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Use in varieties of Scots

neil Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words26.6 10.1 94.6 0 0 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences8620 63 0 0 1 2
Number of authors22 15 5 1 1

Occurrences of neil in Corpus

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Central

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
Zen Buddhism in the novels o Neil Gunn. on page 55

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
Pat Kane, Willie MclIlvanney, Neil Ascherson an Canon Kenyon Wri on page 107

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
shi talks great Dundonian. An Neil Paterson made a grand joab o on page i

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
illie Neill, Dauvit Purves an Neil R. MacCallum, as weill as a f on page 6

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
tual humans doun on the Moon. Neil Armstrong – dootless sprung
1 matches

Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Neil Armstrong land upo the Muin a
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Bennett, Peter The Party ay the Year (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
a blast ay Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond sweepin oer us as the
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
oned bi a group heidit bi MEP Neil MacCormick (SNP) that said, "
1 matches

Neil, Gabriel The Green Pairty: Holyrood’s nixt opposition?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ainlie gemme in toon. Gabriel Neil, a Green Pairty activist base
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@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@tramowl Cannae abide them Neil. 400yrs out of date !(2020) search twitter

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
NeilKirk @OorVyce Braw stuff, Neil - fair enjoyed it!(2020) search twitter

@fourmenterian tweeted
@Germans4indyref Aye, Neil. From what I hear, Covid can (2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
never thocht I wad hae you an Neil Oliver in ma heid at the same(2020) search twitter

@DABArbuckle tweeted
sk if the lassie wha reviewed Neil Oliver's latest book has actu(2020) search twitter
@Douglas4Moray Oor SNP MP Neil Gray got oor 'parking charge'(2020) search twitter
y McGregor). Cannae staun yon Neil Oliver but its awfy guid tae (2020) search twitter
should really jine hauns wae Neil Oliver so ah can shout at the(2020) search twitter
ggins Jings I read that wae a Neil Young sing song voice.(2020) search twitter

@annieones tweeted
team. Guid luck tae yeah wae neil findlay. (2021) twitter link

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
tow tae Boddim awfa ma paal "Neil Tomsin," weel, thi feirst roo on page 65
ben tae a stoap athoot hittcn Neil's car. Fit a fleichen escapad on page 67

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
we're rockin in Kincardine O'Neil on page 74

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
e dyeuk’s eggies.” Cousin Neil at New Deer keepit dyeuks an
ll ower his face, like Cousin Neil’s parks fin the sun hid ahi
2 matches

Shepherd, Robbie Harknin tae the braw souns, (John Benjamin 2000) Doric, newspaper
Fae Neil Gow in the 18th century tae J
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the wye she'd met her husband Neil.
Neil Duguid wis a cannie chiel, an
tae their walk tae the altar. Neil hid bin lanesome, raised in G
wint an rage an deprivation. Neil, tho, hid bin lifitit frae hi
Neil vrocht fur ane o yon multinat
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@72redz1903 tweeted
@NeilDrysdale In a nutshell Neil. Maist o my days I’ve been L (2022) twitter link
ng forward tae listening this Neil (2022) twitter link

Southern

@officialAliRed tweeted
lslorance T E L T ! Kick oan, Neil ???(2019) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
roose tradeetion o spacers wi Neil Armstrong being #UlsterScots. (2014) twitter link
I didnae ken that Neil Armstrong was an Ulster Scot: (2014) twitter link