| bells | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 23.8 | 79 | 52 |
| ORK - Orkney | 39.7 | 4 | 3 |
| SHD - Shetland | 23.2 | 4 | 3 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | 70.3 | 2 | 2 |
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 16.3 | 5 | 4 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | |||
| ABN - Aberdeen | 10.5 | 1 | 1 |
| DOR - General Northern | 8.9 | 2 | 2 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 28.4 | 11 | 6 |
| WCE - West Central | 17.8 | 4 | 3 |
| DUN - Dundee | 21.2 | 2 | 2 |
| EDN - Edinburgh | 12.4 | 2 | 2 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 25.1 | 5 | 4 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | 21.4 | 2 | 2 |
| LAL - General Central | 27.6 | 21 | 14 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 36.3 | 3 | 2 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | 97.6 | 7 | 2 |
| DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) | |||
| WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) | |||
| CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) | |||
| BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) | |||
| SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) | |||
| BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast) | |||
| PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) | 35.7 | 1 | 1 |
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 98.5 | 3 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ing low, rattlan like tubular bells, on page 95
1 matches
Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
n yur neighbourhood eftir the bells, sure o a warm welcome, a dra
1 matches
De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
drittled trowe skilin een an bells; on page 86
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
da red carpet dat hed peerie bells trowe hit dat tinkled as you
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rain at Newerdy. As we saa da bells in Gutteryaggle gied furt tae
1 matches
@JamesAmcvean tweeted
ach @Lexi_isaboy Can hear the bells jingle jangle fae here... htt(2021)
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
poodery an broon, the heather bells mair like wee dry castanets,
ck, wid be teeterlogic at the bells, ay, an nae jist Hogmanay, ei
2 matches
@FaeFoggie tweeted
doric spikkin lecture afore i bells. Een o i bairns favourite wor(2019)
@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
novels, Alpine scene, coos wi bells on...surprise! (2020) twitter link
@beast_afc tweeted
mark it happen, I'm there we bells on https://t.co/LkIa2STJ8g(2020)
Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
feet undauntoned an wi siller bells on page 31
y throu the seilence bate the bells on page 33
2 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
st, Poet and Wit', the alairm bells stert tae ding. The tragedy o on page 121
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
r Brig ti the Tron. Eftir the bells thai mairched doun Prences St
raivel ti Embro ti walcum the bells.
2 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
oorbells, the phone, aa kin o bells aboot the hoose, for tae radi
ornin an the soond o the kirk bells gleddent her hert, no that sh
o the bizzin bees an the kirk bells an the fragrance o a late bla
3 matches
Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
ern furniture. And the church bells must be ringin cos Danny fina
1 matches
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
eer erse oot ur scratcher ur bells no wurkin lol (2021) twitter link
Pennie, Len Toast Tae The Daft Days, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
charge our glasses, toast the bells, sing auld lang syne again
1 matches
@annieones tweeted
oor families an bring in the bells. ?? (2021) twitter link
on Hogmanay, we bring in the bells wae family. You might be tae (2021) twitter link
Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
, Hogmanay, then bring in the bells
1 matches
Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ttin oaff any premature alarm bells. A boay ah yince kent, Kyle,
1 matches
Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
The stag-bells ring, on page 35
1 matches
Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
n. The Darkness-Don't Let the Bells End. The guitars urr so loud, on page 28
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
oond the streets wi their wee bells fae time tae time, and ye can
1 matches
Geraghty, Martin The Pusher, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
te troublesome ae hours. Four bells. Drunks urr tryin tae make th
1 matches
Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Syne dingin bells assail yir lugs, on page 10
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
id o starns, a gowpenfu o wee bells that coud lauch.' on page 87
l hae five hunder million wee bells, an I will hae five hunder mi on page 89
like five hunder million wee bells. on page 91
o the nicht.' An syne the wee bells are turnt tae tear-blobs. on page 93
4 matches
McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ned the ruif, makkin the fire-bells dingle. Ma scuil-bag on page 22
e A heard the ringle-tingle o bells alang the ferm treck, an whan on page 25
2 matches
Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
eart ye wur gaun tae miss the bells? Wus it the time ye wur staun on page
1 matches
Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
an while the bells soond on page 25
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Gone are the Leaves, (ISIS 2014 ISBN: 978-1445099262) Central, prose
les of clean white sheets and bells for prayer ringing through th on page 3
3 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
wi nets unrantered, foundered bells on page 39
1 matches
Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
grew there had nae labels or bells. on page 97
s, her sang is like wee gless bells tinklin awa!' the High Pandan on page 100
2 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ding the bells, see, an gar the gantrees dir on page 27
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Daein it yersel, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
The alarm bells should hae been clangin in ma
1 matches
Young, Clive Creative Scotland an the sowl o Scots, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
Leid Policie”. Weel, alairm bells suin stairtit dirlin; it wis
1 matches
Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ower the wurld tae see in the bells, refleck on the past an leuk
1 matches
@g_hibby tweeted
o, a quiet night in.. See the bells, then intae ma kip... Have a (2022) twitter link
@RickHJohnston tweeted
boot Crimea should be ringing bells amang the sane. Let's GTF oot (2022) twitter link
Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
he naem Dave Rutherford rings bells i ma
Maislee rings bells i ma heid, bot gin ae mynd ri
2 matches
@StuartPoet tweeted
a wheen Diane an the same wi bells oan tae yer mither, fair gled(2020)