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dem Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words228.1 3.6 1.5 0 4202.4 0 0
Number of occurrences7317 1 0 723 0 0
Number of authors35 5 1 29

Occurrences of dem in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ignit bi aw the Labour an Lib-Dem Mps o Scotland at the time, w on page 44

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 59 - Christian Henry Divertimento, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Unter mir - ach, aus dem Licht verschwunden - on page 10

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 177, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
is excep Jamie Stone MSP (Lib Dem). Naebody apairt frae him see
1 matches

Handy, Robbie Forked Tongues, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Dunfermline, blog
Dat dem start fi try tun language
Five hundred years gawn an dem got
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando The Great Divide, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
for tactical votin amang Lib Dem, Labour an Tory supporters ta
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Lib Dem 3-6%
1 matches

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
DEM BONES on page 15

1 matches

Shetland

Nicholson, Hannah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Smooriken, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Shetland, prose
gettin don ower be da warst o dem. But fir eanoo, we wir safe i on page 52

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
h ta dö it, he began to tell dem da first version o da story. on page V
But dey faa quiet, da tree o dem, Imaginin eenoo on page 5
"Hit is nixt time!" Da tree o dem wid ery. on page 6
va) " - but I will hae ta ax dem da name o da country, you ken on page 9
onywye, he widna oppen ony o dem. Hoosumever, da second time a on page 11
Also on pages 13, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 46, 52, 53, 54, 55, 60, 63, 65, 68, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92, 93, 95, 100, 102, 103, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126
128 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
below, an mak a space atween dem. An da space we'll caa da lif on page 3
n starns be nicht.' So he set dem i da heevens - day an nicht, on page 4
aff. Bit somethin nyirgit at dem, somethin dat dey coodna fadd on page 5
fock dat dis wid nivir befaa dem again, an dat der wid aye be on page 8
r. Hit wis nae budder ta tell dem apart. Whan dey wir owlder da on page 11
Also on pages 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 27, 31, 37, 43, 44, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 71, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 88, 91, 95, 97, 101, 103, 104, 107, 109, 113, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 139, 143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 17, 158, 161, 163, 165, 166, 169, 171, 173
204 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
rds ir my hansel tae dee. Tak dem; gie dem on page 14
ts stoorin at de wind's erts, dem gaets o air du put by in de h on page 28

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
p inside da jacket an prammed dem in a peerie maeshie he wis bu on page 25

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
fower lasses an tree boys, an dem an dir midder wrocht da croft on page 1
n goats cheese, an whatno tae dem, bit Merran saa ower weel wha on page 2
a stakk he biggit whin he got dem hame, he took pains ower dat on page 3
a deevil. Shü widna wirt let dem gying ta da local hall wi dir on page 4
nadays, I tink dey wir twal a dem. An as shune as dat bairns go on page 7
Also on pages 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 38, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 60, 62, 63, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 91, 92, 93
105 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
matchin dem wi his ain on page 26
da shörmal, play dem in da laebrack: ocean baests on page 28
for laads ta chivvy dem; a hidmost shiv on page 29
weespy glaciers slip dem, hesps apö da voe. on page 33

5 matches

Nicholson, James Lallans 58 - Do whit du’s telt, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
an black wi things oozin ower dem. on page 17

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
birls an wips dem, tips dem fae his trapple on page 19

7 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
t'dem at hedna mukkil. on page 27

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
dder Persevere - wis prunkin dem up ta gaeng tae da Foy at Upp on page 35

7 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Eemis Stane 1 - Dance o da Selkies, (Eemis Stane 2022) Shetland, poetry
We hurry back intae dem on page 15

