| filled | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 49 | 40.1 | 39.2 | 149 | 116.2 | 103.4 | 35.4 | |
| Number of occurrences | 157 | 78 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 8 | |
| Number of authors | 77 | 35 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
The dunkey's days were filled wi toil on page 19
This filled thir herts wi dread. on page 21
"Wi mince he's filled yer heid. on page 27
When an awfie roaring filled the air on page 33
4 matches
Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
n along skinny thrapple. Blue filled his heid. Summer blue. Just c on page 1
2 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
jist a flask filled tae the brim wi tea, on page 39
these are the things which filled wir river. Here's the saut an on page 77
2 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
o her een as bricht sunlicht filled the doorwey. John lowsed her on page 24
rn ye've liftit up my sowl an filled my tuim hert wi hope whaur na on page 30
2 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
sses me ma rum and coke. It's filled tae the brim wi ice. Whit a r on page 1
1 matches
Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Taks mair than dubs aw filled wae pish on page 104
2 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
fy bother keepin' they bairns filled, they aye seem tac be lookin' on page 5
1 matches
Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Till I was filled wi liche. on page 66
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
ds an touns we'd left bek nd, filled his lungs in a kinna ecstasy. on page 77
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
away fae his call. "Caroline filled me in oan how Craig came inta on page 179
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
o it doon the stank. Then she filled the bottle up wi her mither's on page 53
1 matches
Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an filled thir lungs an united thir ton on page 72
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
An filled the toon fu o a sang, on page 114
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
aste efter the tubes had been filled. But a toothpaste cap-screwer on page 5
ve blossoms. The meedows were filled wi thoosands o yella gowans. on page 75
Suddently, the air wis filled wi skirls o excitement. The s on page 76
g, dooked it intae the river, filled it wi chocolate, and haundit on page 95
chts and the haill tunnel wis filled wi brilliant licht, and Chair on page 97
Also on pages 109, 137
8 matches
Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
groond. Suddenly, the air wis filled wi flashin reid lichts an ski on page 14
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
aw doon the jaw-box. He then filled the bottle wi his ain magic m on page 36
1 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
In caverns filled wi crystal clay on page 15
the carnival chaos o her flea filled bed. on page 33
Brim filled up by thaim o pairts. on page 101
The burnin beacon o his fire-filled een on page 129
4 matches
Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
fer keekin through an it wis filled wi her eyeballs. on page 29
filled it wi Isa's bag an purse. He on page 44
y kettle fae the gas hob. She filled it wi cauld water oot the tap on page 91
4 matches
Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
ng before hur plant pots were filled wi weeds instead o flowers. B on page 9
splashin him aboot in the ash-filled pond at the cemetery, occasio on page 39
oantae the garden, which ah'd filled wi ma family fur the girls' c on page 42
cobblestoned streets that wur filled wi flat-capped men tae Lizzie on page 53
5 matches
Fitt, Matthew Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Filled his breeks. on page 21
1 matches
Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
he could hae filled a trophy room on page 45
1 matches
Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
The air filled wi his shrieks an howls! on page 26
Bothwell: His hoose is filled wi fire an smoke. on page 35
2 matches
Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
ice age days gin muckle dunts filled, wi watter caller an clear. N on page 51
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
e o rotten neeps flung in. It filled his neb. He felt the back o h on page 22
nd the soond o their crunchin filled the yaird. on page 34
2 matches
Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
ed tae imitate the bird. They filled their mooths wi watter and ha on page 100
1 matches
Peffers, Bob A Aboot Mid-Camps, Kirnitten, Bi East Cawther, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, prose
stood ootside the door an wis filled wi braw saft rainwatter frae
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
waa, scunnert wi a fear that filled her bruckle wee bouk wi chitt
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
g wife wis that gled her hert filled wi joy and she sterted tae gr
1 matches
Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
ff the blood o slavery, an we filled oor boots over there tae such
1 matches
Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Stevie filled us in oan his situation wae M
1 matches
Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
oon the hall and intae a room filled wi machinery. Another nurse i
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
ges o the claith, her neb wis filled wi the scent o hyacinths, an
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The enormity o’ the deed filled ma mind, the tak’in’ o’
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
rectly abune him. The air wis filled wi the soonds o battle, whoop
1 matches
Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
e withoot the wrestling. This filled the 4pm until the classified
1 matches
McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
His he'rt filled wi' pride,
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
her heart, baith filled wi' pride an' fears,
1 matches
McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Yir talent has filled us wi' pride,
1 matches
MacDonald, Bo CAULD NIGHT, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
hen suddenly a piercin scream filled th' deidly silence, mah pierc
1 matches
Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
folk’s heids. Daurk clouds filled the sky, eatin the stars and
1 matches
Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
or resigns, their place gets filled frae the leit like we ken it
1 matches
Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Like a shit-filled nappy.
