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jeems Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words28.6 15.6 61.2 0 122.1 0 0
Number of occurrences9331 41 0 21 0 0
Number of authors8 4 2 2

Occurrences of jeems in Corpus

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Central

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Short an lang, Jeems cam hame at the ferm-toun wha on page 21

5 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
akkin linear history. In 1650 Jeems Usher airchbishop o Armagh, i
least no for ordnar. Ane wis Jeems Hutton (1726-1797), the faith
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ngue wi the popular character Jeems Kaye, whaur the young anes sp
1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
o the 18ct century. The Scot Jeems Tytler haed been the first in
ry tells us that in 1506 King Jeems IV grew thochtit at the sicht
Sae King Jeems, gauin bi the advice o his ki
r o 1665 the journal screivar Jeems Nicoll descrived whit wis aib
noo think wis a clessic UFO. Jeems Nisbet o Hardhill, an his son
5 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
tongue. Bi the 1420’s King Jeems I haed decreed anaw that the
rak oot in 1542. The Governor Jeems Hamilton erle o Arran haed be
action o the nobles heidit bi Jeems Stewart erle o Moray led a ri
a bairn o ae year auld. Lord Jeems Stewart wis appyntit the gove
he castle o Embra bi the Lord Jeems an whan Jeems wis killt Kirkc
18 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
blame the quine? She mairriet Jeems Buchan fae Banks o Lyne. An G on page 18

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Jeems took the exam paper fae the i on page 85
Jeems looked ower at his pal Andra on page 86
an a perversion an aa," added Jeems. on page 87
, Wittgenstein. Jist me - an Jeems." on page 89
rn's morn." An awa he wint wi Jeems follyin ahin him.. on page 90
Also on pages 91
30 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ae oor ain Nor East. My uncle Jeems telt me the first hauf o this
twa haufs makk a hale…Weel, Jeems wis colonial sawbeens in yon
Jeems spakk o the wee yalla idol o
Uncle Jeems thocht little o her, he likit
ae a birr o excitement. Uncle Jeems heard later she priggit wi th
9 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Jeems's Promise on page 33
hü wis lyin troo da hills wi Jeems Bruce, lack some hoor fae da on page 34
"Jeems ... Jeems, come an see dy boy, sees du, on page 35

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Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
An Ald Jeems Henry wis still sittin apo da
Glig, wis Ald Jeems Henry.
Hit wis Ald Jeems at saa her first. An he cam r
€™ Da swaet stöd oot apo Ald Jeems’ broos. ‘Dis wye!’ he h
left ower fae last year. Ald Jeems rave oppen some a da shaeves
9 matches

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