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The word 'fergie'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
fergieOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus37.512017
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 4
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 42.5 13 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 972 82 2
DOR - General Northern 39.9 9 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 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) 618.4 7 1
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
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of fergie in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
'm the bloke on the owld grey Fergie, in the middie o the road, on page 83

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
howt I wid tak the peedie red Fergie. I hid driven it afore wae gr on page 128

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wur gray Fergie, an egg box in the link box, on page 47

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
er sits astride the owld grey Fergie, grandfither, on page 95

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n syne he saa the Little Grey Fergie an the giant tractor pullin a on page 92
the combine, the Little Grey Fergie, the baler, ploos, hen-hooses on page 93

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e at the fit o the lang dyke. Fergie Dunlop's wee bit but n'ben wi
1 matches

Facebook link (Doric Scots Books an Poems 2021) Doric - Fraserburgh
THE WEE GREY FERGIE
Fan a wee grey fergie fairly catched his ee
Eence he got the wee grey fergie hame
Sign they found the fergie wis too sma for a big fairm
still Harry kept the wee grey fergie near

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
t the wye ye expeck. Here was Fergie wytin an wytin for ear aifter on page 76
Afore, Fergie cud answer, a muckle hairy ha on page 77
ut it is my photie,' threepit Fergie. 'It was taen nocht but twa e on page 78
'Ay, is it,' says Fergie. on page 79
am Ferguson Newman,' threepit Fergie. on page 80
Also on pages 81, 82, 83
42 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
n clapped him on the back, an Fergie McManus stood ti attention an on page 55

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ony rate, it suits ma frien, Fergie, doun tae the grun. Aat's fut on page 24
bodie tae lead e praise. Tae Fergie's surprise, the ither memmers on page 25
an aat was as gweed as afore, Fergie becam keerious aboot faar es on page 26
"Gweed hivvens abeen," thocht Fergie. "Is aat nae fat the ventreel on page 27

18 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
ylie sin A'd laist set een on Fergie; an A'd been winrin fat haed on page 88
set up sic a squallachin 'at Fergie wheecht roonaboot tae see fit on page 89
B' this time, Fergie's vyce was aat saft, A cud ha on page 90
Scripturs aften aneugh,' says Fergie. 'Fat aboot Ananias an Sapphi on page 91

13 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
n, seein it was ma aal freen, Fergie, A crap up ahin him an said l
ud wuss ye was richt,’ says Fergie wi a sough.
café; an it wasna lang afore Fergie set tee wi his tale.
ard row for ye tae hyow, min, Fergie.”
at the eyn o the story, than, Fergie?’ A spiert at laist.
8 matches

General Northern

@72redz1903 tweeted
recent phenomena, even under Fergie there was plinty tae pick oar (2022) twitter link
ar old firm games? Even under Fergie, crowds on par we fit we are (2022) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
Portsmouth ana. Shiteing it's Fergie. Hoban in da middle?(2020)
otlandNT Ony gaffer seein the fergie Mcrorrie dandies midfield bos(2020)
McCrorie @RossMcCrorie4 and Fergie @lewisferguson7 . Fit ene is (2020)
Nisbet tap on ??/?? Fergie still got a game in ???? http(2020)
8 @RossMcCrorie4 Fits rang we Fergie?(2020)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
ack tryin' tae hand crunk the Fergie?(2019)
armer Hand crunk an auld grey Fergie athoot getting a kick back.(2020)

(South) East Central

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
xx_094 @PeteDobosz @splbanter fergie the legend - would bin every (2020) twitter link
time tae get auld fergie back n kick half that squad i (2020) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
THE WEE GREY FERGIE on page 34

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
the arrival o the auld 'grey Fergie'. on page 163

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Warwick, Matthew Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2011) Ulster - Rural Mid-Antrim, weans
Fergie an Freens oan tha fairm on page 1
ee greh trector by tha name o Fergie. on page 3
It's reddin up time. Fergie an Wullie ir bringin tha kye on page 4
kin tha last coo in tha byre. Fergie is gye an handy at draa'in th on page 5
ggin up a stane dyke. Kock an Fergie is reddin up brenches oan til on page 9
Also on pages 10, 12
7 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
rin wi tha coul unner tha oul Fergie trector. on page 17

1 matches

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