
Whin he managed ta bring aathin ta on page 27
Whin Grottie-Buckie oppened his do on page 28

5 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Whin I set me doon wi last year's on page 1
ffend him, bit he wis aye oot whin shü cam alang, an if dey met on page 2
An as fur da stakk he biggit whin he got dem hame, he took pain on page 3
fe, an never hedd ony faimly. Whin I wis spaekin aboot dat da ti on page 4
wi, bit dat shune dilled aff whin it wis medd clear dey wirna w on page 5
Also on pages 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 91, 92, 93, 94
176 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Whin he got hame his midder said, on page 17

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
Up da laetest, whin Duiweel an Persevere wis trie on page 35

5 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
hit's traetit as bein "wrang" whin bein øsed idda classroom an on page 7
sles wis aareidy bidden ithin whin Norsemen flittit tae dem fae on page 9
Shaetlan at a critical stage, whin hit bein endangered micht be on page 10
ter-gadderers an we dunna ken whin dey cam tae Shetland or whaar on page 13
tae Shetland graeter numbers. Whin Shetland wis pawned tae Scotl on page 15
Also on pages 22, 23, 25, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 70, 85, 92, 106, 107
23 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
at only disappears whin we stop on page 40
Whin at last du laid da hidmost st on page 44
cam ta be: whin da midderly aert shook on page 46
Boxin Day - da day whin da boxes on page 47
roond mi head whin A'm wirkin. on page 56
Also on pages 57, 60, 66, 67, 86, 106, 116
14 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
were jöst clear o da Roost, whin I saa dis peerie skyiff ahaed
Hit wis only whin we cam alangside at we saa da
Whin we wan tae wir mark, dey wir
an shoutin fae da wheelhoose. Whin I wan up dere I could see da
sometin kinda lychtsome tö, whin da hael crew is bent ower da
7 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
aan . Shö saidna muckle, bit whin shö did, du wad best listen.
shö did, du wad best listen. Whin shö wis twaal, her faider de
a competeeshin is in me haed. Whin I gaeng tae a meetin I kaen A
dal. So I luik up ta naebody. Whin I jimp, hit needs nae towt -
Weel whin I feeneeshed declarin an gedd
15 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
t oot a lang breath o relief, whin
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
dat day at du kent whin shö cam
1 matches

Sinclair, Lise Juist laek Maunna, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Whin I wis a buyy, da age at platc
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
ze. He wis da prood o him! An whin he wis feenished, he set him
s stendin at up ower da hill, whin he fell in wi Ertie o Gord, b
wi da boannie simmer moarnin, whin he oagit in da door o his new
3 matches

Sutherland, Stella Midder, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
Whin dark again faalds ower da hil
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
lookin ower his shooder at is whin him an Baabie doosed in ta an
ow. Even da Mistress saftened whin he cam in, an shö spak till
yin a wird. Ald Jeems cam, an whin dey led Hunter doon ta da boa
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
wid a rin ta hoid, whin dey sa da soondless Norskes
1 matches

Mainland, Jim Love (After Miroslav Holub), (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Hear me whin I tell de,
1 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Whin we hailed da creel, we got tr
1 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
Whin we wid win back ontae dry lan
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
story his faeder had telt him whin he wis joost a peerie mite. A
give it annidder good smack, whin he noticed da grund whar he h
2 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
da trow just ran straight in! Whin da cave gied under da broo, i
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
An even whin da changin saisons brocht
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
ry, bit I dui seem ta mind at whin I wis young we spack Shaetlan
if we wir spaekin English, whin we wid maestly caa it ‘The
t ‘The Shetland Dialect.’ Whin we wir spaekin in Shaetlan, d
distinction at onnly appeared whin you wir leukin at Shaetlan fa
at onnly comes ta be relevant whin your seein a tongue fae a oot
17 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
nks - especially in da Voar, whin dey wid reenge intae places d
owes heed an get a haad o her whin you wir doon an close at haan

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a bairns tae hadd dir tongues whin dey see dis young eens?”
o dem wir nearly faain asoond whin Gutteryaggle jamp tae her fee
2 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
whin da wiecht cam on.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
der whit we'll dö wi Smootie whin we geng on holiday? We'll hae
Da vet, whin dey wan dere, trivvelled aboo
e oot. Da first thing dey did whin dey got her hame wis ta get h
Da neist nicht whin shö jumpit trowe da cat flap
ey tocht wid be da best plan. Whin dey realised foo clever der c
6 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
nd blastin on runs tae Lerook whin I wis aboot 11: https://t.co/(2021) search twitter

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
but she kens whin she hears her Da like thon, on page 158

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
tet the story on 4 July 1862, whin hae tuk a jaunt in a rowin bo on page v
rds in standart Inglesh-an so whin fowk write in Ulster Scots, t on page vi
gittin up an pickin daisies, whin aal o a sudden a white rabbit on page 7
?' (an shae try't tae curtsey whin shae taakt-fancy, curtseyin e on page 9
uth: did yae iver ait a bat?" whin aal o a sudden thump! thump! on page 10
Also on pages 11, 14, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34, 35, 40, 42, 44, 51, 52, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 88, 91, 94, 97, 98, 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 111, 115, 118, 124
97 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Whin yaes tak' aboot Bambrick, Bla on page 2
Whin we were drappin' praties in t on page 3
An' whin hae howls hir tae him on page 19
Whin a big wave o' water come oor on page 25
Whin oot o' the dark an' the mist on page 30
Also on pages 32, 33, 35, 39, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48
20 matches

@HurchinHome tweeted
gelaGraham8 Used the merle on whin as a logo...sorry should have(2020) search twitter

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
Whin ye need a haimer afor ye use (2021) twitter link
Whin ye need a haimer afor ye use (2021) search twitter
ngelinekking I'd a quare gunk whin a spotted it an cannae wait t (2021) twitter link
ys Ooohh! I'll hay a wee juke whin I get hame??????! https://t.c (2021) twitter link

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