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The word 'diggin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
digginOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.24730
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 19.6 6 5
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central 91.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 12.9 5 5
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 45.2 9 4
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 1
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders) 60.6 5 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 125.5 4 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
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 diggin in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
d afore, "Sure then I'm here! Diggin fer apples, yer Honour! on page 37
kle da sam," said da Duchess, diggin her sharp peerie shin inta Al on page 91

3 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
anes feenished up at da gold diggin in America. Dey sent hame mon on page 7

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
doon till ma vest An keep on diggin on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Yer dug's diggin up the girse again!" Ah roart on page 62

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bloody wife aleen!" he roart, diggin his elba inte the Jeweller's on page 16

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Bi nicht ye'll baith be diggin holes, on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
wi Minnie an ran on afore her diggin the taes o her button-buits i
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi twar three men workin awa diggin the grun. There wiz a kist at
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
it wis dark, he wis in it - diggin, pluntin, weedin, shiftin ste on page 35

1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Daein I' gairdin, diggin tatties, on page 135

1 matches

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 71 - Snuffy, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Doric, prose
s tae bring a spade and stert diggin? – Dae I pit it oot o ma mi
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ndee — sterted gangin aboot diggin up bodies fae the local kirky
oot that student doctors war diggin up their kinfowk, they war ob
2 matches

(South) East Central

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
eekit wink, while aw the time diggin her claws deeper throu her fr on page 1

1 matches

McPartlin, Moira Before Now : Memoir of a Toerag, (Trilleachan 2021 ISBN: 978-1838360702) Central - Fife, prose
fur the fiver he owes me fur diggin dung intae his tattie patch on page 7

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
h hired the boay tae dae some diggin intae these Bonnyrigg cunts. on page 107

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
the airnin, cuttin the gress, diggin the gairden an hunners o ithe
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Diggin's Dot
1 matches

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
Charlene startet sniggern an diggin me in the ribs, Well, said Mi on page 98
hen he's paintin the fence or diggin the garden) an she'd hing it on page 169

2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
er in his pooches an stairtit diggin it oot an handit it ower. As on page 106

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
chines in the sea, some weans diggin in the sand wae widden spades on page 21
re, "Sure an ah'm right here! Diggin fir aipples, yer honour!" on page 37
same hing," said the Duchess, diggin her little sharp chin intae A on page 89

4 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
n up an doon thir instrument, diggin right doon, tae the last chor on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Wi aw that diggin o yer black baund airnstane. on page 37

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
istinct impression she’s no diggin the pleasantries. Joe’s goa
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e windae sill, ma fingernails diggin intae the pointed mortar gap
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ah edge further up the slope diggin in wae ma heels fur traction.
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
, "Sure then Oi'm here, sorr! Diggin for apples, yer honour!" on page 35
"Diggin for aipples, are ye!" said th on page 36

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
l, an gie a haun wi the grave-diggin. on page 53

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Stevenson, Gerda Cat Wumman: Tales O Nine Lives - The Witch, (Luath 2025 ISBN: 978-1804252420) Central - Peebles, prose
Maisie's no listenin ~ she's diggin a hole in the grund wia sherp on page 42

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
n-huts in th sea, some bairns diggin in th sand wi wudden spades, on page 20
"Diggin fur aipples, huh!" said th Ra on page 36
same hing," said th Duchess, diggin hur shairp wee chin intae Ahl on page 89

3 matches

The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
buttonholes bit a' fund masel diggin' intae ma sewin' box for a pi
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Haddow, Kris nobody remembers the birdman - The Incomer, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
ahin the bar had a field day diggin the bottles fae oot back, mad on page 76

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
diggin on page 40

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
ines in the sea, some weeyins diggin in the san wi wudden spades, on page 21
d afore, "Sure A'm ower here! Diggin fur epples, yer honour!" on page 37
ame thing," said the Duchess, diggin hir shairp wee chin intae Ali on page 90

4 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Hume, David The Aldfreck Coalmining Disaster, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ballycarry, poetry
at diggin doon an plunnerin in the soil
1 matches

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