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The word 'nervously'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
nervouslyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.42821
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 23.2 4 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 15.1 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 94.2 3 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 nervously in Corpus

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Orkney

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
ils are flaran an ees fiddian nervously wae his nylon shopeen bag. on page 86

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
her. He cleared his thrapple nervously. ‘Er – Petunia, lass –
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
, wisn it?" Maggie Ann aksed, nervously grippin da tablecloth atween on page 18
e in years as he carefully an nervously nosed his wye troo da nairroo on page 57

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Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
hi-yie…’ answered Joahny, nervously.
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
said Meenie rubbin her claas nervously.
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Mid Northern B

Stewart, David Catch-Up Chapter 163 - Planning the Mystery Tour., (Facebook 2024) Doric, prose
of Time are Sinking" , Bella nervously explained her predicament and
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Fifteen the day", said Jamie, nervously. "Tell your mither at's the l
1 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
dit it ower tae them tae try. Nervously, the lad chowed a bit aff an
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(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
women fitabw players" ah says nervously. on page 29

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Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Ma wee brither looked at me nervously. on page 71

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Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
the twa, Robert, lichts a fag nervously, his haunds cupped ower the f on page 136

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West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'The mannie wiped his lips nervously wi his napkin. 'Let's aw gang on page 39
stood up and, dead slowly and nervously, she recited her limerick: on page 73

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Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 4, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
‘’Aye’’ he says, nervously ‘’Yur right, mate. Furget
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
" the Hatter went oan, lookin nervously roon tae see if he'd deny it on page 111

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McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Angela an Dolly watch oan nervously. Dolly's no too bad actually, on page 31

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Bennett, Peter Sharks, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
ughin alang wae him, ye know, nervously.
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Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
hled their sweeties an luikit nervously at their neebours tae get som on page 22

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General Central

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Chairlie smiled nervously and sat doon on the edge o th on page 32
en they baith sterted geeglin nervously. on page 43

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
are we awa tae?" Violet asked nervously. on page 14

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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
e in the widd," she said, gey nervously. on page 97

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South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Rabbit: eet was gibberin awa nervously, girnin at everythin that was on page 78

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South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Nervously we'd watch, in case on page 149

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Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
it; an while shae wus keekin nervously on page 40
n lukin oot ower the gairden, nervously caalt oot "The Queen! The Que on page 78
quate, speedy tone. Hae lukt nervously ower haes shoother whin hae s on page 82

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