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The word 'congregation'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
congregationOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus5.71912
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 22.9 7 4
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 5 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire 32 3 1
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
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 congregation in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
His entire congregation wis ae shepherd chiel on page 15

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
n incense at e aaltar. E hale congregation wis ootside prayin at e time on page 79
bar Naaman e Syrian." E hale congregation fan they heard sic spik were on page 86
upo e Sabbath an says till e congregation, "There are sax days for fowk on page 104

3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
nes, bit then neither did the congregation...French, Kilmarnock, or the
forrit tae be blessed, an the congregation hid bin blessed, cam the anel
2 matches

Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
her shooglit in her seat; the congregation turnt aroon an a ripple o sha
1 matches

Aberdeen

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
banns tae be cried. The hail congregation maun hiv bin scunnert, doon-l on page 100

1 matches

General Northern

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
names and a blessin afore the congregation o the Howe. Fit div ye think on page 51

1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
An there's the congregation. Aw the mates. Waitin fur Kin on page 1

1 matches

Matthews, Andrew Lallans 104 - Skiddlie Thochts, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
the kirk micht hae wytit the congregation wi thair owerly fond daffery on page 81

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
JESSIE: Aye, so wis the congregation the next morning, Did ye see on page 63

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
, 'hou aften hae ye tellt the congregation that there's nae repentance i on page 109
. A couple o the Steeple Kirk congregation were passin the Howff on thei on page 110

2 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
onghas addresses the vibratin congregation like a pirate commander. Eh w on page 3

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lang miles an foregether as a congregation on this Ayrshire hillside, ta on page 35
ye at his elbuck. Maist o his congregation left the kirk for a while; bu on page 40

3 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
age bed, wis brocht afore the congregation, gien rebuke, fined, an made on page 40

1 matches

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