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kilt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.2 25.7 15.1 9.9 5.8 51.7 17.7
Number of occurrences7150 10 1 1 5 4
Number of authors30 19 7 1 1 1 1

Occurrences of kilt in Corpus

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Central

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
s thay wir huntit, torturt an kilt on page 26
The black man kilt oot fur a run on page 36

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a waddin kilt wi a plastic dirk, on page 77

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ower simmer gress - see her kilt sway on page 93

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
u? Crivvens, Jings an Help Ma Kilt, but gin ye cannae see thru s on page 28
iethin mair boak-makkin nor a kilt-clad, bool-in-the-mooth, Eton on page 84
o deep-fried Mars-bar eatin, kilt-wearin, subsidy junkies, wuid on page 127

3 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
wis pure mortified. Ah coulda kilt Chariene. on page 25
she could see Bunsen wearin a kilt. Ah usually hate it when thir on page 68
father wear a skirt (as in a kilt), Me an Yvonne couldnae stop on page 123
p her a fag an ah coulda pure kilt her cause it wis obvious she on page 127
ug dealer that's awready pure kilt sumdy an noo he's efter you. on page 133

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
the proceedins! Och, help ma kilt, that wid be awfie!' on page 70

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
It made the toun and kilt yer paw, on page 103
It kilt yer Elvis, hen. on page 135

2 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Like tae wear the kilt and sporran, on page 16

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
The warld wears a kilt, on page 3

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ur an gytie auld saint gettin kilt by a hertsome Pictish lassie. on page 19
While lassies were kilt, on page 66
the folk whose cantin kilt them on page 69

3 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 73 - Waashin Day Weirriors, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
"That's acause he gat kilt." on page 63

2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Her tartan petticoat she'll kilt’. Aa richt bonny and romant
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
gamma rays wad hae lang syne kilt ony life on Maurs e’en gin
1 matches

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
irr o rain that nicht, and ma kilt wis damp efter the oor long b
1 matches

Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
s aye get pit in jail or even kilt even though they dinnae hae g
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
i his faimly, staundin in his kilt playin his accordion an leuki
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
The Emperor's New Kilt
performing 'The Emperor's New Kilt']
rthday an he ettles for a new kilt 'the likes of which has never
The Emperor's New Kilt bi Andy Cannon an Iain Johnst
r mime o shawin the imaginary kilt is a joy. The rhymin lyrics a
8 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
nned fact that mair lions are kilt by hyenas than by humans (in
o thaim roond the throat and kilt it wi yin swift bite. As luck
2 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Maggie Thatcher lookalike) an kilt her stane deid.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ear compound, wi’oot gettin kilt either be thaim or be the fun
used o the black airts, maybe kilt. An if she leeves, weill, yon
thoo’s weirin her tunic - kilt her faither. No single-haanit
he mairch. Seein his comrades kilt an woundit wad hae made a dif
thoo wint tae ken foo mony Ah kilt?” he speirt.
10 matches

@ThonJacobite tweeted
ut the advent o mobile phones kilt the joy. Spent mair time wres(2020) search twitter

Doric

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
appeared, resplendent in his kilt, the outfit he wore to comper on page 94

1 matches

Wheeler, Leslie Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, weans
gaes oot, he gaes oot in his kilt! on page 25

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
On his McGregor kilt on page 159
wears an aul McGreegor tartan kilt on page 189

2 matches

Gauld, Ilene Ilene Gauld - Piper and Poet, (Doric Future 2020) Doric - Keith, weans
He suggested Sean’s kilt an her sash be the same.
We’ve a kilt for him, an a sash for you.
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Tarrarra boomby ae, This is my dying day, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
it doon atween the tap o his kilt and the hole in his guts tae
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
her, bit A'd raither it oan a kilt nor oan trews https://t.co/t5(2020) search twitter
Nae a fan. Kilt fir me ilka time. https://t.c(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
f ever a man shouldn't wear a kilt, it's him. Fit a State! (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Me kilt scratched like the devil and on page 3

1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
buit. Shui wis wearin a short kilt ower a lang petticot, an a la on page 35

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t tae drop th jar in ease eet kilt onvbody, so managed tae put e on page 9
nce threi o th players tae b' kilt fur hae'in missed their goes, on page 84
ae b' nervous, or A'll hae ee kilt oan th spot." on page 110
ted angrily, "or Ah'll hae ee kilt, whether ee're nervous or no. on page 111
rked th King, "or A'll hae ee kilt." on page 112

5 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
oupt clean ower, an Frank wus kilt stane deid. on page 5
oderick aye wore tha philibeg kilt an tha mair his sin John nive on page 7
e hoo his brither Charlie wus kilt yin nicht cyclin up Bratchie' on page 8

4 matches

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