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killt Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.1 27.8 16.6 0 0 41.3 22.1
Number of occurrences7454 11 0 0 4 5
Number of authors29 22 4 1 2

Occurrences of killt in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
An Killt an Cairved the Geese on page 30

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
hairt I couldna tell ye gin a killt a man thon day. It seemed I d on page 59

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ahint the screen; she that I killt the oobits for (forby twa-thr on page 72

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
or three o the players tae be killt for missin their turns, an sh on page 44

1 matches

MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
and killt the future. on page 61

3 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
in this day an age, huntit an killt at wurst on page 37
it's a wunner nane o tham are killt on page 51

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the tounfolk had tisen up an killt anither twal o the dragoons a on page 38
milns, when twa dragoons were killt. on page 45
a lang year. For bad men had killt her daddy. on page 47
ear nou since her faither wis killt - an here at lang last wis t on page 71
hat trauchle wore him doun an killt him at the en. But juist mind on page 79

5 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ngst the Scots, Thorstein wis killt fir brakin a pact wi the Pict on page 14

5 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Ye're jalousin yer auntie killt him and made it look as if he on page 192

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
eer mind hou monie bairns get killt, an we shuid neer forget that on page 116
thoosans killt bi the war export business), on page 123

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n ye get back an tell them ye killt a polar bear' on page 38
An killt at Martin's Stane...' on page 77
ntae the hairt o the baist an killt it. There whaur the monster w on page 80
the reason how he cuidnae be killt by lead bullets. In truth Cla on page 117
eftir Claverhouse himsel wis killt by the siller button at Killi on page 118

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Jockina. 'He could hae killt us tea we were aw deid!' on page 175

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
That boy killt in Wales though, that wis pla on page 77

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'He'll hae tae be killt' skraiked Beek. on page 9
a skeely flisk o his jaws, he killt them deid. on page 40
hen that scunnersome beast is killt and strappit up in the front on page 69
yon. If we gang oot, we'll be killt. Richt?' on page 78

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
In the West Port they killt me, sweet in wine on page 7

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Or been killt efter aa, whit richt hae you on page 23

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
killt bi ither brutal men, on page 22

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
bor's wife that her man's bin killt at the Pit; he breks it tae h on page 133

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
haes murthert, or laestweys, killt, Elliot. Elliot's bluidie jai on page 140

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ell. Houane’er, Campbell is killt, an this pits the leddie in a
ick is gien an the Captain is killt. Leddie Falconer ne’er recu
ws a hunner feet. The deer is killt, but Duncan’s faw is brukke
3 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
e saw the haill o her faimlie killt afore her een. She
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
ber, pickelt in formaldehyde, killt, deid. Scots grammar on the i
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
oskin is whaur Patrick Sellar killt this auld Mrs MacKay. He burn
as faur’s I ken he haednae killt onybody afore he got tae Badi
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
lad fae the estate haed been killt whan his tractor rowed ower o
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
at ane o ma brithers had been killt in Athens an ma faither went
d Theseus intae a trap. I hae killt a man afore, lang syne, an I
nge the sails tae white if he killt the Minotaur; an by this sign
Onybody lowpin fae it wid be killt on the jaggy rocks ablow. But
4 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Lord Jeems an whan Jeems wis killt Kirkcaldy heidit the funeral
eir until 1573, twa governors killt in office, an syne a third an
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
im. Whan a bleck cheil can be killt efter the polis confront him
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
bomb. Aabody in the close wis killt. An cos Ah wisna there, Ah'm on page 38

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
Mary," says I, "he musta been killt aboot twinty year afore Ah wi on page 35

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Fen killt a king o Scots, bit we were n on page 10

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
he fire file Faither hid near killt John an chased him fae the pl on page 45

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
'Fit killt it?' speired Minnie.
the ae unblockit hole, tae be killt wi a dunt bi Dandy, an laid o
, like the rubbits grippit an killt in the teeth o the futterat.
eleyven pun at birth, an near killt her mither comin inno the war
. I think thon skelp maun hae killt her.'
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
high caste Brahmin, her fowk killt in some bluid lettin atween t
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
morie sers mei richt, hei wis killt accidently, whan trainin tae
e gat wurk i Wast Afrika, wis killt i sum brulziement or ither wi
whan hei wur killt ae day, wi his ain tractor, w
w) i the 1939-45 War, bot wis killt, gin A mynd richt, in
4 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
an whuskers! Shae'll git mae killt, es sure es ferrets ir ferret on page 33
thocht Alice, "they'll hae it killt in a day or twa. Wud it naw b on page 61
shane, shae'd git iveryboadie killt, aal roon. (It wus the last r on page 87

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
an ower thair brithers tae be killt, an faithers thair weans; an on page 9

2 matches

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