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Use in varieties of Scots

tum Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words7.2 9.3 3 19.9 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences2318 2 2 0 1 0
Number of authors10 6 2 1 1

Occurrences of tum in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
eart of Darkness, that in its tum wis the inspiration fer thon on page 78

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
mair lichtsomely): "Tiddle-um-tum, tiddle-um-tum.' on page 43
'Rum-tum-tum-tiddle-um,' said Christopher on page 47

6 matches

Smith, Elaine C. The Glasgow Gruffalo's Wean, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303425) Central - Glasgow, weans
kers, nae tail, an a feathery tum. on page 16

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ettlin tae get inside yer tum
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
An a boul o kale tae fill yir tum.
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
d huv rum ready aboot ri same tum as ri leg a' lamb. Ri mash, c
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
ne in, “ris'll bey ri thurd tum a'v been doon rer ri day.”
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
The furst tum a ever set eyes oan you
mulk lit a'd done before Sum tum later it brote me a moose Bit
Sailin’ It wisnae ma furst tum oan a plane Am no sayin’ a
oor ur three An’ the nixt tum a glanced, it luc't kinna gui
‘Fa hud a poun’ fur evry tum a skint a knee Ur fur evry tu
6 matches

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
"Fit kine o bairnie will iss tum oot tae be?" E han o e Lord w on page 81

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Noo here's a tum up for the book,
1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
The pig id saa in Tum a freen that cam in every day on page 77
dinner pot, tae fill an empty tum. on page 98

2 matches

Southern

@cammyrudkin tweeted
iain thats the way forrit rum tum #cheaters nvr win(2012) search twitter