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skill Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 19.1 8 29.8 0 32.8 35.4
Number of occurrences5536 5 3 0 3 8
Number of authors36 22 4 1 3 6

Occurrences of skill in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Fir baith oor oars, wae bitty skill Bi bitty erms are plied, on page 5

1 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ur companies - aften o great skill, an his ain company the Bowhi on page 37

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
The king summons up his skill, But loses the reins; on page 6

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Yir true skill, is tae instil, on page 105

1 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
It is the dyker's skill that binds them, on page 203

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
be favourit by a king fer his skill in fechtin. Lang afore Coutti on page 19
flunkies. An as time past his skill onlie got better an better, a on page 84
at gloried in his strength an skill and who cuid nivver resist a on page 90

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ssons scantit no throu want o skill on page 8

1 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
fella Scot, dumfoondit by her skill at the darg, spiered wha had on page 11

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
But though her skill in cookery wis gey near haun
They'll learn ye evry country skill
2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
s country steyed a lass whase skill in weavin wis unmatched by on
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
ey fowk can speak but Byrne's skill o writin it. He gets the swee
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Flemings o’ Dalnoid, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
His skill an' devotion,
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
gnorance intae the licht o’ skill an’ knowledge. Like the tim
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Tae skill an' joy.
Ay’ praisin’ skill, no’ pointin’ blame,
idy mixture, o’ flare an’ skill an’ poise,
s wid deny the extraordinary skill o’ Jimmy Johnstone! The Wee
e championships in a row, his skill took stock.
5 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
O' skill an' humour, we maun tell,
ncin’ fing’irs, fu’o’ skill,
2 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
design. But they wanted some skill or at least some ‘commitmen
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
s is whit wey sen' 'um tae ri skill fur. Fur tae learn how tae co
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
their ain language as a skill,
A skill,
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ery - surgery is a practical skill,” he sayed maitter-o-fackly
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
eaders gettin, his profile an skill, an (shairly!) his pairty uni
aim. The SNP wull need at the skill an energy they can gaither ta
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ect he deserves, his preachin skill talked aboot, his sermons rea
es an find oot he hud anither skill apart frae preachin the gospe

@MartinBroon tweeted
@AllyLove21 @ClydeFC Again, skill ect, .noo.whit aboot that con(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
ae the accent or viewpoint or skill tae rap /poetry slam either(2020) search twitter

@OliphantWullie tweeted
re a fine player wi a wheen o skill which ye yaised tae great eff (2022) twitter link

@ThonJacobite tweeted
"The Repair Shop". The sheer skill and genius o' the crafters is (2021) twitter link

Doric

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
His skill wis michty thin! on page 26
Yer skill aa men tae show, on page 31

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
For both wur oars, wi peedy skill, By peedy arms are plied, on page 5

1 matches

The Flying Pigs There’s nae reassurance over national insurance, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
gan tae be an affa handy life skill tae hae as the year gings on.
1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
's dander - mair bi luck nor skill. Amazin foo the deer jist coo (2021) twitter link

Orkney

Garson, Sheila Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Many a mither blide o hir skill. on page 12

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Many a mither blide o hir skill. on page 75
No tae mention the skill o forman marks on the paper, on page 109

2 matches

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
(she's handed on her skill), on page 150

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
r baith oor oars, wi nae much skill, on page 5

1 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
wudni even git inti a primary skill team #yirshit(2012) search twitter

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Twa weel-skill't men stairt in tha neuk, on page 47

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Fur baith oor oars, wi wee skill, on page 5

1 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Yit wi'oot haes skill an' knowledge, on page 9

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Calmness, patience, skill an grace on page 32
An whisper oo mae cunnin' skill, on page 45

2 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Learn a new skill nor the like, on page 15
An forbye that, if ye hae the skill tae cast a gentle line, on page 47

2 matches

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
ame Although they're close in skill they dinnae match auld Burns'
1 matches

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