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The word 'kittlin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
kittlinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus20.86912
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 68.7 21 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 2
DOR - General Northern 70.9 16 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 25 19 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 80 8 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of kittlin in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
a pairt o the scenery as the kittlin groomin its cleuks at the bar
n her heid like she wis a wee kittlin. She wis a pettit craitur, he
epit a taed or a puddock or a kittlin aroon them. Bit nae the Warlo
ikit like cut gless. The ferm kittlin wis purrin afore the fire, tw
in the kitchie apart frae the kittlin, war Minnie, her cousin Isie,
9 matches

Hutchison, Pat Sanners Gow's Tales and Folklore of the Buchan - The Clootie Dummmplin!, (Ayton Publishing 2017 ISBN: 978-1910601419) Doric - Banffshire, prose
kers wiz taakin aa this in an kittlin Jocky up. He lookit neen ower
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Gurr the Tyke an Scrat the Kittlin sat at opposite ens o the rei
r stooshie sterted. Scrat the Kittlin lowpit up inno Mistress
t fur Scrat’s tail, bit the kittlin breenged up on the mantle an
o the backet lowpit a ginger kittlin caad Tiddles.
Tiddles the kittlin grew dowie. “I wis bocht th
11 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
later she comes in, wi a wee kittlin in a basket, an a tray o saad on page 77

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
s, chukkens, yowes, a tyke, a kittlin and a cuddy. The wifle grew i
1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
i't - the wyte wes the blaik kittlin's aa an haill. For the fite k on page 9
aa fankles an snorls, wi the kittlin rmnin . efter its ain tail in on page 10
ree snorls o the wou roun the kittlin's haase, jist tae see fit it on page 11
ht o Ailice's collogue wi the kittlin. "Come an we'se lat on at you on page 13

15 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
I didna like strange mannies kittlin my grannie. on page 51

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
the halo o his hair an beird kittlin her face. She shiftit her sat
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
s tae show thaim the wee ferm kittlin; or speirin awa wi daft-like on page 42

1 matches

General Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
s o his at first, he wis jist kittlin himsel wi their terrible an y on page 135

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Weel,' said Mr Wonka, kittlin his baird and glowerin in dee on page 154

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
o the back where somethin wis kittlin him, he saw Christopher Robin on page 48

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
re wis a skinkle o excitement kittlin up in his een. on page 35

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
magandie that, faur frae bein kittlin, gars ye aither grue or guffa on page 127

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
haur Wullie micht hae birlt a kittlin, bit naethin is muckle’s a
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
The bleck an grey kittlin hid been lappin frae the dub
Wha d’ye belang tae?’ The kittlin meowed agane an Mary prest it
airms lenth. Stidied it. The kittlin wisnae ower blate aboot that
waash intae a broon an white kittlin. It shawed the baist tae be g
She wappit the kittlin in her shawl. She didnae want
13 matches

General Ulster

North South Ministerial Council Twa Thoosan an Six - Twalmond Fynnin, (Ullans Speakers Association 2007) Ulster, government
intae chauncer, an tha kittlin o poust. on page 3

8 matches

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