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haen Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words47.4 42.7 82.9 79.5 5.8 51.7 0
Number of occurrences15283 55 8 1 5 0
Number of authors51 30 15 5 1 2

Occurrences of haen in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
mmers o the SLS haes areddies haen a collogue wi thaim, an we ir on page 3

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
ne thaim. Her mither haed aye haen a hant o makkin leets an merk on page 14

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
a dreidfu thing. Ilkane hasna haen a freend. An I micht come lik on page 20
come a lang gate, an I haena haen onie sleep.' on page 37
'It is a braw thing rae hae haen a freend, even gif ye are lik on page 77

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
He thocht tae his sel "Ah'm haen that on page 16

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
s for pairt o his scuil weik. Haen nicknames o 'tippence' an 'sa on page 21

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
Ah thocht aboot the backruim haen nae nock. No that we'd hae se on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
This parteeclar Monday, haen played wi the wee bairnies aw on page 22

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ad, but A fair wush he'd haed haen sumthing mair. on page 46
twal pund Scots frae me. A've haen this siller lang dernit awa i on page 47

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Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
s the same whin they're deid. Haen money or brains makes nae dif on page 1

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Is it haen a hert fu o luve ye cannae ex on page 18

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
'Whit fir?? Ah wis bauld, haen naethin tae lose aifter the f on page 14

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t fowk ower the millennia hae haen a wheen o diffrent weys o mak on page 32

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ilidhs and competeetions, fir haen dune mair than ony ither asso on page 56

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
ignt the new cuiver an we hae haen technical support frae Alison on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
An haen nae previous wis nae defence on page 64

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
o fowk bygane. It haes never haen the stauning it shuid acause on page 8
* The Haen (East Haven). on page 30

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'T've jist haen a wee notion, Mr Tod said can on page 35

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Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
And was haen a pint in the East Port Bar. on page 123

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Goodbrand Saunders, Donald Lallans 67 - Twa Owresettins frae Heine, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
uim wames, aa discourse worth haen on page 55

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Gilliland, Sam Lallans 83 - Cochise o the Apache Nation, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Haen nae ettlin tae yase decait or on page 25

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ny amang them poets, cuid hae haen muckle tae dae wi his wark wi on page 69

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
al screivings wad the Scots a haen in the 14t century? The war m on page 110

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
ed Scotland whit it hed never haen in aa its lang historie: a st on page 109

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
lichtlie!) buik o poetry haes haen a gey lang gestation, an in m on page 132

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
s. As we finnd oot, Mary haes haen a misfortune an been gien hir on page 142

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
in, nae Scots version cuid be haen even tho it wes in baith Gael on page 121

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Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
smaa and faan tae bits, never haen been biggit tae last sae lang on page 37

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
jyin ilka meenit o it. Thae'd haen ower forty yeir thegither wi on page 16
wis puggled bi the fecht Ah'd haen tae haud him up an the sudden on page 17
n tae insense thaim that he'd haen hae haun in stappin a baist d on page 18

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
humans lang jaloused micht'a haen life. Back in 1877 the Italie
3.8 billion year syne micht'a haen muckle tae dae wi thrawin aff
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Fairnie, Robert Thochts o Speakin Scots, (peffers50.freeserve 2001) Central, prose
wycelike society we cuid hiv haen. Ay, we'v aye been able tae h
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 74 - Less Trauchle Nor A Bairn, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
her’s faut if coorse, fancy haen a bairn whan ower forty yeir
ony mair. Ach, aince, she’d haen her denner, she’d tak a luk
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ud a been a saicret troker an haen wuttins frae the Continent. B
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
ots writins. Hunter couldna a haen ony computer tae help him oot
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
is "nichtbour", English, haed haen a muckle infusion o Romance v
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Bolland, John A Chocolate Cowboy, (From Glasgow To Saturn 2008) Central, prose
s pippins an a Clementine an haen tae venture oot as far is Lex
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
died up. It’d be guid. Like haen a sister, I thocht.
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
arly twentiet century wad hae haen a guid grundin in the Scots c
in norie that gin Europe haed haen anither releegion, or gin the
The Basic Inglish Bible haes haen the benefit o modren Bible sc
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
el seen that sindry fowk haes haen near encoonters wi objects fa
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
bigger Scots kirks haed lang haen ‘Sang Schules’ that learn
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
icht yeirs, WuIIie’d nivver haen is muckle’s a skelpit hinte
hocht he micht git dirdum fir haen brocht the letter hame in the
eivins frae the schuil. “Ye haen wan o thir anaw?”
telt her. “Bit Ingland’s haen ane. An that’s whey she’s
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Muir, Glenn David of Seafield, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
crawled hame yin nicht efter haen an argument wi some dug or it
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Muir, Glenn The Truth Will Out, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, prose
d’s widow) couldnae cope wi haen a teenager so she went tae Au
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
prize Middle White boar, haed haen an unco dream the nicht afore
f, but that he wad suiner hiv haen nae tail and nae flees. Alane
lair as I hae acquired. I’v haen a lang life, I’v haen a gui
a lang life, I’v haen a guid feck time for thocht a
I’m twal year auld and hiv haen ower fower hunder bairns. Tha
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
Frainch) an Greek haes baith haen a haun in swackenin oor polit
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Donati, Colin Universal Declaration o Human Richts, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Central, government
n a public trial whaur he hes haen aw the warranties necessar fo
cultural richts that maun be haen for his dignity
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Durie, Nick The Best o the Baith o Thaim, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
zealous Loyalist Davidson had haen a braw inside (far ben ye mic
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Ewen, Allan Pairt twa: Janus leuks aheid, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
chynge things. In May we’re haen a General Election an mair th
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
yntless exercise, they cuid a haen a guid wheen twa-leidit signs
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MacMinto, Gregor Apartheid in Ohio, (wordpress 2021) Central, blog
Mandela an a feck ithers haid haen a lang pingle, Aist Heich Scu
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@ionafyfe tweeted
rkMardell A muckle thanks fir haen us - the leid needs and dese(2020) search twitter
Haen mair content in Scots is a gi(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
auld, an it soonds like ye're haen tae fecht the same battles Ah(2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
whaur he wis minted a maunnie haen misluck, an in want o a guid on page 99

