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Use in varieties of Scots

kelpies Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words4.1 5.1 4.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1310 3 0 0 0 0
Number of authors11 8 3

Occurrences of kelpies in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n the brig ravel like sleikit kelpies hunkerin-doon an skytin intae on page 24

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
tae thair stories aboot saund-kelpies?' A queeried. on page 59

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Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
f they can catch the dragons, kelpies an' bonny fire dancers Ah see on page 6

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
believed in like the vicious kelpies and the friendly an helpfu br on page 29

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Bogles, kelpies, ghaists o chickens in the ha on page 23
Kelpies. Sprites, wings o the wind fe on page 88

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
loch ti mak yeir pace wi the kelpies, nae dout." on page 8

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
twa draigons but, ay, and twa kelpies ben on page 28

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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
O seal-maids an kelpies
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@ThonJacobite tweeted
ne and a hauf miles roond the Kelpies and ootlyin area. Jist awa no (2021) twitter link

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
r aboot fairies, banshees, an kelpies. The giant's ruim is a braw p on page 7

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
whinney o Centaurs an watter kelpies an even she thocht on the gre
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Thain, Gianna Far Shaddas Lurk, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
’ the sea, Selkies, Nessie, Kelpies,
1 matches

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