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Use in varieties of Scots

veil Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.7 7 7.5 0 11.6 20.7 8.9
Number of occurrences2514 5 0 2 2 2
Number of authors15 6 5 1 1 2

Occurrences of veil in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
he same Providence set doun a veil o mist tae speerit awa the la on page 52
n faintly throu the deep blue veil o getherin nicht. While awa i on page 81

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
n be robit lik a wumman, wi a veil ower his heid an hoose keys t on page 14

4 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
ahint yer veil. on page 7
yer haffet ahint yer veil on page 13

3 matches

Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
lin the moon like a widow’s veil coverin her auld coupon.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
art her an makin tae lift her veil.
art her an makin tae lift her veil.
2 matches

Douglas, Ashley Fur maist o history, anonymous wis a wumman, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, prose
tes her desire tae tak on the veil o male sex sae that the twa w
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
convertit intae ‘his vaill [veil]’ fur that they micht leafu
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
o this tale we'll jist draw a veil But at last the work wis comp on page 15

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
whit wey wis the veil scriven whit wey did a nivver on page 3

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
Yet fan mist's veil slid ower the pier's caal sho on page 40

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bles - aa hair an hips, wi a veil ower the boddom hauf o her fa on page 15

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
, saft an grey like a widda's veil ower her een.
1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
dan slip trowe da veil; on page 32

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
a sail fill ithoot seein dat veil lift?) on page 100

1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
e muir drew itsel awa, like a veil, an she saw ablow her a warld
. The muir happed its fauldin veil ower the veesion.
2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rls, crooned wi a lang, white veil. The bridesmaids wore on page 23

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Tha mair thon lan's ahint tha veil on page 13

1 matches

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