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The word 'sympathy'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
sympathyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.63221
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 11.6 2 1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 26.2 8 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 325.5 2 1
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 24.8 4 3
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 3.9 3 3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 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 sympathy in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
findan sympathy on page 18

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the same time to express the sympathy and regret of the Army Counci on page 38

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
an Janet cood feel da lack a sympathy in da toon. Shü wid nivver f on page 23
Moira's sympathy waned. on page 29

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
nae plannin oan comin oot in sympathy wi Alec. Div Ah need te leuk on page 22
wa er Shoppin. "Wull Ah pit a sympathy caird, or phone... or fit? Ye on page 23
jist nip in here an git a wee sympathy caird," she said, pushin open on page 24

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
reen you are - nae an unce o sympathy - it's aye aa aboot you, you on page 81
Ah'm jist nae affa gweed aat sympathy an Ah hate it fin folk are na on page 82

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Save yer sympathy fir the livin." Duncan grinne on page 15

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wiz called and she’d little sympathy for Jessie and wid hae nithin
gyang for the coal. The only sympathy Jessie got wiz fae the cook f
2 matches

South Northern

Diansangu, Mae naebdy likes a clype, (Scots Hoose 2021) Doric, poetry
she didnae deserve sympathy.
deserve sympathy.
2 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
Ah gaed ower ti her ti offer sympathy - Ah'd lost freens missel on on page 38

1 matches

General Northern

Christie, Hilary Lallans 78 - Ma Freens in Chains, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, poetry
Growin oot i sympathy an passion on page 74

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
have been fairest. Nae muckle sympathy for hairts, but, tae get rele (2020) twitter link
kaollie1903 @clarky586 ?? Nae sympathy for Kidd and the Diets, i’d (2020) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
hid man flu a’wik & got nae sympathy fae the wife, so only noo I’(2017)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
gin yeese fruit an gien yeese sympathy whin, tae tell the truth, I d on page 1

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
may the keel row")an sees wi sympathy, the aince loved bairn in the
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
@brougher1 Aye, nae sympathy for them either !!(2020)

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
cause Nicola's ma played the sympathy card again aboot her bein in on page 117
hersel so that we'll gie her sympathy. Bet yi any money man, said L on page 147

2 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
, pair sowl!” A guffawed me sympathy! Scott wis ma draw fir the Se
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
riganders had gotten him some sympathy, Bill thocht. A haunfu o ferm
She cud feel some sympathy for him noo, though he hadna
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
cup. Through this yin act ae sympathy fur the bum. His puss soon co
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
She spiered, wi a quick sympathy:
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@margaret8662254 Ye have ma sympathy Margaret.. :) Have a guid day (2023) twitter link

@iainnicol tweeted
You're nae gangin tae get the sympathy ye're efter.(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
A feel a bit o sympathy for him: on page 29

1 matches

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