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The word 'gittan'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
gittanOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.2308
ORK - Orkney 298.1 30 8
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of gittan in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gallows Ha - Dance tae the End, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Bit mercy, beuy, hid's gittan ferful dry. on page 27

2 matches

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
e notion that Ben wur dog wis gittan too near tae her calf, ap mee on page 14
that, as thoo can see sheu is gittan hersel in a bit o a state alr on page 15
rope whin sheus gittan middling groggy, an hid'll de on page 16
A died burd gittan aap tae wak, on page 40
As he swaggered aroond, gittan on wi the chores. on page 69
Also on pages 70
8 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
an odd gittan seean that peedie odds: on page 18
n new? Ten year an thay'll be gittan as taall as thir room is wide on page 37
hidsel, is less an less real gittan, til hid's jeust Darling at's on page 84
" Brenna golders, horrid reid gittan. "Ir we no gaan tae discuss w on page 86
means. But Higgie's untentie gittan, sheu haes a waant o tellan, on page 96

5 matches

Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
He's gittan intae a ker... he's gittan aw on page 3

2 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
oan his perch, gawkan, gittan weet... on page 30

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ear fae me faether hoo he wis gittan oan. Retired, the business se on page 33
Gittan the washeen oot in a good soo on page 65
A'm no gittan on page 120
up fae the fisheen rod he wis gittan ready. A shaft o skylight sun on page 128

6 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Gittan too dark tae mend an darn, tr on page 117
Bit mercy, beuy, hid's gittan ferful dry. on page 152

3 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
wae kent it wae wur back and gittan off again on page 91

1 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
gittan bolder bit iver alert on page 149

1 matches

Harris, Jane Me Laand, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
"Yur no gittan hid!"
1 matches

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