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Use in varieties of Scots

spilt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.2 4.1 10.6 9.9 23.2 0 0
Number of occurrences208 7 1 4 0 0
Number of authors17 7 7 1 2

Occurrences of spilt in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
© back. His white bag is lyin spilt aw over. Six plastic bottles on page 15

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
r withoot a drap o bluid bein spilt. Nou, we're aw still haein ta on page 126

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
s the stain whaur the Wee Wan spilt some orange fizz. on page 131

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
That hert o wax, that spilt brat! on page 35

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
ye juist need a wee drap beer spilt on a lassie's apron; she walk on page 72

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Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
kin tae afore aw the handbags spilt oot intae the car park, an go
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
eve me ah’ve tried. Ah’ve spilt plenty guid reid bluid oan a
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Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
punters rise fae their seats. Spilt alcohol flies through the air
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
rifice. There'll be nae bleed spilt the day but the bleed o the e on page 8

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e wine'll be tint an e skins spilt. Fresh skins for new wine. An on page 88

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An nane o'' it is ivir spilt on page 189

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Bowie, Tyler Stookie, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
ere a am sitting getting fair spilt. Fowk runnin roon aifter me,
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
On Friday, I spilt some saat on the table during
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@d_anderson878 tweeted
king. Ne the 'spare' faa wis spilt. https://t.co/KBIp2XSX6a(2020) search twitter

@beast_afc tweeted
@RadioLoz No snaw. Spilt chemicals, look at the spill (2020) search twitter

Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
o thir boy's blid spilt, on page 7

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
udge still dere fae whin shü spilt ege yolk on him. Sarah grett on page 25
fed an better gaffed, till he spilt his cup a tae. on page 64

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Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Scalloway Castle, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, poetry
Tae da river o’ bluid spilt be da guillotine.
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