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The word 'gryphon'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
gryphonOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus102.93356
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 319.7 55 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 1934 55 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 250.4 55 1
AYR - Ayrshire 786.3 60 1
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders) 686.2 55 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 1726.1 55 1
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 gryphon in Corpus

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
s nae time for dey cam apon a Gryphon, lyin ida sun soond sleepin. on page 94
amentation for?" shö axed da Gryphon, an da Gryphon answered, 6sin on page 95
in sic a simple question," da Gryphon addit; and an dey baith sat q on page 96
"Hadd dee sheeks!" da Gryphon pat in, afore Alice got oot d on page 97
said: "A'm ower stiff. An da Gryphon never laerned it." on page 98
Also on pages 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110, 125, 126
55 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
They awful soon came on a Gryphon, lyan fast asleep in e sun. ( on page 89
E Gryphon sat up an rubbed ids eyes: th on page 90
"Iss here young lady," sade e Gryphon, "she wants for til ken yer h on page 91
xclamation o "Hjckrrh!" fae e Gryphon, an e constant heavy sobban o on page 92
E Gryphon lfted up both ids paws in sur on page 93
Also on pages 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 120
55 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
They soon came uptae a Gryphon, lyin fast asleep in the sun. on page 91
y, leavin Alice alane wae the Gryphon. Alice didnae much fancy the on page 92
so sad aboot?" she asked the Gryphon. An the Gryphon answert, verr on page 93
amation ae "Hjckrrh!" fae the Gryphon, an the constant heavy sobbin on page 94
The Gryphon lifted up baith its paws in s on page 95
Also on pages 96, 97, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 122
55 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
o faur awa, they chanced on a Gryphon lyin soun asleep in the sun. on page 44

60 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
They gie sin came across a Gryphon, lyin fast asleep in th sun. on page 91
Th Gryphon sat up an rubbed eets eyes: t on page 92
his here wee lassie," said th Gryphon, "she wants tae ken eer story on page 93
"Haud yer wheesht!" added th Gryphon, afore Ahlice coulg speak agi on page 93
said: "Ah'm tae stiff. An th Gryphon ne'er learnt eet." on page 95
Also on pages 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 123, 124
55 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
Shoartly they cam upon a Gryphon, lyin sound asleep in the sun on page 92
leein Alice bae hersel wi the Gryphon. Alice wusnae that fond o the on page 93
Gryphon answert, wi near enuch the sa on page 94
"Houl yer tongue!" addet the Gryphon, afore Alice cud taak agane. on page 95
"Well, thin," the Gryphon went on, "if yae dimnae know on page 96
Also on pages 97, 98, 99, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 124, 125
55 matches

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