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Use in varieties of Scots

tamson Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words16 14.6 1.5 0 40.7 155 0
Number of occurrences5229 1 0 7 15 0
Number of authors19 16 1 1 1

Occurrences of tamson in Corpus

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Central

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Aw Jock Tamson's bairns thrang ten deep roon on page 58

1 matches

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
bluid that flows til aw Jock Tamson's bairns, and hit looked heav on page 55

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
Frae the ither bed, Grizel Tamson woke sudden wi the screams, f on page 65

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ture. Eftir aw, we're aw Jock Tamson's bairns an that includes aw on page 51
wise tend no tae ken wha Jock Tamson is, an tho mebbe they ken o H on page 75
Weel, as Jock Tamson himsel micht hae said, 'A ken on page 130

3 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
John Barleycorn an Jock Tamson on page 69

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Tam, oniewey wha did that Tam Tamson think he wis? He, Wullie John on page 68

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he Broom. Rod Paterson o Jock Tamson's Bairns wad wile your hert a on page 77

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
leeving hell that nane o Jock Tamson's bairns cuid ever win ower.
The Yird is whaur we, Jock Tamson's bairns, aw bides, alang wi
geologic time. In fact, Jock Tamson's bairns haes haurdly been he
As Jock Tamson's bairns grew ower lang ages
twa hunner year at least Jock Tamson's bairns haes been tentie tae
6 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
aels wi the case o twa o Jock Tamson’s bairns (unco skellums bai
1 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
ants as juist an eik til Jock Tamson’s bairns at can be schauchi
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 116, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
indin awbody they are aw Jock Tamson's bairns an the maist importa
1 matches

Philips, Cally Jings, crivens, help ma Boab, it’s independence!, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Turriff, prose
s. Ah mean, niver min’ Jock Tamson, we wis a’ Maggie Thatchers
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
urns, speakin tae an for Jock Tamson an his bairns, kept a sense o
an when the time cam for Jock Tamson's bairns tae tak up active po
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@RickHJohnston tweeted
snae for Scots. We're aw Jock Tamson's bairns. We dinnae aw need t (2022) twitter link

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
mner OOOH tricky but the Jock Tamson's bairns maun win thru, div y(2020) search twitter

@SusiBriggs1 tweeted
Aw Jock Tamson's bairns! https://t.co/RrRXB2(2018) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
GB Exactly. WeÂ’re *all* Jock TamsonÂ’s bairns.(2020) search twitter

@LairnScots tweeted
We're aw Jock Tamson's bairns #StAndrewsDay #WeAre (2019) twitter link
'We're aw Jock Tamson's bairns' Whit's your favouri (2017) twitter link
See the 'We're aw Jock Tamson's bairns' image fae @scotslan (2017) twitter link

Doric

Ireland, Mark Wi A Facey Like Yours, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Banff, prose
get ridy. "Noo we’re a Jock Tamson's bairns, a the same but weâ€
1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
a start shü mairried Charlie Tamson, an he shurly wisna been sae on page 2
an just mind da hidmist a dat Tamson faimly, Merran an Baabie an d on page 7
ost a been laek fur dat first Tamson faimly ower a hunder an fifty on page 10
John Tamson innocent! If shü onnly kent. on page 11
"Ah'm no haein Jessie Tamson ower da goit a dis door wi he on page 33
Also on pages 37, 39
7 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
an baith wur occupied bi the Tamson faimlie. The Tamson’s wur i
faimlie. The Tamson’s wur it Howpasley fur kens
ur kens hou lang? Auld Wattie Tamson, whae wis deed afore ma day,
ngs tae say aboot Auld Wattie Tamson an ithers (sei A, pages 147 /
(sei A, pages 147 / 153). Yid Tamson, ain o Wattie’s grandsons,
15 matches

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