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The word 'powerful'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
powerfulOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.22017
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
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
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 10.9 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 2
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)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 98.5 3 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of powerful in Corpus

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Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, prose
p proves itsael here tae be a powerful force indeed - supremely con on page 1

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Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
powerful, chunky, red-tipped beak- on page 149

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Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
pecially moist and mealy, wae powerful aromas o gravy and caramelise
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
crossin da quiet street as da powerful car veered oot a control. Noo on page 57

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Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
ncient ring, said tae be very powerful. Skarvald never returned, nor
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@helenmoncrieff tweeted
illys and Nories). Beautiful, powerful, agile... I joost luff dem #S(2020)

Mid Northern A

Johnstone, Ian Tuney Loon's low doon, (The Fraserburgh Herald 2000) Doric, newspaper
aften described as the maist powerful office in the hale warld, can
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West Central

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
e noo. These creatures are so powerful, nothin can stap them. I wis
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Glasgow

Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
toon. But the waves: loomin, powerful, like horsemen oot the watter
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
atin it effortlessly wae each powerful stroke higher intae the sky.
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General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
next flight like a sensible, powerful man, then started jumping aga on page 14

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
est model. The thinnest, most powerful phone in existence. on page 4

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
JADIE Oh yes, yes! Powerful patter that; billiard talk, m
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
sense o smell can evoke such powerful memories I wonder? (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@officialAliRed tweeted
ul90 @VonnSand @TheCareReview Powerful stuff. Muckle big hugs, mate.(2019)

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
’s dowie tae ken and see that powerful photo? ???? https://t.co/FgaS(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
, expanded wi laughter, wis a powerful thing. on page 93

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East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
hir shappin basket. "Ihon's a powerful hansome owercoat ye hae there on page 19

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King, Angeline Untitled, (twitter 2021) Ulster - Larne, poetry
terin and bletherin ah dae is powerful.) Even when ah tore thon calf
1 matches

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