| dirl | Occurrences normalised per million words | Occurrences | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Corpus | 14.8 | 49 | 30 |
| ORK - Orkney | 29.8 | 3 | 2 |
| SHD - Shetland | 34.9 | 6 | 3 |
| TON - Tonge | |||
| NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) | |||
| NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle) | |||
| MNA - Mid Northern A | 26.2 | 8 | 3 |
| MNB - Mid Northern B | |||
| SNO - South Northern | 162.8 | 1 | 1 |
| ABN - Aberdeen | 31.5 | 3 | 2 |
| DOR - General Northern | 13.3 | 3 | 2 |
| NEC - North East Central | |||
| SEC - (South) East Central | 12.2 | 5 | 4 |
| WCE - West Central | 4.4 | 1 | 1 |
| DUN - Dundee | |||
| EDN - Edinburgh | 18.6 | 3 | 2 |
| GLA - Glasgow | 5.1 | 1 | 1 |
| AYR - Ayrshire | |||
| LAL - General Central | 15.8 | 12 | 8 |
| SEA - South East (Borders) | 12.5 | 1 | 1 |
| SWE - South West (Galloway) | |||
| 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) | 51.2 | 1 | 1 |
| EUL - East Antrim (Larne) | 32.8 | 1 | 1 |
| GUL - General Ulster | |||
| SYN - Synthetic (no region) |
Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
ll. Sheu'd sneck the laser an dirl wi the new nummers: the thowt on page 30
1 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
De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
f, laav, laand wia styooch, a dirl; on page 25
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
id!” said Gutteryaggle in a dirl.
1 matches
Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ns. Sometimes dey mak my head dirl but I wid niver be athoot dem
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, garrin the cups and sassers dirl. "Damn ye te hell, quine!" on page 65
1 matches
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
in the lug at made is falsers dirl. on page 42
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a new pianie in the toon tae dirl an thump, thon auld moth-ette
nicht, bit the heat gart them dirl an itch aa the mair.
2 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a been on her back that didna dirl."
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
fine strang teeth, that dinna dirl.
1 matches
Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the heid that gaart mi harns dirl. on page 76
1 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - Three poems, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, poetry
An the thunner dirl
1 matches
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@KennethWatt A fair dirl n affa skitey in the weet min(2020)
Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
scart an nettles stang, whaur dirl on page 58
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
And as they dirl and dunner, on page 9
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
er the brig wi a brattil an a dirl, the
1 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
quaking-grass tae rattle and dirl. But Ailsa wis numb tae it aw
1 matches
McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Sae whit aboot this blob an dirl, on page 18
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
"Happie!" hir voss hed a dirl intilt lik muisik, freistie m on page 1
1 matches
MacKinnon, Ann Lallans 70 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Each dirl of that graip intae stanes on page 61
1 matches
Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
sprots dirl tae the lithe on page 17
1 matches
Freeman, Fred Lallans 102 - Burns, Hamish and Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
etter tae Thomson o 1792, wad dirl: on page 59
1 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
scart an nettles stang, whaur dirl on page 74
1 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
lls, see, an gar the gantrees dirl on page 27
thunner's dirl-dirlin, see, an mirksome's th on page 29
2 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wrichts gars the Glesga vyces dirl in your lugs as gin ye war ri on page 127
1 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Halloween, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
fleg, an oor herts an heids a dirl but oh! hou we loed it aa!
day will get juist as guid a dirl fae their ain Halloweens as w
2 matches
Thoumire, Elizabeth Kintrae livin, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
pipe. It gied oor heids a wee dirl tae ken we wad be gaein tae s
1 matches