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killed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.2 25 27.2 29.8 75.6 10.9 0
Number of occurrences8147 17 3 13 1 0
Number of authors35 15 11 2 6 1

Occurrences of killed in Corpus

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Central

Bennett, Peter nobody remembers the birdman - Stovies, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Central, prose
r hert wis broke the day John killed himsel. Five year later, the on page 12

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2003 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
force it doon anywey. 'But ah killed her.' on page 10
aw ahm kiddin on, ah've never killed anycunt. Well ah've goat rid on page 11
'Cannae believe your scuddies killed that cunt, Dolly.' She joost on page 30

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ancient an scary an cannae be killed. on page 66

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
more than like to get you killed, on page 51

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McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
e it wis a bag ae whelks that killed mah da in the end an no the f on page 4
m doon,' ah say, 'no as if ah killed the wee cunt.' on page 171

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
ed with myself now havin just killed a dinosaur sized bee. Now if on page 123

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 81 - Lang Summer Days, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
rang an somebody might've git killed. It wis jist on a Setterday n on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
'Killed, 4th o October, Nineteen Eich on page 88

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
'" Mr. Poe said, "means 'were killed'." on page 9

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
s faces an aw, and ah could o killed hur fur tellin them he'd aske on page 80
Granny used tae say curiosity killed the cat. Now ah fink aboot it on page 85

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Tell them he's killed bi Bothwell's micht! on page 16
ti them that killed him! on page 18
Killed bi lust an guile. on page 20
killed ma Rizzio, ma bonnie gem. on page 29
That ye think he was killed bi me! on page 31
Also on pages 35
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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
id on the flair. Hercules had killed his ain faimly. on page 3
aboot comin hame until ye've killed the Hydra." on page 10
rade, Abderus. The beasts had killed and scoffed him durin the bat on page 37
auf dozen men were caucht and killed by the women. As Hercules sai on page 41

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Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
it wint doon an everybody wis killed, dear God, a terrible sight, on page 43

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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“Jesus. It wouldnae huv killed ye tae make that clearer?”
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Appin Murderer, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, prose
James my friend, it was me! I killed Colin Roy, I watched as Red S
’” an’ that “they hae killed him!”
2 matches

Bennett, Peter Stovies, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
r hert wis broke the day John killed himsel. Five year later, the
1 matches

Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
Richard Cameron wis caught an killed alang wi 8 supporters at Aird
d accoont o themsels fur they killed 28 troopers afore they wur ow

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
pped men got the upper haund, killed Cameron an his brither Michae

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
e governrment army but he wis killed.
endin up havin tae run or be killed.

Facebook link ( 2017) Central
ack. Within 20 meenits they'd killed 28 mountit troopers afore she
Aince Cameron wis killed the troopers cut aff his heid

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
last lang but the Covenanters killed mair than 28 troopers afore b
him oot. He wis surrounded an killed, only 32 years auld wi jist 2

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
t the tap o Lanark brae, near killed but managed tae escape and co

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
Cameron whae'd been caught an killed the year afore he kept up the

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
r if ah want someboady nearly killed you’re the man fur the joab
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
’What the fuck? Yae coulda killed me, ya daft cunt!’’
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@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
@musicmeandtea Ye killed it... Better get the sweeties(2020) search twitter

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
. Or e auchteen fowk att were killed fan e toor o Siloam fell doon on page 104
brither's hame, yer fadder's killed e fat calfie, cause he's back on page 107

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
r days. Syne Jeems Buchan wis killed fan on page 18

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
KILLED IN CAR CRASH
1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
our young plants wid hae been killed. I think that's
1 matches

Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
airmy lost 1,500 fowk at day killed bi sudgers fae their ane side
1 matches

Rumbles, Brodie-Anne Recordin on Beep, (Scots Hoose 2022) Doric - Banff, weans
sic form o psychosis. Has she killed? Aye, but kill me – niver!
1 matches

Rebecca, Casey and Stephen The Baby Dragon, the Wolves and the Lassies, (Scots Hoose 2017) Doric, weans
wisnae a bairn any mair, and killed Tricky Trixie wi a magic diam
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
nt that their laddie hid been killed an wi nae mair knowledge than
naval uniform. They’d been killed on the approaches tae Scapa F
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
maged. His navigator hid been killed and her father badly wounded
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
that Daavid her son hid been killed on the North West frontier in
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
g was a castle. Hugh had been killed when a part of it fell in!”
1 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
nner years since McDougal wiz killed. Patrick’s great, great, gr
1 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
@73Bain Trumpoline near killed mi.(2020) search twitter

@_DawnLeslie tweeted
istoric_Ally Oh well, that’s killed ony ambitions I had aboot bec(2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
es are black and smaller...ah killed aboot 2 hunner (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
ke the bairn they said that I killed? Will they strip me o claes i on page 20
o potion or spell fae me that killed me bairn, Maggie. A'm no witc on page 21

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
s done .. aal the folk he’s killed … he couldna kill a peedie
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ta slip da jar for faer at he killed someen, so shö managed ta se on page 9
" tocht Alice, "dey'll hae it killed in a day or twa: wid it no be on page 62

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
an dey med on dat he hed been killed be a wild baest. Jacob's haer on page 13

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
dis time, fur Robert wis been killed six munt afore whin his car w on page 25
did dat last, afore Toby wis killed. Shü wid nivver forget dat p on page 28
irden fur her whin Jeemie wis killed in a car crash tree year ago. on page 46
"He might a exploded an killed wis," shü whimpered, "I save on page 52
u wid a keepit da faa whin du killed him, I aye loved dat aetmael on page 63

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
Da man killed da flee. on page 83

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Killed; an, mindin apon him, he sed
Agamemnon's wife, an killed him comin haem -
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
ling birds. My pal's cat just killed a dunlin and it breaks my pee(2013) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
an bigg a temple ti Cain that killed his ain brither, Abel.
1 matches

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