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Use in varieties of Scots

kills Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.1 7.4 3.2 0 5.8 10.9 4.4
Number of occurrences1914 2 0 1 1 1
Number of authors18 13 2 1 1 1

Occurrences of kills in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
h a hunner poonds! He says it kills aw the rats an-aw naw!" cried on page 23

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
th a hunner pound! He says it kills aa the rats an-ohhh, dear!" c on page 22

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And wi wan shot she kills him deid. on page 47

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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
it kills aff nature effectively. on page 90

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEID! on page 158

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Or kills for hochmagandy lire an bane. on page 32

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Mankind wha even kills his ain on page 54

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Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The corbies sappit bluidy kills on page 61

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
haesna been a leal wife. John kills hir, but efterhaun, he taks t on page 139

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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
hunter tellin o his kills.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
nes, pumps, plews an models o kills,
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McFarlane, Ishbel Oor hail culture is fatphobic ... an thon’s the real shame, (The National 2020) Central, newspaper
phobia, an, freens, fatphobia kills.
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
aroond their thrapples their kills and joukan and jinkan micht b
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
ger nails. It's the hope that kills ye !!! 'Mon the Pars ! (2022) twitter link

Doric

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
a hundred pounds! He says id kills all e rats an'-Oh ma michty!" on page 22

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ago. (Sprayin kills the knott girse noo a days) J
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
rt a hunder pound! He says he kills aa da rats an - oh dear, I d on page 23

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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t a hunder poun! Hei says eet kills aw th rats an-och nut!" cried on page 22

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Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
h a hunner poons! Hae says it kills aal the rats an-ugh dear!" gr on page 23

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