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The word 'inverness'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
invernessOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.42823
ORK - Orkney 49.7 5 3
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 9.8 3 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 31.5 3 3
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 4
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 9.8 4 4
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 3.9 3 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 inverness in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
d and breakfast fur a week in Inverness." on page 20
The whole wey doon tae Inverness, I hid no meenit's peace. on page 21
heust been window-shoppeen in Inverness this week. on page 22

3 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in the Inverness Clink. on page 7

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
t even need tae drive sooth o Inverness tae sample the cream o the cr
1 matches

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
annin steenes i' Clava Cairns Inverness far feil eejets dance aroon a(2017)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
niest fermer in i wurld up in Inverness. Get in touch wi ma pal here.(2019)
supporters allowed in, @ICTFC Inverness Caler did awa wi a cameraloon(2020)

Aberdeen

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
h fae here. Nae awfu ferr fae Inverness, the capital toon o the Hiela on page 99

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
it wis situate somewye atween Inverness in the north an Aiberdeen in on page 104

1 matches

Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
he story o a humble wifie fae Inverness. The video, made bi ‘The Do
1 matches

General Northern

Philip, George Luikin Back, (Jas Gaesham 2008 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Doric, prose
k kivers the aathor's life in Inverness, Dundee, Huntly, Insch an Aib on page 6

1 matches

Templeton, Sheila Tales Fae The Doric Side - La Bella Rebelle, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
in Inverness jyle? Or yer lang-heidit man on page 62

1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
mmycarr Jist found oot yer in Inverness this weekend. Fit wye did I n(2012)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
Michty me, on train tae Inverness fae Aberdeen & charging £4.8(2017)

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
n murder chairges in court in Inverness.
1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
waukent ti finnd he wes in Inverness. He rowstit an raired at the
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
umberland’s ruidcoats ootby Inverness in 1746. Truth tae tell hooiv
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 174, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
still aye tae come is Glesca, Inverness, Aiberdeen, Dundee, Warwick,
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
- well done to tthe lads at inverness (2021) twitter link

West Central

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
deen Fowk Club, an the yin at Inverness, rin be the Inverness Fowk Cl on page 56

2 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Loch Ness, up beh Inverness is on page 120

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
sert! Then we were ca’d tae Inverness, only tae be sent, cauld tire
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
le airmy o Hielanders up neat Inverness.' on page 72

1 matches

General Central

Douglas, Ashley Whae Were the Pechts, (Dig It Scotland 2023) Central, prose
at Garbeg and Whitebridge in Inverness-shire.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
Embra, Glesgae, Aiberdeen and Inverness. The nummer o speikers o Gael
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
ank you! Had a quik visit tae Inverness last year?. A think it gies m(2015)

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