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Use in varieties of Scots

reels Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.8 5.8 6.4 29.8 0 0 13.3
Number of occurrences2111 4 3 0 0 3
Number of authors18 10 3 2 3

Occurrences of reels in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Wi colour: luvers, fowersome-reels an freends. on page 24

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
for the sangs an ballads, the reels an strathspeys, that mak up t on page 56

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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
playin jigs an reels, as, glowerin, Wullie lookt o on page 68

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Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Fur eichtsome reels that stert at nine, on page 16

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
the Petronella forbye aa the reels, strathspeys an jigs which in on page 120

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Johnston, Mary Lallans 73 - Ceilidh, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
in strathspeys, reels, on page 115

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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
npipes, jigs, strathspeys and reels’ ower fremmit ‘cotillions
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
nd? Wis it aa juist bagpipes, reels an fowk sangs? I pat on my sp
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Muir, Glenn Al Fresco, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
bre-glass affairs wi spinning reels attached and hooks at the bus
rods were dismantled and the reels and ither gear wis put back i
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Robertson, James Dr Wha, (Scottish Poetry Library 2018) Central, poetry
nd space, shape-shiftin as he reels
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Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
nie that jist plays eichtsome reels. Ye like the derk tunes anna, on page 51

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McDonald, Charlie Doric Scots Books an Poems, (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
' box was fu' o' thimbles an' reels
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
nched inno a braw selection o reels, jigs an strathspeys that wad
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Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Ackers wiz sittin watchin the reels an mashin yet mair dumplin in
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Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gallows Ha - The Weather Dance, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
nd hornpipes, strathspeys and reels, on page 28

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
cers, Quadrilles and Foursome Reels, on page 3

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nd hornpipes, strathspeys and reels on page 154

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Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Jigs an reels they prance aboot, on page 20

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
As it maves an turns an reels. on page 49

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Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
n the setts, the polka an the reels
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