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The word 'addin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
addinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.53521
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 26.2 8 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.6 3 1
GLA - Glasgow 30.7 6 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.2 7 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of addin in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
shin inta Alice's shooder, an addin, "an da moral o dat is - 'Lo on page 91

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Winnie leuch tee, afore addin, "He's aiven spikkin aboot bu on page 13
maet." He leukit aroon afore addin, "Ah hope ere's tatties." on page 36

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an sae am I." He noddit afore addin, "Aye...Willie an me are rare on page 25
hin else." Alec grinned afore addin, "A rift an a rip an ye'll bi on page 71
leuch itt her ain joke afore addin, "Onyroads, aat wis months ag on page 75

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
o ye use em." He noddit afore addin, "Aabody kens ere's three wye on page 37
e teeden wi indignation afore addin, "Se Ah made sure Ah did bait on page 43

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
quarry tap?" proposed Brian, addin as a sweetener,"an I cud pye
1 matches

General Northern

Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
r the game, caasin a steer an addin tae the excitement.
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
reenhoose. Bit by bit he kept addin things o curiosity interest,
y potterin in the gairden, or addin tae his remarkable greenhoose
2 matches

(South) East Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
thanks, lad," she said, afore addin, "Here, ye've gien me twenty. on page 44

1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
"Thon's addin up!' Wilfred cried oot. "Thon on page 211
'Ya shairny flee! This isnae addin up! This is multiplication! T on page 212

2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
like addin Diesel ti thi fire on page 65

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
mells o cookin reached thaim, addin tae the meesery o the cauld,
ted, thank you,” she sayed, addin be wey o a probe, “The Pand
re!” he cried theatrically, addin, for the benefit o the audien
3 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
r subdued kind ae tone, afore addin wae a sort o sob, "Ah've trie on page 52

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Addin a bittie damp, disturbin a we on page 55

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
w naïve noo Tam,” he sais, addin the hunner poun ah’d gied h
ah seen him again, he’d be addin another week’s interest, am
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
rit. Ah don’t need a wummin addin tae ma grief, ah provide mare
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
wee globules ay sweat oan it addin tae ma intense dislike ay the
1 matches

General Central

Love, Rowena M. Lallans 82 - Hame tae Dunbar Harbour, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Hard by boats addin colour tae the harbour's cree on page 41

1 matches

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 83 - Boeuf Bourguignon, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
icht an then proceed as above addin the stock an yaise the marina on page 69

1 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
the Economie and fur general, addin joy. on page 15

1 matches

Cairns, Pauline Lallans 58 - Newsins fa the SND, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
fundin fur the New Supplement addin recent data tae the SND. on page 110

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
or chynges tae the layoot and addin a wheen o material, but acaus on page 16

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
they can dae whit they like (addin at, as an academic in this fi on page 56

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he wad stairt tae fill it up, addin ingans, cairrots, neeps, cabb
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
h gae th doo th opportunity o addin, "Ee're lookin fur eggs, Ah k on page 52

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
fine or lovers entwined, Were addin thir seed o a lit'rary kind. on page 41

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Addin' urgency tae the wish, that y on page 42

1 matches

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