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Use in varieties of Scots

writhin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.4 3.5 1.5 0 5.8 10.3 4.4
Number of occurrences117 1 0 1 1 1
Number of authors10 6 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of writhin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Reelin an Writhin, o course, tae begin wae," th on page 95

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Reelin an Writhin, of course, tae stert wi," th on page 44

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
he wis thrawed intae a pit o writhin snakes, and whan the serpents on page 14

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
My solar plexus is writhin wi anxiety, brain fleein like on page 3

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
een an lang hair, like snakes writhin in seek, loomit ower him. It on page 66
cen an lang hair like snakes writhin in seek. Its great rusty ted on page 69

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Monsters writhin doon thare whaur on page 29

1 matches

Doric

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
sed even mair pain and he lay writhin and gaspin wi the pain.
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
"Reelin an Writhin, of coorse, ta start aff wi," on page 97

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Reelin an Writhin, o course, tae stert wi," th on page 93

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
?" Alice inquired. "Reelin an Writhin, o coorse, tae stairt wi," th on page 95

1 matches

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