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ruim Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.2 19.5 3 0 0 0 137.2
Number of occurrences7138 2 0 0 0 31
Number of authors12 7 1 4

Occurrences of ruim in Corpus

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Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ythness that eiked intil ilka ruim an aiven oot til the gairden on page 10

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ide in the doctor's consultin ruim, as he tentily teuk the maite on page 20

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
seyd we'd gan intae the back ruim instid o the baur acause he'd on page 27

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
e intil the Provost's private ruim whaur his cocktail caibinet i on page 26

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
werit ma puir faither out the ruim. A hae sein'm thrawin hiz hau on page 6
o hiz up the sterr i the foir ruim, an the thocht bene melled in on page 7

3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
d. The wes confortabil tirnin ruim fur ane, an at a nip mote ser on page 3
wi Faither Adam in a billiart ruim at the cantrip our o the daw, on page 5

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
THE LASS CAM ben the ruim wi a dertin muivement lik a s on page 1
an Rhodes veshels. In aw the ruim the wes skarcelins oniethin o on page 2
e waached the twasum quat the ruim, hir goun lowin lik a tung o on page 4

7 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
the buikskelfs o the dennerin ruim a copie o ilkane buik at shae on page 8

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
lukked oot hes slaurie front ruim windae. on page 16
ry furniter clutterin the wee ruim an gaed ben the scullery wi i on page 18

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
forgot aboot that, it's in ma ruim at the digs!' His gizz lichti on page 60

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Flittin In, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Conseestin o yin poky ruim, ae poky kitchen an a sculler
tchen led ben the anely ither ruim, whit wis o a like size, bit
stinkin wee loabby atween the ruim an a back door sae steive ane
e mantled gas licht, in baith ruim an kitchen, bit nae licht in
4 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
thit her mum cried the leevin ruim, ir whiles, the lounge, whan
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ot bekked hir intil the cosie ruim at wes hiz fend agin the disc
i an onknawn auditour but the ruim. The lass cam ower an sayed.
ti Maistres Stein’s saicret ruim
oun the sterr ben the seicrie ruim, an snekkit the duir ahent hi
the wytin-ruim ruif. It wes nou the gloamin
7 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
He gestured aroond the singil ruim that doobled is leevin space
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
roont oot by the soonds o the ruim emptyin, tables an chairs bei
1 matches

solonggaybowser Merlin's Bairns, (archiveofourown.org 2020) Central, prose
keekit at him frae the aither ruim. "Oh, there Cranachan the noo
1 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
is the bairnie's hauf o this ruim. Howp youse aw enjoyed seein (2020) search twitter

Doric

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
n Madrid an Barcelona, ye hae ruim tae muive aroond the city ath on page 3
hees, an kelpies. The giant's ruim is a braw place tae tak pictu on page 7

2 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
he draucht that cut throu the ruim. Esther appeart, hir nurturin on page 6
t o childish skin swathed the ruim as she squinted taewart the e on page 9
e uneven yoke aside them. The ruim was suin snod wi a sauted rem on page 11
Feet pattered frae the bak ruim upstairs as harmonicas an lau on page 16
he road tae gie us a bit mair ruim. He got made up, ye know? He' on page 26
Also on pages 30, 31, 35, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 56, 57, 59
19 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
wus tha Kïng o Judea ïn tha ruim o hïs faither Herod, he wus on page 2
n you pray, gang awa ïntae a ruim alane, shut tha dure an pray on page 6
fother, acause thair wus nae ruim for thaim ïn tha lüdgin hoo on page 72
gan tae dae, for he haed nae ruim tae store ït aa. Sae he saye on page 91
tae shïft tae tha bak o tha ruim! But whan ye get an ïnvite, on page 95
Also on pages 106
8 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ducts an' services - a hotel ruim, a shore, a museum, a fine le on page 63

1 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
proveesions an share a leevin ruim or sittin ruim or eatin place
or sittin ruim or eatin place.
uch hait fur mair nor tha yin ruim.
3 matches

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