A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Occurrences of skelpin in Corpus

Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
but afore lang the scout cam skelpin doon the baunk, his airm up h on page 57

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
flewn intae her face, an wis skelpin her wi its wings. on page 44

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
). Megstie! Here a bodie fair skelpin alang. Whatna swippert naig h on page 48

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
s an back near broukit wi the skelpin, on page 60

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Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e her face fur a second, then skelpin the hat right aff her napper on page 22

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
flakey. 'Eat!' she yelloched, skelpin her thigh wi the ridin-crop. on page 121

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
he boat wis hurlin alang at a skelpin pace. Mr Wonka wis lowpin up on page 97
Wonka proodly, 'They're brand-skelpin new! I am inventin them for b on page 102
he muckle camera were awready skelpin their tottie drums and sterti on page 155
And bairnies skelpin ye wi sticks - on page 159
'Faster!' cried Mr Wonka, skelpin the waw o the lift wi his hau on page 163

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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
me he wis watchin, Teeger wis skelpin roond the Forest makkin lood on page 117
oolet, said Pooh, 'we've been skelpin alang, sae that we could be i on page 124

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
rain skelpin doon on page 13

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
n guide an guidit twined, the skelpin din on page 25

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Young skelpin cuddies feel less freed. on page 15

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
like a radge bear spittin and skelpin at everythin that got in his on page 3
s? Ya beauty," said Hercules, skelpin the air wi his fist, and he s on page 57

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
thaim skelpin awaw eftir thair beiss. Thai
widdies skelpin hiz fece. He wes pulled bak o
fower hyne ryders skelpin towart thaim.
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Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
aes come aboot fae gamma rays skelpin intae hydrogen atoms. Hydrodg
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ettilt ti cum upsides wi the skelpin
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
airsels, lauchin an gaffin an skelpin the brod
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Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
"Liv's maw's gonaae gee her a skelpin if anybody sees us and grasse
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
tae suffer sic a skelpin?
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
times wi the taps o the trees skelpin the auld carline's bahookie a
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
bite oot o the scone that wis skelpin oor wee faces!
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
giein him a clear shottie at skelpin her bahoochie. He wis that pr
ack towart Hsien, she saw him skelpin Derriakin’s bahoochie as th
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
reasons for this, yit anither skelpin at the haunds o the voters, g
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Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
e speik tae his faither efter skelpin yin o the mairket lads wi a s
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
doon...an syne feenish aff bi skelpin her on the backside wi a weet on page 12

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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
es ye and tickles ye intead o skelpin ye.
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
her we learned o the physical skelpin’s she’d teen fae teachers
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Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
The ferm wis washin skelpin in the win
soons are there: ‘…washin skelpin in the win’ and ‘…a bee
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
s, thon loon hiz previous o’ skelpin’ birds, fits he b’in uptae (2018) search twitter
pittin' ye ower his knee and skelpin' yer erse!(2016) search twitter

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
l yirth birls an years skite, skelpin by on page 39

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