Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lums	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	10.9	11.3	7.5	0	11.6	31	13.3
Number of occurrences	35	22	5	0	2	3	3
Number of authors	23	13	4		2	2	2

Occurrences of lums 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.

Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ad be the richt hous, for the lums luikt like lugs, an the ruif on page 44

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nae reekin lums, nae piles o dryin nets. on page 31
through dykes, abuin wir lums, on page 42
o the factories an reek o the lums on page 77

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
s faur as the distant smeekin lums o Kilmarnock. A saft wind bla on page 35
in the theik. Weel uised tae lums in the Big Hous at Cessnock, on page 71

2 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d auld rid tiles and its tall lums, and Miss Honey wis still hau on page 229

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
d it, and reek boakin fae its lums, and unco wheechin soonds com on page 7
s wis wheeshtit and deid. The lums stapped warkin, the machines on page 19
ot o the taps o the factory's lums! Folk in the toun stapped and on page 20

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
roof o reid sclates and lang lums. on page 50

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
A hurricane blew lums doon by the ton on page 115

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
ding doon aw its lums on page 46

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
e the grund and cowpin aw the lums and chanty pos. No real, ah'm on page 31

1 matches

Annand, J. K. Lallans 75 - Yule, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
Amang the ither lums.
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Echo’t in yon lowin lums
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 63 - Stravaigin The Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
canic rock an ess tae touerin lums that spews pushionous superhe
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
rice a' seventy five quid. Ri lums wis aw blocked up. Whair ri h
1 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
haud for us aw. Lang may yer lums reek!
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
The reek rises gently fae its lums an us tossed like cotton thro
1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
n and @ClydeFC . Lang May Yer Lums Reek. Especially @ClydeFC (in(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@stewartbremner Reekin lums for its wishin guid fortune o(2020) search twitter

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
doors-an ahint trees-an doun lums-or ense ye cwidna hae kent aa on page 78

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he gairdens draa in their twa lums, an the mavis takk shelter an
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
s heid jist like a snaile’s lums. Bit aince, puir Plinky wis a
1 matches

@cligeey tweeted
e back stairs The hoose has 6 lums looking efter that was one o (2020) search twitter

@McGoo1888 tweeted
ear to aw abody...hope aw yer lums are reeking x (2022) twitter link

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ost be da richt hoose, for da lums wis da shape o lugs an da rof on page 67

1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
. Dere wis pumps, generators, lums an conveyor belts. Hit wis aa
1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
b th richt hoose, because th lums were shaped lik lugs an th ro on page 65

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
Lums, biggit on whit wis kent is t
wis anither 20 siclik lums ithergates, i the Pairish. (s
2 matches

Ulster

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Wi reekin lums, an yarns, an fireside crack, on page 38

1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
shin: they aye clock by their lums an mind their ain. @robert_mc (2016) twitter link
aa ye, hallions! Lang may yer lums reek! (2016) twitter link