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Use in varieties of Scots

wame Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.7 25.2 22.6 0 5.8 10.3 44.3
Number of occurrences7649 15 0 1 1 10
Number of authors32 25 3 1 1 4

Occurrences of wame in Corpus

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Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
this innocent-like lassock's wame, on page 52

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
lt a white lee, sayin that ma wame wis sair an thit A wis a bitt on page 22

2 matches

Brown, Ian Lallans 70 - The Scots leid in modren Scots drama, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
abbin stabbin a sword tae her wame on page 40

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
wir creatit in her wame on page 13

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
wame fu o food, a lowe in the ingl on page 62

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
n her hip an the bairn in her wame - an Isabel wi that dark sec on page 44
-tails hingin ower her swallt wame. Maist o the troopers on the on page 46
s were big an tender, and her wame... on page 55
in new life duntin awa in her wame, an the content o a warm reek on page 71

4 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
twa bairns I cradled in ma wame aa through the months, on page 40
She learned me in her wame, on page 106
he sang she learned me in her wame, on page 107

3 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
his wame a taiblet o eevory on page 12
yer wame, a heap o wheat on page 16

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
smelled her oot! She's in his wame! on page 19
And soon that pig wis in his wame. on page 43

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
edit guid, hot, hairt-warmin, wame-stappin grub. on page 56

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
up fae deep doon in Grannie's wame. The auld carline yunkit and on page 41

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
I lay on ma wame on page 130

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
Wi some cider inside her wee wame.' on page 73
Wi some cider inside her wee wame.' on page 74

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
raspberries gaun roond in her wame, as if she wis aboot tae boke on page 76

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
the bomb-shards in his wame. He hoasts, panics on page 45

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An her needfire braith in ma wame on page 6
Intil his wame, he focht the blaw on page 15
No hou ma wame grew gret. Ma lane on page 18
Brocht frae the wame o warkrooms, an his slaw on page 37

4 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
wi a seeck-like feelin in his wame. Auld Syme answert. on page 65

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Grief bites ma wame, like a blade. on page 35

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Land o Fallen Empires, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
spill yer wame in thi roadside crater, that' on page 76

1 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 73 - Red on Maroon, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
are wame seik, on page 111

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
in wark. But binna ye hae the wame for readin monie a vairsioun on page 142

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Gin ye hae the wame for a gey lang doun-sittin, a
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
re's ower denty for as boss a wame as mines. A jalouzes A'm peyi
1 matches

Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
Then out the warld’s yirdy wame
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Bot the dischort wes ben hiz wame.
r the tours o Tornes. But its wame the Crowner wes lat doun
the Cressent Ceitie an ben ma wame.
3 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
is their tung tae swall their wame,
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
n here's a piece tae fill yer wame
An in yer wame, sae warm an sappy,
2 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
scunner that yin o the maist wame-turnin o purportedly pro-indy
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
auldit aa the shock intae his wame.
n kent her. Panic jooglet her wame. She leukit aroon. There wis
is the ribcage. Ging for the wame.”
ont, Guzul punched her in the wame. She bent ower, an felt herse
4 matches

Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Is iver, some are fou in wame,
1 matches

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
eerie coo suid be cried Edder Wame. @FringeScots @IshbelMcF @Ois(2016) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - The Cricket An The Eemock, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Her wame wis grippt bi pynes infernal.
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
feelin doon at the fit o her wame, as it something hid cleukit
t them back an fore alang her wame. As the hauns o the clock tra
he pain at the fit o Minnie's wame grew waur. She cud feel the s
d her. Deep, deep doon in the wame o the lan, ooto sicht o morta
stoon o pain at the fit o her wame drave her on again, throw the
5 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
lived aff Big Mac baps, wi a wame tae suit. Bappy, the ithers c
bin lifitit frae his mither's wame, detoxed in the Baby Ward an
the wecht o the bairn in her wame an wad be gled o her brither'
rither cuppit the croon o her wame in his swack, fite, fiddler's
4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ter whan a muckle troot birlt wame up in the watter an taen haud
back is gey an bleck, an its wame is sae
2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
thray or fower bates an ma wame stertit tae flaffer. Wullie m
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
epit oot frae the pianie. His wame rummelt at the sicht. The tab
tae burst wi deinties. His wame wis ticht’s a drum. Skirly
2 matches

Shetland

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
da peerie reek o mylk, o wame on page 111

1 matches

Southern

Purdie, David C. Lallans 90 - Le Vin de Mon Pays, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Southern, poetry
That beiks yer wame an snuves doun brave. on page 7

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wairm wame. on page 16
Tha jeggie yin, saft wame. on page 50
t nane but thee haes frae tha wame Taen care ma hale lifes lenth on page 64

4 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Leanin back, Lambeg on wame, on page 32

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
richt frae hïs mither's wame. on page 69
tha bairn gien a lep ïn hir wame, an she wus fu o tha Halie Sp on page 70

3 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
n months gaed by an Grace’s wame wus big got as it cum near ti
tha roon’ness o her swollen wame.
2 matches

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