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herm Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16.2 17 15.1 39.7 23.2 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5233 10 4 4 1 0
Number of authors30 17 7 3 3 1

Occurrences of herm in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
An' tae keep society frae herm on page 29

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
a wee tait grieveyous boadily herm?" on page 86

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
an talk: onyweys, there's nae herm in tryin." Sae she stertit: " on page 21

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
ee Mary kent it meant her nae herm. She raxed oot her airms tae on page 63

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
help. Bid onything that micht herm bide ootside the ring. Doonst on page 1

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ak shuir that she cam tae nae herm, for she had suffered eneuch. on page 66

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
ill-wishin' them, either tae herm them, or tae stop them gittin on page 32

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
'But I've no done ye ony herm!' on page 23

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
how we git it. Cannae dae any herm, kin it?" on page 107

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ter heid. It'll no dae ye ony herm, but it looks as if it wid. I on page 131

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
'He'll come tae nae herm,' said Mr Wonka, geeglin. on page 87

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
n lest stalk wullnae dae onie herm. She micht ein tak it tae gee on page 79

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Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
e onythin tae keep them oot o herm's road. on page 3
the goddess Artemis. Ye canna herm it in ony wey. Nae chibs. Nae on page 14
d. He kent the huge dug widna herm him on the wey in. Wance thro on page 53
Nemea's skin bielded him fae herm. He chapped aff the lower hei on page 56
"You'll never mak richt the herm ye did tae yir wife and weans on page 57

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nae pains shall ivir herm them. on page 97

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - Droozie Driftin, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
an sauf frae wae an herm. on page 92

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
se the guid anes'l dae ye nae herm.' An bigamy an monogamy wir t on page 16

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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
an tho as like as no daes nae herm, micht be better spelt "gaist
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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
. An A thinks, ay, money. Nae herm in haein a bob or twa. The wu
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
rew tae be a man A thocht nae herm tae hae
A dinnae mean ye ony herm -
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Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
y, Missus, he didnae mean any herm.'
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n her didna seem disposed tae herm her, an the Chinese chiel, Hs
ough. “We dinna mean ye nae herm, William. We dinna regaird ev
Dug-men, or whedder they wad herm her. He pit her doon. Twa sep
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Kirk Jn, Albert Guid Fences Mak Guid Neibours, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
spends ilka meenit weeshin me herm,
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@jack_capener tweeted
er mither tongue, there's nae herm in ettlin tae lairn it! https(2019) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
entin oan fowk thit dae, whit herm dis it dae tae ye...unless ye (2022) twitter link

Doric

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
at they'll be safe fae sin an herm, a warrant they're elected, b on page 10

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Blackhall, Sheena The Doric Gruffalo's Bairn, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1785300691) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
lowped doon. He wis safe frae herm. on page 25

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
Herm's Wye on page 27

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
It winna dae ye ony herm on page 153

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ids, sae they'll be safe frae herm this nicht an aa.'
Isie hid bin packed aff ooto herm's wye tae bide at Steenhilloc
e parks aroon. Naething could herm her da. The Bruce's gart thin
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
act daesnae herm oniebodie!” A sayed.
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
ars an Bounties, whit wiz the herm?
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@beast_afc tweeted
ing in. Nuf o this shite. Fit herm kin 1 beast dee(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Bessie, A'm here wae you, no herm will come tae you while A'm b on page 20

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
r aaf, but hid jeust did more herm than good, an nixt wae kent s on page 16
kies teu, tae keep them oot o herm, on page 77

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@peediepuss tweeted
n wur deficient. Canno do ony herm(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
could spaek: onywye, der nae herm in tryin." So shö began; "O on page 22

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ae," he said, "Shü means nae herm." Weel heth da day cam whin s on page 14
is, bit shü wis comin ta nae herm, so I just left her alane. I on page 48

2 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
ed far fae wir hearin ta keep herm awa. on page 19

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
alk: at ony rate, there's nae herm in tryin." Sae she sterted: " on page 20

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