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The word 'angus'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
angusOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus30.410141
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 71.9 22 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen 199.3 19 3
DOR - General Northern 31 7 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 20.6 8 4
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee 63.7 6 2
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 31.5 24 15
SEA - South East (Borders) 60.6 5 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.8 3 2
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 angus in Corpus

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Shetland

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
By Angus MacLeod
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

@JamesAmcvean tweeted
nPrisoner Got ma wee Scottish Angus fae ACDC...live and love musi(2020)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Vi wi the plates o Aiberdeen Angus steak an the stemmin dishes f on page 28

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e the pairish o Leddrach frae Angus. The heid o the hoose wis caa
kers, an said that doon aroon Angus fin he'd bin cottared there,
2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
an auld fir tree wi his frien Angus the Adder, an gey cosie they
Adder, an gey cosie they war. Angus
his sherp fangs. Snakes like Angus are blate bodies, an like tae
blaik keekin glaiss. Langsyne Angus hid heard an auld fisherman t
Angus an Waggitie ay caad the puil
14 matches

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ick I've got a wee shrine tae Angus, nihin weird ken. He aye gees(2019)
l @TrevandSimon @rickywarwick Angus is an affa fine loon. I've ki(2019)
I mind fan Angus teen a corner kick een half t(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
And far abune the Angus straths I saw the wild geese (2020) twitter link
l feature names div ye hae in Angus? (2020) twitter link

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
re wisna a man in the haill o Angus
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
div ye think ye'll dee?' said Angus Willox. 'Ah'd an affa time wi on page 55

4 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
cht Eventually we were in the Angus Breed Bit wi' him it gid rich on page 29

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
g mistak o introducin them ti Angus Munro, an efter that they har
y gied us the time o day. Ay, Angus Munro. Ah’m pittin it mildl
nin throw their heids. ‘Oh, Angus …’ ‘Oh mak me the happi
e happiest girl in the warld, Angus ...’ Oh, Angus, Ah want ti
...’ Oh, Angus, Ah want ti hae yer babies
11 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
innae ken if yer beef cam fae Angus or Avon. Ither times, packagi
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
ry 'ear. In Aiberdeenshire an Angus, it is thocht that wildflooer
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
ody his tale o woe. Aiberdeen Angus said.
wis twa year ago). Aiberdeen Angus got a puckle bits o
ed that Timmer Tam, Aiberdeen Angus, an Jonsar
Timmer Tam, Aiberdeen Angus, an Jonsar Eck arrived back i
4 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
@AberdeenFCNews aye #Angus, a'm gie starvin' ken. How di(2015)
tishSun @Sandi_Thom fit aboot Angus? Or mebbe Dougal McThom!(2016)

@beast_afc tweeted
e think he wiz the ene in the Angus costume when I wiz young. Dun(2020)

(South) East Central

Jamie, Kathleen Eemis Stane 1 - Whimbrel, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
sweeing nor-wastawa ower the Angus ferms like they kent whaur th on page 5

1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Weel done tae Angus MacDonald on securin the deba
I thank my colleague Angus MacDonald for bringing this d
Angus MacDonald mentioned that, las
language. Once again, I thank Angus MacDonald for bringing the de
I thank Angus MacDonald for lodgin the lang
5 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
s, feisant, jynts o Aiberdein Angus beif,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
ge Elphinstone, whaur Baillie Angus Cameron haes turnt up ae Sept
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Big John Leslie, Angus Deayton, on page 47

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
id, fer losin Alex Salmond an Angus Robertson cannae be seen as o on page 8

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
uised tae gang climbin in the Angus Glens. | on page 75
r cam fae somewhaur up in the Angus glens an he had been taen awa on page 83
tae the toun alang the Coupar Angus road. Baith were maskit an th on page 105
ackit a fairmer on the Coupar Angus road that managed tae on page 106

4 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
emory: the Shire an Dundee an Angus. https://t.co/88Y7eBkEZx(2020)

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o Kemp, David Peebles an John Angus — that teuk on the darg o s
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
r gory marks! Big “Gaddy” Angus, wha never spoke, showed me e
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
his father, let's hear it for Angus MacNeil and friends! WOO!" on page 3

1 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
ajor, sic as Strickmertin, in Angus, that's sederunt buiks an bap on page 40

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
bus ahint it gangs tae Coupar Angus an yon bus ower the brae gang on page 28
n the Norland isles, pairts o Angus an Wast Dunbartonshire thir w on page 64

2 matches

Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
re, tae live on Barry Camp in Angus whaur he had gotten the joab on page 120

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ne daunder can be haed in the Angus Glens (http://www.angusglens. on page 65

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
it fine tunes tae the wirds o Angus poets like Violet Jacob's Nor on page 77

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Aeneas (no plain Aonghas nor Angus) Menzies wha, Help ma Boab, i on page 128

1 matches

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
merkitly Angus Cooncil that has brocht oot a
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
aboot Westerha on the Braes o Angus, jaloused tae be the wark o t
s it that fowk on the Braes o Angus seen back in the 1730’s? Ap
2 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 81 - Chynge for chynge’s sake?, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
oot oot intae the North East, Angus and East Central airts in the
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
nic Aberlemno Symbol Stane in Angus, aft kythe as symbols on Pech
ullion Stane fae Invergowrie, Angus (c. AD 900 – AD 950) in the
2 matches

Facebook link ( 2021) Central
ment wis raised by the Earl o Angus. They wur the 26th foot … b

@Seperatist_No1 tweeted
PearlJam @BrianBengal Same up Angus nae air, stuffy and roasting.(2020)

@IshbelMcF tweeted
w years frae oblivion wi some Angus Beef an some lang reid hair -(2020)

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
lileobooks "And far abuin the Angus Straths I saw the wild geese (2018)

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
Angus is right. Gonny no dae that. (2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
contribution of Alex, Joanna, Angus & Nicola & we need them all f(2020)
stication of his own. The old Angus lady put him in his place: "A(2020)

@LairnScots tweeted
Marion Angus https://t.co/DLqObXLbug https (2021) twitter link
Remembrance Day by Marion Angus, fae @ByLeavesWeLive https:// (2020) twitter link
t'... bar the 38.4% o folk in Angus that speak #Scots https://t.c (2020) twitter link
d 'Remembrance Day' by Marion Angus: https://t.co/QP7eNMl5AF #Sco (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
toun, an Angus an his sister gaed tae Robert
spake tae Angus, wis it yin o yon Jimmy Shand
the East Afrika Railways. Angus wrat tae the Hawick Noos, air
til Wullie jumpit up an wyted Angus MacWhir, A think it wur; whae
4 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@AngusMacNeilSNP Angus, can ye bring that up in yer (2020)

South West (Galloway)

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
ANGUS MacMILLAN wis born in Lewis b on page 165

2 matches

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
exhibitions wi his guid frien Angus Macmillan. Wirks as a Biomedi on page 189

1 matches

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