Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'hirplin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

hirplin	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	9.3	31	22
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	17.4	3	1
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	91.7	2	1
SEC - (South) East Central	2.4	1	1
WCE - West Central	13.3	3	2
DUN - Dundee	21.2	2	1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire	10.7	1	1
LAL - General Central	15.8	12	9
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)	153.7	3	2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	32.8	1	1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of hirplin in Corpus

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
randbairns wis a pör body - hirplin aboot an no muckle wirt. So D on page 24
k dat ir ill-aff, an owld, an hirplin, an no muckle wirt ~ fock dat on page 119
k dat ir ill-aff, an owld, an hirplin an dem dat ir no muckle wirt. on page 120

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
playful pup hid turnt inte a hirplin, crochlin aul incontinent, is on page 18

1 matches

General Northern

Bolland, John Tales Fae The Doric Side - Hadean Eon: 4.5 Billion Years ago , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
hirplin roon a green star. Still ower on page 82

1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
@stuartgill11 Hame noo hirplin aboot min(2020)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
an coatit wi mosquito plouks, hirplin intae the British Colony o Si
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Trains approachin?, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
isconnectit in Scotland, wi a hirplin tourism industry an prohibiti
1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
mukkil bouk o Grant Brecham, hirplin a wie, cam ben ti shak hir ha
1 matches

West Central

Ellet, Tom Lallans 104 - Smirr, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
it an shoogelt his tail afore hirplin hame. on page 20
ie wi a seck on his back gaed hirplin throu the wynds an vennels fa on page 21

2 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
boot thon awkward shoes I’m hirplin in an just let the wurds mak
1 matches

Dundee

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Ane o oor cattie's is hirplin wi a sair fit. Vet gied her p(2020)

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
emin, auld an young, herty an hirplin. Mony o thaim had left hame i on page 34

1 matches

General Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Lik a hirplin tortie; on page 30

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
it wis spang mintit. Skaldie hirplin afore, and me dumfounert ahin on page 12
ulf, slain corp, Racin horse, hirplin leg, Haulf-biggit hoose, wumm on page 14

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ee meenits, Mrs Kranky keepit hirplin roond wi a dumfoonert look on on page 103

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
hirplin or fleein - on page 7

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whan simmer gangs hirplin intae hairst on page 2

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
ee days, the auld wummin come hirplin up the brae.
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oond by the Scots Pairlament, hirplin tae the fínish, an wi thoosa
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
aur mair michtie sense o hert-hirplin sufferin, sic that ‘to bear
1 matches

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ictionars @ScotGovScots I was hirplin fir a gey lang while efter I (2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@billykayscot @fidhlear Hirplin, hirpilt; hippin for a bairn'(2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
aud o an oxter staff an I cam hirplin hame, Sir https://t.co/04Fx(2020)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Hirplin oot they race: on page 30
nter's lang dairk nichts come hirplin back; on page 38

2 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
’ saa it wus an oul wumman, hirplin wi a cruik an daen-oot leukki
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Hirplin Kosovo braes his lane on page 6

1 matches