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
iv ye laddie, nae tae spikk o haen the second sight, jist the sa on page 84

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 87 - Andy, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, prose
t there. An ingineer, he haed haen a gweed job an made a hantle on page 30

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Petrie, Kimberley Tales Fae The Doric Side - A Letter Tae Ma Younger Sel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Ye'll stop haen a hankering on page 25

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Goodall, Phyllis J. Lallans 59 - Last May a Braw Wooer, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, newspaper
ok at the fine time ye'll hae haen. It will be wirth the deevin. on page 94

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
haen 'em fir supper is ma dream on page 98

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 57 - Mac, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Doric, prose
s at e front o e hoose an hid haen e foresicht tae pit Mac oot a on page 27

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
say): an sae thon een cwidna haen ony pairt in the compluther. on page 9

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
n in fur a brither fa sud hae haen chairge o the kistin in the a on page 51

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
e can nivver be seer. Haes he haen a mishanter an teen tull's be on page 88
masel; an, my certes, I'd hae haen something tae say till 'im! A on page 89

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
’d met een anither, she’d haen tae gie up her wark in nursin
boot releegion but micht haev haen something tae dee wi the fack
hae spokken for himsel an nae haen wirds pit in’s moo. A thoch
ae nicht tae tell me she’d haen a phone-caal fae a quine at b
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
he said it, as if himsel hid haen the dustin o her. Tae keep th
aa o a champion stallion he'd haen the groomin o at his last fee
dinna need een here, they've haen an organ these past thirty ye
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ur bein a muckle sumph an nae haen took a gourd wi her tae full.
ad luik like thon. He'd niver haen tae nurse onybody afore. Ther
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e said it wis a peety A hidna haen anither twa wiks tae the wark
ppus! It wis a peety A haedna haen anither twa ear tae the darg
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
as amaist ready for the scuil haen etten ma parritch an sirpled
baunks. Wi aw the rain oo war haen the pate was drookit, an wee
“Its guid haen a sate, ma legs are gey-an wa
ower tae whaur Uncle Tam was haen a sate, an sat doon masel. Th
dders tae tice the hens afore haen a bit
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
haen a pish siclik a did thin. It
ur sax in the mornin an A wis haen ma bluid pressure
in corpses an the knitter wir haen a wee
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Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
use tae hae scraps ana fa wis haen fit Barbie. Mam musta cracked
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Uri, Antonia The birds an the bees, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
xpectit her tae live. She’d haen a richt dunt, an her hert wis
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Uri, Antonia Naewey tae bide, (Mak Forrit 2018) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
Ae chiel fa, ah believe, haes haen a grand impact on motivatin m
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
in Scots history that he’s haen a beuk — The Life and Death
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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
e a linguistic fleg wes twice haen tae ging the ither wey – ow
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
awa” cried Percy. “I’ve haen ma dook for the day.”
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
e’s a wurld o dreams tae be haen – but the faces o the retur
1 matches

Uri, Antonia Flooery achievement for the Scots Government, (The National 2019) Doric, newspaper
. The impact the new road has haen on the North East has been un
vel. Av course trees will hiv haen tae hiv been tane doon tae ma
2 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Fit is abidy haen fur denner the nicht? https:/(2017) search twitter
Q8ZT Fit did ye get and fa is haen haggis the morn? Fit’s the D(2018) search twitter
Forget haen aa yer dyeuks in a dreel - a(2018) search twitter
c napkin in oor drawer whilst haen a clear oot, ah think we boch(2018) search twitter
ank heaven it’s the wikkend, haen tae darg on freyday aifter th(2020) search twitter
and 2 other occurrences.

@cligeey tweeted
@watterloony Haen a Lech the nicht(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
nna shift the bugger. I'm nae haen yon Lemsip rubbish as tastes (2016) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
rt's sore for the pain you've haen. A'm thirsty, Maggie, and the on page 23

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Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
folk wir no aboot or they wid haen me tae the coort for pollutan on page 17

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
me thir gotten, an Erlend is haen his third, an Erika's parent' on page 68

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
rt's sore for the pain you're haen. A'm thirsty, Maggie, an ther on page 77

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
in I promised yesterday, thur haen a doonpour o shootan stars. M
Dumbledore gently. ‘Wur no haen very muckle tae celebrate fur
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@peediepuss tweeted
e dinna hae it an' wur nivver haen it tae ony size. Hid aye maks (2021) twitter link
marinescotland Am vexed am no haen a fire on o the winter! Try a(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
elt doun ower the years - an haen bitties caa'd doun tae mak sc
1 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
mak o them yersels? Thay hae haen that monie breenges o rhetori on page 5

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ae Medical Student thar, hed haen ae bit
bei haen thair piece, sittin on the si
(Estate Manager) wis in haen ae leuk it hou oo wur makkin
3 matches

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