Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'dim'

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Use in varieties of Scots

dim	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	17.4	58	30
ORK - Orkney	29.8	3	2
SHD - Shetland	127.9	22	6
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	3.3	1	1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	31.5	3	1
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	12.2	5	5
WCE - West Central	4.4	1	1
DUN - Dundee	10.6	1	1
EDN - Edinburgh	31	5	2
GLA - Glasgow	5.1	1	1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central	13.1	10	8
SEA - South East (Borders)	36.3	3	3
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	98.5	3	1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of dim in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Orkney

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hert that baet till sky grew dim, on page 18

1 matches

Skea, Bessie Gallows Ha - Earth-bound, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
hert that baet till sky grew dim, on page 33

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Fae the dim and dark recesses o a cupboar on page 47

1 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
s da mirknen an da rivin o da dim, day wan. An da Göd Man wis on page 3
m da mirknen an da rivin o da dim, da fort day. on page 4
Greetin hings in aboot at da dim on page 33
Afore da rivin o da dim shö sets tae on page 49
He'll come lik da rivin o da dim; lik da voar speets dat mak d on page 67
Also on pages 147
11 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
dere, fornenst de swaar o de dim. on page 42

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
him across da Atlantic in da Dim Riv. I kent it wis a bad omen on page 51

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
i envie dim as hæ dir myndins on page 12
Dey dræv dim t'da Mærkit wie pokkies ring on page 21

3 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Lallans 58 - Eicht poems bi Robert Alan Jamieson, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Or wid du choost harpoon dim? on page 27

2 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Metadist Metafir, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
Ir wid du choost harpoon dim ?
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Böd, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
i da dim riv,
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Submissions, an keepin on, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, blog
A’m been meanin ta send tae dim fur a start. A braa start. Bi
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
g. Da tirrick göd. Da simmer dim wis past, an he wis comin on
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
gither fin her een hid growne dim an her fingirs hid bin twisti on page 79

1 matches

Aberdeen

Lawrie, Alistair Northwords Now 45 - The Win, (Northwords Now 2024) Doric - Peterhead, prose
ike star-shaped fanlicht wi a dim glimmer o licht intil’t. Sh
mair licht here but still gey dim . It wis like walkin intil an
orkin but the licht itsel wis dim like aawye else in the hoose.
3 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
Young Scotsmen are sae dim, on page 34

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ep straths? Na! Mairlike some dim
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
es," Airchie kept a ee on the dim ínishin sparks o rid, "but li
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
As day begins tae dim ,
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
d we lit him lead us doon the dim lobby. Aw the wey intae a bed
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
h, an the boy's prospects wir dim. His faither hud bin a slave, on page 100

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
tional law'. An that's no the dim an distant past. on page 43

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
me an gang whan the licht wis dim , weirin Indian claes, sin tha
me,” a voice hissed. In the dim muinlit dormitory he met the
aurt tae leuk than, an in the dim muinlicht he saw a scabbert b
aurt tae leuk than, an in the dim muinlicht he saw a scabbert b
4 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ike Scotland again. Ah cannae dim doon this feelin that some hi
1 matches

Glasgow

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
see through packet up tae the dim light like they dae oan tele. on page 3

1 matches

General Central

Mackintosh, Jim The Banes o the Turas, (Tippermuir 2022 ISBN: 978-1913836313) Central, poetry
Hingin fae this mirk-dim paintin on page 23

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
oond aboot. The widd wis mirk-dim and awfie quiet. Awa in the s on page 12

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
nd he could anely mak oot the dim ootlines o the fowk in the au on page 142

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
alang dim streets, wi birr depletit on page 41
Whan dim ma een shall blear an pink on page 78

2 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
IN THE SAFT SIMMER DIM, a nichtingale sang on the br on page 94
her back tae the saft simmer dim o the widd. on page 112

2 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
As day begins tae dim, on page 62

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
's field – garrin the starn dim a wee – an syne it wis reck
1 matches

Jarvie, Gordon Lallans 74 - Kenspeckle Man, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Alas, anither licht’s gaed dim
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Her memory will never dim on page 49

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Cat Wumman: Tales O Nine Lives - The Witch, (Luath 2025 ISBN: 978-1804252420) Central - Peebles, prose
! The door creaks appen. It's dim in the hoose - anely the yin on page 45

1 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The hills growe dim as the sun gaes doun.
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
rystallie streams o sang as a dim licht flickered throu the scu on page 34
's glessy cen wur blak in the dim licht, his lips gently partit on page 43
The front parlour was dim, the blinds a quarter open, t on page 47

3 matches