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The word 'cannily'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cannilyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus206520
ORK - Orkney
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 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 2
WCE - West Central 36.8 8 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 222.8 17 2
LAL - General Central 30.5 23 8
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 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)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of cannily in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
y cinners intae a grey aisse, cannily biggin the fire up again wi k
Cannily, the young chiel laid her doo
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat If I Catch Ye I'll Eat Ye, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
llied his spittle at this and cannily got tae his feet. He unslung
1 matches

Aberdeen

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
and pencil war gaen tae him. Cannily, he drew a single squar. Gin
1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ae the skellochin crood muive cannily liltinhie be yin wi'r nivver on page 3

3 matches

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t slaw daunce Ah drew her in, cannily in, is close tae me is Ah dau on page 27

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
e - he wisna haudin April. I cannily put April doon, kennin she wi on page 73
e anither half unce," he said cannily. on page 91

2 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ck. She timed this task richt cannily, applyin the glue jist as her on page 24
DE HAIR-DYE EXTRA STRANG. She cannily left a wheen o her faither's on page 53
The laddie moved cannily tae the table and sat doon. H on page 118
ked her heid roond and looked cannily at the wee lassie wi daurk ha on page 150
Miss Honey paused and looked cannily at the bairn. on page 165
Also on pages 175
6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An aye picks his friens richt cannily. on page 125

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Mindin on Willie McIlvanney, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Bellshill, blog
ade for as lang he coud afore cannily tryin tae direct the gabbin t
1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, she thocht. She cam back up cannily, an he follaed, than she gaed
He set her cannily on her feet, an made her an e
2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
y tae dae somethin uisefu, an cannily luikin rounaboot her. "Can I on page 30
in her hauns, an she set tae cannily, nibblin awa, furst at yin an on page 44

9 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
pit his muckle aish cudgel an cannily crept tae the door. "Wha's th on page 29
urnt doun by the Covenanters. Cannily the twa airmies advanced ower on page 37
e's prisoners. Pickin his wey cannily throu a score o deid hotses a on page 38
wis nae rebel. He shuid gang cannily here. He wad screive a note i on page 41
uir frae Galston' she replied cannily. on page 68
Also on pages 80, 81
7 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
The auld Herd cannily weighin the odds,
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
Precious opened her een cannily, yin efter the tither, jist t on page 11
Sepo keeked cannily ower his shooder. 'Naw, he sa on page 44
in a wee meenit he pynted gey cannily tae somebody staundin in the on page 45
Awfie, awfie cannily, takkin tent no tae get ony o on page 70
arrived, she pit the box doon cannily and took oot its moothslabber on page 72

5 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
He cannily kept the tail tae last. on page 43

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
lous birthday mornins, he wid cannily pit it intae a wee widden boa on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ered it again and cairried it cannily ben tae Grannie. on page 3

1 matches

Donati, Colin Scots A Statement o Principles, (Scots Parliament 2003 ISBN: 978-1-899920-02-1) Central, government
national an global governance cannily yet urgently. The Universal D on page 17

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
i a fine teeth kaim bi lookin cannily at ilka line will help ye spo on page 49

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
hurtit?' And he felt him ower cannily, and dichted him doon and hel on page 67
'Weel-' he said cannily. on page 110
'Hoo wid it be,' said Pooh cannily, 'if, as soon as we're oot o on page 115
," said Wee Grumphie, wha wis cannily thawin oot his lugs, and wish on page 124
"Wee Grumphie,' said Pooh cannily, efter they had been gaun ala on page 142

5 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
aen a wee notion, Mr Tod said cannily. on page 35
Cannily, Mr Tod stertit tae push up y on page 39
the flairboards cannily intae place sae that naebody on page 57

4 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Blaw cannily the wee bit low, wi airn on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
aboot, Mr. Craig?" he spiert cannily. on page 17

1 matches

DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
the muntains an clam slaw an cannily. Whan they reakit the summit,
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
her, we micht jalouse, awbeit cannily, the existence o a community
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
auns, an she set tae work gie cannily, nibblin firrst at yin an the on page 52
ose agin, sae she sterted gie cannily: "But Ab dinnae get eet. Wher on page 73
Th Knave did sae, awfy cannily, wi yin fit. on page 80

3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A hap ye in it... saftly, cannily... on page 28

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
wudden boxes, whuttled richt cannily. As she spauk, she keeked up
1 matches

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