| bilin | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occurences normalised per million words | 14.5 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 9.9 | 0 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| Number of occurrences | 47 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Number of authors | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
nswer as if it wis as easy as bilin a kettle. 'There!' he said. ' on page 41
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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
in tane oan tither WUDDIE SEA bilin waves an furie o faem on page 14
3 matches
Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
the fa, bilin ower wi sorra. on page 31
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
This parritch here is no hauf bilin! on page 29
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ant. Despite the whisky fumes bilin in his napper Jamie clockit r on page 31
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
re cam an awfie hoat day wi a bilin sun, and the haill palace ste on page 15
at wouldnae melt, even in the bilin hoat sun. Then Mr Skelpneb's on page 18
hen gaed crashin doon intae a bilin, birlin whirlpool o faem and on page 73
new inventions are cookin and bilin awa in here! Auld Mucklegubbe on page 99
ot him bleck metal poats were bilin and bubblin on muckle stoves, on page 100
Also on pages 102
6 matches
Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Bilin awa oan the fire neist the bu on page 62
Ma bluid wis bilin: "Ah'm shair thair wis some u on page 126
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ond himsel dauncin aroond the bilin pot, chantin unco words that on page 34
'It's bilin' skirled Mr Kranky. 'It's bil on page 80
e tae calm doon and here's us bilin up the brawest medicine ever on page 81
4 matches
Cameron, Peter Lallans 58 - The Cornfields o Lowdie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
o a word o mense in the haill bilin. on page 47
1 matches
Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
is a warlock that steyed in a bilin hot desert. He had a herd o s on page 42
1 matches
Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
reid faced young teacher was bilin ablo his collar tae. He had t on page 37
1 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 67 - Efter the Bonspiel, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
bilin' fae the fa's o' ma desire. on page 63
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ae ma luif again like a pan o bilin fat.
in the face nou, A'm wud, A'm bilin, ma birse is aboot throu the
2 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'm bilin het. A'm frozen through.
whiles bilin het, whiles near tae freezin,
2 matches
Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
l, an the answer is pure dead bilin. An the mair angry ah get, th
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
times his pauchle micht be a bilin o beetroot, or a paircel o tr
wi a taper fae the fire afore bilin the heid in oor muckle pan. T
2 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
bow his heid. The goddess wis bilin. She tuik a deep braith, an t
1 matches
@ThonJacobite tweeted
ets) and ma auld Nana wis aye bilin white claes in a pail oan the (2021) twitter link
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
y furnace - ye can smell the bilin tar fae here." on page 7
wis bubblin awa like a pan o bilin tatties aat wis jist aboot te on page 30
2 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
felt like it hid siddenly hut bilin Pynt; great weet 'rings o nae on page 41
k wis soakin an is brains war bilin es he struggilt te come up wi on page 42
2 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
die’s erse wis as reed as a bilin partan; an Abbie wis screamin
1 matches
@DoricPhrases tweeted
ributor of the Doric phrase a bilin' o tatties fit means enough p(2014) search twitter
A bilin' o tatties is a #Doric phrase(2020) search twitter
@FaeFoggie tweeted
I ganzie unner a jaiket? It's bilin'(2020) search twitter
@cligeey tweeted
s the putting them in a pot o bilin water the ettin then foo can (2020) search twitter
@Franwella tweeted
iseNicol1 I'll keep th kettle bilin :-)(2013) search twitter