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The word 'meetin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
meetinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus50.316769
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 5
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 88.3 27 7
MNB - Mid Northern B 223.7 2 2
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 42 4 3
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 26.8 11 7
WCE - West Central 35.5 8 7
DUN - Dundee 85 8 2
EDN - Edinburgh 24.8 4 3
GLA - Glasgow 76.9 15 6
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 2
LAL - General Central 39.4 30 15
SEA - South East (Borders) 74.9 6 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 153.7 3 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 229.8 7 1
GUL - General Ulster 30 3 3
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 490.6 27 1

Occurrences of meetin in Corpus

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
If a posh body comes ta your meetin an a pör body - dunna mak a on page 171

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r, telt her foo I wis enjoyed meetin her lovely soa, an aksed if s on page 47

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
' in StE: Nah, whin d'ir in a meetin dey ey talk. on page 107

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
a meetin o minds, or on page 40

1 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
n me haed. Whin I gaeng tae a meetin I kaen Ah'm wrought herder da
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
hee yoosed tae hay hee's ain meetin's en a big timmer hut doon as on page 32

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma insides fir the rest o the meetin bit, try es Ah micht, Ah cudn on page 8
v raelly bin leukin forrit te meetin ye." on page 55
Se Ah'm meetin ma John ess aifterneen, an Ah on page 68

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
vin up fae Edinburgh an wi're meetin here it three o'clock. Ah pus on page 43
the verra thocht o't. "Wi're meetin up ootside the Monkey Hoose o on page 56

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
Jerusalem wi him. He cried a meetin o e heed deesters o e Temple on page 8
untraside. He preacht i their meetin haals an they thocht he wis a on page 85
. Noo there wis a chiel i the meetin hall att wis taen a haud o bi on page 86
re for." Sae he preacht i the meetin haals o Galilee. on page 87
hiz aa, an he himsel biggit a meetin haalie for hiz." Jesus gaed w on page 90
Also on pages 94, 101, 104, 113, 114
13 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, Ah'm a bittie anxious aboot meetin up wi strangers." on page 35
a bitties o paper riddy fir a meetin fin Ah saa the note lyin asid on page 52

2 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
ikkeyn centre't on the annual meetin an the Musselburgh Festival b
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
y bible afore he rigged fur a meetin o the kirk session. Sally Bru
Tae atten a meetin
2 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
ltach, this ma foremaist time meetin the patient, am readin her co
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
bus ti far? @scotsfilmguy you meetin her at Hamilton bus station? (2021)

Mid Northern B

Stewart, David Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour., (Facebook 2024) Doric, prose
..I've nivver ivver chaired a meetin in my hale life."
1 matches

Fowler, Ross Sunday Fitba wi ma Faither, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
im that a wis supposed tae be meetin ma freen bit he said tae gie
1 matches

Aberdeen

Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
I mynd on meetin Hugh an Chris - on page 138

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
sday, faan we haud the prayer meetin.' on page 88

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
dy on a Wednesday an a Prayer Meetin on a Setterday, forby the twa on page 72

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
nae objection fativer tae oor meetin. It
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Efter a meetin it wis decided that Timmer Ta
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
George haaled me alang til a meetin o the steerin comatie. I wisn on page 10

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ery marrow, an' see the waves meetin' ower the tap o' yer heid. In on page 16

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
rough when he suggestit a new meetin-place. The Nethergate cramps on page 76

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ssure me at yisterday's COBRA meetin that it'll aw blaw oor yince on page 54
he's suddenly buzzin aboot us meetin his new girlfriend. Deep doon on page 75

2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ces o literature in Scots, an meetin up wi bairns fae ither dialec
but as a wee bairn A mind on meetin ma relatives fae Hawick an sa
2 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Efter the Meetin
1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
As it merks the meetin place o licht and mirk.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
h’ve come in peace tae this meetin. Accidents huv been made in t
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
aye they r allowed to run a meetin without social distancing and (2020) twitter link

West Central

Aitken, Jim Lallans 104 - A Pauchle o Thochts oan the Middle Aist, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
their pairties or at a union meetin cos they're outlawed, then th on page 24

1 matches

Dalgetty, Moira Lallans 104 - The Best Laid Schemes..., (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, poetry
up wis jist afore Ah ended up meetin the wean's real maw. The Cara on page 102

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
er lugs, Eric, efter yer last meetin wi Miss 'Trunchbull?' on page 209

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
erself durin that wan an only meetin ah've ever had wi her - she on page 169

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Grim-faced left thair bosses meetin, Wi thair p45! on page 47

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
n o thaim aw is aboot Scott's meetin wi Hogg's mither, whaur thai on page 116

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
is shuirly an SNP conference meetin whaur a motion cawin for a Sc
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e ward. The Norse Thing wis a meetin o aw (aw the men oniewey) in on page 31
ary reform. The upshot o this meetin wis that a group o men, kennt on page 58
lture Fiona Hyslop went tae a meetin wi aw the big ticket fundit a on page 76
ae-lane Royalist A cin mind o meetin at the Vigil wis a Bavarian m on page 105

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
meanin The Swordsman, held a meetin wi aw the ither leaders o the on page 13
ason an he was haulit afore a meetin o the Toun Council. Mebbe he on page 122

2 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
Affa fine tae be in a meetin yistreen far spikkin Scots wi(2020)

