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Use in varieties of Scots

eel Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.4 5.7 9 9.9 11.6 82.7 8.9
Number of occurrences3011 6 1 2 8 2
Number of authors13 4 5 1 1 2 1

Occurrences of eel in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
But ye balanced an eel oan the end ae yer noseWhit m on page 49
maister wis an auld conger-eel, that used tae come wance a w on page 96

2 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
On the end o yer neb a live eel ye curd jinkWhit made ye sae on page 44

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
icht I walt an wammle like an eel, on page 43

1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@Brian_Pacey @BBCSportScot eel need tae pm me on that yin - (2020) twitter link
selburghAth @amy_lou1934 weel eel need tae turn the sound up if (2021) twitter link
it thursday - scroll doon - eel get ma drift - b oan ma son (2020) twitter link
n huv a swatch at ma photo - eel ken me the nxt ti (2020) twitter link
en tae the blazin fiddlers - eel commit hari kari lol (2020) twitter link
and 1 other occurrences.

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n they'll say, 'Blist are the eel an e wymes att nivver hid bai on page 119

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Vit ee balanced an eel on e end o yer nose - on page 47
lan-master wis an owld eonger-eel, at used till come wance a we on page 93

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
n up an doun, wammlin like an eel, as he cam doun the gait, wi on page 92

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
on calfie turned till an auld eel coo, doon the road she gaed t
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ds & baith caught twa cod, an eel & a few auld tins.(2017) search twitter

Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
t ur brither is coman at, bit eel niver be able tae wear a pair on page 87

1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
But you keepit dat eel on your nose athoot blinkin - on page 50
lin mester wis an aald conger-eel at ösed ta come eence ida we on page 98

2 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Yet ee balanced an eel oan th end o eer neb - on page 48
in-maister was an auld conger-eel, that yist tae come yince a w on page 95

2 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
ll de ask stupid questions or eel get stipid answers #toottootf(2012) search twitter
@jamieginger173 eel dae onyhing no ti work #yiral(2012) search twitter
l dae mare in ma warm up than eel dae aw nite #gitupti2ndgear(2012) search twitter
the spinning cless this week eel probably just stand aside eet(2012) search twitter
@Bulla7 @hornet_2011 eel need ti run ti newzealand and(2012) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Yit yae balance't an eel on the en o yer neb - on page 49
wlin-mester wus an oul conger-eel, that use't tae come yinst a on page 96

2 matches

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