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jile Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.4 13.9 24.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4327 16 0 0 0 0
Number of authors16 10 6

Occurrences of jile in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"She's in the jile," the Queen said tae the exec on page 86

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And fling yon Gowdilocks in jile. on page 29
'Ten year haurd labour in the jile!' on page 34

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ere set up bi the British tae jile rebellious Boers in South Afr on page 21

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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
r tae commit the lads tae the jile. At this Bristed an Cowan sta on page 26
ot tae be whiskit aff tae the jile when Sterling askit fer the l on page 27
at had jist come oot o Durham jile whaur he'd been servin time f on page 46
'Weel, bonnie lad, in Durham jile ye get visitors.' on page 47
ir houses and pit lads in the jile, an they did. It wuid be fair on page 83
Also on pages 126, 127, 128
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
p tae exemin the baurs o it's jile, ye cuid see the snaw-white f on page 81
kin tent o the ratton in it's jile. A thocht on whit Trev's fait on page 82

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
nish aff hes warkin days is a jile warder. "Efter Ah gat ower au on page 16
n gat transferred tae anither jile. on page 18

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
polis an they wir put in the jile! Bit in a coupla weeks they w on page 47

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Peffers, Bob Whit Aboot Ma Ceevil Richts?, (peffers50.freeserve 2002) Central - Fife, poetry
Mair like Ah wull tae jile be sent.
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ould often ha’e been in the jile thegither, for he was a gallo
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Peyin the polis tae pit me in jile,
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@DABArbuckle tweeted
gmsrched straight aff tae the jile(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
am tae him att Jock wis i the jile he held awa tae Galilee. He l on page 10
ies an e bobbies pit ye i the jile. Lat ma tell ye, eence ye're on page 12
ooned aa bi lockin Jock i the jile. on page 84
d, tae set lowss e lads i the jile, tae garr e blin see; on page 86
an ye ower till e bobbies tae jile ye. Lat me tell ye, ye winna on page 103
Also on pages 115, 117
7 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Mind an no wind up in jile on page 111
n in i'ile keeps him oot o' i'jile on page 132

5 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
an led screamin tae the burgh jile, his final statement hung in on page 118

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 63 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
thochts / wha was pit in the jile and tortured, / And nailed ta
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Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
slang word for daein' time in jile is "porridge"? D'ye mind Ronn
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
t time she’d saw him at the jile in Banff, that hid been the d
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