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The word 'joys'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
joysOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.63218
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland 5.8 1 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.4 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 5.1 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 22.3 17 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 60.6 5 3
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 31.4 1 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 joys in Corpus

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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
he'll stagger home full o the joys on page 117

1 matches

Shetland

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
yin da anticipation. One o da joys o livin in Shetland https://t(2016)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
pleasure in all their simple joys, mindan her oun bairn-life, a on page 121

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Drumneachie Ferm, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Doric, poetry
Yin o the joys o skreivin in Scots, is the s
1 matches

(South) East Central

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
An freest-bricht bud were joys unkent; on page 91

1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
at haedna muckle time for sic joys as muisic. An o coorse in 160
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Tae bring the joys o’ speed an’ flare,
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
n pleasure in aw their simple joys, rememberin her ain bairnsang on page 123

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
vant Isabel Weir, the blessed joys of marriage - then endow her on page 43

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Howpfu, joys ower tottie tae howd are tovi on page 20

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 59 - In Dispraise o Eden, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
An freest-bricht bud were joys unkent; on page 91

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
LET'S GIT FOO O! THE JOYS! When wus the last time ye fe on page

9 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
Think, ye may buy the joys o'er dear, on page 79
think, ye micht buy the joys owre dear - on page 84

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The joys I wantit an the get on page 19
An freest-bricht bud war joys unkent; on page 53

2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
lt the Emperor o the waes and joys o his fowk, and sae he learne on page 112

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
nister caaed doun the brawest joys. on page 80

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
The joys o' youth sae sprightly on page 6
The simple joys o' growin old on page 40
The joys o' houghmagandie on page 22

3 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
a pleasure in aw their simple joys, mindin back tae hur ain bair on page 124

1 matches

@jamie_ginger tweeted
am coming frae edinburgh. The joys o working at BPS #fireintheho(2012)

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
a pleasure in aal thir simple joys, minefu o hir ain weeyin-life on page 125

1 matches

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