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smelt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 10.8 19.6 69.6 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences4321 13 7 2 0 0
Number of authors28 13 9 4 2

Occurrences of smelt in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
air in the touer and the room smelt o deid things. The folly, fol on page 16

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Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
d wis soon oot o the oven. It smelt brawsome, but she held hersel on page 69

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
a reid-faced chiel. He hasna smelt a flooer nane. He hasna looki on page 29

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
skin, she lukked bonnie, she smelt bonnie an whan it cam tae the on page 27

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
d, neck aboot broke. Scratchy smelt the fabric softener in the ru on page 1

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
the sons o Ivaldie firit thir smelt an spun gowd intae the maist on page 14

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
smelt the oil thick tobacco on page 96

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e Harpreet that he thought it smelt lik veggie burgers. Ah don't on page 89
roon an say tae them, Whoever smelt it dealt it. on page 90
hit you think, said Karen, Ah smelt they herbal fags Margaret ups on page 169

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
like... like nothin I've ever smelt afore. I wid say it wis offen on page 21

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
an crept. They smelt a fleshmercat reek, on page 112

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Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Ah smelt eez haird, coal-dustit skin, on page 19

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
cannae ... Aw, fir fu...' Ah smelt the het piss as it run doon t on page 17

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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
lly creept doonstair. Bet she smelt the denner. Ma mither pintit
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Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
ers coverin th bluidy waws an smelt a helluva reek comin fae th a
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
. Awthing that Arachne saw or smelt, or thocht or felt that morni
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
fin smell fillt the hoose. It smelt like coo manure ‘n’ driet
decomposed an fawin apart. It smelt absolutely rank. Carol stood
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Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
“He that smelt it, dealt it, McKeown!”
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
re was the mamen he thocht he smelt a guff o reek; an, feart that on page 30

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Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
there. Her Auntie's hoose aye smelt o parritch an toast. Her ain on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
A smelt eih bait, an a looket en, boy on page 27
m risen up aff o thi coo, eit smelt majic. Wid yea bileeve eit ei on page 40

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Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
muckle, or coorse, thon moose smelt gweed. on page 19

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ike." Ronnie grinned. "Walter smelt a rat fin she kept leavin the on page 51
ail fae the ootside lavvie an smelt the open midden as she passed on page 91

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
l that Minnie's neb hid niver smelt afore.
e wis feart o't. The futterat smelt the fear, an nippit her, draw
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Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
The hale place smelt fousty and damp. The windaes
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Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
z dugs pining at the doors an smelt somethin burnin. His hoose fi
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McDonald, Charlie , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
Some smelt guid whilst ithers Ming
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
Think it wis ma gout cream it smelt, blooming mutt! ??(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Beuy, thoo never saa - or smelt - the laek. on page 17
That seun smelt much, much, waer than hid hid on page 82

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Then I smelt a most peculiar smell - like on page 13
The craa smelt a rat and, in no time ava, fe on page 17

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Mary's shop that smelt o paet reek on page 42

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@peediepuss tweeted
it, the reek is really bonny smelt. Thoo cud go intae the scente(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Dey saw lichts ashore, smelt paet reek
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Williamson, Christie Pre nuptial, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
o sun at smelt
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