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The word 'naitur'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
naiturOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus23.77627
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 20.5 8 3
WCE - West Central 36.8 8 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 75.3 12 4
GLA - Glasgow 10.9 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 48.1 36 12
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 83.4 6 3
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 naitur in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
but they div seem tae tak tae naitur. Lookie here at ess siventeen on page 37

1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
he tap fan Ah felt the call o naitur, an thocht tae unswer it ahin on page 12

1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
comprehensive kennin o baith naitur an the universe.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom Lallans 59 - Leids and Lieder: Walcome ti Helvetiscots, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
strained, minimal approach ti naitur. My instinct suggestit a tona on page 5

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t, sae Mirren cuid leir o the naitur o the
naitur at wuidna be kent ti the publ
aveisement regairdin the hask naitur o the faither, an o a suddent
a blissin at John’s oneste naitur let him frae howkin
t ti mak clair the kenspekkil naitur o’m. The wes nae en t’d.
5 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
l aye dootfu, gien the thrawn naitur o thon institution. Howanever
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
in o stories comes as saicont naitur in thair mither tongue. She t
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
es oor laws proteck an sairve naitur? An what wul be the lang-tair on page 5

4 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
virrfu naitur o the drama is heichtent, an, on page 138
or thaim that, bi thair verra naitur, ir hauf-throu. But the'r ene on page 143

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
el at the stert, but his rael naitur shuin kythes. He vainishes oo
s shuirlie trew, but the jimp naitur o the yairn maks it less braw
2 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
teuch, an o a dour an pace-fu naitur, an aw thur nedes pyntit til on page 3

2 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 68 - Gairdens, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
O naitur's ruthless pouer. on page 98

1 matches

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e, haes gart me consíder the naitur o Latinate (or ‘Romance’)
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
The naitur o events that maks up Scotlan
, houiver, the fundamentalist naitur o the Scots reformers yet lim
2 matches

Capener, Jack This laund wis wrocht for you an me, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central - Edinburgh, blog
rby, bein as deeply rootit in naitur as the things it touches, fae
ind. Tho we tend tae focus on naitur’s abílity tae chynge its a
ub discuss ower little is the naitur o an reasons for oor percepti
3 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
an say that I unnerstaund the naitur o life on this yird as weel a
‘Nou, my feres, what is the naitur o this life o oors? Lat me be
his juist pairt o the order o Naitur? Is it cause this laund o oor
3 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ma luve fur naitur runs deep on page 11
the wey naitur intendit on page 12

2 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
an ah'm envyfu o naitur, on page 16
We dwaum o naitur, yellae flooers, on page 22

2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
or thair mither wis stench bi naitur, fykie, an unco reseistent ti on page 15
r likin, the ither side o her naitur cam ti the fore. At thae time on page 17

4 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
an say that ah unnerstaun the naitur o life on this yird as weel a on page 6

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
bi force nor law, bit bi guid naitur an intent. on page 14

3 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
ense o this baist, the gawsie naitur o its leuks an its stalwart c on page 81

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
for the roch and auld-farrant naitur o the gear, or suppose they n on page 69

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
muckle aboot the spreid, its naitur, or hou mony fowk dee'd. It i on page 110

1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
gaein strang; seeminlie human naitur disna cheynge an the Ack wes on page 25

1 matches

Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
"His naitur is his discontent. on page 52
Oor given naitur is oor saul, on page 53

2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
s in is anes adae wi history, naitur, wirkin-cless life an a wheen
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ukkil o the naitral balance o Naitur as possible, an ti leive an a
as fowk haes been warkin for naitur consairvation for monie a yea
, as fowk haes been thrang in Naitur Consairvation for monie year,
seek ti lowden the impacks on naitur o what micht bi tairmed a ‘
aboot oorsels in relation til naitur. It is argied at we need ti b
11 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
oniething, tho, the deidlie naitur o wark conseistin onlie o a d
1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
at the poleitical hard-hittin naitur o the original production wis
its ain time is the ephemeral naitur o mony o the references. Youn
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
unsurpassable beauty o mither naitur hersel. Muckle aiks wi their
ous vaultit canopies. Shuirly naitur’s ain awe-inspirin cathedra
2 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
acause o dulefu culls o this naitur. There’s nae dout the laund
t, the verra craiturs that by naitur wad dae juist that — the to
2 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
is o ae patientfu tholemoodie naitur. Weel A mynd on
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Ross, Derek Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
It is naitur that is crackin on page 202

1 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
ti lea the lan an the life wi naitur, for he kent nane ither. Him on page 21

4 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
E’en Naitur’s spaewifes
1 matches

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