besom | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 10 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of occurrences | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Number of authors | 20 | 14 | 6 |
Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Nae 'trothed muckle besom tae chide me. on page 47
1 matches
Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
' clart an stour wi a heather besom; reddin oot a midden's-worth on page 42
frae Nance McKerrow, the auld besom, wha gied thaim scant chance on page 50
2 matches
Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
"Yi foul besom, swivin wi dwarves. Yi hae sh on page 14
1 matches
Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
chair, Ah'm shair Ah took the besom under that this moornin', may on page 11
1 matches
McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
n intae Martin, the silly wee besom,' he thocht tae himsel but he on page 78
1 matches
Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
e war aye a chiel here wi his besom. Hackie, oo uised tae caa him on page 125
1 matches
Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
it the portal richt, jammit a besom throu the door haunnles, aa r on page 8
n the camceil. A wizened auld besom jammit throu the door haunnle on page 9
2 matches
Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
fauld Lift, ay, an cleiks the Besom Staur on page 25
1 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
aker-Levy 9 comet. This fiery besom haed gane by Jubiter a puckle
o Scots whiles the term fiery besom is used acause the tail pits
2 matches
Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
besom in the wan haun, and a cookin
like three horns; she took a besom in her richt haun, and wi her
hid her face, and proggin her besom in the airt o the auld wumman
l up and awa frae the proggin besom. She even got her shooders an
the besom aside the aumrie, the sheet i
5 matches
Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
e war aye a chiel here wi his besom. Hackie, oo uised tae caa him
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
nishin. Naither wes the’r a besom. The houff wes gey stourie, a
wabs. Sae a swoup about wi a besom wuid duin bot guid.
2 matches
Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
ochtit at the sicht o a fiery besom in the lift:
1 matches
Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Ye besom, why dae ye refuse
1 matches
@annieones tweeted
or a'll skepit yer lug ya wee besom! (2021) twitter link
@LairnScots tweeted
mischievous person like a wee besom? How wid you yaise it? https: (2019) twitter link
Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
eten aa ma biscuits, ye gutsy besom," she hissed, wheechin awa th on page 25
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Gin seiven besom-brayin deems Soupit sax month on page 53
somethin like a leivin breem-besom." on page 85
2 matches
Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
en haed been oot airly wi the besom, the minister or an elyer, an on page 90
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he gaed, near trippin ower a besom richt unner the reef beams fa
1 matches
@d_anderson878 tweeted
Besom? https://t.co/8qdbJlqr9F(2020) search twitter