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cheil Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words27.8 32.9 36.2 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences8964 24 0 0 1 0
Number of authors33 21 12 1

Occurrences of cheil in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
wis an uncommon bonnie-lookin cheil, wi stoatin derk een, derk ch on page 134

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Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
l an sneckit the airm aff the cheil that did it. Skalla-Magnus wi on page 58

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
up fir me at sicht o a muckle cheil bearin doon oan her wi ootstr on page 27

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
s A'm juist a beerie, sweirie cheil, sae aye he helps me oot. Tee on page 48

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
leid, an syne that it isna a cheil a body can be lettert in. Hoo on page 6
ots haes nae staundart mak, a cheil that haes been debatit for mo on page 7
eteracy tae scuils is a byous cheil. Tae teach it alang wi the le on page 8
r unnerstaun a process, hoo a cheil wirks, or hoo parteeclar thro on page 9
tical) subject is the body or cheil that is unner discussion. The on page 11
Also on pages 16, 17, 28, 32, 36
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Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
mister fur'd. Bein a fuilitch cheil, A follaed the aveisement o t on page 10

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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
yow, lathie," he cawed ti the cheil at trinnilt the barra, "fess on page 4

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
polist fluir ti whaur a ying cheil sut on a settil wi ae shank l on page 1
The ying cheil hed a tin faiss wi lings o do on page 2
The ying cheil liftit a wechtie kistie frae on page 3
ither lauchit alse, as a ying cheil in the uinifurm o the Preobra on page 4

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Gart summon cheil an loun. on page 50

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
O ony cheil maist onywhaur. on page 141

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
A fell roch cheil, this Polyphème on page 98

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
A im an apen-mindit an soupil cheil, wha is wullin ti coontenance on page 6

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
e actioun, than it orders the cheil the pursuer is fearit for ti on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
teid o jist a dwaiblie soutar cheil, on page 42

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
cutty accoont o an Aiberdeen cheil an his pairty that wis 'cured on page 131

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
is still prentice wark frae a cheil wha wes ti becum a major Scot on page 143

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Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
s. We ken that John Tait, the cheil maist active in drauchtin the on page 4

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
at ahin the word Venus is the cheil that we hae a want or liking
The cheil in the Moon
ures makkit legends aboot the cheil in the Moon – in Europe the
e as the weather chenges. The cheil that naebody can evite is the
Ceres, the biggest cheil in the asteroid belt, is reck
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
shawin tae the yird the puir cheil's want o a guid eddication. A
r aye the shaddae o thon puir cheil's want o a guid eddication li
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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Horsbroch, Honorar Research Cheil, Institute o Irish an Scottis
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
kers disna hae ti read a orra cheil like Douglas for ti conveence
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Fleemin, Sandy No on BBC, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
euk guid. Ae advert haed this cheil parkin abeich this bayou, an
wark on a verandah. While the cheil's awa oot on his pirogue or w
settle aa ower the caur. The cheil comes back an starts the moto
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
for Scots wis ane an the same cheil, Lord Watson MSP.
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
les bein the maist clivversum cheil i the novelle.
Rab Broun wes a plat an plain cheil an kent weill the
steich cheil wi nae mense. He tuik a glisk
he yowtit out . Ane Sassenach cheil
wird. The cheil sein Ebenezer aye fykin, an g
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
n fickle tae tell whither the cheil descrived is the Rael Mackay
micht be turnt back. Ony orra cheil wis taen noo as a sign o the
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
nts, Scott wes an unco skyrie cheil, ferr-kent for his evendoun o
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
cots language wis the auldest cheil on the fairm – an a Buchan
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Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
g fae your mooth is tae caa a cheil a Tory. In thir PC days aibli
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
this ower ma deid body." The cheil wis in the minority for Itchy
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“He’s a braw cheil,” Derriakin stertit purpose
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McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
e torture a mentally disabled cheil, that they kent aw alang tae
k an serr thaim. Whan a bleck cheil can be killt efter the polis
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
n 2011 alane. Aa this fae the cheil that supposedly wants tae mak
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
A sumph is a cheil to whom Natur has denied ony
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
aff protectit birds o prey. A cheil fae the RSPB, Keith Morton, w
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@jack_capener tweeted
jist nocht bit a tuim heidit cheil owre thirlt tae thon linguist(2019) search twitter

Doric

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
her fairmers. He wis a thrawn cheil bit he ae hid a smile on his on page 57

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
He's a real naewie cheil on page 105
Monday's cheil has a stupid grin on his face on page 148
Dear Florence, yer like a wee cheil on page 154

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
heild on wi "The cheil at drives the ingine. Fegs, t on page 38
an tentie scunce at me! I'm a cheil at hes claver't wi a Keing, a on page 78

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
yer uncle Brian: a body-like cheil wi a feel's harns. An he'll n
ds. He wis a pernickety kinno cheil, dentie in his mainners, mair
ht be, nor yet the name o the cheil that stude afore her.
wis fit he thocht the fremmit cheil wantit tae hear an sae he rat
s yonner. They'd the face o a cheil bit the scales o a reptile. S
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Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Douglas, bein a gweed lookin cheil if it wisna for the big broo,
heed wi a tattie fin a fairm cheil threw it shoutin, “Look at
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Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
; he wis likely a fine eneuch cheil ootbye the kirk...bit inside?
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Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
fowk micht think it cam fae a cheil’s pen and mebbe they’d ta
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Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
He got a hud o the salesman cheil

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
He was a richt hard-warkin cheil, naebdy he'd deen ill tae
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
fine loon. Ayewis guid fan a Cheil is not only chuffed, but fair(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
nd Trump is affa What a gypit cheil(2020) search twitter

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
E' cheil wi e' geet in his een - Kate(2019) search twitter
Cheil looks like a wifie - Aerosmi(2019) search twitter
@DoricPhrases Some cheil????????(2020) search twitter

Southern

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
but we lyke this cheil the best,
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