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sam Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words112.4 26.2 21.1 417.3 1307.8 10.3 119.5
Number of occurrences36051 14 42 225 1 27
Number of authors65 23 3 11 23 1 4

Occurrences of sam in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
Roadrunner n fuckin Yosemite Sam. Big McGiver is sittin lookin on page 58

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
her, an baith dreed the verra sam weird. Thae sey Sigurd wis pi on page 14

1 matches

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
RREY CLASSICS - SLICK, ROCKY SAM AND SUNDANCE - DAEIN' SOMETH on page

1 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
e Liverpool game. Frances and Sam were baith busy. We won 7-0. on page 1

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
land or timber fae auld uncle Sam. Ma mum wid jist brush oaff h on page 86

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
rissil Leuks at a Drunk Man', Sam Gilliland turns the tables on on page 5

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
e'en, contrairiwise, fins the sam, fauts on page 118

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
an's kist' ti be thon sell an sam beig buist o hiz up the sterr on page 7

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
in a minute. Ah need tae let Sam oot intae the gairden fur a p on page 48

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
Sam the Stuckie has a freen, on page 16

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
No the sam sin on page 14
really - he's in the sam bind as me, on page 78

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
Whit haes Sam Galbraith ever duin for Scots on page 121

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 82 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Prestwick, prose
vyce o the Native American in Sam Gilliland's 'Tecumseh'. on page 7

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
the creitics (the same bourd Sam Beckett made mukkil o, a lang
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ounkers at baith hed the exak-sam swype an a rid-heiddit leddie
sam as hir mither’s, an shae ju
hs. Bot the soun wes frae the sam
al ti the laun, ar wat bi the sam renn cluds, an hae i commoun
Aw hiz geir wes fettilt i the sam tink wey tho. Hiz bace hed na
6 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
une an we’re daein it: auld Sam’s gaun up the valley for hi
He wis weill-kent, Sam. Ay, weill-kent an better lik
set ti unscrewin the lid for Sam’s freins ti come an gie the
ed awa inti the kitchen. Auld Sam lay there in the hauf-licht,
look or ti gie a quiet “Ay, Sam” afore they slippit out the
8 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Sam Speugie's Sad Song
1 matches

Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
“Sorry, son, Sam is awfie protective o Sherry,
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
e Spain The youngest two, wee Sam an’ Ella Stuffed thur fizze
1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Matthew Fitt: a word aboot 'bad' language, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
illiam Letford, Thomas Clark, Sam Best and ithers for free over
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
layed the fortitude ae playin Sam Felder’s ‘Seventeen Going
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
big sam fair kens how tae stay in the(2016) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
@MasterChefUK Way tae goooooo Sam! ?????? Hugggggsssss fae Scot(2015) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
Had the pleisure o veisitin Sam in Belfast lang syne, an inte(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
Dougray Scott, Gerard Butler, Sam Heughan - they aa let the ac(2020) search twitter
losure, an Ah'm appalled thit Sam Poling an the folk she's inte(2020) search twitter
ck finally tells Leanne aboot Sam, it'll probably brek thum up.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
://t.co/2RsBaTXDvE an teacher Sam Best, fae @SmithycroftEng, ha (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@McBookie get in there sam lol (2021) twitter link
mgray_28 ee coodnae script it sam (2020) twitter link
@samgray_28 exactly sam - b oan tae you (2020) twitter link
as supposed to be from friday sam - but now its tuesday as u s (2020) twitter link
@samgray_28 it wis comin sam - aye its crazy - its been (2020) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a brilliant grunnie Mikie an Sam jist adore her." on page 35
read oot the list te Mikie an Sam. "Ere's Frontierland, Adventu on page 38
ain? Please! please!" pleaded Sam. "Mam's comin on...an even Gr on page 39
"No Ah'm nae! It's Sam. He stairtit it - he's hitti on page 40

8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
choose ain, a stoot aik kist. Sam Mathers the jyner wis still w
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
in-oot lugs an a kittlin caad Sam. Abeen
terrifeed o bangs, an sae wis Sam the kittlin. Fin there wis th
e muckle bang efter an ither. Sam rubbit his furry back agin hi
tae keep Sam, yer kittlin company “cause
4 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
cko anything in the rumour of Sam Cosgrove to Sheffield Wednesd (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hanks fur offeran, cheust the sam. on page 5
I canna say the sam fur Jim - he still lukk'd aa on page 21
t. Each week hid's cheust the sam. on page 39
- sheu'll come tae mean the sam." on page 50
- each year, the theme's the sam - Sheu reckons ah'm a 'drukk on page 81
Also on pages 83, 84
7 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
yght year aalder an jeust the sam, on page 7
tae her chest, sam as her braethan wir liftan Or on page 18
s a bustan braeth, an settles sam as this wir ordinar. on page 25
replicaetion smell the sam?" "Wheesht," he says. He's ta on page 29
n Higgie's soprano cracks the sam notts ahint her, an wi this t on page 33
Also on pages 73, 74, 95, 102, 116, 162
11 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
implyan I hid tae dae the sam. on page 101

