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Use in varieties of Scots

doom Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.9 12.3 9 9.9 0 0 17.7
Number of occurrences3524 6 1 0 0 4
Number of authors25 16 5 1 3

Occurrences of doom in Corpus

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Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
on auld ratton. Whiles ye can doom him tae daith, sae his life w on page 41

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
but droonin pools o doom, on page 36

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ro. Peden had a premonition o doom an had left thaim at Lanark, on page 30

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ied tae blank oot ma impendin doom the maire ah've started tae n on page 119

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
e stayed staundin, a pillar o doom towerin ower the dwaibly ladd on page 146
tin. And then, like a giant o doom, the owermuckle 'Trunchbull l on page 210

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
" cam a soun like the crack o doom fae the cratur's mouth, 'A am on page 66
' cam a soun like the crack o doom fae the cratur's mouth, 'A am on page 70
stannin, oblivious o imminent doom. She clamped her great forear on page 102

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
he Neds are led oan tae thair doom, And in they splatter, on page 34
Fir doom an gloom, an stories drear, on page 48
A weird doom cam back intae ma heid, that on page 124

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
, recawed frae lingerin rot o doom. on page 15

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Ye're steppin ti your doom, quine. on page 27
Jean: Doom comes ti ye in aa ma dreams, on page 28

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he lat Pilate doom him on page 97

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
es in an unkent poem cawed ‘Doom’, datin frae 1968:
Doom will descend to-morrow -
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Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
The burden o his people's doom
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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
The ithirs hurtled ae their doom,
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Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
blishment hoodies croakin for doom – it’s no ainlie their tr
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@billykayscot tweeted
e, the burden o his people’s doom, an dee tae brak their leivin(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
end oh the world wae awe the doom n gloom gadgies oan here lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fin, despite her prediction o doom an gloom, they finally arrive on page 38

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
The day o doom is drawin near,' quo grannie, on page 51

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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ly for effect and in a tone o doom said, “Well, Mrs Clushet, I
1 matches

Devlin, Edwin The School Dentist 1969, (Facebook 2020) Doric, prose
corridor felt like a tunnel o doom and hell was at the ither end
as broon so ye coodna see yer doom,
2 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
es lik JOUK O DROOKIT, NESS O DOOM, BURN O BEATTIE, GARTH SOY. B (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
wis there - like a prophet o doom on page 16

1 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Will seal ma doom. on page 6

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Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Sealed ma doom fur nae cut oot on page 17

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
It's nae aa doom an gloom, on page 41

1 matches

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