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The word 'hidin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
hidinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.57848
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 36 11 5
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 6
NEC - North East Central 91.7 2 2
SEC - (South) East Central 19.5 8 6
WCE - West Central 35.5 8 5
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 2
EDN - Edinburgh 55.8 9 5
GLA - Glasgow 71.7 14 5
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 1
LAL - General Central 10.5 8 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
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) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster 10 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of hidin in Corpus

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Orkney

Flett, Alison Harbour, (Scottish Poetry Library 2004) Orkney, poetry
hidin deep
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e it Thainstin," said [sobel, hidin her annoyince. on page 29
ukin tattie parin thoom afore hidin it ahin er back. on page 80

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ou wis pairt o the package - hidin ye awa in some Institution hi on page 22
idea - folk' Il think ye're hidin somethin." on page 52

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
t him o his claes, gied him a hidin an held awa, leavin him for d on page 98
servant, bit they gied him a hidin tee, knockit him aboot a bit on page 113

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
beams far Minnie an Isie war hidin. Minnie could jist hear Ned f
let the bethern ken she'd wis hidin up abeen luggin intae their i
2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@scotsfilmguy Huggis wis hidin ??(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
thoumie wran, far ma lad wis hidin ...the wee clype! https://t.c (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
eagle-eyed. "Fit's aat ye're hidin? Are you gettin tarry-fingere on page 32

1 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
by hidin his newly polished sheen on page 9

1 matches

General Northern

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
inside the flyleaf. Some oak, hidin freffly amon her Jane Eyre. B on page 23

1 matches

Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
a funny wye and did he wint a hidin? on page 44

1 matches

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Snog, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an mibbe even gettin a richt hidin fae the worst eens. Bit fur n on page 53

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
it's jist anither way o hidin fae on page 42

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
record their dissent. Ay, nae hidin ahin 'the Cooncil decided' or on page 8

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
wis hidin. "Oh aye" says the first wifi
1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ocks tae see if the beast wis hidin in ablow them. At lang last H on page 7

1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
kers, Jacobites, an Catholics hidin oot there, alangside a guid p
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
mates'd hurry up. Bet they're hidin roon the back ae the club, hu on page 1

3 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
he fire, aw aboot the dragons hidin' their treesure, Ah'll pint o on page 6

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
Ah thoat you auld yins wid be hidin under yur beds." on page 140

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
' It wis Hecky McBain, he wis hidin in the shed. on page 60

1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
Hidin doon the settee an the back o
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
, findin oot the result meant hidin unner a quilt, greetin, in th
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ond the toty biggin and mibbe hidin it fae the yest o the world. on page 178

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
widnae gie Charlene a turn at hidin an she'd took the huff. on page 80
gran jist smiled. Ah got some hidin aff yir great granny fur it. on page 169

3 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
stairt, sae nae chance o her hidin somethin - on page 114

1 matches

Sutherland, Hope Twa sisters, een room, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Buckie, prose
ek. She wis countin and I wis hidin. Turns oot she wisna countin
a countin at a and I wis just hidin for i sake o it. I mine I wis
2 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Carol leapt for the cupboard hidin there while the children fill
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ocht that she cuid get awa wi hidin the facks beggars belief. Wee on page 55

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
lay in hidin, an thir time thi on page 42

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
bunch o robbers that had been hidin in the woods. Nou baith Coutt on page 17

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
the bush, ahint which, A wis hidin’. Ma he’rt wis poundin’
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
icht shuir nae human bein wis hidin onywhaur upo it; syne they bi
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the uneven surface o thair hidin place, an the crampin o thair
sicht wi the gree, he made a hidin place for his Muse, the yae t
it. His priority wis findin a hidin place for it, in case thair c
an, though!” a thrid leuch, hidin her face in her sleeve.
roond up ony Chinese that wis hidin, o coorse, bit that bluidthir
5 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
e ahind the tree whaur he wis hidin. That didnae feel richt. Naw
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
in a bit ae a limp efter that hidin he goat fae Mikey Hood and hi
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
out but she joost sits there, hidin her face wi her hawns. Ah cin on page 8
camped oot at Huey's caravan. Hidin under his windae, me, Angela, on page 29

2 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ied n walk quickly oot fae ma hidin spot. They're too busy lookin on page 34

2 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
'n. They stride aboot, nevvir hidin thir faces, always lookin str on page 2

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Hidin in the back o yer heid. on page 23

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ther through the years tae be hidin like a couple ay big lassies.
it shut.’ he sais, ‘You, hidin behind him, Tam is it? You go
2 matches

Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
’MERE YA CUNT, WHIT YE DAIN HIDIN BEHIND HIM?’ Ronnie sais ta
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
r dish in a futile attempt at hidin the aforementioned plukes. Wa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a while, Coyle. Where ye been hidin?’ Alec sais.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
ey’d huv goat a bloody good hidin fur that kinda kerry oan, ah
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
fur aboot a month noo. Efter hidin in a bush in that gairden, li
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he horn for their beliefs, an hidin near-at-haun in the toun - w on page 26
Like the time Grizel fand her hidin in a pantry wi her hauns ower on page 66

2 matches

General Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Fir hud ae no been hidin fir months on page 16

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
rt wi. And Teeger, wha'd been hidin in ahint trees and lowpin oot on page 22

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
cashbox he'll bye-and-bye be hidin ben the cellar. on page 72

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
Phaedra an I ran oot fae oor hidin place, lowpin an clappin oor
1 matches

astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
tae mairrage afore she stoaps hidin she’s cliver.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
staun-oot exemple o a wumman hidin in plain sicht is the anonymo
Marie isnae the anely wumman hidin in plain sicht, but whae find
2 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ll as a mere 9 year auld. Wis hidin ahint the couch fir almost aw (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
ae already Jacobites warriors hidin and waitin...(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
club. Sally imaigined a lass hidin an watchin. on page 36

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
e ramp an the tears that were hidin inside o me dried.
1 matches

General Ulster

HRConnect Candidate Wittens Beuklet, (Northern Ireland Executive 2025) Ulster, government
aloo at bae hidin' a conflict o' intherest ye'd on page 8

1 matches

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