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skeelie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.6 13.4 6 0 0 10.3 13.3
Number of occurrences3426 4 0 0 1 3
Number of authors17 13 1 1 2

Occurrences of skeelie in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
im that frustrate, an him sae skeelie at the widworkin. But thay fa on page 19
r, but Kate realized nou whit skeelie fitwark he haed duin aa the y on page 27

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Bi the time Ah'd thocht o a skeelie comeback it wis faur ower lat on page 27

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Watters, an her twa lads were skeelie wi wand an worm - an the lei on page 63

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Bridie wis skeelie at the luim. An she dippit ca on page 11
kar o aa the goads, the maist skeelie, formin the sun frae gowd, th on page 14

7 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
And I, yince skeelie as mediciner, on page 40

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
a fiddler or ony ither kin o skeelie bodie tae tak pairt in the bl on page 56

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Giftit tae him bi some skeelie German on page 87
Scunnersome, skeelie stuff that maks nae sense, on page 139

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
rou the lang months, wad be a skeelie stent - on page 11
Ye were richt skeelie, a dab haund at fechtin, on page 23

3 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 58 - Gairm review, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
a' Ghobhainn kythin alangside skeelie ying screivers wi their ain m on page 126

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
A weel-lairt an skeelie chiel that gangs bi the name on page 15

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n wi a Dutch name. He wesna a skeelie mason, at's for shuir! on page 91

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
has tae be equally skeelie in ilk o his or her leids. In
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
o presidential politics with skeelie ease.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
be met tae Merry Courant. He skeelie-like sympathises wi ilk ane,
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
[It wes throu the veive an skeelie owersettins o George Campbell
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
There are eident and skeelie owersetters oot there whae ar
1 matches

Doric

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
but as Brady maks clear, in a skeelie weave atween the commercial s on page 125
that the Montgomeries drave a skeelie plou in this dreel a bittie a on page 126

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Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
but as Brady maks clear, in a skeelie weave atween the commercial s
that the Montgomeries drave a skeelie plou in this dreel a bittie a
2 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
byordinar skeelie tradesman, plumbin, paintin,
1 matches

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Wrocht, that skeelie Granda Dickson growed here on page 2

1 matches

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
hale warl, tha CLLSCA Affhan Skeelie Curn oan Baakgaein Leids haes on page 17
(a) Graith tha skeelie offer athin tha Ulstèr-Scotc on page 38

2 matches

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