The following information is taken from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, available online at http://www.dsl.ac.uk/index.html. This is a work in progress.
| Spelling | Number | Dates & headers |
|---|---|---|
| Abirdene | 30 | 1402 (bischop, chanceler); 1458 (barony); 1473 (chanoun); 1484 (constabil); 1496 (communité); 1497 (bastailȝe, bred); 1498 (bind); c1500 (choristar); 1501 (chanounrie); 1509 (bind); 1511 (assoilȝe, cors); 1516 (chantorie); 1537 (baillie); 1540 (alternative); 1542 (chalmer cheld); 1545 (bind, collatioun); 1546 (danskin); 1549 (chanter); 1552 (assurance, clan); 1562 (atour); 1590 (decan); 1591 (bursour); 1595-6 (borowis); 1597 (cantrip); 1599 (citiner) |
| Aberdene | 18 | 1408 (croft); 1446 (burgen); 1460 (browstar); 1479 (assise); 1494 (bailȝe, bill); 1495 (confirmat); 1497 (cutler); 1498 (coft); 1507 (chaplanry); 1509 (cathedrale); 1511 (commissar); 1545 (borowis); 1556 (cheptour, counsele); 1562 (chapter); 1586 (assise); 1589 (besouth) |
| Aberden | 8 | 1294 (cukstule); 1398 (betwix, commounis); 1426 (banerman); 1439 (burch); 1492 (commoun, consail); 1591 (chese) |
| Aberdeen | 4 | 1564 (cars); 1572 (commissionarie, complene); 1649 (dar) |
| Abirdein | 2 | 1633 (annual); 1649 (commissariat) |
| Abirden | 2 | 1521 (affirmat); 1649 (commissar) |
| Auld Abirdene | 2 | 1599 (citiner); 1601-2 (consistoré) |
| Abbyrden | 1 | 1537 (chancelar) |
| Aberdeyn | 1 | 1526 (bruch) |
| Aberdin | 1 | 1644 (bruch) |
| Abirdeine | 1 | 1640 (bon-acord) |
| Abreden | 1 | 1434 (custumar) |
| Abyrden | 1 | 1456 (bere) |
| auld Aberdeen | 1 | 1640 (crem-) |
| Old Aberdeen | 1 | 1548-51 (debate) |
| Old Aberdein | 1 | 1649 (commissar) |