lamp | Corpus occurrences | Central | Doric / Northern | Orkney | Shetland | Southern | Ulster | |
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Occurences normalised per million words | 26.2 | 27.8 | 22.6 | 39.7 | 34.9 | 10.3 | 17.7 | |
Number of occurrences | 84 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |
Number of authors | 42 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
His lamp gan oot, at last hissel has l on page 24
1 matches
Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
space on it jist for a street-lamp an a leerie tae licht it. The on page 49
me meanin. Whan he lichts his lamp, it is as if he births anithe on page 50
enit I am needin tae liche my lamp an smoor it oot forby!' on page 52
Ainly the leerie wi the ae lamp at the Nor Pole, an his fier on page 58
s throu him like the lowe o a lamp, even as he sleeps.' on page 78
14 matches
Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
ncy wis at the back o it, I'd lamp him!" on page 26
1 matches
Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
ese box fae New Zealand, wi a lamp on page 95
1 matches
Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
leg up and takes a piss oan a lamp post and he looks up at me ta on page 153
1 matches
Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
r. The brither seized a table lamp, yankin the plug oot its sock on page 39
paraffin fur ma stove and ma lamp, and a wee drappie milk and t on page 197
2 matches
Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
windae, as she stopped at the lamp post at the end ae oor street on page 31
n her back leanin against the lamp post. Her big brother, Barry, on page 80
hool, Charlene stopped at the lamp post before the gate an she t on page 110
hame writ a million times on lamp posts aroon Renfrew, an on th on page 131
a can a Coke an her spotlight lamp burnin, writin oot aw the lin on page 169
7 matches
Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
A wee star lichts its lamp in yon gray cushat's ee on page 55
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
a birlin-gunn, a wie sprerit-lamp an pann, a bouet an a curn o on page 5
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
i hir the Bret Navyne wes the lamp o dewtie whaurivver its pinne on page 4
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
uf licht o the flichterin ile-lamp, for a better luik at the pap on page 17
1 matches
Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
git cot coz they run intae a lamp post that's a piyl a pish ana on page 41
1 matches
Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
Pankhurst and Florence o the Lamp, Joan o Arc an wimmen in the on page 41
1 matches
Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
auldest Post Office. an syne lamp ower the Lowther Hills, wi au on page 65
1 matches
McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
wi Leerie, leerie, licht the lamp?; hou mony exposeitions hae y on page 129
1 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
aff the main road. Aw wi wan lamp staunert hauf wey doon, wha
1 matches
Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
viz sax lamp stannarts, suspeitioun o trok
at Tornes, pretendin ti be a lamp o chevalrie an mensk. He
2 matches
Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ard Habbie format: The Dysart Lamp, The Dysart Lamp(a sequel) an
, The Dysart Lamp(a sequel) an On seeing myself
2 matches
Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
faces glisterin yellae in the lamp licht. “A shull’n a bairn
1 matches
Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
n back. She follaed him tae a lamp-lit chaumer whaur weemen wis
1 matches
Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
ed ‘es leg oan the standard lamp
1 matches
Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Weans scatter fae a lamp post in aw directions, away s
1 matches
Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
Crooned wi the ae lamp, forenent the howff.
Hit's a single ee, thon lamp, that has seen double,
2 matches
DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
er tears. Than she hingit the lamp frae the door on the horn o t
Moa fillt the lamp, an led the way doon the munt
"Whit's the lamp daeing on the gait's horn?"
3 matches
Cameron, Peter Lallans 74 - Cannle-flame, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
We haena lowe, or lamp, or hame;
1 matches
Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
flakes in the licht o the gas lamp in the street ablow. Whit a d
1 matches
@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
@ionafyfe Aye tae the lamp I doot! If ye can read French(2020) search twitter
@kennethbryce184 tweeted
mer when ee keep bumpin intae lamp posts - foke gee u funny loo (2020) twitter link
Manson, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Doric - Dumfries, poetry
Nixt the lamp post on page 124
1 matches
Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
e made reddy afore aa fowk, a lamp tae licht up e heathen an fes on page 82
1 matches
Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
intae the hut wi a parrafin lamp an try tae read a book. Aye i
1 matches
Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
the Moss o Leddrach Moss. The lamp wis lit an the kitchie wis cr
n the neuk opposite, wi a gas lamp oot on the street aside it, t
secunt nicht fin the paraffin lamp wis flichterin low an the sha
3 matches
Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
eave he mind tae turn oot the lamp. Yestreen he’d wint awa and
ters.” He’d tae licht his lamp first for there wisna muckle
back tae his desk nearer the lamp he started tae flick throwe t
3 matches
Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
by the gutterin glimmer o the lamp it wiz a gye dreich lookin pl
It’s only the flicker o the lamp!” she’d reassure hersel b
ds wi opened books on them. A lamp burned abeen them. She’d ni
en them. She’d niver seen a lamp like that afore, it hid fit l
4 matches
Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
clicked it again – the next lamp flickered intae darkness. Twe
1 matches
Miller, Alison The Point o Tinsal, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Orkney, poetry
In the hoose up by, lamp slockid, mirk is deep;
1 matches
Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
i da light fae da peerie wick lamp, fur he kent he hedd ta feeni on page 71
1 matches
Williamson, Christie Böd, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
slips, da tilly lamp pleepses
1 matches
Facebook link (Shetland on Camera 2021) Shetland
hoping tae show Ertie his new lamp he got for winter.
Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wir ain paets, burnin a tilly lamp an aetin local maet dere is l
1 matches
Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
e be hïd. Ye dïnnae licht a lamp an pit ït unnèr a boul. Na, on page 5
Yer ee ïs tha lamp o tha bodie. If yer ee ïs gu on page 7
Naebodie lichts a lamp an pits a jar ower ït, or pi on page 83
3 matches