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The word 'ween'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
weenOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus8.12714
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 36 11 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 4.9 2 1
WCE - West Central 13.3 3 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 10.2 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 4
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) 605.7 1 1
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 116.3 2 2
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 ween in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine The future of Scots, (https://www.opendemocracy.net/ 2015) Orkney, prose
wrote firm on social media (A ween more Scots is publieshed on F
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
thi middle 'o' winter an thi ween weis houlen, an we weis soake on page 4
o, their weis a gweed breez a ween blawen eis awa fae wer berth, on page 10
an gin thj saim wuly eis thi ween, an ov coarse at wid mak thi on page 56
a we an odd feish or twa, thi ween hid gotten ower strong fur oo on page 57
a tyme we ma car'y, cus o thi ween, blaaen er aw ower thi road, on page 64

7 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
sea. He shuddered as the caal ween blasted roon him. A win that
llt them it wiz only the caal ween but it wisna the ween ava. Th
but it wisna the ween ava. The streamin watter wiz
3 matches

Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
n there wiz hardly a breath o ween. Ower the next couple o weeks
1 matches

(South) East Central

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
bein up for debate. Ah cannae ween the constant stress that must
1 matches

Clark, Sara Your Leid, Oor Leid, Awbody's Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
f ye happen tae be a Scot, ah ween.
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
Wardrobe,' Matilda said. 'Ah ween Mr C. S. Lewis is a grand scr on page 74

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
p,” the hostler said, “Ah ween ye’d hae me sellin at a los
1 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert The Wit o Solomon, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
A ween it cuid be duin:
1 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
air's frost upo the grund, ah ween. on page 33

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Kin ye ween wir enteer universe on page 24

1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Ah ween it was June, tho ah mynd nae on page 100

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ay alane in ma staw - and ah ween that ah can say that ah unner on page 6

1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
mak tae young fowk, ye cannae ween. Ah ken the difference it mak(2018)

@DABArbuckle tweeted
Jings, we visited the Birks a ween o months ago. Whit a walk we (2020)

South West (Galloway)

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
I ween it wis beivin in a wey on page 14

1 matches

Donegal (East Donegal)

Watson, Audrey Yarns 3 - The Tay Meetin, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Fermanagh, prose
Dee ye mine when ye were a ween and ye had te go to everythin
1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Millar, Al Echas frae tha Big Swilly Swally, (Ullans Speakers Association 2023 ISBN: 978-0957666238) Ulster, poetry
t, wan warp o monie, Fired, I ween, my needful habbie; Tae weave on page 59

1 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
An tell aa ween o thiings on page 25

1 matches

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