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The word 'muin'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
muinOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus34.411238
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern 162.8 1 1
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 15.2 6 4
WCE - West Central 27.6 6 4
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 37.6 6 3
GLA - Glasgow 68.3 15 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 61 46 15
SEA - South East (Borders) 237.1 19 3
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.6 4 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 102.5 2 1
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 18.2 1 1

Occurrences of muin in Corpus

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Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
the new muin begins on page 58

1 matches

South Northern

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
but saw the loneliness o the muin’s cauld licht.
1 matches

General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
e nicht smuirit in hinnie the muin'll gove in the winnock wunner on page 3

4 matches

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
wades throu the mist like the muin. on page 39

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
D'ye quit the muin-din ceity o delicht? on page 34

1 matches

Stirling, Alison Watergaw, (Scots Hoose 2020) Central - Kirkcaldy, prose
The muin at midnicht minds me o ma las
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
hear tell the'r a man i thon muin."
1 matches

West Central

Hardie, George Lallans 59 - Five Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Fu Muin, Ross Carberry on page 129

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
The waxin muin wull bigg thaim up agane; on page 216

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
The waxin muin wull bigg thaim up agane; on page 149

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
poet addresses a mavis an the muin, as he celebrates Jean's bonn on page 141

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ingfu choices yinst in a blue muin, o coorse it's gaun tae gan t
1 matches

Edinburgh

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
fair as the muin, on page 13

1 matches

Purves, Jamie Lallans 102 - Aince, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
ns, pale wolves yowlit at the muin, an the stramp o the wild bul on page 12

1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ied ontae the lift. A gibbous muin shawed her Hsien sittin on a
Wad ye like me tae get ye the muin while Ah’m at it?” he dem
ll be on the daurk side o the muin.” His voice became mair sym
ssed an turnt an sweitit. The muin rase an gied her some licht.
4 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
The dewdraps lyk a pairl! The muin a bowe! on page 28
e, ah cad rax tae claucht the muin. on page 30
A bricht muin sheens afore ma bed, on page 33
r the nicht, aneath a gleamin muin; on page 34

4 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
it's an odd day o the muin on page 9
banished oot thair hames ilka muin on page 12
Fur the coming o the Muin o the Tuip on page 43

4 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
r o Saltoun and tartan on the muin, frae sexy erses tae saunnies on page x
Jist for a muin tae muin time... on page 61
A picter o the muin's face and the sun at play. on page 68
Or bits o tartan on the muin. on page 93
Or missions birlin past the muin on page 102
Also on pages 127
7 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Na. When the muin on page 8
Seems as faur an awa as the muin, ma luve, on page 12
Howpfu, gowerin up at the muin's bleart edges on page 20
storm-clood blears the muin's licht gowd on page 42
The muin is nearlins oot. on page 66
Also on pages 98, 100, 101
14 matches

Underhill, James William Lallans 82 - Ominous, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
An the muin sheens doon in scorn. on page 23

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
d lean in close an mak a hauf-muin muivement wi ae haund, as gin on page 25

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
n an yellae thit glent in the muin-licht like twae cannels agin on page 58

1 matches

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
Hamish an Katzel's Hinny-muin on page 19
unner the gaze o the muin. on page 25
unner a bricht muin, lik a caravanserai, on page 36

4 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 102 - Editorial: Jean Tamson’s Bairns, (Lallans Magazine 2023) Central, prose
the roustit yetts. A lanesome muin hings abuin Auld Reekie like on page 7

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
a Da thinks I'm wired tae the muin. on page 13

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
it in on time wance in a blue muin. A mean - a oor an a hauf at on page 2

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
up, wirkin by the licht o the muin. Aw day, the twa siblins had on page 113
saw in the mirkie licht o the muin that the hook wisnae fawin. T on page 121

2 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Drave mirk athort the muin wi rackin rain, on page 24
that reuch road; the smuired muin wrocht sture wark on page 25
ess nieve aneath the dernrife muin. on page 42
Thon nicht we wearied out the muin on page 73

4 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
nted heich and laich ablo the Muin, on page 123

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
r o the curtain and the blate muin keekin ahint it. Eneuch draim on page 17

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
the Tarot, the lore o the Fow Muin, wi a poke o cats thrawn in f on page 91

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ch of Moon Trees“. Whit’s muin trees ye maun speir – weel
e seeds that’s been tae the muin. Dae ye ken whaur tae find a
. Dae ye ken whaur tae find a muin tree? – stairt rakin here.
3 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
Heeligoleerie, oor wee’est muin.’
‘Yer wee’est muin?’ speired Kat.
d Kat. ‘We’ve jist the ae muin at hame.’
er. Hoo can ye play Lowp-the- Muin, then?’
d ane anither tae ‘lowp-the-muin’ tae see hoo mony muins the
6 matches

Ahmad, Nyla How We Celebrate – scrievin prompt, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
nt tae loads o fowk, like the Muin landin.
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
ew-faa’n, an the leam o the muin
he reek ringed his heid lik a muin-broch sae bricht;
2 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
rbye a spring tide acause the muin yestreen! https://t.co/mx9EQb(2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
M, sic as moose-traps, an th muin, an mindin hings, an mickle-e on page 74

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 67 - The Incomparable Li Po (701-762), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Anaith the Muin on page 34

2 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
an the muin floats alang on page 37
awa for guid, airtin for the muin. on page 39

3 matches

Purves, David Lallans 59 - Five Poems frae the Chinese o Po Chu-I, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ootby on the ben the muin leims the-nicht,
1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
29. The Crescent Muin: do.
An men say the sun an muin aye keeps movin
The bricht muin leims atwein the pines.
THE CRESCENT MUIN
The crescent muin leims
10 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
tt o his gun at her heid. The muin birled i the lift, an aa gaed
ae wund nor rain, nae sun nor muin, anely pure licht, like a vee
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
the muin grows pale. on page 59
Under a blue Dabaittie muin on page 60
Under a blue Dabaittie muin on page 61

3 matches

Scott, Hamish Lallans 75 - Televeision, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Neil Armstrong land upo the Muin an tak his ane stap smaw
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
bleknin oot tha peeliewallie muin. Tha fing’rs o lichtnin wus
cloods brak up, an tha bricht muin cum oot agane. John an Grace
2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
Maisie had bin beamed tae the muin an bak whan wird spreid aboot on page 19

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
uare signs ïn tha sin an tha muin an tha stars. An doon here on on page 105

1 matches

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