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The word 'fitt'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
fittOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus18.16020
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 58.5 24 3
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 35.5 27 9
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
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 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of fitt in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine WHIT TAE WRITE NOU?, (https://harryjosephine.com/ 2015) Orkney, blog
n Scots at A ken o is Matthew Fitt’s But n Ben A-Go-Go, set in
1 matches

Mid Northern A

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
an plays in Scots on Matthew Fitt’s wabsite. Includes Shane St (2020) twitter link

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Winifred: That's exactly fitt ee is, Bruce. Permit me tae i on page 40

1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
p n main in th ane plate .... fitt’n fine(2020)

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
lik James Robertson, Matthew Fitt an Sheena Blackhall. Ane o ma on page 122

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
ington, Irvine Welsh, Matthew Fitt an Liz Lochhead. The scripts
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
Scots bi Itchy Coo's Matthew Fitt. The first ane, cried The Eej
cess, the owersetter, Matthew Fitt says that he wis fair awa tha
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
rns aw ower Scotland, Matthew Fitt o Itchy Coo Education, alang
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
MATTHEW Fitt's But n Ben A-Go-Go haes been
But n Ben A-Go-Go - Matthew Fitt
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
When, sudden, at the gairden fitt
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 147, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ic, that baith him an Matthew Fitt haes been speirin intae the L
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
dins bi Rab Wilson an Matthew Fitt in St Johns Undercroft.
ession, Rab Wilson an Matthew Fitt, baith spake, read an write a
ublishers, Itchy Coo, Matthew Fitt said yin o his ettles wis tae
livin in Lanarkshire, Matthew Fitt said he's cried a teuchter in
Matthew Fitt cantily feinisht his set wi a
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Matthew Fitt, o the Itchy Coo series o Sco
Matthew Fitt's
e generosity o writer Matthew Fitt, o readin his areddie kenspec
us first collection o Matthew Fitt's raicently published work.
Matthew Fitt's imagination haes gien vyce
6 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
D Ootreach Officer an Matthew Fitt, Itchy Coo's National Schools
Matthew Fitt praisentit Rachel wi a copy o
vidit bi Itchy Coo an Matthew Fitt, its National Schools Develop
3 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
he projeck's owthors, Matthew Fitt, haes been tae fowertie Scott
1 matches

West Central

Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
s. Kick things aff wi Matthew Fitt's gallus translation o Harry
1 matches

Hodgart, John Scots Language Act: Oor weans hae richt tae see mither tung respectit, (The National 2021) Central - North Ayrshire, newspaper
resources produced by Matthew Fitt an James Robertson, or ither
1 matches

Dundee

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Hiv ye Matthew Fitt's Dundee ane an aw? It's fair(2020)

General Central

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
owersettin o oor ain Matthew Fitt's kenspeckle cyberpunk tour-d on page 3

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
Kemis Stane is rin by Matthew Fitt, Thomas Clark, Ashley Douglas on page 5

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
The Eejits owerset bi Matthew Fitt. As A wis aquaint wi the stor on page 57

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
hepherd hes come hame, sair o fitt. on page 114

2 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
oanever, accordin tae Matthew Fitt, Writer/Teacher,
0. In his submission, Matthew Fitt states there gey few weys Sco
19 Submission fae Matthew Fitt
3 matches

Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
werset intae Scots by Matthew Fitt
credit tae the wark o Matthew Fitt an he can be prood tae hae th
2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language
Scots writer Matthew Fitt shares a word about Scots lan
2 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
An a wee bit Matthew Fitt forby: https://t.co/UdNODLtru(2018)
for a wee bittie fae Matthew Fitt's Kate o Shanter - no that t(2019)
an wha isnae, eh - Matthew Fitt's smashin Scots translation o(2020)
Kid aff ma guid fere Matthew Fitt. Sowt's no richt, but, cause (2018)
st century Scots than Matthew Fitt. Gettin anither poem oot o hi(2020)
and 2 other occurrences.

@LairnScots tweeted
ill love listenin tae Matthew Fitt's poem 'Fireworks aff the cas (2021) twitter link
dialects o Scots, fae Matthew Fitt and James Robertson's Itchy c (2020) twitter link
Matthew Fitt's poem, Kate O'Shanter's Tale (2020) twitter link
Matthew Fitt, winner of @scottishbktrust h (2020) twitter link
wee yins - download Matthew Fitt's picture book, 'Jordan's New (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
nor Government, an a man fitt on page 47

1 matches

General Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
thon Scotch hallion, Matthew Fitt's, onyway. (2014) twitter link