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The word 'champion'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
championOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.73825
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 185.5 4 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 23 5 3
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 13.3 10 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 56.2 4 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of champion in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
irn ilkie year. They keepit a champion cull. bit fowk said that spik
od Mathieson telt them aa o a champion stallion he'd haen the groomi
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
nd and eichteen world buttery champion wid disagree ?????? https://t(2021)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
day we'll hae ye up wi us tae champion scrievin in Scots tae e bairn (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
In 1974 we bred the Baby Beef Champion and Reserve Over All at Royal on page 29

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North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ntae thae enemies. You are ra champion!" on page 3
the ship chantin and shoutin "Champion-eys, Champion-eys, Are we, Ar on page 37

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(South) East Central

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Shelley, an the twins that's champion dancers. Fiona finds her tale
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West Central

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
niver really saw hissel as a champion o the wirkin classes. His pyn
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Philips, Cally Gonnae No Dae That, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Turriff, prose
s we heard Alec, oor sometime champion o’ freedom, state that this
ing it. Ah wis a’ ready tae champion ‘Scotlan’ the Brave’ as
Noo ah’m nae a champion o’ ignorance bit it hits me
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Hodgart, John A Catalogue o Sair Neglect, (Bella Calledonia 2016) Central - North Ayrshire, blog
HMI an ASLS member, a doughty champion o Scottish culture, wha’s r
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Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
heavy-weight boxin champion on page 34

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t the wey she had treatit her champion. She slippit aff her bedroll
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Glasgow

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
intae the tap coarner in the Champion's League final. on page 3

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Ayrshire

Lehane, Matt Gif I was, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
sowel- an Partick Thistle wad champion the warl
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General Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Whase ti champion me nou, on page 35

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Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Gentlemen of the road, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
here’s me in the photie – champion
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Geddes, Jenny Fling the creepie in January, (McRenegade.Scots 2018) Central, blog
he opposite perspective. As a champion o’ the notion o’ communit
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McClurg, Fernando Review: O is for Hoolet, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
rsel comes across as a strang champion o her ain native tung, that s
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Ewen, Allan The “Auld Lang Syne” Paradox, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
screivin for “Scotland’s Champion” newspaper, the Daily Recor
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Wilson, Rab A centre of undeemous excellence fir Scots leid, (The National 2017) Central, newspaper
iticians wha aiblins speik an champion the uise o Scots bi actually
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@alistairdunn tweeted
e grass next tae ma hoose aul champion(2017)

@ThonJacobite tweeted
he wis the Heavyweight Boxing Champion o' the world he still felt th (2021) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
That’s champion of ye dae yer research within(2020)
me! But yawnin is new tae me! Champion ma man! ????(2020)
ickstart ma passion within... Champion, ma laddie! https://t.co/f4ap(2020)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
ClashCityClarky in his Poetry Champion role for Scots. Weel duin for(2020)

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
diagnosis, bein at aal times champion o the adage that weans shud b on page 43

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General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ect as a champion fer Ulster-Scots in thair dep on page 12
eigh ap official tae ect es a champion fer UlsterScots in thair depa on page 70
* Lead an' champion the deliverin' o' this plen. on page 71

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