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
descrieves hoo her spirit is filled wi ‘sa greit joy’ as she
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in oor me. Probably be a room filled wae knoacked oaff tellys or p
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
t wur, eh? crusin in an ocean filled wae defenceless tuna fish. An
the ootside ma heid is still filled tae the brim wae a sense ae b
2 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
’ The auld flesher’s hert filled wi dreid an forebodin.
y soun o a lusty greitin wean filled the stairwell. Upstairs Mario
2 matches
@jax6754 tweeted
! Hope you've had a fabby day filled wi fam, freends and much cele(2015) search twitter
@DABArbuckle tweeted
g the hospitals are gonnae be filled tae burstin jist aboot Januar(2020) search twitter
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ok - on your bike to the man filled full of hatred and remorse (2021) twitter link
Lawrie, Alistair Tales Fae The Doric Side - Kelpie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
Foamy fite horses filled the burn on page 12
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
et e pigs. An he fain wad hae filled his belly wi e pigs' maet; na on page 107
1 matches
Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Akin tae the gas-filled creatures on page 25
1 matches
Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Aul Nick it wis filled them o fear! on page 8
An filled it richt tae foo, on page 28
Fa's filled ye fou o fear? on page 30
3 matches
Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
o e well an seen at they were filled wi cupboards an book-shelves: on page 9
sade poor Alice, an her eyes filled wi tears again as she went on on page 18
n o e suppressed guinea-pigs, filled e air, mixed up wi e distant on page 120
3 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Had filled the air wi cheery sang,
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
echt poun, filled the ten bags o sticks up an p
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
t in case the licht went aff. Filled
er the room an the hoose jist filled up wi smoke. Hanna wis
hid a sponsor sheet that wis filled eence
uckle cabbage that jist aboot filled the
4 matches
Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
i a rifle, which he cockit an filled wi shakky haunds.
1 matches
Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
aes. Ye hid on a drindl skirt filled wi flooers an ye hid a yella
1 matches
Cara, Dillon, Ami and Travis Bogle Adventure, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
d the magic watter bucket and filled it up wi watter fae the loch.
1 matches
Uri, Antonia Fit tae dae aboot obesity?, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
y help? Ay, mebbe taxin sugar-filled products will reduce the numm
1 matches
Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
ther side o winter. They’re filled wie new clythes, medication,
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
epin aff their drink and drug filled souls.
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ore she knew it her plate wiz filled again. “Wid ye like a bowl
1 matches
Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
lt somethin burnin. His hoose filled wi smoke an he kaint he wiz g
1 matches
The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
e topic is jist anither thing filled wi numbers and percentages I
1 matches
@72redz1903 tweeted
er the attacking fitba remit, filled squad wi wingers and forward (2023) twitter link
Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
, even nostnils, wir aal weel filled indeed. on page 80
ou could end aap laek Tammie, filled aap in every pore! on page 82
2 matches
Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
's Hornpipe' bit me eyes were filled wi tears, on page 4
Ah'm cheust been and filled up the freezer - I butchered on page 31
A roosty owild can, filled wi petrol hid swashed oot aal on page 41
Wan day, I filled his watter dish and I left hi on page 55
4 matches
Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
A cork-filled, leather-bound, on page 3
2 matches
Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
and roaran in an air filled o salt spray. on page 52
1 matches
Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The pail then lowered an filled wae cool sweet watter. on page 35
1 matches
Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
e but faer, faer bigger an it filled the horizon. I blinked, rubbe on page 14
1 matches
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A yerd filled wae tapered scroos, havens fu on page 95
1 matches
Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
deeply wis her every feature filled on page 58
1 matches
Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
blessings. The pot wid noo be filled wae the best o' fish, wae ple
1 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
issin a second chance. Shü's filled oot in aa da right ..." on page 40
ully tae him," Jessie's venom-filled voice rang oot lood an clear. on page 43
ledd doon ta girse, an laekly filled wi dis muckle brutes a park y on page 63
a labour a love, an his mind filled wi tochts o Maggie, an what s on page 71
infant da face a her Aandrew filled da screen, wi a message too. on page 78
5 matches
I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
fill (to fill in a form) ~ filled (I filled it in yesterday) ~ on page 72
fill (to fill in a form) ~ filled (I filled it in yesterday) ~ on page 73
8 matches
Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
gie's' red, roosty hull, John filled wi sorrow as his
1 matches
Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
camera aff while I emptied an filled da dishwashir (sorry Don).
1 matches
@helenmoncrieff tweeted
pebbles but loved how dis een filled da cracks in da rock at Scous(2020) search twitter
Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
said pair Ahlice, an hur eyes filled wi tears agin as she went oan on page 19
o th suppressed guinea-pigs, filled th air, mixed up wi th far aw on page 123
2 matches
Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
or the fawin petals filled the faulds o ma goun. on page 34
1 matches
Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ma een ir filled wi maimories lik wyne.
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
Simmer cam in fine, filled wi the yorlin’s sang. Whani
1 matches
The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
ferent tae mei nowadays. They filled in the Cat's Pil a few years
he rest o' the bottom end hes filled up wi stanes ana', cos there'
2 matches
@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@molach95 When a filled ma census form, a dae put G(2020) search twitter
@Woodwinecoolers tweeted
ing Miss S. Have yersel a fun filled day ???? (2022) twitter link
Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Forebodin', filled wae gloom, on page 45
1 matches
Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
I left mine eyes tha darkness filled, on page 36
Thon wakin sky wais filled, on page 40
An watter filled up mae leeft shoe on page 46
3 matches
Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
Belfast. New cooncil estates filled wi "blaw-ins" laein Belfast a
1 matches
Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
But noo it’s filled us aa wi fear
1 matches
Stewart, Kenny The Proota Field, (Facebook 2021) Ulster, poetry
So ye filled the basket up ye see and soon
1 matches