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The word 'smells'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
smellsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.15033
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 2
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
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.5 6 4
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 2
DUN - Dundee 42.5 4 2
EDN - Edinburgh 24.8 4 3
GLA - Glasgow 25.1 5 4
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 11.8 9 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 1
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of smells 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.

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Noo whin id comes tae ferming smells, there's nothing can compare on page 80

1 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
'whitivver hit smells lik, on page 115

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
said, TA KEEP AWA GUFFY BOADY SMELLS FOR A HALE DAY. ‘Shö could
1 matches

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ookie whit arrived daday!! It smells so good #ColbaltSoulJournal # (2019) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e hale place wis an assault o smells an a riot o colour." on page 88

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Mmmm...somethin smells fine," said Sandy, jynin Vi i on page 28
issus Reed, likin aa her fine smells an bonny claes an bricht colo on page 64

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
The yowe fa's tint her bairn smells the kent yoam o the deid litt
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
tterin hotch potch.’ Aa the smells: ‘…the stank o girse, o s
the souns, tastes, sichts an smells o the ferm, frae the parks an
2 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
he back o i bakery. Affa fine smells.(2019)

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
tead o that citrusy scint, he smells like a student flat ~ half-ea on page 35

1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
ot in sweat - the gloom, the smells, on page 43

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
000 Sooth American full back? Smells o Walter Rojas https://t.co/0 (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
n needs a slap! Ma leathr jkt smells fooshtie :-((2011)

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
n. Ye can git some richt braw smells in yer on page 5

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
rin it, like that. The office smells o naething but stour an plast
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An the air that smells like honey
The gairden here, that smells sae sweet,
beauteous blooms an glorious smells.
3 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@joliv1202 ??. Smells braw tho ????(2020)

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
a hunner assortit smells tae droon oot the stink on page 141

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
aura McNish: she's fat an she smells an she kept stealin evrubdy's on page 47
ve jist made that up cause he smells an naebdy likes him. on page 158

2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Fae here thi air smells as if on page 32
keep it fae bad smells. on page 36

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
fires an fell oorie noises an smells comin fae Claypotts Castle iv on page 118

1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
kinkil, the lipper, the douce smells an souns an the sunnlicht, he
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Time passed an smells o cookin reached thaim, addin
re and rubber tubing! And ... smells like ... resin. And here we h
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
o busy enjoyin the soonds and smells oan offer tae recognise that
1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Musty ... that's how the loft smells. You think you'll get a good on page 36

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
stened tae the flair, seafood smells waftin. We fling doon wir jai on page 3

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
s while skippin and makin wee smells. on page 154

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
is replaced wae the aromatic smells ay spices an exotic, middle-c
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Somethin smells rare, Mr. Coyle. You been mak
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
There is a place. It looks, smells, tastes, feels and on page 18

1 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
e grisly sichts and soonds an smells o the fecht. An I grat. Oh, a on page 60

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
whuff. Aw the maist wunnerfu smells in the warld seemed tae be me on page 71
k and steam and wunnerfu rich smells. on page 100
a wheen o them, and delicious smells cam waftin through the keyhol on page 118
(It smells sae braw, whit can it be? on page 159

4 matches

Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
, a rich tapestry o soonds an smells. The blin man wis steekit int
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
baith fairtin an makin uggin smells!(2020)

@weenell3 tweeted
AwTroon @katiec1314 Some braw smells emulating fae your hoose ???? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The scent o' silage, familiar smells on page 38

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
, uised wi the sichts, souns, smells an aa. Thair hail existence w on page 21

2 matches

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