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The word 'andra'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
andraOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus41.213224
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 202.7 62 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 118.5 10 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 92.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 46 18 1
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 25.1 4 1
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 29.4 22 9
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.6 4 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) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.1 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 54.5 3 1

Occurrences of andra in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Andra sat straicht up oan his cot, on page 84

60 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ca'ed Steenie an his brither Andra, cassin their nets on e watte on page 10
eemon fa he ca'ed Steenie, an Andra, his brither, Jeames an Jock, on page 89

2 matches

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
'My name's Andra Clouston. Ma freens ca me 'An on page 30

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Jeems looked ower at his pal Andra an thocht he wis lookin affa on page 86
t aff his cheer, an a smirkin Andra pinted him in the richt direc on page 91

8 matches

General Northern

@sovereigndaisy tweeted
rewBooton Aye. And yer Prince Andra...?!(2019)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
the airmy, or his leal neebor Andra Murray. Murray wis a fechtin
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
lt tae me by ma grandfaither, Andra Coogan. He haed been sent tae
1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“A mynd at Andra Szkocja at mairriet on Jeanni
“Did ye nem him eftir Andra Szkozja?” speired Junipere
A hae yeir nems an beisines? Andra’s gey thrang an disna lik t
Andra bids ye walcum an wul sen a t
Andra Sczkozja clam abuird. He wes
18 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ained stents frae his brither Andra, leiterarie readins bi Joy He on page 3

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ie's aw yer siller." The man, Andra Neave, wisnae feart an went a on page 105

1 matches

Edinburgh

McPartlin, John Lallans 81 - Fower Australian Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Dollar, poetry
Andra, eident, splayed pale on page 18

3 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Provost Andra Ramsay couldnae haud on page 112

1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Big Andra the polis that we'v aw kent f on page 135

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, Sine Lallans 59 - Newsins fae SLRC, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ae be helt at Newbattle on St Andra's Day. The conference is for on page 87

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
ona. (Gittin annoyed) Naw. No Andra Campbell. No Andra whas faith on page 3

2 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Weel Andra an me on page 1

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Andra's Sang on page 50

9 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
the year 1420 bi the kirkman Andra o Wintoun in his Orygnale Cro
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ister David Cameron met at St Andra’s Hoose, Embra, an gree’d
1 matches

@OliphantWullie tweeted
@andrewgmorton Agreed Andra. Wan week intae it and tryin (2022) twitter link

@billykayscot tweeted
n. He saw the Cooncil workman Andra, an spiered hoo he wis gettin(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
n fir #Scots resources fir St Andra's Day? Hae a look at oor onli (2020) twitter link
me o the teachin ideas fir St Andra's Day: https://t.co/3MN7sgXEq (2019) twitter link
look at oor resources fir St Andra's Day, compiled wi the help o (2018) twitter link
Happy St Andra's Day! Use oor activities fir (2017) twitter link
t wan o the activities fir St Andra's day: https://t.co/Td7WJoiPE (2017) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
ANDRA on page 21
SAINT ANDRA on page 77

4 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
wabster. Ma great-greatgranda Andra M'Donal leeved in Corry's Dee on page 7

1 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
n a project tae pit a bust o' Andra Bonar-Law in Cowlraine. on page 51
apgrade. The Andra Jeckson cottage ootby Carrick on page 64

2 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
n caad Petèr an hïs brither Andra. The' wur castin a neyt ïnta on page 4
(caad Petèr) an hïs brither Andra; then Jeames tha sinn o Zebed on page 9
etèr forbye, an hïs brither Andra; James an Jhone; Phïlip an B on page 79

3 matches

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