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The word 'worm'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
wormOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.53824
ORK - Orkney 49.7 5 2
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness) 35.2 1 1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 5.2 2 2
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.2 1 1
GLA - Glasgow 55.3 11 4
AYR - Ayrshire 42.7 4 2
LAL - General Central 5.3 4 3
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.9 2 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) 65.7 2 2
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of worm in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
The widden worm sails trou the Hoose's waas. on page 59
Noor disno see the barman's worm-taen widdrim so sheu asks if on page 76

3 matches

Hollinrake, Fran Flett Assipattle and the Mester Stoorworm, (Orkney Heritage Society 2010) Orkney, poetry
Rowin hard he fund the Worm, and pocked it till it felt r
until he fund the liver o the worm
2 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"id's generally a frog, or a worm. E question is, what did e hi on page 24

1 matches

Mid Northern B

Johnston, Shaun The Forkie Gollach, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
gan roon a heart like a hairy worm. I could hiv fair gobbled the
1 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
an wriggled lik a half-frozen worm intae them. Syne he hirpled o on page 29

1 matches

General Northern

Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
the worm he swallaet haill an wrigglin on page 8

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
i'worm licks ma beens on page 166

1 matches

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
aroon yer hairt like a hairy worm.(2020)

(South) East Central

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
and fair belabour the muckle worm on page 52

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'll tak a worm, or for a filler
1 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
ure is that ae bein premature worm food.
1 matches

Glasgow

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Some get worm-eeten, oer-het at hame on page 31

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
in, throwin wee colorful glow worm lines left an right. I cannae on page 3

1 matches

McCrory, Pat Lallans 56 - The Tale ae a Worm, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central - Cowcaddens, poetry
The Tale ae a Worm on page 114

8 matches

Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part one of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
s goat an uncanny ability tae worm his waiy back intae yer affec
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
: "it's aither a puddock or a worm. Whit I'm askin is, whit did on page 25

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
lads were skeelie wi wand an worm - an the leister at the back on page 63
temptit wi the hazel wand an worm. Efter the lambin, the three on page 74

2 matches

Wallace, Lorna A Scot’s Lament fur her American Fellows (Oan their election of a tangerine gabshite walloper)., (lornalouwriting.wordpress.com 2016) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
Crush him like a worm.
1 matches

General Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
roond yer heart lik' a furry worm. It's foo' o' guid stuff an' on page

1 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
‘Luikin . . . for worm . . . hmfff . . . holes . . .
‘No a worm hole whaur worms bide. A spac
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
@lizziehmp @joao_kay Lug worm - they’re even harder tae r(2020)

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"eet's generally a frog, or a worm. Th queestion is, whit did th on page 25

1 matches

South West (Galloway)

McDonald, Hamish The Girnin Gates - Chapter 12, (Itchy Coo 2003) Central, prose
an him an Da wheeched oot the worm an hud a blether. Spencer got
Da gote a skelp oan the worm - the rod hud jurked an the
2 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
r. The early burd catches the worm, sae they say." on page 25

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
But luk at me, a worm or waur, Hel heich in nae man on page 63

1 matches

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