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The word 'fame'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
fameOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus15.14936
ORK - Orkney 29.8 3 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.2 6 5
WCE - West Central 4.6 1 1
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 9.1 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 19.9 15 12
SEA - South East (Borders) 37.4 3 2
SWE - South West (Galloway) 41.7 3 3
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 163.5 1 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 353.4 4 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast) 2369.7 1 1
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 51.2 1 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 65.7 2 2
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of fame in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I lost me chance o wealth and fame - hoist bi me own petard. on page 69
nor kent aboot his worldwide fame. on page 77
seen wis so premature bit his fame and honour will endure co So on page 78

3 matches

Mid Northern A

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Fae Brussels ower the fame."
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
From the field of his fame fresh and gory:
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Noo 'at ye've fun fame on page 170

1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - The Bruntie Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
evellin in the notoriety, the fame he’d received efter sightin
rhaps they wished some o this fame on themsel’s – but among
2 matches

(South) East Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
It wis as a doctor he fand fame. on page 27

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
r baur this Is witness ti his fame. on page 9

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ae gittin his five minutes ae fame oan the telly. on page 99

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
onder o her brewin brocht her fame fae far an near,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
wey he did at the hicht o his fame in the 1950s. (The fotie shaw
l, spake o Sir Jimmy bringin 'fame tae Auchtermuchty' an hou he
2 matches

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 73 - Pop Gaes the Idol, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Hamilton, poetry
he best enjoy the fame on page 114

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n tae stop this happenin. The fame o the Hermit o Kinpurney spre on page 88

1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
he Flower o' Scotland's Rugby fame,
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
O fame reportit tae the hills as wee on page 33
Seekers efter instant fame on page 101

2 matches

General Central

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
his fame is faur kent. on page 57

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
rich with relics of Jacobite fame), on page 51
e wi ma forethocht, brocht us fame, on page 81

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
esertit Jarl Einar, whase ill fame wis faur bruitit. Bit Thorkel on page 14

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ceed in the Sangschaw and win fame and praise, it fair helps tae on page 8

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'Calm doon, will ye? It's no fame yet! It's no ten o'clock!' on page 64

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
osin oan the Hollywood walk o fame. A lump forms in ma throat. L on page 83

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
sed in auld Miss Weir's bleck fame. on page 7
Or sangs tae nifter wi fame for pays on page 10
proud o their birthland's fame, on page 48

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen Eemis Stane 1 - Lees an Crams, or Ossian on the Death of Cuchullin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
is folks' faes an big his ain fame. on page 22

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
s gallous graith ti croun thy fame, on page 87

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
News o Arachne’s fame suin reached Athena on heich
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
es hailsin tae a bard o wider fame,
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
edloskonge Well, my claim tae fame is that I'd been saying fur w (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
he Moffat Ram, it's claim tae fame on page 25

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
aa thocht he wad fair pit the fame o the Scots leid in a lowe, b on page 5

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 75 - On War, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Southern, prose
ti please thaim that seek aye fame an glorie?
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
maist fir the slave-maister's fame, sae let's build a new warl a on page 77

1 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
iden fair an a young warriors fame on page 43

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
o fame an deith, on page 68

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Nivir luked fir fame or praise, on page 11

1 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Deceit oo fame an fortune gien on page 47
Hunt fae fame an fortunes frought on page 48
Fae whut oo fame ain fortune noo on page 49

4 matches

South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)

BardOfMilebush Untitled poem, (Reddit 2017) Ulster, poetry
hey dinnae match auld Burns's fame Men like Thomson, Porter, Orr
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
An William o immortal fame on page 33

1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
A tyke by claes or fame. on page 50

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
er an she was aye concernt wi fame an fortune. They say she cudn
1 matches

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