skirl | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 14.4 | 13.6 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 47 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 27 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
agastert tae hear the wee lad skirl oot: on page 12
1 matches
Hodgson, Brent Lallans 58 - The Rooks, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Skail and skirl and rally roun! on page 112
1 matches
Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
ae goal forby the oncome o ma skirl, ma skirp, ma screeve. on page 55
1 matches
Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The skirl o the seamaws on page 51
1 matches
Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
fishers, forrit tae the skirl o pipes, the beat o on page 24
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Hemingway? Does it no mak ye skirl wi excitement?" on page 90
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
To skirl baith nicht an mornin, on page 112
Has heard the skirl o oor pan. on page 114
2 matches
Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ilka time I got hame she wid skirl at me, "Whaur's ma Gowden Tic on page 30
or suddently there wis a lood skirl, and then a muckle splatch, a on page 84
, and Chairlie could hear the skirl o the wund ootside as it hurt on page 140
3 matches
Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ng oot in a lood, lug-piercin skirl. "Haud on," Mr. Poe said, and on page 64
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
rax his airm... whit needs he skirl, on page 45
Coke-cans in the sheuch, the skirl on page 75
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
Coke-cans in the sheuch, the skirl on page 59
ax his airm ... whit needs he skirl, on page 60
2 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
sach an chanter, ay, a sonsie skirl on page 17
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
a heavin tide? A gey serious skirl
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
dang an a cauld win begoud ti skirl. Men an horss
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
r thrapple whan she ettled to skirl. Ootby, Mr Gray wesnae to be
ess in her chest. The far-aff skirl o sirens lat her ken that som
2 matches
Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
et but ah cannae. Ah want tae skirl but ah cannae. Ah miss ma maw
1 matches
Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
dae this, an the match wi the skirl o the colloquial language in
1 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
d she hasna the swirl nor the skirl o the pipes, but she has a fi
1 matches
Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
The maw alane wid skirl, he kent,
1 matches
@RickHJohnston tweeted
stirs the bluid tae here the skirl o the pipes! (2023) twitter link
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
loppit inte her seat wi a wee skirl o excitemint. on page 59
1 matches
Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A skirl geed up wi baith them screami on page 8
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
y? Sae, Flee tree, flee, they skirl, an the tree wi ae michty pec
O a suddenty. Nava lat oot a skirl o delicht.
rae the beaks, they cud anely skirl like scurries frae the howe-d
teens. Syne they'd skreich an skirl an hotter inbye the circles,
wis booin ower Miss Vining….skirl efter skirl tore frae the pat
6 matches
Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
and. Ere’s somethin aboot e skirl o e pipes, e bangin o e drums
1 matches
Hutchison, Pat Bulletbroo, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n the doup and it startit tae skirl oot o it so that bit wiz aari
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
skirl.’
-fittit dauncers lowp tae the skirl o the pipes. Frae aa the airt
ep doon, trysted there bi the skirl o the bagpipes. Safe on a ban
3 matches
Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A skirl, a dirl, an Eightsome Reel on page 155
1 matches
Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
Wi a skirl shui slippit her gless an ran on page 35
1 matches