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The word 'strenth'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
strenthOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus12.54022
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 11.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 16.3 3 1
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 26.7 20 10
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 2
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 1
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) 36.3 2 1

Occurrences of strenth in Corpus

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Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
uin became seen as a symbol o strenth, an the city-fowk decidit it on page 5

1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
fat eence I'd strenth eneuch tae haud fast fit on page 10

2 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
She's no got strenth ti keep her eelids apen on page 19

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
wes fell hiddie-giddie an the strenth hed laed hiz lims. He kent he
1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
red the wheelie chair wi easy strenth doun to the harbour,
1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
an ryse. This is ti kythe the strenth o the tung. It wes med possib on page 10

1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
t and Boxer wi his tremendous strenth aye poued them throu. Boxer w
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
nger thae hae cleckit, wi the strenth that luve gies ye, tae aw and on page v
ies made o strange and gentle strenth on page 87
Is the strenth o howp and we hiv seen on page 143

3 matches

Ayrshire

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
sed in you some indiscernible strenth,
1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
s cairried ayont mysel by the strenth o sair needcessity. on page 24

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
So wi aa the strenth oan Gods douce earth, on page 8
The hot strenth o ma babie, on page 16

2 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
ral level, tae mak siccar its strenth an survival. It can nae lange on page 10

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Her strenth is drained in drappin leaves, on page 2
That got strenth frae her whan their wings are on page 9
But strenth an cheer tae thole the years, on page 12
hedda bridegroom wiled awa ma strenth, on page 42

6 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
I hae strenth in my airm yet for many a rou on page 9

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
that's aa, an aa ma strenth gaan. on page 20
wi aa her strenth, on page 30
man faas, certain: strenth will nae prevail - on page 35

4 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
dnar sense, we ettle ti finnd strenth in allouin the conseiderable on page 4

2 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
starin-mad, warsled wi aw the strenth left in her tae heeze hersel
1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
ng alang wi’t, wi thon wiry strenth o
1 matches

@jack_capener tweeted
The strenth o #RebelTongue wis thit it re(2020)

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ma banes stick oot an ma strenth
1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
e”, wi aa yer hert, saul an strenth tae yer focks; i thair ain ha
1 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
An the muscular strenth, that it gien tae mae jaa on page 48

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
breesht Thou gien me hope an strenth. on page 64
Ma strenth is lake a potsherd dry Ma ton on page 65

3 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wi aa yer hairt, an sowl, an strenth an mine, an yer nighber jist on page 88
ppeart til hïm, an gien hïm strenth. An bein ïn a wile agonie, J on page 107

2 matches

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