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The word 'mighty'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
mightyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.53718
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 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 43.5 17 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 16.3 3 2
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) 265 3 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of mighty in Corpus

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Orkney

Sclater, Kathryn Gallows Ha - The chapel by the burn, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Sheu struck a mighty blow. on page 7

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
And mighty sad they're meed me feel - on page 38

1 matches

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Dae they brak the surface wae mighty roars on page 83

1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@jm_stout Yas it's a mighty landmass! From the top o the (2020) twitter link

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
er the present world, I saw a mighty devil folded in black clouds.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ute as the fowk broke intae a mighty cheer. Baskin a wee bit in hi
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz teen oot o ma hands fin a mighty bang an something came throwe
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
key. "Mighty me I need that every day" say
1 matches

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Mighty aye! The dour Scottish laddie(2016)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@RealTimVine Sure is a mighty chew(2020)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
, ah even hud a trial wae the mighty Hibees. Aye, in another life on page 19
us rid and white hoops ae the mighty Leith Star. Though that didna on page 95

2 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n n awbuddy connected wae the mighty sandys - go for it lads - s (2020) twitter link
hud a pairty guys - mon the mighty bluebell n caw canny lads (2020) twitter link
5 games live ootside plus the mighty spurs doin the bizz tae end a (2020) twitter link
ust as anas sarwar is for the mighty scottish labour party! (2021) twitter link
hy fire a comment on when the mighty bonnyrigg rose r warmin up fi (2021) twitter link
and 10 other occurrences.

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
second biddin. Doun swung the mighty club on the cratur's back. Th on page 80

1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
e. "Ye neednae act aw high an mighty boot it." on page 95

1 matches

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ae him being sick n there's a mighty uproar, on page 20
emies but A wid stick wae the mighty lion any day as opposed tae t on page 50

2 matches

South East (Borders)

@cammyrudkin tweeted
Sum wun for the mighty killie the day ?????? @Cscott(2020)

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 3, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
It landit oan the flerr wae a mighty bang, landin exackly oan the
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Wi mighty hand, Lord shock thee oot, on page 16
Thein skim alang wi mighty speid on page 32

3 matches

General Ulster

@Rosehill_girl tweeted
hairt’s wechtie thenicht. A mighty voice, stilled. https://t.co/ (2021) twitter link