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The word 'dwaiblie'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
dwaiblieOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus4.6158
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 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.6 8 4
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 dwaiblie in Corpus

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Aberdeen

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
the eyn o the psalm, it's aat dwaiblie, it's dwynt awa tae naething on page 24

1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"It's a dwaiblie kinna mynin at ainlie warks b on page 65

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ired, drookit an oor legs war dwaiblie.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Broon could mak oot throu the dwaiblie basement licht that the laddi on page 95

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“Ye ar lik aw men buddies, dwaiblie, donnert an -
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
lie, e'en syne, wes a wee bit dwaiblie, but we enjeyed oorsels takin on page 3

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
roucher receptioun (efter ae dwaiblie performance, Scott e’en spa
1 matches

General Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
rk, an A cuid feel ma legs aw dwaiblie for the want o a sate, but th on page 22

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
food and watter. She wis gey dwaiblie gettin. 'I'm awfie sorry,' sh on page 36
Mrs Tod wis mair dwaiblie than ever fae want o food. Sh on page 43
'Ma puir wife up there's that dwaiblie she canna howk anither yaird. on page 447

3 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 73 - Historical Lexicography and the Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1700, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
his will help us tae identify dwaiblie places in oor records and we on page 16

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Insteid o jist a dwaiblie soutar cheil, on page 42

1 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
it their lourd heids and made dwaiblie
meant tae fleg the dwaiblie sowl o the deein wumman.
2 matches

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