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The word 'darlin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
darlinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus17.85724
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 16.3 5 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 26.6 6 4
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.3 6 4
WCE - West Central 23 5 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 10.9 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 37.4 28 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 darlin in Corpus

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Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Peerie darlin ?? i mind many moons ago walk(2020)
n of my routes. He's a peerie darlin! https://t.co/YuaUYMkEVt(2020)

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Syne he lost his darlin Isobel on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ye!' An espeeshully nivver a 'Darlin, ye leuk wonderfil the nicht, on page 28

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nkin an grinnin an caain you 'darlin'. Bloody chuncer!" on page 8
"Ah winna leave ye, darlin." John smiled, pittin his air on page 44

2 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Conrad: Ah, Winifred, Darlin. Ye've catched me jist in tim on page 40

1 matches

Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
e dreams yer maist feart o ma darlin quine on page 26

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ye jist richt, ye wee gallus darlin at ye are! Fit hae ye gat tae on page 11
Nou mak an ettle, like a wee darlin." An Ailice liftit the Reid Q on page 13
t ae doss efter anidder o the darlin sintit rashes. on page 73

3 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
or it says, ‘In memory o ma darlin wife, Betty. Crushed tae deat
1 matches

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ot the fish cried the 'siller darlin's'. We here are no sae fairt on page 34

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
concur, "And how aboot you, darlin?" he asks her. "Fancy a cockt on page 80
e last word "You tell yur wee darlin, Craig. We kin talk aboot the on page 184
?" he said, pointin tae a wee darlin cawed Megan. on page 196

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
"Canna, darlin. On ma wye oot," he said as h on page 44

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ma darlin wife is gairden mad,
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
s yer scaup stertin tae burn, darlin?' on page 58
'Naw, darlin,' Miss Honey said. 'Ah didnae on page 228

2 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
e yi no hink he's jist a pure darlin, she said. He's lik the pure on page 24

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
She ca’s me ‘ur Darlin’, Darlin’ man Says it’s
’, Darlin’ man Says it’s jist becau
2 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e seen the even breathin o my darlin asleep...”
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
"Ye'll need tae move, darlin,' ah snarl intae her ear. on page 5
ulate. Honestly, wit a fuckin darlin. on page 6

2 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
's better tae no caw yer maw, darlin boy on page 12

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
Ma sweet darlin Mary, ye arnae contrary, it w on page 56
there's still scars, but, ma darlin, we won. on page 84
DEAR DARLIN on page 89
coorie doon, ma darlin, let the warld wheech aw it's on page 103

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
While yon wee darlin Cinderellae on page 5
'Ma darlin Prince, he chaps aff heids!' on page 11

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
e evenins, when Chairlie, his darlin grandson, wis in the room, he on page 12
'Chairlie, darlin,' Mrs Baffie cawed oot fae wh on page 17
'Ye never ken, darlin,' said Grannie Geordietta. 'I on page 25
rried hame and gied it tae ma darlin Veruca, and noo she's aw smil on page 31
Ye cannae be disappointit, ma darlin, if ye dinnae find whit ye're on page 32
Also on pages 35, 82, 87, 109, 122, 127, 129, 158, 173
17 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
"Ken whit, darlin?" speirt her gran. on page 92

1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ous last wurds. “Ma ain wee darlin dearie, hiv I no set up a rar
1 matches

Briggs, Susi My Yellow Yorlin, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
his bastard that I’ve got a darlin
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
o milk at tea-time. Dinah, ma darlin! Ah wish ee were doon here wi on page 10

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Sae fare ye weill ma darlin!
1 matches

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