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Use in varieties of Scots

smellin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.5 4.8 14.4 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences209 9 0 1 0 1
Number of authors12 8 2 1 1

Occurrences of smellin in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
'Ae saicont I'd been smellin fresh air, on page 52

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'Wioot that Giant smellin me. on page 19

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
t's fuckin rotten. Pure fishy smellin. Efter a few dry boaks tae ma on page 3

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
heid swivelled like a vulture smellin carrion an her een, a bit on on page 101

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
the same as me, cause he wis smellin sweet tae. When we got tae th on page 26

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
and their maw and da, smellin smoke, had breenged doonstair on page 32

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
uered frae the skrinkin wind, smellin unnerwaffs o rot an pish thro
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
ae a pail o $$$$$ an come oot smellin o roses, as we say in Scotlan (2022) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nir holed up in some fooshtie-smellin vestry; he's in ma gairden, a on page 67
the gale o the hoose an spicy-smellin southern-wid at grew bi the g on page 88

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bin ma nose against her sweet-smellin heidie an cuppin the waarmth on page 45
ot a bonnie bottlie o flooery-smellin perfume. She dabbit it on ma on page 65
Ah poored us aa a mug o fine-smellin coffee. "I'm still pretty fra on page 75

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
lt wi a new dread: the fear o smellin - o smellin an nae kennin. A on page 45

2 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
avyshanks @DoricPhrases Funky smellin' draars if ye get em mixed up(2019) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
wis perfectly dry, bit still smellin sweet, no lack some a dis bal on page 8

1 matches

Ulster

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
ush, covert wi perfec flooers smellin affa sweet.
1 matches

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