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The word 'united'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
unitedOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus22.47326
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
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 54.7 5 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 30.4 12 5
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee 233.6 22 2
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 13.7 3 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 9.3 7 4
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 490.5 3 1
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 126.5 9 2
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of united in Corpus

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Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Tae thee, or no tae thee?, (Brisk Northerly 2020) Orkney, blog
life in Prague, Dresden, the United States. The ancient pronouns
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
thew wis precentor at the wee United Free kirk, as weel as the fer
entral Mart, an officer o the United Free Kirk as weel as a husban
2 matches

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
major warldwide offices o the United Nations. Veesitors can tak a on page 5

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ony o the fower nations o the United Kingdom) accompanied bi a fla
a that Scots maun rely on the United Kingdom tae survive ilka time
tane in fae ither airts o the United Kingdom, or the warld, is jis
3 matches

Uri, Antonia Here's the problem wi the trad wife muivement, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
ot five oors less than in the United Kingdom. Then, men an weemin
1 matches

General Northern

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
surgical scarecrow. Ye're the United Nations, Pal. on page 40

1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
Aye, fowk gan a wee bit Leeds United oar Consi’s comments but bei (2020) twitter link

@beast_afc tweeted
@TheFyfie A united fan doing some bin raking bef(2020)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
nded. Then ma final team, Man United, conceded a lastminute own-go on page 40

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
an in Germany an Scots in the United Kinrick. Forespeakers frae aw
1 matches

McAlpine, Joan Meeting of the Parliament, (The Scottish Parliament 2019) Central, government
tus o Welsh or English in the United Kingdom. Withoot ony inbidin
1 matches

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
that wis ironically cried the United Kingdom, whaur then and noo a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ilka September. (£5 furth o United Kinrik)
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ilka September. (£5 furth o United Kinrik)
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
ilka September. (£6 furth o United Kinrik)
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
in oor household - brothers united! (2021) twitter link
_Pacey @stevie27boyo brothers united lol (2021) twitter link
@GregJkerr @KMcharg7 brothers united lol (2021) twitter link
brothers united guys (2020) twitter link
bank thistle n noo livingston united - whit a story if a say so m (2021) twitter link

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
United in their solidarity, on page 19

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
voice be heard. A seat on the United Nations Cooncil? A soapbox on
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e doun in London pit forrit a united front agin whit we reckon tae on page 47
Scotland the governance o the United Kingdom his been, buy uouaday on page 50
osit 'equal pairtners' in the United Kingdom. On the nicht o 11 Ap on page 102
the ower short-lived Scotland United, the Vigil wis the focus o mo on page 104
louit tae speak were Scotland United, a group formit bi the Labour on page 108
Also on pages 119, 120, 121, 126, 127, 128, 129, 136, 137, 143
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Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
an filled thir lungs an united thir tongues, on page 72

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
tae be the first king tae hae united the different tribes o the Pi on page 14
d a fair deal o tradin wi the United States - in fact his son wis on page 26
jobs an fowk fae aw ower the United Kingdom were soon warkin on t on page 46
the ither pairt o the socried United Kingdom ken. An there are the on page 117

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Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
c, Barcelona an’ Manchester United! An impressive C.V. in onybud
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
United oor nation in song,
1 matches

Glasgow

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
cunts ay varyin demographics, united in their dread at bein shuttl
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Wan Goal tae the Good, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
. The huns ur away tae Dundee United. If we slip up here — even
s essential cos it just takes United tae equalise an the Huns ur d
2 matches

General Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
. Mine you, I ken Westhampton United's been speirin efter me, sae on page 65

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary Fleming: Jean an her ay united in perpetual freendship. on page 35

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@billykayscot tweeted
ntil the rise o Jim McLean’s United. Been hooked sinsyne!(2020)
@ungaro Aye is ay United, Marion. Hae a guid week yers(2020)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Patrick but are we REALLY a 'United Kingdom?' I'm asking for a fr(2020)
We are NOT mair united than ever Boris. Yer talking (2020)

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
. The Union o the Snoot Kirk (United Frei Kirk) an the Pairish Kir
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
ey weather maps if ye lay the United Kingdom doon an spie the fou on page 9

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Sae whin United cum lukin', oor Davy wis made on page 2
Brithers in peace united, as al' guid Ulstermen shud. on page 44

3 matches

General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
es a national minority in the United Kangrick, furst brocht ap bae on page 14
cots diaspora fer example the United States o' Amerikey on page 21
hit's diaspora in the United Kangrick, The Republic o' Air on page 29
United Kangrick, Airlan an' noarth A on page 30
uman Richts Ect (1998) in the United on page 57
Also on pages 58, 59
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@the_gellick tweeted
or Prods wha cudnae thole the United Irishmen. (2015) twitter link

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