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The word 'afraid'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
afraidOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus13.54426
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 4
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 15.2 6 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 25 4 1
GLA - Glasgow 27.3 6 3
AYR - Ayrshire 13.1 1 1
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 62.4 5 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of afraid in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
rcy Pigeon wi a passion, ah'm afraid on page 57
hid up again, ah'm very much afraid - This cross, here, means a on page 65

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Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
Wur guide isna afraid to play up tae Italian sterot
1 matches

Shetland

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
‘Dis is da last cave, I’m afraid.’ said da trow. Jeamie and
1 matches

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
(I'm afraid the first two have now sold o(2019)
gree tae disagree on dat I’m afraid(2020)

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"'Slighty more than that, I'm afraid." on page 81

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
-tied, nervous and are always afraid of saying the wrong thing. It on page 36

1 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
‘I’m afraid your account has insufficient
1 matches

General Northern

Innes, Brian P. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Thochts o a Teacher, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
girls, there is no need to be afraid of the peacock. ! will show y on page 50

1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
st seen yer post ..... am not afraid heehee(2012)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
a cronies on Fittie beach bit afraid the gulls may eat ma fish. an(2016)

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
(this is NE Scots so don't be afraid). 'Fit wye is his son Brian n (2023) twitter link

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
min fae the palace byre. Ah'm afraid it's no been cleaned oot for on page 22

1 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
r ae baws oan him and he's no afraid tae yaise thum. Takin a brief on page 37
wae a library caird who isnae afraid tae use it. So, that's the ad on page 91
in this sort of situation I'm afraid." on page 126
y laughs in ma puss. "No, I'm afraid not. If we can't tehome him i on page 161
you're oot gunned here, ah'm afraid" on page 184

5 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
it awe tae me - bottlers am afraid (2021) twitter link

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
a bit o hoity-toity air, 'A'm afraid ye cannae see the maister. He on page 34

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Yes, I’m afraid that'll probably be necessary
new on the other plane. I’m afraid it’ll be a psychiatric ward
“I’m afraid we’ve been asking too much
“Oh, yes. I’m afraid they can. But I can’t discu
4 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
can deal with in-house. I am afraid the police are pursuing charg on page 55

1 matches

McQueer, Chris Hings - Short Stories 'n That, (404 Ink 2017 ISBN: 978-0995623866) Central - Glesga, prose
ks. Mussels are two pound ahm afraid.' on page 1

1 matches

Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
“I’m afraid all those years of eating swe
“I’m afraid you’re going to have to dri
ookin fur a sick line. Ah’m afraid ah cannae come intae the surg
“I’m afraid you’re going to have to,”
4 matches

Ayrshire

Wallace, Lorna Jock Tamson Goes tae the Doactir, (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2019) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Don’t ever be afraid tae talk,
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
awa again!" said Mr Wona. I'm afraid ye jist cannae stap them sing on page 157

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Perjink, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927565) Central, weans
'Weel, I'm afraid I canna staund here bletherin on page 11

1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
Don't be afraid tae take a step back.....beca(2015)
as showing in $ just now, an afraid at 23.20pm ma wee brain conve(2015)

@LairnScots tweeted
ment oan Star Trek films Ah'm afraid. Ye'll need tae ask a body fa (2019) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Ah can no explain masel, Ah'm afraid, Mister," said Ahlice, "becau on page 42
"Ah'm afraid Ah um, Mister," said Ahlice; on page 44
"No quite richt, Ah'm afraid," said Ahlice, timidly: "some on page 49

4 matches

@cammyrudkin tweeted
Iain @rummelinto no can do am afraid. What happend wi darren?(2012)

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
d've breast fed them, bit A'm afraid A cannie. Aye there are some on page 45

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
"A'm afraid A dinnae know yin," said Alic on page 72

1 matches

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