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adam Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words69 94.6 39.2 9.9 5.8 41.3 22.1
Number of occurrences221184 26 1 1 4 5
Number of authors46 28 10 1 1 2 4

Occurrences of adam in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Pystle Frae Aberbrothock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
i.m. James S. Adam on page 55

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Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
at. While sic makars as Agnes Adam and W. D. Cocker wrocht in th on page 37

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in awa tae himsel as he went, Adam Beg, heritable portioner o th on page 48
r hill grun than guid arable, Adam had aichteen acres o weel dra on page 50
reasonable' Conventicles. Tho Adam had juist been but ance tae a on page 51
Adam's sicht an alloucd maist o th on page 52
Adam luke at Bess an she noddit. ' on page 53
Also on pages 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 70, 71, 76, 77, 78, 79
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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hir's nae Gairden o Eden, nae Adam on page 14

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
se o tacky-back cardboard sin Adam wut alive on page 47

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
As ah lunge tae rip oot his Adam's apple like yae see in they on page 45
mates. Ah dinnae ken her fae Adam, likes. So, ah nudge, Sal. on page 174
Then, as he went tae crush ma Adam's apple intae a fine powder. on page 199

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
"Here, Adam," A cried tae him, "here's au on page 89

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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
ng his pals sic luminaries as Adam Smith, Professor Cullen o Emb on page 123
ectural masterpiece by Robert Adam, it survived the riotin an th on page 128

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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
That began back wi Adam. on page 155

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Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
es kent ti histore as Faither Adam. Faither Adam hed a cairtie, on page 3
d a lest intervyow wi Faither Adam in a billiart ruim at the can on page 5

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
d - the bairns could see his Adam's aipple joogle in his shilpi on page 24

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Waddell, John Lallans 59 - Eve and the Aipple, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Here, Adam," A cried tae him, "here's au on page 89

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Adam the First on page 55

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Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
knife blade tae the butler's Adam's aiple. Amaist afore he kenn on page 9

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Adam said if thaur wis an example on page 53

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
e in Scots! (Skreivars sik as Adam McNaughtan an Anne MacLeod te on page 116

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
t-stappin Wha'll Mowe me Noo? Adam Macnaughtan can gar ye lauch on page 77

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Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
A ken the kinrik, aw o Adam's bairns." on page 87

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Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
For Eve an Adam's leisure oors, on page 62

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
his beiss forby. His brither Adam skarts Jock's buttons, an tha on page 138

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Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
he wes wyth lyis to dede and Adam Abell (a1538) in The Roit or
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS nummer 109, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
Sea Room - Adam Nicholson
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
n Macneill, Margaret Bennett, Adam Macnaughtan, Ian Russell, Kar
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A laboured like Adam in Eden, an then
Sweir Adam
whaur Adam first wis sent tae dwell
(fur Adam niver tastit meat).
an Adam, canny man, took tent.
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Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
ingine, gowf, the telephone, Adam's economics an aw that, can t
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
A walin o faimly prayers bi Adam Scott o Upper Dalgleish taen
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
in thair descent back tae ... Adam an Eve, wha kens. As the even
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Adam Skirving's Johnnie Cope
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Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
gle night in security.” – Adam Smith), but a state pooerful
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McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
o the likes o Jim Sillars an Adam Bisset, this electoral affshu
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
ootrage i Scotland, promptin Adam McNaughton tae respond in san
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astrothsknot The Auld Man O Jerah, (archiveofourown.org 2018) Central, prose
Aye, fyr A dinnae ken ye fae Adam.” Jennet dived back doon un
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 76, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
ffeecial Report records Brian Adam MSP staunin up in the chaumer
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ic originals an revsitied the Adam Watson English versions tae c
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@OliphantWullie tweeted
ank Mind though, it's no jist Adam Boulton and Maggie Thatcher t (2022) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
pisode didnae mak sense. Thit Adam wid agree tae calmly gan on a(2020) search twitter
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Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ild beast ettlin tae teer yer Adam's aipple oot, an it sooked th on page 29

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
is the Gairden o Eden, an him Adam that the All Michty hid pit i on page 35

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Fairbairn, Jamie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Banff, newspaper
- e verra same wee craiter. Adam McNaughtan's The Yellow On Th on page 37

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
he fresh air. Syne she min't. Adam Kindness wid be phonin at her on page 94

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
et, aa the wye back up te the Adam's apple. "Ye're a mannie! Ye' on page 16

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
in o Enosh, sin o Seth, sin o Adam, sin o God. on page 85

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
at Batman's feenished gan get Adam West on page 183

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
is like the Gairden o Eden an Adam had nivver sinned. We didna s on page 15

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
gart me feel like God creatin Adam. Efter aa, aa He'd hid tae wi on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
d tae Eve efter she'd temptit Adam inno etten the aipple o wisdo
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
"I'm fur Adam's Peak masel," quo Nava, fa'd
ear o naethin. She'd sclimmed Adam's Peak in her birthlan o Sri
"Fit kinno a place is Adam's Peak?" the Sangsters winted
a. Christians said it wis far Adam landit fin he wis sent oot fr
ir heezed wi butterflees, did Adam's Peak. Fur ower a thoosan ye
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Hutchison, Pat Angels Ten, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
because she didna ken me fae Adam an tae leave me in charge o h
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@fittiecrooners tweeted
like Rhodes, Bardsley, Anya, Adam etc? Time for wee man to go(2016) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
the yellow’s on the broom'. Adam McNaughtan #scotslanguage #la (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
deun on the maist o ferms fae Adam wis a boy, on page 86

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Shetland

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
DE SLOCKIT LICHT for Adam on page 42

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
umwhile Adam Elliot, (Joiner) Deanburnhaug
thair twae bairns, (Tricia an Adam) ahint thum, it ae boarding s
hir brother, ma umwhile uncle Adam Elliot, baith
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@officialAliRed tweeted
Adam's Kitchen in #Hawick giving p(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Seth wus tha sinn o Adam. on page 75

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
ince Eve pulled a fast yin on Adam on page 17

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@the_gellick tweeted
terScots yarn that thon eejit Adam thoucht o it in Eden... http: (2014) twitter link

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
And Adam Lynn's admonishment that to b(2020) search twitter

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