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The word 'morrison'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
morrisonOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.42812
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 104.9 10 2
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.6 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.6 5 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 69.7 5 1
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 morrison in Corpus

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Shetland

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
"Fine, mam. Mr Morrison said me teeth is fine." on page 17

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
n thi laad's haan, "Am Dassin Morrison," noo, fur sum strainge reaso on page 38
kker, say's, ""We welcome thi Morrison brother's, Manson and Danson, on page 40

2 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
'but aabody's different.' Lik Morrison in The History of Mr Polly he on page 40

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 63 - Shelts, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Doric, prose
Wee Dauvit Morrison suddenly mindit it wis Friday
at his throat wummle, Dauvit Morrison ran his haun doon the ily, po
gie man speired slyly, as Mrs Morrison made tae leave. “Fresh fae
g spirks frae the steens, Mrs Morrison took her wee loon back inno t
tae spyle his gweed luiks, Mr Morrison pyochered an spat on his haun
9 matches

General Northern

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
in the Cyaard. But when Eddie Morrison screechit back the barn door, on page 118

1 matches

(South) East Central

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
Thoumire and hosted by Frieda Morrison and Alistair Heather—twa gu
1 matches

General Central

Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Broadcastin Inquiry, Alasdair Morrison MSP jaloused
aidcastin Inquiry by Alasdair Morrison,
2 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
joos.. Then an early yin' tae Morrison's.. Later peeps.. Keep safe o (2022) twitter link

@IshbelMcF tweeted
the Year. A votit fir Freida Morrison, mind. She’s amazin. https:/(2019)

@LairnScots tweeted
Watch an lug-in tae Frieda Morrison o @scotsradiomedia interview (2020) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
wur him an ae June Morrison whae, gin mae maimorie sers m
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Me An Katie Morrison
I gaed wi Katy Morrison
Black-heidit Katie Morrison
Me an Katy Morrison,
Black-heidit Katy Morrison
5 matches

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