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killin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.3 23.1 12.1 0 11.6 20.7 22.1
Number of occurrences6245 8 0 2 2 5
Number of authors35 24 5 2 1 3

Occurrences of killin in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
Efter we'd seen the Killin Riggs at Phnom Penn, on page 5

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
"Ye cannae joost go aboot killin folk ye don't agree wi, Dolly on page 22
e ideas but ahm absolutely no killin the guy. Then oot the windae on page 23

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ey'd fled frae Fife efter the killin o the turncoat James Sherp, u on page 35
e persecution an tetror o the Killin Times. Scores o innocents wer on page 39
For the hale o that terrible Killin Time in the simmer o 1685, aa on page 62
e Airs Moss no lang efter the Killin Times, tae hunt the white mau on page 64
'd mind himsel o the terrible Killin Times, an had been juist five on page 69

5 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
iking kin intae these pairts, killin and waistin? Accordin tae the on page 13
'Tae fecht and win. Killin wis bluid offerin tae the rul on page 14

6 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
sitation "What wis it a mercy killin?" on page 63

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e pizenin oor city streets an killin fowk year eftir on page 23

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
he fuckin mornin. Mah belly's killin me an mah mooth's waterin lik on page 2
r making me sick an basically killin mah da. on page 4

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
me the plague had come an wis killin fowk aw thru the streets o Du on page 96

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
kraiked. 'Daein me guid? It's killin me aff!' on page 42

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
f is efter thon money o oors. Killin us widnae dae him a lick o gu on page 79

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An current killin-strang, on page 57

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
An killin him, whit guid would that ser on page 31
Mary Fleming: Killin. on page 35

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
the ratton, bit A didnae like killin oniething athoot jist cause. on page 82

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
roondin touns an clachans lik Killin (www.incallander.co.uk/killin on page 65

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Buffalo Bill, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
killin awbidy wi nae a second thocht on page 62

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
man efter his dochtie deeds o killin Heezlebrae an ithers in stour on page 139

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ie i the 19th yearhunner, the killin o the mukkil bison hirds in N
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
chuils… Weel, michty. We're killin oorsels ilka day ettlin oot s
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
The killin fields!
e film shawin the sýstematic killin in muckle nummers o oor ain m
e estates, it’s an aw-roond killin spree wi man, their maist dei
3 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
, as an excerpt fae ‘Bans a Killin’ shows:
1 matches

Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
such as those are makin’ a killin’ oot o’ tellin’ us hoo
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Aye an Ay, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
killin kids 2nd haun- fancy dancin-c
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
: “First time. Ne’er seen killin afore.” Yin o the men patti
1 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
e finish wi her. “It’d be killin twa birds wi wan stane,” sh
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
n fact it wis labelled ‘The Killin Times.’ Nae a guid time tae

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
e durin whit wis cawed the ‘Killin Times’ an Davie wis only yi

@billykayscot tweeted
dnae need tae - they were aw killin theirsels laughin at the time(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
the grand jury members. Polis killin somewan in thur ane bed seems(2020) search twitter
due tae fatigue. The heat is killin me, even wi ma cool fan runni(2020) search twitter

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
It's killin marine life, Oor aifter oor, on page 35

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
At wis a rare band! Ma feet'r killin ma," giggilt Winnie, es aabod on page 19

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ody up jist so's he can mak a killin...an aa you weemen are as fee on page 14

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ieshangie i the toon an for a killin.) Bit Pilate wis seekin tae l on page 119

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
n it hid only been Abbie; but killin his wife that wye he wis chai
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Catty, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ere wiz an assassin gan aboot killin drug dealers and so far there
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d tae gasp oot an apology for killin Bob the dog but the aal Pipe
1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
d him mad. He saa an Egyptian killin wan o his fock. So Moses gied on page 15

1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
dialects, standard English is killin dem aa aff.
1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
hat’s guid were they daein, killin beasts that hae a richt tae b
. Duneira’s men were at the killin. She stood afore them in the
2 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
tae drap the jar, fur fear o killin someboadie, sae managed tae p on page 9
n jumpt up an bawd oot 'Hae's killin the time! Aff wi haes heid!'" on page 72

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
An killin an deein hae niver achieved, on page 32

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
“A'll naw bae killin the ox.”
1 matches

Thompson, Mark Address to a Nintendo DS, (Ullans Magazine 2012) Ulster - Ards, poetry
Killin things fae ooter space
1 matches

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