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Use in varieties of Scots

haggis Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words23.9 20.7 19.2 198.7 0 21.9 4.4
Number of occurrences7439 12 20 0 2 1
Number of authors29 18 6 2 2 1

Occurrences of haggis in Corpus

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Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 85 - What Kind Of Scots?, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
Do you have it with haggis? on page 8

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
Ah grue at the haggis on page 47
Address the haggis, lads an lassies, on page 48
nstoun, Loch Lomond, Braemar, haggis, neeps, the Wee Free Kirk, on page 77

3 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a wee while on mutton stew an haggis. There wis nae want o meal in on page 43
he deid o the year. Bess made haggis wi the pluck an the stamack, on page 57

2 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
haggis on page 86

1 matches

Morning, Carey Neeps and Tatties, (self-published 2020) Central, weans
Then the Haggis came ridin across the land, on page 22
The sang o the Haggis sae tender and sweet, on page 28
The haggis sent doon his sangs o love. on page 30
The upstaunin Haggis jist joogled and sang. on page 31
"Dinnae lowse!" cried the Haggis. "Haud ticht or ye'll faw! on page 32
Also on pages 33, 35, 36, 37, 38
11 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
nights it would be deep-fried haggis, others it would be steak pie on page 44

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Whit if the haggis coud address itsel? on page 79

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
Lunnon tae flee in twa dizzen haggis an the samen in bottles o whi on page 127

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 111, (self-published 2003) Central, newspaper
made wi juist a taste o mait, haggis is made frae the pairts o the
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
ce sayin she wadna mind tryin haggis an that, but it wis hauf my a
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
“’We’re gonna need more haggis-burgers,’ was the yell from
havered on aboot Scotch pies, haggis-burgers and deep-fried Mars B
t browdent on the tartanry an haggis-bashin an he awnit that muckl
tae Scots kitchen nor pies or haggis-burgers. Efter aa, she inviti
4 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An wi yer "Haggis" ring the bell
A'll tak some haggis, noo an then,
But haggis niver can eclipse
Let haggis on ma plate appear
4 matches

Bennett, Peter Liberties (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
e goat some square sausage an haggis, an bacon an eggs in the frid
naw tae a roll an sausage an haggis anywaiy, it’s yer duty oan
2 matches

Lochhead, Liz Ashet, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
ovies or day-afore-peyday pan-haggis
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
caroni is very popular, so is haggis, neeps, and tatties ??.(2020) search twitter

@FaetheRye tweeted
ty ?? Used tae get a smashing haggis toastie in a cafe in Killie. (2022) twitter link

@mcfarlane_irene tweeted
ver wantit tae see an ashet o haggis again!(2020) search twitter

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ly wonka son - awa n shove a haggis up eer erse - n a hope eer b (2020) twitter link

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
s nithin ye can dae with jist haggis on page 140

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
the middle o the windae wis a haggis, an it wis surrounded
wi a puckle little haggis. A notice said it wis a haggi
. A notice said it wis a haggis nest found in the
3 matches

Noble, Brian , (Facebook 2022) Doric, poetry
It his te be haggis ,tatties and neeps
The haggis somebody needs te address
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
e be distinctly Scots, sic as haggis an shortbreid, are bein label
1 matches

@d_anderson878 tweeted
en the day an soup or mebbies haggis the morn.(2020) search twitter

@DoricPhrases tweeted
er site ah hiv upgraded Whack Haggis game sae it can noo be played(2015) search twitter
cored sivventy on the Whack a Haggis game aat https://t.co/dw2JOeQ(2018) search twitter

Orkney

Hall, Simon W. Haggis tasting notes, and whisky pairings, (Brisk Northerly 2019) Orkney, blog
The Olivebank Haggis, Island Nation o Stronsay, Or
common misconception that aal haggis is the same. Nothing could be
Haggis #1 – George Donaldson and S
een browt up on Donaldsons’ haggis. This is an exceptionally lig
his is an exceptionally light haggis, wae a very high oatmeal cont
19 matches

@HJosephineGiles tweeted
forgot tae defrost the haggis fer tonight eh which is aboot (2021) twitter link

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
brak haggis thegither an share a sacred t on page 145

1 matches

@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
@DavidJWood2 Magic? Hoo aboot Haggis Sausage Roll? ????(2020) search twitter

Ulster

@the_gellick tweeted
prittas an soda. Nae pizza or haggis or ony ither foreign muck. #U (2014) twitter link