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The word 'thump'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
thumpOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.43421
ORK - Orkney 39.7 4 2
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 70.3 2 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 13.1 4 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 1
WCE - West Central 9.2 2 2
DUN - Dundee 31.9 3 1
EDN - Edinburgh 18.8 3 1
GLA - Glasgow 9.1 2 1
AYR - Ayrshire 26.2 2 1
LAL - General Central 4 3 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 25 2 1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 62.8 2 1
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 thump in Corpus

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Orkney

Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
breaths, and I feel my heart thump and everything seems tae stop on page 85

1 matches

Hall, Anja Poosack, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Here he comes - thump, thump, thump.
, thump.
2 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
er eit a bat?" when suddenly, thump! thump! doon she came on a he on page 10

2 matches

Mid Northern A

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
finished yet On tap o't wi a thump He clapped a daud o suet The on page 15

1 matches

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
ask's em "Did ye nay heer thi thump fin thi boatie keelt rich owe on page 17
i water slooshen past, an thi thump's wis getten qwicker. Buddin on page 49

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ianie in the toon tae dirl an thump, thon auld moth-etten pianie
1 matches

Aberdeen

Morrison Murray, Harold Doric, Historic and Humorous, (Peters and Sons 2024) Doric, poetry
t hope he's prepared, for the thump. on page 13

1 matches

General Northern

Gray, Kathleen Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Ootlin, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
at Ellen's voice? An almichty thump an then it a wint quate. Shou on page 60

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Affa heavy an my heid dis thump,
1 matches

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
Ahint anither door, the thump thump ae Boot kickin it in. 'Stop h on page 1

2 matches

West Central

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
ae the Moon, while the siccar thump ae thunner joined the skriech
1 matches

Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
She followt it doun. Wae ery thump more dread ran through her bo
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
be heard wis the steady deep thump o the air compressors. Naebod on page 51
ae, an as his hairt began tae thump an the sweit burst oot on his on page 65
h him, an his hairt began tae thump an the sweit burst oot on his on page 69

3 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
gaan tae listen tae nae mair (thump) o this lascivious (thump) cl
) o this lascivious (thump) claik (thump). You ocht tae
) claik (thump). You ocht tae think shame.â€
3 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
a bat?" when, aw ae a sudden, thump! thump! doon she came oan tae on page 10

2 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
when, aa o a sudden, rummle! thump! doun she cam on a humplock o on page 10

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lang o mells on anvils an the thump o the great watter hemmer, as on page 80

1 matches

General Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
An the thump o ma hairt on page 17

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
Aheid, he could aye hear the thump and clump o explosions and th on page 17

1 matches

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
den hammer which is aised tae thump the axe intae the flesh ower

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
r eaten a bat? when suddenly, thump! thump! doon she tumblt oan t on page 10

2 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
t a bat?" whin aal o a sudden thump! thump! Doon shae come on tap on page 10

2 matches

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