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Use in varieties of Scots

pillae Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words3.7 5.1 3 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences1210 2 0 0 0 0
Number of authors10 8 2

Occurrences of pillae in Corpus

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Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ek the 'carers' rived an auld pillae slip intae streeps an aw the on page 80

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
tae get his heid comfy on his pillae. 'Noo stop ficherin aboot,' h on page 30

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
cht Davie as his heid hit the pillae. on page 50

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
el up a wee bit higher on his pillae, 'Mr Wullie Wonka is the mais on page 10
erted guddlin aboot unner his pillae wi wan haun; and when the hau on page 42

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
le langer on his chair by oor pillae, thinks Graund Thochts tae hi on page vii

1 matches

Gilmour, Rosie Haimster Pairty, (Scots Hoose 2016) Central, weans
Dreepin o'er a pillae an oan tae ma faither's belly
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
y in the clearin an gied us a pillae carvit fae wid. It didnae leu
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
han she laid her heid tae her pillae, an gret for her warld - no
the rowed-up coat that made a pillae. He tried tae kiss her.
2 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
on Yer pillae on page 3

1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
e yer findin a sweetie on the pillae an aa (2020) twitter link

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