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Use in varieties of Scots

skirled Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words32.3 43.6 25.6 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences10082 16 0 1 0 1
Number of authors14 9 3 1 1

Occurrences of skirled in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
his. "We're no fechtin, Maw,' skirled Tapiwa, pyntin a fingir at Po on page 55
'See,' skirled Precious in triumph. 'Yon's y on page 75

2 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
Syne he skirled oot: on page 15

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
they see whaur they're gaun?' skirled Violet Boakregarde in the dau on page 96
'It's turnin blue, lass!' skirled Mrs Boakregarde. 'Yer neb is on page 110
'Guid sakes, lassie!' skirled Mrs Boakregarde. 'Ye're blawi on page 111

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
dinna want tae hear aboot it" skirled Geordie. on page 8
'Let's get gaun, then!' skirled Geordie, lowpin up fae the ta on page 14
'Ye're daein it again! she skirled. 'Ayewis interruptin and argl on page 38
'Open yer mooth, Grannie" he skirled. He couldna richt see her for on page 41
d did ye get up on the roof?' skirled the mither. on page 59
Also on pages 61, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 86, 88, 89, 91, 94, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103
41 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
get doon, we canna get doon,' skirled Roo. 'Is it no braw? Pooh, is on page 61
ff the scale wi daftness, and skirled: "Teeger, Teeger, we're gonna on page 65
'But Pooh,' skirled Wee Grumphie, aw kittled up, on page 115

3 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Haw, Mr Tod!' skirled Boonce, leanin oot o his trac on page 27
'Never never never!' skirled Boggin. on page 29
'Whit?' they skirled. 'Och, Da, gonnae tell us?' on page 35
'Aye we are, Da!' skirled the three Wee Tods, lowpin up on page 36
's Chookie Hoose Nummer Yin!' skirled Mr Tod. 'It's jist whit I wis on page 40
Also on pages 43, 44, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 58, 63, 79
20 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
"Jook!" Sunny skirled, dunderin on the table wi her on page 33
"Jings!" Sunny skirled, which seemed tae mean "Ye're on page 36
"Book!" Sunny skirled, which meant "Mind and get a on page 39
"Gnap!" Sunny skirled, which seemed tae mean "And I on page 59
"Yaldy!" Sunny skirled, which meant "I'd much raithe on page 85
Also on pages 154, 156
7 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
His mither rued the wind that skirled on page 52

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
afore Weir's sister Madlove skirled, "Seek on page 112

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
An he skirled oot 'It's veggies an fruit!'
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
rin out the bak duir,” shae skirled in
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
“Och Miss M!” skirled Doris waefully, whan she open
1 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Aneth yer spell!" She skirled wi lachter. "Ah'd hiv te bi a on page 19
se yersel, ye selfish divil!" skirled Winnie. "Ye can dee fit the h on page 21
"A rut!" skirled Joyce. "Ye'r as far inte a ru on page 38

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Elspeth skirled an knockit her poodin plate i on page 32

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
les wi sic a force that Attie skirled an grat, fur the cloor barkit
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the quarry's face, sea-myaavs skirled an skreiched fur maistry o th
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Ow-ow-ow-ow-OOOyah” he skirled, dauncin roon the mushroom.
i a snell win that fussled an skirled an wheeped ben
“Oh! Oh! Oh!” skirled Kirsty as she stottit tapsalt
“Its Kirsty the Coo” skirled Suzy the Soo... bit naebody h
“Hooch!” skirled Mooch, “Oh this IS excitin,
9 matches

Harper, Edith Soon Awa, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
bit ma hert skirled ‘naw, no yit; dinna gang’
1 matches

Shetland

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
gs fae ahead. Da idder bairns skirled wi excitement when dey saa wh
1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ar thon Dorrmoose!" the Queen skirled oot. "Baeheid thon Dorrmoose! on page 115

1 matches

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