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The word 'drumlie'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
drumlieOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus4.51511
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 1
NEC - North East Central 45.9 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central 4.4 1 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 10.5 8 5
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 drumlie in Corpus

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General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
the side o the boat intil the drumlie watter. "I wuss I hedna latte on page 74
an, 'frumlie' means "frush an drumlie": there anidder pockmanty for on page 85

2 matches

North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 2), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ear trip abroad should be sae drumlie. But few facts are left tae u
1 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
begoud ti gie the fankilt an drumlie cuttance o the
1 matches

West Central

Ellet, Tom Lallans 104 - Smirr, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
air. An it shall be dreich an drumlie til the end o days." An it wi on page 20

1 matches

Ayrshire

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 76 - Oan the Daith o John Law, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, poetry
A drumlie nicht, frae dusk tae morn sae
1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
nae nichts doon there in the drumlie dark tunnel. But at last Mr T on page 38

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Whaur are ye gaun this drumlie day, on page 4
The gaithrin wind an seas o drumlie grey on page 24

2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
drowie, drumlie, ay, leukin farawa on page 21

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
an drumlie meenister than be jowin aroon
1 matches

Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
at length aboot the daurk an drumlie times Scotland haed as Inglan
sled wi ane anither, fisht in drumlie watters, and fed feuds that M
b.1590-1667) lived throu thir drumlie days. He wis a Glesca man tha
3 matches

South West (Galloway)

Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Athort the drumlie lift cloods heeze back an for on page 15

1 matches

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