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skailin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words20.3 10.3 1.5 0 5.8 10.3 185.9
Number of occurrences6520 1 0 1 1 42
Number of authors21 15 1 1 1 4

Occurrences of skailin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Skailin poison, leavin aff the lid, on page 26

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
The watter went gyte an bilt, skailin freith heich up the baunks. S on page 25

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
o treisurs ~ they're skailin tae the flair in a skinklin s on page 38

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
owpit strecht for the switch, skailin Heedrum-Hodrums richt and lef on page 149

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
LAW UP. 'Guid,' said Geordie, skailin it aw intae the muckle pot. on page 24
o a fleg when he saw the reek skailin oot o her mooth and oot o her on page 41

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
On the day afore the skailin o the fest we, bein ower 100 on page 34

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
War framed in skailin storm, bluidwytin-fain, on page 24

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
rovement in hill pasture frae skailin lime, wi mair sheep tae the a on page 17

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
sweet oams skailin, see, in througang an yett on page 21

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
lown. The harebells is juist skailin ower the widland fluir an upb on page 65

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Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Anither wattery skailin shower on page 10

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ies us thrie ongauns: Jesus's skailin o Legion, the storie o the wu on page 135

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ied at aw wes reddies fur the skailin o John frae the jyle,
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
ners an no the best, shuirly, skailin oot the practices o the modre
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
art a narrae winnock that wis skailin spring sinlicht intae the din
an waitit till he heard thaim skailin. Than he slippit back oot, on
an waitit till he heard thaim skailin. Than he slippit back oot, on
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o faur-left unity projecks by skailin intae mair groups nor they st
1 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
e.g. Noo add a skailin o the unexpectit. Kirn it in
1 matches

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
war leukin it was the watter skailin oot fae Loch
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
or it - an he wad get awa wi skailin a puckle bawbees tae Urban In
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
o his Scots the day, wi that skailin o apostrophes sae repruved ef on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Skailin dissent on page 62

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sed doon, shakin thegither an skailin ower wull be gien tae yis. Fo on page 80
ot tae saa seed, an as he wus skailin ït, sum drapt alang tha pad, on page 82
sinn o yers cums hame, eftèr skailin yer money aa roon hïm on bad on page 97

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
o airts tha like o lear, tha skailin-gates, uise o Ulstèr-Scotch on page 1
Ulstèr-Scotch fennin in tha skailin-gates maist on page 4
throch tha lear gates an tha skailin-gates recks gyely in makkin h on page 15
Ulstèr-Scotch fennin in tha skailin-gates, maist o aa tellyveesio on page 21
Skailin-gates on page 23
Also on pages 26, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 53, 54
37 matches

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