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hum Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.5 23.4 6.4 9.9 0 0 8.8
Number of occurrences5144 4 1 0 0 2
Number of authors24 18 3 1 2

Occurrences of hum in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
Gryphon said, a bit pit oot, "Hum! Well, thir's nae accoontin f on page 104

1 matches

Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Glenluce Abbey , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
or raither hum a catch or twa o plainsang. on page 56

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Hum! Hae!' answert the king; an a on page 40
'Hum! Hae!' said the king. 'I ken on page 41
drinkin,' the drouth answert, hum-drum-like. on page 44

4 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
e heez place, thur's a mingin hum o friythe fish. Ah remarkit o on page 78

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
that ye fair like tae hum. on page 19

1 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
and throen hum a look. on page 99

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
it, won't ye,' his wife tellt hum. And later on, as she watched on page 29

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
atter afore omebodie cuid sop hum, This wis a shair an certain on page 42

2 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
nd doon tae keep waarm, and a hum cam intae his heid aw o a sud on page 1
mind wis that taen up wi the hum that he wis makkin up for Hee on page 2
e gaes, While Pooh and Hoolet hum and haw, And where the letter on page 139
could. 'Ye dinna aften get a Hum wi seeven verses intil it, da on page 143

6 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
If that peerie winna hum an croon on page 30

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
me an hum on page 38

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
coming nixt, if ye'd like tae hum the tune, on page 123

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ck, afore ah pass oot fae the hum. Ye're tae gang tae Loch Stym on page 26

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
om mani padme hum. For the Bard o becomin, on page 95

1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
silencin their chatter an the hum ay the street.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter TA Hauf an a Hauf, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s.’ ah sais tae him oer the hum ay the many voices in the roo
1 matches

Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
’ listened tae her gie’in hum the run aroon. An’ then he
ren’s section. Then ah seen hum lookin’ at me sortie strang
Ah cudnae scream, or confront hum or whit. After whit seemed an
nae gonnae try an’ git past hum, an’ then ah jist legged it
his hing hingin’ oot an’ hum playin’ wi’ it. Hus expre
9 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
some sich. An’ Andy, well, hum bein’ o’ a higher class o
ourite. We a’ wanted tae be hum. So we got wur buckets; in ma
ah hink wis even sadder than hum buyin’ it in the first plac
s rippin’ the shit oot o’ hum. Bit he didnae seem that happ
oped gaein’ tae uni wid git hum a better class o’ chum than
6 matches

Lehane, Matt Mouse Eat Mouse World, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
boom-cognate-boom-hum-end-o-game out there
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
flair like a minefield. A low hum then began ringin oot aroond
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
it over now, so back tae the hum drum... ?? .. Mind how ye's g (2023) twitter link

Doric

Gilbert, Jo Tales Fae The Doric Side - Iss place isnae big enuch for the baith o us , (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, poetry
sterical wae yer death-rattle-hum on page 78

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
at - is feet war stairtin te hum like a bit o blue Cheese. on page 41

1 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
t Grunny wis fair pleased tae hum awa tae the hymns.
Noo and then she’d try tae hum alang, but she wis unable tae
2 matches

Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
the electrical hum o trowies, on page 37

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Poor man haes baen hum'led bae weemin, on page 17

1 matches

@TheFarrierPhil tweeted
on878 Ack lass, you aww hay a hum-dinger o a day!!! https://t.c (2021) twitter link

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