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The word 'companion'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
companionOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.32717
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 29.4 9 6
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21.9 2 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 3
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 companion in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
rst time in years shü hedd a companion ta celebrate wi, bit da toon on page 27

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
A year ago, my #greyhound companion was recovering from his opera(2018)

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Their only companion a cattie ca'ed Dot on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Oh, ay!" Ma reluctant companion grinned. "At'll bi richt." on page 58
's chiks grew fire reed es er companion tried oan a muckle winter coa on page 70

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ame a hoosedug an ma constant companion, kennin ma in aa ma moods - on page 17
companion cud munage te leuk se calm an on page 42

2 matches

Harper, Norman Stronach: A Weekly Look at Life in the Fictional North-East Village, (The Press and Journal 2000) Doric, newspaper
to sneak glances at Erchie's companion, then swivelled back on their
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
e wi her kinswummin, mair o a companion nur a hoosekeeper.
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
dog fae the Bog, his constant companion since that very first bosie o
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ehound a charity aat provides companion an assistance #dogs fur veter(2019)

Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
room was in mirk, tho; an his companion o the rodd haed, appearandly, on page 30

2 matches

General Northern

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Introduction, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
. The second wis tae create a companion pamphlet tae ging along wae t on page 9

2 matches

Skinner, Alison C. Tales Fae The Doric Side - Leaves, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
es that only 'The Countryside Companion' could manage. An ash, lurkin 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
t tae make a toast tae ma new companion. on page 18

1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ormation muisic in The Oxford Companion to Scottish History, Jamie Re
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Fun’ a new companion,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
e. And noo ah huv a fancy new companion cawed Johnnie Walker tae help
1 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
e A laith rattons? 'Earthborn companion, an fellow-mortal.' Ma mind w on page 83

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
The Birlinn Companion to Scottish History, Ian Donn on page 129
wk efter a haundy dictionar / companion, thay'll no want a parteiclar on page 130

5 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
g wild’, ‘The bonie lark, companion meet, Wi' spreckl'd breast!â€
1 matches

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