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The word 'grandad'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
grandadOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.23610
ORK - Orkney 109.3 11 4
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 62.1 19 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
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)
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 grandad in Corpus

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Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
Whin Grandad wis a peedie boy, an men wir on page 88

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
He's driven poor owld Grandad near half wey roond the bend. on page 14
And Grandad adds tae his repertoire wi a on page 55
frock fae Jessie's 'Club' And Grandad and the bairns cheust sittan on page 70

3 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Did you no love my grandad on page 122
ed ower tae the caddies while grandad geed tae the toon. It wis giy on page 128
'Chist wait til yur grandad gits home!!' on page 129

6 matches

Brown, Moyra Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Great Grandad's top hat (like men wore in J on page 29

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
orld in a hurry, just lack my grandad Aandrew, at wis aye in a skri on page 78

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
bowlin do an she hid ti keep Grandad company. Nae it Grandad wis n on page 94

18 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
ist like thon photies o great-grandad. Sae prood lookin he wis, hei
1 matches

General Northern

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
an google that an-aa. Ellen's grandad wis a clippie on the buses in on page 57

1 matches

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Yer grandad says, “That quine needs a g
Yer grandad says, “Back tae auld claes
2 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
'Grandad, when ye're auld like you Dui on page 24
And the grey ti green?' 'Grandad, come on, I want back oot ti on page 25

2 matches

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