dwam | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 32.1 | 37 | 16.6 | 79.5 | 5.8 | 72.4 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 103 | 72 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 42 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
life in a dwam. And that wis true anaw. on page 18
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Donaldson, Gordon Lallans 82 - Belike a Mishanter, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
gaed aboot davert, like in a dwam, mummlin: they had a veesion on page 29
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Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
In a dwam, on page 30
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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
whaur Alba's mebbe jist a dwam; on page 32
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Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Glenluce Abbey , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
As tho a dwam lay crackit on page 56
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McPartlin, John Lallans 83 - Phantasmagoria, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
stairpit's built fur Jacob's dwam. on page 70
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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
it the time Kate wis awa in a dwam an onlie hauf listenin. He wi on page 18
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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
sank intae a lang an langsome dwam. Syne, takkin my sheep oot hi on page 16
ookit tae them gif I was in a dwam. The wee prince's last words on page 77
here, an I jaloused it wis a dwam. on page 80
3 matches
Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
gaun ower intae a richt deep dwam, dreamin that she wis walkin on page 10
Hatter, "or ye'll be awa in a dwam again afore it's dune!" on page 44
9 matches
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
DWAM on page 53
3 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
John wis liftit oot o his dwam by a sudden silence. The meen on page 35
ntae a cauld sweit. In a near dwam he juist managed tae staucher on page 53
Jennet noddit her heid in a dwam as she gazed ower at the new on page 79
3 matches
Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
, Sir Patrick Spens Lies in a dwam o young leddies. on page 29
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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
slowly roused hersel fae her dwam. And then suddenly, her face on page 169
ted it. The wean wis in sic a dwam that she barely looked whaur on page 201
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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
the governin are jist a fadin dwam. It his lang been a howp o mi on page 81
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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
mph wis awa! It hadnae been a dwam ava! on page 67
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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
sed, een steikit, as tho in a dwam, on page 56
ye an oan ah'd sit there in a dwam, on page 128
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Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
llo, Rabbit,' said Pooh, in a dwam. on page 76
ng, and he did it in a kind o dwam, while he wis thinkin on aw t on page 150
icht, and he gaed aff intae a dwam yince mair, and in the dwam h on page 165
4 matches
Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
The quyne sein hiz suddent dwam. on page 3
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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
oked at the chooks. 'I'm in a dwam,' she crooned, and closed the on page 43
'Ye're no in a dwam, Mammy! They're real chooks! on page 44
2 matches
Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
nk, ken nae drog rages, niver dwam on page 32
pin-heid thick in an eugenic dwam, on page 34
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Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
hers whae hunker at hame in a dwam by the fireside, on page 43
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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
thocht, as he sat there in a dwam, gazin at the faur-aff black on page 17
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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
er burst in tae interrupt his dwam, interrogatin the staff aboot on page 9
1 matches
Bramwell, Colin Eemis Stane 1 - Jist appenin the winnock’s no eneuch, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Includin the dwam that ye'd see if yir winnock on page 16
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Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
She fell intae a dwam. She dreamt she wis lyin nixt on page 51
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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
as usual in a dwam: on page 61
1 matches
Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
drouth, are waukened oot the dwam they cam inby to perpetuate. on page 72
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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 73 - The Unco Spate, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Dundee, poetry
like a sternlicht dwam o gowd, on page 11
1 matches
Durie, Nick Votin Seestems, (peffers50.freeserve 2003) Central - Glasgow, prose
estem tae rin. It also taks a dwam in nummers o votars fir the s
1 matches
Porter, Steve Lallans 74 - Gone Wi The Windae, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
voice pit peyd tae Calum’s dwam. He blinkt and luikt awa fae
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
’s ege, kep hiz ei, an in a dwam he settit ti consitherin whit
ie plowterin,’ he gaed in a dwam; ‘plowterin – about – i
2 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
p ti Mirren, at wes nerr in a dwam.
inti hirsell, in a dwam.
ither an sister follaed, in a dwam, haunnin ower thair ain paspo
dwam, mynd, or ye cuid dae mukkil
d let hiz tung he fleggit hiz dwam an whuspert ti the Rid
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
r the firm shak itsel oot the dwam it haed gotten intae sae as t
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
a jist dreein some distractit dwam, sprung fae oot o fause memor
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Donovan, Anne Not Scotland, (Edinburgh International Book Festival 2010) Central - Glasgow, prose
dwam, watchin the scenery flee by.
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
wha hae lang waukent fae the dwam o their forebearers). Aye, it
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
in claith. As she sat in this dwam, the picters in her mind were
her as she jogged hame, in a dwam, wunnerin wha she cud be, an
2 matches
Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Awa in a Dwam
ll. She wisnae fully awa in a dwam, but she wisnae awake either.
enough tae rouse her fae her dwam. Mair insistent wis the retur
3 matches
Crawford, Ross At Stake, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
Declan had been awa in a wee dwam since naebody had taken a sho
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Steele, Gregor When Scotty said “Scunner”, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
‘And glaikit and dwam and fleg and stane,’
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Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
Declan’s been awa in a wee dwam, but he jerks his heid up whe
1 matches
Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
nt the rest o the lesson in a dwam. Bi the time the bell went ma on page 41
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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
fae the moss He gaed intil a dwam an dee't in the closs on page 15
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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
he cam oot o's dwam: on page 3
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
think Ah must hae faan inti a dwam, for the neist thing Ah kent
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
fochan, they faa intae a deep dwam at its foun."
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - A keik at the Swedish game o bandy, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
napped me oot o ma historical dwam. ‘Bajen’ haed scored an t
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wappin flees, A was awa in a dwam, dramin aboot cleekin a
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
h Wullie wis jist stanin in a dwam. A haid tae haud still fur
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
My ain teacher near wint in a dwam an my mates near fell aff the
1 matches
Cormack, Kevin Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the authentic dawn, the final dwam. on page 4
Brawk the moon's glacial dwam intae a thoosan-star skaelime on page 6
2 matches
Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
in the grip o a tractor-beam dwam o owld haunts, on page 8
ot fate. I sank intae an epic dwam on page 26
in deep-couch dwam... on page 32
3 matches
Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
aboot thir iveryday wark ina dwam. A second letter gaes no comf on page 38
1 matches