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
s ranks! When we got tae the meetin’ point, we were “Mon Brav
1 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
bi feels that the laund isnae meetin its potential – an micht be
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
r place at the fire, wi’oot meetin Beatrice’s eyes or giein he
“Well,” she sayed, no meetin his ee, “I suppose they mea
2 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
The meetin is ten o'clock sharp. This ge on page 51
een kept up worryin aboot the meetin n probably me in general. A c on page 52

2 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
stare at the flair insteid ae meetin her eye. Is she gonnae note t on page 6

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
illin the hall, aw the voices meetin Aonghas' somewhere in the mid on page 3

2 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2017 ISBN: 978-1785300592) Central - Glasgow, weans
"So eh - when ye meetin him?" on page 4
"Eh - where ye meetin him?" on page 8
"Where ye meetin him, wee man?" on page 12

3 matches

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘C’moan, guys. Sergio’s meetin us in the car park. Hope we
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Carpe Diem, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
m fucked if ah’m gaun oot meetin cunts. They kin wait. We’re
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is claims, an efter oor first meetin, placed him firmly in the fuc
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s him. Fuckin jail-bait this, meetin here. Only wan waiy in an oot
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
t Office, ye see. Then ah’m meetin ma auld pal Tam O’Henry -
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
m pulls his gaze away fae the meetin, lookin at me. He nudges his
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Arabian Monkfish (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah’m meetin Damo in here efter his graft.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ts feet, "I Ppropone that the meetin adjourns, for the immediate a on page 25
stairs, feart at the thocht o meetin the real Mary Ann, and bein t on page 33

2 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
an hearin his descriptions o meetin Fidel an ither members o the on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
hud happily chanced tae jouk meetin his lanlady on the stair. His on page 133

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
erday mornin efter ma strynge meetin in the widds, an wi nae scuil on page 59

1 matches

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
st Meenister at the Committee meetin on 22 May 2024. In her respon on page 17
Meenisters' progress taewart meetin the objecives set oot in the on page 26
and schuil staff wull play in meetin ony staunerts set. HM Inspect on page 32
e an acceptable reason fur no meetin ony new staunerts, whilk luik on page 33
Durin the meetin on 1 Mey, the Bill team stres on page 37
Also on pages 46, 54, 61, 63
10 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
gage is felt the likeliheid o meetin in wi eedioms is faur mair li on page 35

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
g I've noticed fae my wark an meetin kenspeckle fowk o Scottish or on page 10

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
aircel o modren leevin. Afore meetin a body, fowk howks oot whit t
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
body’s about. Aye in fear o meetin someone who’ll talk. And ly
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
e an dine, gauin tae plays an meetin in wi actresses an the lave.
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Presbyterians tae worship in meetin-hooses or private residences

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
e o Lesmahagow an hud the 1st meetin o whit wud be kent as the Soc

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
tended takin anither preachin meetin. Wi as mony folk on horse an

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
phones an tells me we huv the meetin in the kirk nae the kirk hall

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
shire aifter a field preachin meetin nearby
A man as hud been at the meetin high tailed it tae the Lanark

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
rend Moodie at the Presbytery meetin, when they miscaad ilk ither
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
pleisure tae chair the day's meetin. The #ScotsRenaissance is her(2019)

@iainnicol tweeted
our Gaunna be an exciting SEC meetin.(2020)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
aboot wha was on a work Zoom meetin. Her bairnie cam richt intae (2020)

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
reections I can mak ae plan o meetin @joao_kay at the V&A aince a (2020)

@Chazzbat tweeted
ague's phone when he wis in a meetin an offered tae tak a message.(2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
e eets feet, "Ah move that th meetin adjourn, fur th immediate ado on page 25

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
out ye micht faa neibour-like meetin in wi us an haein a news wi u on page 5

3 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
chin ir aboot meetin is ee eat?” Yid reponed,
closed cept fur the antrin meetin. Nae doot thar ir thaim whae
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
pals dae when they're meetin on page 18

1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
Face fed, A get tae the meetin point, and thir’s only me a
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
stannin up, "A think that the meetin shud bae postpone't, tae wae on page 26

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Gan' tae meetin claes on iz, on page 9
gie - - Doon tha side o tha Meetin Hoose, Wi blak granite mairki on page 10

3 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
"Tha Meetin Hoose or tha lint hole?" on page 19
Tha Meetin Hoose fur shair. on page 23
A schuil an Meetin Hoose jist bye. on page 28
An read thaim oot at Meetin. on page 39
It's Meetin Hoose on Sunday. on page 40

7 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
At thon meetin they extolled the virtues, on page 57

1 matches

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
And the old expressions “tea meetin” and “bun worry” should be(2020)

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
tered many a time fae Matties Meetin Hoose! ?????? (2021) twitter link

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
on Galilee, taichin ïn thair Meetin Hooses, an praichin tha Guid on page 4
tha hippycrates daes ïn tha Meetin Hooses an on tha streets, fer on page 6
s sayin this, a heidyin o tha Meetin Hoose cum an got doon on hïs on page 9
aboot. An he taicht ïn thair Meetin Hooses, an he haed a great na on page 75
aye daen, he went ïntae tha Meetin Hoose on tha Sabbath day, an on page 76
Also on pages 77, 78, 80, 84, 90, 91, 93, 104, 105
27 matches

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