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
sae good as" an hit'll hinder dem comin aheid socially. Dis mak on page 9
uistic differ atween da twa o dem as de ir atween Dutch an Low on page 12
aboot 300 AD, da Picts settle dem in Shetland. At da sam time, on page 13
ween een anidder. Dey settled dem in saeparate plaesses o da Br on page 14
d'ir enyoch o a differ atween dem tae be braali far apairt on d on page 20
Also on pages 22, 27, 28, 29, 31, 39, 48, 50, 52, 53, 56, 58, 69, 83, 87, 91, 95, 99
31 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
it's lippened. Takk pity apö dem on page 24
brack da bröd fur dem ahint wis, on page 25
dan send dem dirlin alang meridians on page 26
fur gadderin dem aa in, fur sayin on page 28
r da faiderless. We can oppen dem, on page 47
Also on pages 50, 59, 60, 62, 70, 84, 86, 92, 107, 109, 116, 117
34 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
da coles. I lik ta dive bomb dem, laandin in da middle an slid
ower an ower again till I get dem flattened.
2 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
rd on da marine band an tellt dem we wid be in Scallowa dat nyc
y, so we steered weel clear o dem an shot wir gaer. Hoosomivver
dat day, an no a whitin among dem. Beuys I hoop you hed a göd
3 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
list o competitors, an I kaen dem aa, kis we're been compeetin
or act fur demsels. Du'll see dem waanderin aroond da warm-up a
hin me, sizin me up, so I gie dem der money's wirt. 'Du tinks d
ö dee haed in. I joost stare dem doon. Weel, tink aboot it. I
pairt wis tellin folk, helpin dem dael wi it. Whin ill luck com
5 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
ie said, ‘dan dis’ll pent dem red as roses.’
o der peerie cases an plunkit dem i da mixter.
waeled da followin an emptied dem wan eftir da tidder inta da p
3 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
Someen man a shaan dem whaar da piltocks took
Sweyn Holm, Selkie Gyo; gied dem bere an kale
2 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
at dey wirna enyoch room fur dem aa i da sty, so ee fine moarn
e fine moarnin, shö said tae dem,
ard daek, da midder soo tellt dem ta be wary o da Muckle Weekit
r he wid nae faer laek ta aet dem if he got da chance. Dey prom
So atween dem, dey fan enyoch ta dü an da
6 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
a wark. Dönna cöllie aboot dem. Da sea is a hard rodd, but d
ta geng. So you mak maet tae dem, an you mak claes ready ta de
, an you mak claes ready ta dem, an you bait lines ta dem, an
, an you bait lines ta dem, an you watch da sky. An awey
a hail puckles staandin aboot dem - ida mont o October! An wi
9 matches

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
or tae turn tae dem
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
ic a time, choost keep pittin dem oot dere. Hit’s whaar dey b
1 matches

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
for dem da reel begins.
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
s ta get a gliss afore we pat dem in till a dess, an we wir bö
nt anoff men. Half a dizzen a dem. Der dey sat, conversin wi Al
Maet we set afore dem. An dey öt. Mistress spak ce
Twa o dem wi der guns wis staandin at m
An da rest o dem wis comin oot by da yard.
6 matches

Sinclair, Lise Fauld up da Feddoms, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, poetry
Fauld up da feddoms an stow dem awaa
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
an news fae dem on da Kingston Bridge,
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
An dan we'd see dem, far oot bi Linga,
We'd sprit tae beat dem tae da pier, watch
We couldna spaek tae dem, but liftit
He'd shaw dem names der forebears hed gien
4 matches

Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
owrie chaad up a chair atween dem.
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
his nest in, an sittin under dem were twa een dat coulda brunt
1 matches

Walterson, Barbara Da Trow o’ Fogla Skerry, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
e. I clenched my fists rubbin dem on my een, tryin tae believe
1 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
o’ a sudden da cave sookit dem both back in again! Dey were
y took dir first bite it made dem faa soond asleep!
aboot it. But wid dey believe dem??
3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
r toh he wis, he couldna save dem:
it da day o dir haemfarin fae dem.
Da idders - dem at wis skyuggit sheer destruc
Wi dem da faider o gods an men led u
4 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
"I’m beukit aa dem at wis wrang parkit."
4. ‘dem’ insted o English ‘those.
6. ‘dem at wis parkit’ for English
as we wid say) an you can see dem in writers o tradeetional Sha
"I’ve booked aa dem fock whit wir wrong parked."
15 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
Shaetlan da expression "X an dem" means "X an da fokk at's ass
sociated wi X". Jüst wha "an dem" is referrin tae depends apø
d, da question, "Will John an dem be playin at da festival?" de

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
tments or commaands tae turn dem intil yis/no questions. Da id

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2021) Shetland
if you're no been tae collect dem den you can buy dem fae dere.
den you can buy dem fae dere.

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
"We wid hjuk dem oot o da sand".