1 matches

Garson, Sheila Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Hid's workin on at the very sam time. on page 109
Aa I ask is tae write the sam is I spaek, on page 135

2 matches

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Owld Jeannie said tae Sam on page 130
Sam Yi'd walk me home at night on page 131
Oh Sam, you did that aal for me? on page 132

10 matches

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
The sam' breed order eviry week. on page 42
Aal the sam. Fur noo shae'll staey. on page 69

2 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Ten years oan and hids the sam, on page 156

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
say that they were cheust the sam as ivry buddy else. They wur
ter like that … but aal the sam, that folk in cloaks …
2 matches

Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
sufferan loss… Aer they the sam thing?
1 matches

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
fae the noust and geed in the sam direction.
s an hed a peedie rest at the sam time.
2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
or letir paer aywis merks the sam soond, as notid in the gyd be
1 matches

@peediepuss tweeted
@helenmoncrieff We hae yin sam folk here, an am absolutely d (2020) twitter link
Hid's aal ower, wur the very sam. Persecuted to extinction by (2020) search twitter

Shetland

MacInnes, Morag Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
sam colour as a partan shell, rus on page 21

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
An wi dat sam, doon guid Alice efter him, a on page 8
rprised ta fin at shö bed da sam size: ta be sure, dis is whit on page 14
Wi dat sam, her head took up apo da röf on page 17
erday things juist guid on da sam as ever. I winder if A'm been on page 19
ist at her greetin een wi dat sam, "I dö wiss dey wid pit der on page 20
Also on pages 21, 31, 39, 42, 45, 46, 51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 60, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 80, 81, 82, 86, 91, 93, 95, 99, 100, 102, 103, 106, 110, 119, 123, 126
56 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ang an dey tried ta hoid. Dat sam nicht da Göd Man cam seekin on page 5
an him wis nane idder dan dat sam king's dochter an shö took h on page 15
ece.' A peerie start later da sam happened again. 'Samuel, Samu on page 21
fir du sees me joost da sam - nicht an day. on page 47
dem. Bit dis new ean is no da sam fir A'll mark hit apo dir ver on page 65
Also on pages 81, 95, 103, 105, 115, 116, 117, 121, 123, 139, 143, 167, 171
27 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
y voar I used ta look fur dat sam peerie rhuburb laef whin I to on page 8
ns shü buys her claes fae da sam fashion hooses at da royalty on page 11
dir dug Jed wis her ane a da sam name at deeid years afore sh on page 16
n Tom, poor sowel, is dune da sam wi his tree boys an Nicola. I on page 17
Noo I see its gyaain ta be da sam here, dir just spoilt brats w on page 27
Also on pages 33, 40, 55, 60, 77, 94
12 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
In ati'aa dir ien, da sam mirkie glaur on page 18

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
has da sam smootin wye wi hit: on page 32

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
bide da sam: rhythms o da aert on page 19

3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
betturnogjing." An he guid da sam wye at he wis come. on page 35

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
guages an plaesses tae hae da sam or braali seemlar naems. A er on page 8
as a valuable commodity wi da sam value as idder naiteral resou on page 9
understaands aathin (spaek da sam on page 11
t wis laekli Celtic an fae da sam branch as Welsh. on page 13
single language at wis aa da sam. Mairsae, hit wis ey fower di on page 14
Also on pages 15, 31, 35, 36, 38, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 49, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 72, 75, 77, 80, 85, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94, 104, 105
50 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Sam but different on page 24
wi dat sam perfect symmetry o dark on page 42
sides ruckly, maistlins aa da sam. on page 92
is quarried dat sam wirds, fun on page 107

6 matches

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
n, up da rig. Turn aroond, da sam again.
1 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
a Mizpah. Every year, upö da sam date in Mairch, we wid steam
1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
Wi dat sam, Willie lookit ower an saw
an tae starboard da sam, da hooses o Broch.
An wi dat sam dey rowed, pullin her oot o d
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
ichtness at shö browt. Aa da sam
1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
I canna feel da sam as de.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
Isbister, hit’s aa da sam; rönnies
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
an doon da voe, is waitin da sam. But you say naething.
ys gyaain?’ He lookit at me sam as I wis stupid, an he says,
ace wis waitin an winderin da sam as wis. Dey were fokk alang d
3 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
unites wis isna at wir aa da sam – it’s at wi aa hay diffe
fferent cairds ta takk tae da sam table.
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
ar mair as ee plaes. No at da sam time, weel I widna onywye I j
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
hit cam at shö shön hed her sam göd naeter back, an shö wis
rker cam da ask, an traetnin, sam as da thunder clood sets up,
2 matches

Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Bit dey’ll come ta da sam
1 matches

Ratter, Peter Da Perishin Nort, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
life drifted awa fae him, dat sam voice o raeson echoed trow Jo
1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
sae lat onyene dee at duis da sam.
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
s is grammatically exactly da sam as da first, standard English
Koen Zondag maks dis sam point in a article aboot bili
s English be teached juist da sam as hit ey is been, bit hinder
In yun sam ‘Nippy Sweetie’ article,
In da sam ‘Nippy Sweetie’ article,
9 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
or soond seemlar or jüst da sam, but dir meanins irna. D'ir p

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
indefinite article "a" is da sam whidder or no da nixt wird sa

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
s, onnly we irna. Dis isna da sam as Standirt English, whaar da
dder wirds, StE maks øs o da sam form fir da perfect tense as

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
Standirt English noo haes da sam form øsed baith wyes. Da dec

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
sh). Wir pickit ø as it's da sam as whit's øsed idda Internat

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
nd wirk da girnin waand at da sam time, especially if da yowe w

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
wirds (some at could soond da sam but hae very different meanin

Nicholson, Hannah Da Wye At I Spaek, (self-published 2021) Shetland - Brae, poetry
Ir da sam eens at try tae tell me
Tae yun sam end, ivry tongue
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wis datn a fine nicht, but da sam couldna be said for da raisin
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
da bairns drappit doon wi da sam feerie. Dey lay in dir box be
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
dge! Soup has niver tasted da sam in wir howe.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
shö sees a cat maistlins da sam is hersel. Weel, no fairly sa
fairly sae boannie, but wi da sam tortoiseshall markings. Der w
wye tae da cattery. But aa da sam Dad handed her owre tae da la
nna geng awa on holiday at da sam time!' Ingrid wis tinkin ahea
4 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
in da car dusna hiv quite da sam effect when I am sittin in da (2020) twitter link
elt dat aften dat we sound da sam on da phone, so if someen pho (2021) twitter link
a “Wear A Mask” sign in da sam shot (2021) twitter link
ttooedselkie Ya I wid tink da sam! (2021) twitter link
many dat I keen both o at da sam time #WhitIsAHorseGuck #OrAWh (2021) twitter link

@tattooedselkie tweeted
@RedValkyrie84 Sam here, so pissed aff wi it aa!(2020) search twitter
Sam here. I'm no haed muckle nega(2021) search twitter
@NeRegretteRien Sam here, some o the books I hae (2021) search twitter
s it's fine' ??????? also yun sam guy tried tae tell me Parler (2021) search twitter
tae Scottish Islands fir dat sam reason. Please think aboot wh(2021) search twitter
and 4 other occurrences.

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
Shet @shetlandbirds I feel da sam fae hearin my first Calloo o (2019) search twitter
hoo stirlins still nest in da sam hols in wir oothooses as when(2018) search twitter
n dastreen. It mighto been da sam wan dat shat dat ??(2020) search twitter

@RedValkyrie84 tweeted
Aabody has dir ups and doons Sam - most hide dir doon moments (2020) twitter link
@SamMGreer Better out dan in Sam. Better to get those feelins (2019) twitter link
eer Du hasna let onybody doon Sam. Dirs no shame in reachin oot (2018) twitter link
@SamMGreer Look efter desel Sam x (2020) twitter link
@SamMGreer Dus no a fuck up Sam. (2020) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
o Ayrshire poet and activist Sam Gilliland owresettin Pessoa t(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Logan, Liam Thon Ulster Scots Book, (Galdanagh 2014 ISBN: 978-0992881405) Ulster - Dunloy, prose
Sam Mary Anne on page 44
I know naethin o Sam Mary Anne's ither activities, on page 45

7 matches

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Sam come on a still workin'. It w on page 29
Shure it wis big Sam himsel' but withoot the Wee S on page 30
Big Sam at that minute seemed al' in on page 31

9 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
ose in Forde Street. His sin, Sam, is echty-six noo, an tha onl on page 8
ay nicht, an Davie Cairnduff, Sam Pettérsin an big Rab Mawhuny on page 23
"Aye," said Sam, "Mine ye, did ye see hir fre on page 24

10 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
#UlsterScots poet, Sam Thomson, fae Carngranny, jook (2015) twitter link

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