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Use in varieties of Scots

deil's Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.1 8.1 7.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences2316 5 0 0 0 2
Number of authors17 11 4 2

Occurrences of deil's in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
sae the deil's roarin and skreechin on page 52

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
e norside by Ketil's Neb wi a deil's blast o wund. Ilka haun tae t on page 14

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
Stracht intae the deil's-palace wi nae mercy, tae on page 36
bullets hiv oor nems, an the deil's fearfu an aa. on page 39

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
et Roman hoard wis hid Bi the Deil's contractit task: on page 13

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
A steak the Deil's sel couldnae chew, on page 133

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
boot how rock and roll s "the Deil's wirk" and its gaun tae waste on page 35

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
abs wull hae tae gol', Played Deil's Advocate! on page 45

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
It's yin auld Deil's document efter aw on page 23

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
thin flat and hard. "Whit the deil's breeks is this?' he said. 'It on page 60

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
is usin the noo wis cawed the Deil's Tongue. A wheen o wumman pira on page 117

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Deil's een pursue me, back re-flarin on page 40
thae ill bairns o the deil's on page 50

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
airs necessair for keepin the deil's driver ants awa! A fella Scot on page 11

1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 84 - Jamie’s Day Oot, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
laas his tooter. They say the Deil's an affa leear. Ah dinna think on page 46

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ll fend Ye aye agin wesps the deil's noddy-cuddie scorpions a yin- on page 3

2 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
drinkin an ye said o him, 'E deil's inno him'. E Sin o Man cam et on page 92

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
an fae aat day tae this, the deil's fun naebody wullin tae file t on page 90

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Is tha deil's black brimstane bleeze: on page 25

1 matches

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re restrained approach to the deil's buttermilk.(2020) search twitter

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