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The word 'cums'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
cumsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus35.111722
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 41.4 17 2
WCE - West Central 115.4 26 2
DUN - Dundee 63.7 6 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 7.9 6 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 72.7 6 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 58.1 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 71.4 2 2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 617.8 34 2

Occurrences of cums in Corpus

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Orkney

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
the camera cums oot an the clickeen starts on page 145

1 matches

Mid Northern A

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
Cums en lyke a lion, An oot like a on page 35

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
forget ae Doric wirdie an oot cums the critics tae play!(2018)

General Northern

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
n Centre café. Neixt a nurse cums breezing in wi
Here cums the tea wumman agin. Wid ye t
2 matches

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
(Ben cums the traivellin collegianer) on page 46
(Moira cums ben wi a pack) on page 47
(Ben cums Fermer Sandie Dugg) on page 48

11 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
al Acteivities an Faceilities cums saicont, but a fair bit ahint
categories, putten thegither, cums ahint e’en the saicont mais
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
waw ti wir beds lang afoir it cums inti forss. Bot it wes juist
fortun a Canadiane crowner at cums frae the lik airt as
oddenberrie, “A ken whitlik cums
. Pit anither wey, the schort-cums o yeir fellae ceitezans
4 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
akespeare said that trauchils cums no singil spies, but in batta on page 3

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
named forby). It's a yairn at cums fu-ceirkil in a pleasin wey, on page 5

2 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Lallans 68 - Barlinnie Gradyooits, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
said ma ma, Seef a polis ivur cums tae ma doar tae tell me yoo'v on page 41

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
ist comparisoun o this skreid cums wi McClure's analysis o the t on page 116

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
diseased wumman (this episode cums i the mids o the storie o Jaà on page 135
e eponymous kemp, but the dou cums til hir wi a flaucht o yella on page 137
ramewark, orthodox releigioun cums face ti face wi the unhalie a on page 138
e kill Willie, but the mither cums forrit for ti confess hir ack on page 139
saunts awa. Hir fuit-boy nou cums for ti gie hir wittins at hir on page 140
Also on pages 142
12 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
. He is readin Don Quixote an cums til the pert whaur Cervantes
iplie, but he laerns, whan it cums til’t, that it haes belangt
disappyntin ghaist storie. It cums frae a weidae wha finnds it n
Neist cums the supernaitral pert o the y
Whan the letter cums, aw is divulged. Sir Philip q
8 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
aeknesses o Scott’s poetrie cums oot the fack at he wes ‘thi
1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
O HERE EI CUMS, on page 7
that cums oot yir mooth, on page 16
Here cums thi conductor on page 38
cause eh canna stand whut cums on page 46
It's oor honesty that cums shine-in through on page 72

6 matches

General Central

McNeil, Andrew Lallans 58 - Carnegie’s Turning, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Ma clessroom flair cums in waves on page 122

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
loast in hir dreams. An alang cums Loki. on page 14

4 matches

Robertson, Colin Lallans 81 - Wildlaw, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central, prose
rofter whan the ‘outlins’ cums ben for ti ‘boss’ thaim a
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Lallans 73 - Ten Owersettins frae the Chinese, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
sen lyfe an daith in cycles cums an gangs, on page 40

1 matches

Purves, David Lallans 73 - A Whein Auld Chinese Saws, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
A rowth o almonds cums aye ti fowk wi nae teeth. on page 83

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
am o ma yung guidman at never cums hame.
Syne a dream cums ti me, an whan Ah wauken,
cums frae South o the River.
lyke a skelp. The sun cums up
4 matches

Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Mae labour cums wi risin' sun on page 30

1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
r's twathie days whan kintrie cums tae toon, on page 20

1 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
ee whut happens whun tha time cums.
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
lang'r mindit noo Uncle Davie cums up. on page 18

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Tha femlie cums bak tae Nazareth on page 2
alane, but bi iverie wurd at cums frae tha mooth o God.' " Then on page 3
'Na'; oniethin mair ner thïs cums frae tha wïckit yin. on page 6
an anither yin tae cum, an he cums. A tell ma sarvin man tae dae on page 9
s hairt ïs fu o, that's whut cums oot o hïs mooth. on page 80
Also on pages 83, 86, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 105
32 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Tha heid-coont onlie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an
Tha heid-coont onlie cums aboot yinst iverie 10 yeir an
2 matches

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