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Use in varieties of Scots

skelpit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 9.8 13.6 0 11.6 20.7 0
Number of occurrences3219 9 0 2 2 0
Number of authors21 13 6 2 1

Occurrences of skelpit in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ir o yer lip an A'll gie ye a skelpit-lug!' on page 22

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
s clattered shut and the lift skelpit awa as though it had been stu on page 138

2 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
skelpit the asteroids back intae spac on page 19

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
at hiz ain muisik an at lest skelpit his haun on the buird afoir'm on page 7
iz sate agane, grummlin lik a skelpit dug. on page 9

3 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
cid hae skelpit on page 86

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
maks a mockery o his skelpit tune.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ie an sneistie Mowdiewort, at skelpit on alang the hege-syde jamphi
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
s, skeich wi the bruiliement, skelpit awaw acorss
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d its abidin ethos duntit and skelpit French language policy intae
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
n sooth ye haed Newton gettin skelpit on the heid aff an aipple, an
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
rs o the Pictish kingdom, wha skelpit the Roman airmies, sendin the
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
the deid man’s flourish. A skelpit dowp fae oor auntie for oor g
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
e, no in a hoose where yi got skelpit roon the lug if yi cried fir
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
d nivver haen is muckle’s a skelpit hintend aff aither hes Mither
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
straucht up tae the lion and skelpit him richt on the kisser. Noo,
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@nickeardleybbc He's a skelpit jynt o silverside rogue that (2020) search twitter

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
t in fent at the sicht o me A skelpit polkas mairches slaw errs him on page 3

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I shoulda skelpit his jaw on page 78
kine een evein and her mithir skelpit her doup on page 176
kine een evein and her mithir skelpit her doup on page 202

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ar hard as iron, an whan thay skelpit iz on the hint-end
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Sanners got a richt skelpit erse fae his mither for aa th
started, then he got anither skelpit erse for pickin his nose and
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
yer heid or Yiv a face like a skelpit erse!(2014) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
d o took him ower his knee an skelpit his erse.(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
otten what dey needit, a guid skelpit erse." on page 27

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
On da heichts, wind-skelpit hedder; röenis on page 36

1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
The douce kye skelpit roon thaim wi their tails on page 133
n Scots wee duddie bairns are skelpit. on page 139

2 matches

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