Nicholson, Hannah Da Wye At I Spaek, (self-published 2021) Shetland - Brae, poetry
An’ mony o’ dem hae intersections
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Afore we set aff tae see dem Meenie hed a quiet wird wi me
irns could say onything aboot dem,” said Meenie rubbin her cl
le. As dey glowered in each o dem gied a peerie gasp. Dat wis a
wis aa dat wis needed tae mak dem baith sprech an roar.
dir hair dat could help tell dem apairt.
9 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
weel warned tae bide clear o dem. So wir freendship wis a weel
d, dey could git awa wi takin dem by force. Officially da gover
ling volunteers, no kidnappin dem.
when you’re niver lippenin dem. Dey laek tae reesel men fae
eesel men fae dir beds an tak dem when dey ir ramished an canna
5 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
bi 40 per cent, I canna blame dem.
ushkar, but dey wirna wint wi dem. First dey flet ower how tae
p paet,” I could hear wan o dem say. “But I canna mind whit
pie!” I wanted tae roar tae dem fae undergroond.
r a bit mair lichtsome. Een o dem hed used a tushkar when he wi
13 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
a da peerie trees. Da first o dem wir planted in 1993, so you w
in 1993, so you widna lippen dem tae be dat big. Hit’s surpr
s surprising hoo weel some o dem hiv sprootit, parteeklarly de
hiv sprootit, parteeklarly dem in da lea.
t when dey saa whit wis afore dem. Hit wis a roadmap raised on
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ers, clocks, worms; he glaeps dem laek sweeties!
me. We med hit tae da rest o dem ahint da broo joost as Birsie
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
at tinkled as you walked ower dem. We stoppit afore a door bigg
scrittlin noise as a crood o dem sorted oot a roog o Lego. Asi
rted oot a roog o Lego. Aside dem lay a kinda fat elf listenin
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
led aff dir gansies an baaled dem abune dir heids.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
t da Görwill trows tae hurry dem hame.
holl. Idders rushed tae grab dem by da claas an haal dem back
by da claas an haal dem back up. We wir dat fairt as
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
hairstyles an beards. Some o dem even bleached dir hair wi a k
times Viking weemin even wore dem hingin fae a brooch wi idder
2 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Meenie wisna convinced an got dem da washboard. An Gutteryaggle
be wasted,” I said gaddered dem. “We’ll laeve hit on da h
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
we’ve nae Shetland name for dem.
in Shetland. Human folk took dem in fae Sooth. Ower da nixt hu
Da jeely aboot da eiggs keeps dem floatin near da surface o da
aater. Dis helps da sun waarm dem an dey develop intae peerie t
4 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
cloots. Da noise o aa fower o dem hostin an crexin wis enoch ta
Meenie waited on dem hand an fit. She med dem drin
hand an fit. She med dem drink plenty an spooned dem h
drink plenty an spooned dem honey. She even sent me oot t
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
irl but I wid niver be athoot dem.
gluff hit could aesy be wan o dem. Den dere’s wir Gutteryaggl
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
smaa horror, I enjoyed makkin dem.
1 matches

Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
lower, lik I wis nae mair tae dem as sheep’s pirls. Tae dem,
as sheep’s pirls. Tae dem, I wis juist a witch, a heath
y gae me nae buddir, an I gae dem nane back, an life guid on fi
3 matches

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
ttleship Scharnhorst shaested dem.
He minded dem getting torpedoed i da White
2 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
n an dat Magnus's midder löt dem keep Smootie.
sels clean, we hae nae need o dem. Cats is managed fur generati
anaged fur generations ithoot dem.' Or sae Smootie's mam tocht.
f shö hed been christened wi dem. Magnus an Freya aye browt he
Smootie plöted wi dem aa da wye tae da cattery. But
11 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
Monday an just tried trackin dem, yis wir road is white an a p (2021) twitter link
dunna hae dis problem noo btw dem days ir by wi ??) (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@Ed_Whitaker It was! We haed dem as weel. Dinna think we got t(2021) search twitter
@claure2 Yis, dem an aa!(2021) search twitter
I really canna justify buyin dem. (She says wi a Waterstone's (2021) search twitter
an no managin. Think I ay saa dem as a group activity growin up(2021) search twitter
Janey. Vexed tae see a lot o dem ir crawled oot o the widd war(2021) search twitter
and 1 other occurrences.

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
a soul. My late friend called dem 'Girny whelks' because of da (2020) search twitter
k on guided walks and readien dem for da thrill o seein da Mous(2020) search twitter
werful, agile... I joost luff dem #Shetland #seabirds #Shetland(2020) search twitter
olk, incl me fae da Ness, caa dem scabby mans heid. Likkly mish(2020) search twitter
els, or alamooties as we call dem, still inside da Broch waitin(2019) search twitter
and 13 other occurrences.

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
aald Norn; 'laverni' is een o dem, derived fae old norse 'liver(2020) search twitter
s is de wird wi de spines apo dem? (brug = mossy or heathery hi(2020) search twitter
atchin eftir Friday, even fir dem poor selkies!(2019) search twitter
, ben, bein, bane. Heard aa o dem used afore.(2020) search twitter
de for a joyous morning. Keep dem comin an aa. https://t.co/Wde(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
ii. Folk in da us ir resellin dem fur stupid money. Le sigh. Ju (2020) twitter link
mini eggs why are dey lettin dem eat dem ataa? Dunna moan aboo (2018) twitter link
uch a wonderful job o prickin dem aa oot. Dis trays on wir land (2020) twitter link
a someones partner and remind dem dats its supposed to be 1 per (2020) twitter link
ot so dir in da past dan keep dem inside and we de whar dey git (2019) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

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