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The word 'smirkit'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
smirkitOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus3.6127
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 22.9 7 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
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 smirkit in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ye've seen a ghostey,' an he smirkit in a kennin sort o wey. on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah'm jist funnin wi ye." He smirkit again. "Ah'v seen waar. Ay, a on page 28

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Interestin choice..." Elspeth smirkit as she lookit doon it her sta on page 28
didna mean ony hairm." Gertie smirkit it her granchildren. "It wis on page 35
Ah'd get muckle fir ye." Alec smirkit. "Ye've a lotta miles on yer on page 69
ye plannin te aet them?" Alec smirkit. "Afore yer denner or efter?" on page 70

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Since Ah turnt private." Jack smirkit es he gaed inte's jaicket poo on page 10

1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
tak a grup o my hann!" An he smirkit aamaist fae lug tae lug; on page 78

1 matches

West Central

Ellet, Tom Lallans 104 - Smirr, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
Richt vauntie, the Deil smirkit an shoogelt his tail afore hi on page 20

1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Whit, the thing smirkit, her vice lik a dram;
1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
and it’s all hills.” She smirkit. “In fact, Malik’s w.o. t
1 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
yir news?' 'Its Freya,' Loki smirkit, 'she's been swivin wi the dw on page 14

1 matches

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