Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'damp'

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Use in varieties of Scots

damp	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	26.1	85	36
ORK - Orkney	49.7	5	4
SHD - Shetland	11.6	2	2
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	9.8	3	2
MNB - Mid Northern B	262.1	2	1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	10.9	1	1
DOR - General Northern	141.8	32	3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	20.3	8	6
WCE - West Central	9.2	2	2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow	36.4	8	4
AYR - Ayrshire	91.7	7	2
LAL - General Central	11.9	9	6
SEA - South East (Borders)	25	2	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)	27.8	2	1
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)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	65.7	2	2
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of damp 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

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
walls Maggie? Thir cowld and damp and thir closing in on me lik on page 20

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
hip - the doctor blames the damp. on page 20
You're welcome tae that cowid damp hoose and dull, depressan lif on page 22

2 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Fur a cowld damp bade. on page 45

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lands o Twatt, (Brisk Northerly 2018) Orkney, blog
oms appears miraculously on a damp August morning. Lambs gain we
1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Hazel Biggin Da Dess, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
or else da grund wid still be damp wi dew fae da night afore. Af
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Bellows, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
could damp
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
elin. Forbye, her drawers war damp an sticky, as if something wi
turnin reid-faced, hopin the damp in her brikks wisna skitters
2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
him an dichtit his broo wi a damp cloot the nurse gave her. The
1 matches

Mid Northern B

Dunnett, Nathan The Auld Asylum, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
e hale place smelt fousty and damp . The windaes were a broken an
epin outside in the cauld and damp here we were in ma room settt
2 matches

Aberdeen

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
felt in the closes rinnin wi damp, on page 32

1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Dull affa quait an damp as weel,
Ere's a damp sort feel in o' the air,
Hale day lang damp wi a mist sae weet,
Damp is the mornin bit turns fine
Dull, damp , windy, says mannie on the T
11 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Damp an grey, wamth in the air,
Ere's a damp fule mist fin we rise,
Damp an mild is the mornin tae be,
claes wi damp ) "Wid you like a cup o tay."
Warm an close an gey damp as weel,
19 matches

@cligeey tweeted
Damp grey n mochy this morning bit(2020)

@daleser23 tweeted
@RossAndrew7 soiled or damp ye fud(2013)

(South) East Central

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
s tryin' tae kill her wi' the damp. Mind, if Ah hid on page 36

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
te o the blue in the lift the damp fae the Kinnessburn gart us f on page 125

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
t whan his fuit skytit on the damp sarkin afore he cuid get it o on page 58

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
te o the blue in the lift the damp fae the Kínnessburn gart us
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
uidnae be yaised acause o the damp an rot, made up the faimily h
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Awa in a Dwam, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
am. She went back tae bed wae damp hair, hopin she widnae catch
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
o station thats nothing but a damp (2021) twitter link
ae oot fire but theres plenty damp squibs comes tae mind - the (2021) twitter link

West Central

Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
n that nicht, and ma kilt wis damp efter the oor long boat ride
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
erin’ how the flair wis sae damp . Wid Whin the bald patch appe
1 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Throu the murky, damp cairies on page 43

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Addin a bittie damp, disturbin a wee sod's muddy on page 55
In the damp daurk widden rot o winter's b on page 57

2 matches

Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
rottit doon intae thi October damp bi then, couch-grass straws a
r knock. An then again in the damp on the doorstep in Ury Lane,
k aff the presst low pillow o damp cloud, smotherin aa wonder. T
n rustled even in October’s damp . Ah wadit doon the hill towar
4 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
pitch darkness, the stench ay damp an the fetid, pungent odour a
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
stly. Durin the short, cauld, damp winter days, Edam an Jennet w on page 71

1 matches

Lehane, Matt Mair Licht, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
gif ye live in a damp house
6 matches

General Central

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Singin ti the dank, damp waas? on page 27

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
got thirsel bothert aboot the damp stinkin wee loabby atween the
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
White lines tae damp flats
1 matches

@g_hibby tweeted
@freckles681 A bit damp here noo Freckles... And caul (2023) twitter link
s cauld as what it was Bear.. Damp though... :( (2023) twitter link
orning peeps.. A bit grey and damp oot there, mind yer wet weath (2023) twitter link
the day, suffice tae say it's damp oot there... Wishing you all (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
alise a little bit outside in damp, cold coastal wind... even al(2020)

@bigandymccoll tweeted
full-on. Cannae wait tae get damp-eyed when @mickbrick54 speaks (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
Ma bed cuivers felt damp
The damp wund bumfils ma coat.
2 matches

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
of damp and of cold. In Scotland it's on page 8

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
of damp and of cold. In Scotland it�
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rou the uninveetin dairkness. Damp air shrouded a ruim that shud on page 46

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
il lumberin twa's tha torchie damp't. on page 2

1 matches