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The word 'george'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
georgeOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus56.718872
ORK - Orkney 79.5 8 4
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 19.6 6 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 2
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 134.1 52 8
WCE - West Central 102.1 23 9
DUN - Dundee 95.6 9 1
EDN - Edinburgh 31 5 4
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 21.4 2 2
LAL - General Central 42 32 18
SEA - South East (Borders) 218 18 4
SWE - South West (Galloway) 111.6 8 4
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 327 2 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 125.5 4 1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 71.4 2 2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 113.7 4 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of george in Corpus

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Orkney

Orkney Voices Group Gallows Ha, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e Storm Watchers, the play bi George Mackay Brown produced as a fi on page 34

1 matches

Miller, Alison Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
ot o fokk, best-loved writer, George Mackay Brown. The GMB Fellows on page 9

3 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Wid George feel this love o his wark vib on page 26

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
Haggis #1 – George Donaldson and Sons, Kirkwall,
Haggis #2 – George Cockburn and Son, Dingwall, H
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. Tame Hogmanay, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
I’m minded o George Mackay Brown and Ernest Marwi
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
up her twin bridders, Alec an George. Dey wir at a bad age ta loss on page 4

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
George Mackay Brown on page 21

1 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
@Lowrielubba16 Ya me an George wir dere a lot eftir my lesso (2018) twitter link
epared fir Give Us A Tune, an George Harrison, wha wis drivin da d (2021) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
My aulest sin George wis pitten in charge O his si on page 15

2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ye, bit nae dragons! Happy St George’s Day http://t.co/mVSH3yzhgx(2015)
lieving in Dragons! Happy St. George’s Day tae ma Engurlish reade(2019)
the aul airmy surplus shop in George Street tae sell camouflage ja(2020)

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ns an fowk lik @SimonWHall an George Mackay Broon (though he proba (2020) twitter link

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
?'. They hinna that! Ach, yon George Fox walkin barfit throw the s on page 32

1 matches

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
Happy 80th Birthday George on page 29

2 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
commissiont bi David, frae George Mackay Brown, an read bi Tam on page 12

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
he toxic culture witnessed in George Square this week. (2020) twitter link
racism, of course it dis- but George Square? (2020) twitter link

@cligeey tweeted
e A mannie fae Banffshire wis George(2020)

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
George Philp passed awa lest Novemba on page 10

15 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
ocal schuil wi her guid mon. "George, I don't know what I'm going on page 1

17 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
tae be Scotland's answer tae George R.R. Martin. on page 22

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ochter o the composer Francis George Scott, himsel an aficionado o on page 5

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 168, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
onference Room, 1st flair, 27 George Square, Edinburgh. The heidma
ish Language Dictionaries, 27 George Square, Edinburgh,
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
For George Philp
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
K’nichts o Saunt George at Cawdour Haw. Bot the k’n
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 142, (self-published 2005) Central, newspaper
George Elphinstone, whaur Baillie An
Scots bi T.M. Watson. Tho Sir George Elphinstone
2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
il McCann, Lucille Bentley an George 'Spanky' Farrell, meets agane
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
body wha luiked sae much like George Osbourne wisnae likely tae ha
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
nister of State for Scotland, George Foulkes, issued a press state
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
1066 @Brian_Pacey am watching george clarks amazing spaces al - w (2021) twitter link
especially second half - big george n kieran as ever immense up f (2021) twitter link
CWilso57 your welcome anytime george - haste ye back brother (2020) twitter link
ynolds noo noo brother - big george galloway is a legend n am a f (2021) twitter link
time - cos am a member o big george galloways workers pairty no - (2020) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
e ferliefu Scotsoun archive o George Philp an Allan Ramsay, at is on page 3

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Animal Ferm by George Orwell. on page 12

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
in a relationship with Robbie George, twenty-four, a member of the on page 157

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
n 'Annie and the New Chairs', George Hardie shaws the ayebydin vai on page 5

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
George Bolton said 'Sort it out fir on page 84
(George Bush is sendin him doon next on page 94

2 matches

Hardie, George Lallans 67 - Ane Amang Monie, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Hamilton, poetry
(Pte. George Hans Hardie, 1st Batt. Gordon on page 143

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
ert of the Twantie-Furst. Dr. George Philp, Osteopath, scholar, fr on page 6

7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
his freins war feigurs sik as George Bruce, Jessie Kesson, Vincent
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Yes Nae Mair, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Bellshill, blog
ece in Subway an listenin tae George Osborne on the radio sayin we
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
city for settin richt. But as George Orwell kent, it's no juist th
1 matches

Campbell, Karen Gie it laldy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Glasgow, blog
ld sees us. Wir media is key. George Monbiot wrote a piece recentl
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
lk across the Meadows an doon George IV Bridge tae the Central Lib
s pure rank, ma brither hud a George Harrison record he used tae p
2 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
“Aye, right enough, George. Must bey getting' roon rat w
“ 'Hink wu'll caw it a day, George,” says ma uncle Toamy, “a
2 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ns eethir, an siccan warks as George Davie's seminal The Democrati on page 15
ures like Hamish Henderson an George Wyllie wha baith got involved on page 107
Scottish Labour MP. His name? George on page 108
he role o sic-like figures as George Buchanan or John Knox in brin on page 125
ry, includin years whan Lloyd George wis Chancellor: on page 134

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
the famous Protestant martyr George Wishart for heresy, that endi on page 118
hig Club whause President wis George Dempster o Dunnichen, an MP, on page 121
ree o Liberty. Amang them wis George Mealmaker, a local weaver wha on page 122
e dee oot sae easy in Dundee. George Mealmaker wis no a lad that c on page 123

