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The word 'deliver'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
deliverOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.44732
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 26.2 8 5
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21.9 2 2
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 12.7 5 2
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 3
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 2
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 4.6 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 10.6 8 6
SEA - South East (Borders)
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 84.3 6 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of deliver in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ny to have it now, and you to deliver it, but I want her to be alon on page 24

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Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
kerry oot? Ir dey willin tae deliver tae a hole in da grund?” I
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
?? although it turns oot they deliver an I bide a bit farther awa!(2021)

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
I deliver new babies That's my work on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
I give you an ooadaa you will deliver it!!" So fin Dassin telt ma a on page 38

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an caird at ye gat Maisie te deliver. She said te tell ye at it wi on page 26

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
it ess special diet far they deliver aa yer meals te yer hoose. Th on page 70

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
- it's like trustin a cat te deliver cream, Ah thocht, es Ah waatc on page 32

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
tae the toon wi her, tae help deliver the milk. Granny hid reassure
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fin he veesited the toun tae deliver an English wife o a stukk bai
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@DoricPhrases tweeted
chtie tae much! Can ye please deliver it stracht tae ma recycle sca(2018)

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
ost Office | was contacted to deliver a telegram by bike for which on page 29

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The Flying Pigs Multiple choice voting leaves city cooncil facing, (Press and Journal 2022) Doric, newspaper
manned aerial vehicles” tae deliver mail tae remote communities.
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General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
feel he’s tried too hard tae deliver the attacking fitba remit, fi (2023) twitter link
r forward - players have tae deliver better quality around the box (2022) twitter link

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
be this is the right time tae deliver yin ae ma famous motivational on page 36

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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
Ah stroll taewards him and deliver yin final punchline ‘’Of
need tae be in yin piece tae deliver that message’’
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ce to step up tae the plate n deliver guys in the current circumsta (2020) twitter link
rty can unite our country and deliver a national recovery and as ev (2021) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
e haunt him yet, Should he no deliver, on page 212

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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e two paper runs: he used tae deliver the Daily Record before he we on page 140
t's gaunnae take aw night tae deliver a couple a papers, ma ma said on page 142

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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
aders promise an whit'll they deliver.
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Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
mak thi postie redundant, deliver yir ane on page 36

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
awa back intae the hoose tae deliver the message. She wis back in on page 35

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Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
some tides an times ayweys deliver on page 18

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Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
repopulate cleared laund that deliver the best results for awb’dy
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Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ur Big Kenzie n Eck Green tae deliver their verdict. Eck is Big Tam on page 21

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Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
cuid maister his staumer, an deliver 4 richt guid prayer an lesson on page 22

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General Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ti appease her rage, deliver her fears. on page 34
The Hoose o Stuart ti deliver yet. on page 35

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
langer term actions, for tae deliver thir commitments.
thit micht be wantit for tae deliver the commitments on Scots an m
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Sneddon, Alison Whit dae ye want “British vailues” tae mean?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
onal aid i the warld. Whan we deliver govrenment aid through EU ins
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McClurg, Fernando Syriza, an the road aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
t back, gin we i Scotland can deliver a strang SNP cohort tae Westm
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
a’d pit faith in Labour tae deliver socialism, an fir aabody that
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@bigandymccoll tweeted
and that "DevoMax" will then deliver her 'vision'. (2022) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
he facts tae mak assessments, deliver theories, an present the read on page 84

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East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Sae noo let God deliver him, Gin he wus jist sae sure on page 64

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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
de an' teachers empouered tae deliver curriculum themes on page 22
hefts needfu' tae bae fit tae deliver hit on page 27
o' daeins at they ir fit tae deliver on page 39
monity hes performers fit tae deliver oan a baag stage gif gien the on page 45
rt a public airt fund tae dae deliver projects on page 52
Also on pages 71
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