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The word 'draigon'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
draigonOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus3.6124
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
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 1
NEC - North East Central 183.5 4 1
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 2
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 draigon in Corpus

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General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
rse-stang-na, jist Horsestang-Draigon-flee, some fowk caa't." on page 42
tae turntheirsels intae Snap-draigon-flees!" on page 43

3 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
And ablow the tree lay a draigon wi seeven radge-lookin heids, on page 46
cules focht the seeven-heidit draigon for a week. When the draigon on page 47

4 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ma brithers.' 'We maun bigg a draigon prood ship o war!' acclaimit on page 14

3 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ridin the draigon cairt, ay, wi dunnerin wheels on page 23
caain ma draigon cairtie, see, the thunner-rid on page 27

2 matches

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