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chiels Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.2 25.5 96.1 0 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences10948 60 0 0 0 1
Number of authors36 21 14 1

Occurrences of chiels in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
k awa doun til't ti watch the chiels at thair wark an hae a leuk a on page 20

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
wee prince comin. Tae vauntie chiels, ilkane forby themsels is an on page 42
chiel didna hear him. Vauntie chiels hear naething forby up-biggin on page 43
er an eleeven million vauntie chiels-that is tae say, aroond twa b on page 58
e, said the merchant. 'Expert chiels hae dune muckle sums. A bodie on page 76

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
There wis twa chiels fell in wi ane anither on page 33

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ist. Hauflins wi their maiks, chiels wi their lumbers, faithers wi on page 58

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hantit bi the ghaists o puir chiels that haed gotten beheidit or on page 26

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
arin ony o the eligible young chiels o the pairish, whit few o tha on page 42

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Coorse chiels wha skartit ferlies on the wa on page 41

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Chiels that Winnae Ding on page 97

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e. Ae day a pair o rochlookin chiels cam intae an ironmonger's sho on page 104

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
o Ireland's bonny chiels on page 50
3. Couthy Chiels on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
r ither, kis oor Intelligence chiels thocht the Reds wes yaisin it on page 65

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
liest Scots makars were awfie chiels, but they were. James VI wis on page 4

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
he writes aboot 'cockapentie chiels' bein 'faur abuin puir scuffi
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
n Burns's orthographies, thae chiels wisna ower fashed aboot latti
le stushie for that ane o the chiels wadna thole the spellin "wird
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Post-Its, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
Young chiels kens aathing:
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Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 76 - Mither tung?, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
An facks ur chiels that winna ding. Ken?
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Clark, Thomas Radge Against the Machine: Deid Wirds, Deid Warlds, an Why Scots Maitters, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Bellshill, blog
hat vital richt noo, even tae chiels wha think they've nae skin in
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
t is an ower muckle thing for chiels sic as oorsels. In the name o
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
rons, muckle jaggie circles o chiels haudin up spears, wi his cava
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
he heid o a boorach o fechtin chiels an went at the English.
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Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
tudents, wha war maistly rich chiels in thae days, sterted peyin c
um on the Royal Mile. The twa chiels’ crimes, an the involvement
2 matches

Heather, Alistair The porage revolution: Hou porage cam tae mak Scotland habitable, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
em. At the fit o the glen the chiels wi the spears wad hunker doun
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Heather, Alistair The ghaist lichts, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
r, wi mair nor a dizzen ither chiels fae the district, went up wi
t teuk the polis an the local chiels a hale day tae gaither thegit
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Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
abbit an cauld. Ah ken o auld chiels wha teuk theirsels aff tae wi
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ntit faces, prood bare-kistit chiels, auld men in kilts an balmora
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
a weeks back I could hear the chiels at the fit o the buird daurin
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
achin’ bairns, or weans, or chiels, or cuifs, hoo tae ‘scrieve
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ynt in thair favour, that the chiels he had juist rin awa fae hadn
etter aff nor he wis. If thae chiels wis mindit tae tak care o her
r fowk in the rw. Some o thir chiels wis langer nor some o the Uig
eecular pynt in time. An thir chiels maun hae
cape ona smaa scale, bit thir chiels juist wintit tae hae a pairty
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Ewen, Allan Review: Saltire: Invasioun, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
u. Insteid we’ll ding these chiels doun!”
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
polis can, an dae, kill bleck chiels wi impunity, an the law value
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
shooglie peg’, ‘facts are chiels that winna ding’, ’gies p
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@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
d dae sic a thing? Weil duin, chiels!(2017) search twitter
thon's jist braw! Weil duin, chiels!(2019) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
nt craturs an the feck o them chiels. Ye cud aye hae a bit bar wi on page 76
wal but a nation, a boorach o chiels, that'll "rowle the yirth wi on page 81

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Whit a sclammer therr wis, chiels fae the televeesion, the pape on page 84

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Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
the clan. Five hunner chiels ready an wullin on page 62

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
, tae Jerusalem, some clivver chiels fae oot o the east. An they s on page 8
yersels oot tae be far better chiels nor e Pharisees an e laayers, on page 11
e e cuntra o e Gadarenes, twa chiels cam tae him, oot o e graveyar on page 17
wi him tae cure them aa. Some chiels arrived cairryin a paraleesed on page 87
shuld we seek some ither?" E chiels made their wye tae Jesus an s on page 91
Also on pages 92, 95, 96, 100, 106, 108, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 118, 120
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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
Twa aul chiels were sittin ticht, on page 5
Twa drunken chiels fan drink wis teen, on page 20

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Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
e an sang wi delicht, bit the chiels on the boatie wir feart. on page 115

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
O aa the chiels at leernt me at e skweel
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
played be this twa chiels, he wis amazed. The match wis
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Ramsay cappit thon wi tales o chiels faa'd disappeared an niver bi
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
Jenny hid sleepit wi eleeven chiels in her twinty-three years, na
aa nicht. They're fine eneuch chiels, bit I cud be daein wioot aa
rers an there's buyers, canny chiels;
new. Faith, there war winged chiels aa ower biggins in Britain, a
keepers. At nicht, twa brosie chiels o monks sat either side o't,
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Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ves among the mair timorous o chiels. Wimmin in shops muttert ahin
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
se a puck like the ice hockey chiels, but a baa like the shinty
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Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
edge o e pavement fen een o e chiels mist e club an it catcht me o
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
Greek, Saville wes ane o the chiels at owersett the King James ve
Nou, A’m nae ane o yon chiels at ettles tae suffer Scots up
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
me an Douglas like mony ither chiels answered the cry tae jine up.
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
, tae watch the maist pouerfu chiels in the lan toss the caber, th
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TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
en e craic? 'Re thir nae rael chiels naur-aboot!?
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
Fit like Chiels, I'm nae sayin muckle apart f(2019) search twitter
Fit like i nicht Chiels. Affa guid Chinese acrobatics(2019) search twitter
Ony chiels got ony guid stories fae auld(2019) search twitter
Fit like i'day Chiels. Am awa ti I bigger smoke. Na(2020) search twitter

@glenlivetloon tweeted
@standupfarmer Bonnie looking chiels... the heefers ill be gaan wi(2020) search twitter

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Cotton chiels, Green Boys o Greba, an Hairt on page 1

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