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The word 'dirdum'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
dirdumOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus6.12014
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 2
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 11.9 9 7
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 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)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of dirdum 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.

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
Far the dirdum cam fae she cwidna tell: the on page 100

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
r turnt on an thare wis sic a dirdum ootby in the passage
1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
ane awnser ti Mirren’s dirdum, traivellin ower the kintra i
fawin doun wi the kinks. The dirdum fleggit awaw the speugs, an t
2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
e day. He thocht he micht git dirdum fir haen brocht the letter ha
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
pt silent. She could feel the dirdum beelin up inside her. She ken on page 22
rse up her faither. Mibbe his dirdum wis raised even mair because on page 32

2 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
get rid o the tapsalteerie dirdum in yer heart. on page 114

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
endoun wumman-hater wha warks dirdum on ilka representative o the on page 142

1 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
luid lavell an hyne awaw frae dirdum an stour. As he govit, sumthi
1 matches

General Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Throu the bellum an dirdum an din on page 12
A dirdum that nae thochts o hame can d on page 84

2 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Wi the dirdum o wheels in an ongaun prattle on page 30

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
in his heid aff, but agin the dirdum o fawin jeests an raivelt air on page 25

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
dunt, dunt, an the dirdum dinged in ma lugs, on page 49

1 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
s, trees were cowpin, and the dirdum wis deefenin. on page 23

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Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
lence. Sunny came oot wi some dirdum that soondit like a bird gaun on page 7

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
him but no the hurlygush and dirdum the ither bairns were makkin. on page 37

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Sloth, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
ein douce, he’ll no tak ony dirdum
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
the dirdum o the street.
1 matches

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