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Coluim in a sentence

Using Coluim

  • In the example corpus, coluim often appears in combinations such as: máel coluim, coluim son.

Context around Coluim

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

son 2× mac 1×

Sentence patterns with Coluim

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

iii máel coluim mac donnchada 1× misidentified máel coluim with the 1× one máel coluim son of 1× only máel coluim son of 1× that máel coluim had been 1× this máel coluim 1× this máel coluim has traditionally 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an english invasion 1× hudson prophecy of 1× john of fordun 1× oram david i 1× this máel coluim 1×

Common sentence endings:

cumbria for himself 1× donalbane with her 1× later malcolm iii 1× of the cumbrians 1× the same name 1× this máel coluim 1×

Words around Coluim

Just before it in the word index:

colugo 2 coluccio 2 colucci 3 colubus 2 coluan 2 colu 7

Just after it in the word index:

colum 21 columb 18 columba 60 columban 4 columbanus 20 columbarium 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Coluim

  • In this selection, "coluim" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, son and mac stand out and add context to how "coluim" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include iii máel coluim mac donnchada and misidentified máel coluim with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "coluim" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with coluim

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This Máel Coluim has traditionally been identified with the later Malcolm III. (12 words)

However, it is not certain that Domnall's father was this Máel Coluim. (13 words)

An English invasion in 1054, with Siward, Earl of Northumbria in command, had as its goal the installation of one "Máel Coluim, son of the King of the Cumbrians". (29 words)

Longer example sentences

What is to be understood by "let" or "commended" is unclear, but it may well mean that Máel Coluim had been the overlord of Strathclyde and that Edmund recognised this while taking lands in southern Cumbria for himself. (38 words)

Oram, David I, p. 29 A. A. M. Duncan argued in 2002 that, using the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry as their source, later writers innocently misidentified "Máel Coluim" with the later Scottish king of the same name. (37 words)

John of Fordun wrote that Duncan's wife fled Scotland, taking her children, including the future kings Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) and Donald III (Domnall Bán mac Donnchada, or Donalbane) with her. (34 words)

Example sentences (7)

An English invasion in 1054, with Siward, Earl of Northumbria in command, had as its goal the installation of one "Máel Coluim, son of the King of the Cumbrians".

However, it is not certain that Domnall's father was this Máel Coluim.

Hudson, Prophecy of Berchán, p. 223; Duncan, Kingship of the Scots, p. 33. Tigernach's chronicle says only: Máel Coluim son of Cináed, king of Alba, the honour of western Europe, died.

John of Fordun wrote that Duncan's wife fled Scotland, taking her children, including the future kings Malcolm III (Máel Coluim mac Donnchada) and Donald III (Domnall Bán mac Donnchada, or Donalbane) with her.

Oram, David I, p. 29 A. A. M. Duncan argued in 2002 that, using the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry as their source, later writers innocently misidentified "Máel Coluim" with the later Scottish king of the same name.

This Máel Coluim has traditionally been identified with the later Malcolm III.

What is to be understood by "let" or "commended" is unclear, but it may well mean that Máel Coluim had been the overlord of Strathclyde and that Edmund recognised this while taking lands in southern Cumbria for himself.

Common combinations with coluim

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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