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The word 'ens'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
ensOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.52118
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.5 1 1
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.7 3 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 88.3 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 42.2 3 3
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 36.3 2 2

Occurrences of ens in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Hoose hid spint twa hale wik-ens biggin. It's a faantastic con on page 63

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
t the Kittlin sat at opposite ens o the reid hairy rug in Mistr
1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
ma A drameit A'd been tae the ens o the yirth no tae reenge fir on page 3

1 matches

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
or ens we'd mak a salmon lowp o fait on page 35
tae waste or ens she'll nivver tak it." Yet on page 43

2 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
simmer an wintirin on about, ens.
1 matches

West Central

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
lik gable-ens of hooses haudin doon on page 144

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
tter whit, thae weeks or week-ens are apen tae aabody, young or on page 56

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
nie wad hae sayed, like gavel ens, an they tane muckle mair nor
Ah ayweys kent they were the ens o the ilk piece o string!”
2 matches

General Central

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he testament til the hinmaist ens o the warld. on page 97

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
Merkets lined ridd ens, on page 5

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
times awa, saundbaurs hinner-ens on page 32
r orders stert eftir a border ens. on page 77

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Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
That ens this odd eventfa histry, on page 52

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Yin apiece, at baith ens o tha Hamely Hills. on page 33

1 matches

General Ulster

Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
r-Scotch leid athort tha kith-ens. on page 43

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Whan coulness ens an life begins tae slowly rea on page 48

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@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
@Angelinekking Theo ens up wa hee haw. Thon boney was (2021) twitter link

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
l. For ïf that's tha wye ït ens up, ye'll no git oot o thair on page 93

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
eeklars fur thair ain sleekit ens.
1 matches

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