4 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
'The windae tax, is it no? George paintit the fields oan the in on page 8

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Fort George, the beached an bristlin man-
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
No lang syne, the warks o George Orwell cam oot o copyricht. I
Animal Ferm by George Orwell
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
tside the bloack ae flats oan George Street. Ma mooth feels drier
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the throne. King George, they caad him - tho some ca on page 72

1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
e wisnae the anely ane - sae George Douglas Brown's Hoose wi the on page 19

1 matches

General Central

Scottish Parliament Scots Leids Bill – Stage 1 Report, (The Scottish Parliament 2024) Central, government
George Adam (SNP) - 18 Juin 2024 - on page 1

1 matches

Anderson, Elizabeth Lallans 59 - OBITUARY : ALISTAIR TAYLOR 1928 - 2001, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
, an tuik pairt in a puckle o George Philp's Scotsoun recordins, a on page 4

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Eye Dialect wis first used wi George Philip Krapp in The English L on page 19

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
dee'd in 1995, but afore that George Philp had taen doun her herts on page 54

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
r Buchan, James Maidment, and George Ritchie Kinloch. The last thr on page 69

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
n the idea o Britain, an that George IV an Queen Victoary war gled on page 110

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
sh History, Ian Donnachie and George Hewitt, Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2 on page 129

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 57 - Lea the leid alane, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
hoo guid a case is made (mind George Bernard Shaw's argiement for on page 56

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r reivers, 1525 (f.204)” in George Donaldson and C. Macrae eds.
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
creivars sic as the Inglisman George Herbert Wells gied us a flegs
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
cCleish, Gold in His Boots by George Munro, Men Should Weep by Ena
o Ena Lamont Stewart, and by George Munro and Benedick Scott, but
2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
eive an skeelie owersettins o George Campbell Hay that I gat acque
ks. We aucht muckle thenk tae George Campbell Hay for inleitin him
2 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
n thay brocht hame her kizzen George o Hanover fae Germany tae be
Hanover – that’s king wis George II – wantit the union wi In
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
irt and the recent tragedy in George Square that saw six fowk tyne
received an Imperial walcome. George Square eventually saw masses
2 matches

Smith, George Electrical Love, (Thi-Wurd 2013) Central, prose
Electrical Love – George Smith
1 matches

@RickHJohnston tweeted
om Celtic fans celebrating in George Square, but also many Rangers (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
the attention-seekin Gorgeous George but i quaisten Madame La Prof(2020)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
hecoastguy Ye nicked that fae George Galloway Del !!!! But he's to (2022) twitter link

@raiphsays tweeted
@clmbie Nae luck Gove an George Who!(2020)
State a Gove an “George Who?” tryin tae stitch up in(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
ought on 31st January 1919 in George Square. Hence English troops (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
e split hairs between you and George Foulkes ?? (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
otsradiomedia interview James George Addison o Cullen. Lairners ca (2020) twitter link
like tae read 'The Eegits', 'George's Mingin Medicine' or 'The Sl (2018) twitter link
urces oan the short stories o George Mackay Brown, Anne Donovan an (2018) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
George Gordon's yellow digger on page 56
But then oor George wi' his diggers aid on page 57

2 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
aith the fallean airticles bi George Scott, ir furthset i (A) page
tter Saxtie ‘ear Sin.” By George Scott.
th Seventie ‘ear Sin.” By George Scott.
George Scott wis aither ae son or ae
ch fur twae fock.” His son, George, whae A mynd on weel, wis the
14 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
@hornet_2011 gid george #007 is deed(2012)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
Am share ee were sayin ti ali george. Pick mei(2017)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Yer name wis Doddie never George tae aw on page 22
engines tae noo fae yer past. George Wyllie kennt fine whit ye lif on page 77

3 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
And curse tae the day when George Eliot thought, That a lassie' on page 41

1 matches

Evie OOR WULLIE’S SEASON’S GREET, (Largs Writers Group 2015) Central - Largs, prose
t they wur, no kiddin); an’ George and Steve played a blinder as
ut Horace – that hud tae be George again – the intellectual, o
2 matches

Haddow, Kris Ronnie's Story, (words.krishaddow.com 2011) Central, prose
lose his temper. He battered George first for askin’ why there
at ‘dirty wee Blair boy’. George and Pete started getting it i
2 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
l Bin Laden sits an' spits at George on page 36

2 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
and loved all ower the world. George was yin o wur ain an he'll be on page 32
iately, instantaneously said "George Best" even though his peak ha on page 33

4 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Wilson, Glen Yarns 3 - A Ghaist Train in Portrush, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Portadown, poetry
wallie hairps, George Best tankers
1 matches

Gibson, Darren Cannae Thole Ye!, (lowcountrylad.blogspot.com/ 2014) Ulster - Ards, blog
ha Coonty Doon writer an poet George Francis Savage Armstrong caad
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Alfie's grandfaither, Captain George Andrews, who, bae way o his c on page 30

1 matches

General Ulster

Alexander, Brian Yarns 3 - Pilgrimage tae Passchendaele, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Dufferin, prose
His Gracious Heichness Keeng George V, humble lippent on the Almi
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
ed Ards an Greba: his brither George was the Bishop o Derry an a w (2016) twitter link
@GribbenC Is Bishop George Montgomery o Derry/Augher/Rap (2016) twitter link
t o footnotes! Hugh's brither George soonds interestin ana. (2015) twitter link

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