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skeel Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.9 14.9 1.6 9.9 0 10.9 53.1
Number of occurrences4328 1 1 0 1 12
Number of authors20 15 1 1 1 2

Occurrences of skeel 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

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Skeel an ken are wirthy on page 7
nnae hae weemin wi knawledge, skeel an pouer on page 26

2 matches

Dareau, Mareau Lallans 59 - The Dictionar o the Aulder Scottis Leid (DOST), (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
e-est lassie went aff tae the skeel in nineteen auchtie fower, an on page 59

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ackhaud, commonly gies a body skeel wi words an maks it easier ta on page 11

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
. An affa Scots speakers haes skeel o narra-nebbit treatment in i on page 6
enged, for we hae maistly hae skeel o Scots as a spoken leid. on page 41
Writin, like ony skeel, is something fesht on throu on page 42
mmer o excitement whan A haed skeel o Corbie's openin speech desc on page 58

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ays o war athoot a sangster's skeel, on page 29
A wab his ain he haesna skeel tae big? on page 44
O skeel tae cow ma aefauld gossamer? on page 45
Thou dost belated skeel confer on page 61
If 'Thy creative skeel can stow on page 62

5 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tower, noo white-harled, oor skeel in the kirk restoration! on page 43

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
A wab his ain he hesnae skeel ti big? on page 59
O skeel ti cow ma aefauld gossamer? on page 60

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
through me." "Ayont the skeel o ma ear" - on page 112

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e this athoot an awfu wecht o skeel in takkin doon sangs and pren on page 69

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
is is plays we're readin, the skeel o the playwrichts gars the Gl on page 127

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 76 - The Gied Ower Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
bi skeel unfurled,
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
eids. Insteid, their levels o skeel in
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 71 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is aye investin thair time an skeel eikin new objects, sic as cla
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
orra glamour o personality or skeel, an wi the grumly, switherin
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
epin it gaein wi a whip wis a skeel we aw haed tae maister! An o
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
tae:- "...recognise publishin skeel an maucht; tae mak validat th
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
Wi aa his braw philosophie an skeel?
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
ony pig, but niver uised his skeel. Insaemuckle as he kent, he s
1 matches

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Back in Skeel again, Maxie acts i'feel agai on page 182

1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
le o meaneen atween them whan skeel is meetan the cast o time. Th on page 157

1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
til social walth an airtisan skeel. on page 5

1 matches

Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
'at sayed the' haed a kine o skeel wi tha Ulstèr-Scotch leid. F on page 8
Tha Guid o Twa-leid Skeel on page 9
yeir wi a Commïttee o Fowk o Skeel (COFOS) frae tha Cooncil o Eu on page 15
uivin; Brïngin oan a Bodie's Skeel, thair Mellin an Mind; Oncum on page 30
leuks tha gate o't an fowk o skeel, warkin in tha airt. on page 37

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
skeel sets fordered through the org on page 37

1 matches

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