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happent Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words60.5 60.7 76.9 0 34.9 31 70.8
Number of occurrences194118 51 0 6 3 16
Number of authors47 32 9 1 2 3

Occurrences of happent in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
whan the day cam at something happent on page 18
nt the gate the first day. It happent again the neist day, an time on page 20

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
'Whit happent here?' I speired. 'Hou are ye on page 84
p. Sae I am thinkin: whit has happent on his planet? Aiblins the sh on page 91

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
the leevin! Ye'r richt! Whit happent?' on page 20

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Whit's happent?' on page 34

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ou's that nou, auld yin? Whit happent tae ye? Tell us aa aboot it!" on page 38
at tone, juist as if nowt had happent. "Hou am I gaun tae get in?" on page 44

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
"Whit happent yistirday?" the laddie speirt on page 26

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
n A daurna tell hir what haes happent. A wes that set on giein hir on page 48

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Weel, he happent tae shaw on page 45

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ear eneugh cheenge yet. (Thon happent, bi the wey, at the Universit on page 19
up cawed the Mau-Mau,wha jist happent tae be bleck. Some affy regre on page 20
inster wis actin gin whit hid happent wis that England hid conqueri on page 42

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
that we cin be shair actually happent, at specific times in specifi on page 10
events that were said tae hae happent aroun 730AD when Alpin, wha w on page 14
Nou it jist happent that a couple o American lads on page 25
kickin in. Anither thing that happent ivvery year wis that there wu on page 32
there wis nae news. Nou it so happent that eftir this had been goin on page 34
Also on pages 36, 61, 67, 75, 79, 116, 126
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Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
h wis jist tellin Kirsty whit happent. Kelly Marie jist growled at on page 30
walk in a straight line. Whit happent tae you, ah said, We've been on page 36
Ah said, Ah'm sorry fur whit happent. She said, Apology accepted y on page 43
en an ah cannae remember whit happent next cause it aw happent dead on page 63
's ma never did find oot whit happent, but Wully McCoy's da did; he on page
Also on pages 96, 102, 107, 123, 130, 149, 169
23 matches

Rennie, Susan The Teeger that Cam for his Tea, (Floris Kelpies 2018 ISBN: 978-1782504665) Central, weans
an her mum telt him whit had happent, an hoo the teeger had etten on page 22

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 81 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Central - Prestwick, newspaper
allans, an mukkil o note haes happent sen the lest ootin. Airlier t on page 5

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
only happent bi chance - sae they're aa j on page 103
hanklet up in a chain-gang an happent tae be the yin cairryin on page 105

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
recoontin something that haes happent in the past. Some fowk caws t on page 24

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
tae be myndin hit efter whit happent. (Beat) Ye hae tae speir yers on page 3

2 matches

Briggs, Susi The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Princess and the Grumphieman, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
Whit happent nixt? Weel, yin day the Princ on page 88

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ess be kent, ay, tho it hesna happent yit on page 19

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e gey conspicuous gin a bobby happent alang and he wes seein a bodi on page 72

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Robertson, Colin Lallans 73 - Auld Scots law, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
haillie deifferent concep at happent ti be representit bi a wurd b on page 22

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"Ken whit's happent here, son? Some coorse bastar on page 96

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
Dalmichty, aiblins somethin's happent wi the auld dear an he's gane on page 60

2 matches

Watt, George T. Lallans 74 - Distempered, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ma merle, A wunner fit’s happent tae
1 matches

Calderwood, Lynsey Mumbo Jumbo, (Litro magazine 2006) Central, prose
Oh guess wit happent when you left, said Harpreet.
1 matches

Percy, Ely The Family Situation, (The Interpreters House.org 2020) Central, prose
wi Kelly. He widnae say whit happent, but ma wee sister tolt me: a
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
nti the machine. Bot naething happent! Andra
this happent, the doctour hed ti be souman
2 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 62 - Blue Lift Snaw, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
onything I can dae? Leuk what happent whan I left weel alane wi Jan
ry an see if what seems tae a happent, did happen.
2 matches

Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
is only guid for myndin whit happent in yer hine-awa bairnheid, an
furth mair in Scots nor haes happent thir fower hunder year is tha
2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
endit, that threaps this haes happent tae them in actual life. Whit
. Aboot the same time as this happent in Scotland, appearinly the s
restry warkar Bob Taylor that happent tae come by an orra circular
er. Whitever it wis that haed happent tae the men thon day thair st
4 matches

Mortimer, Cara Bewaur o th tap tap tap, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
Ah miss ma maw an ma da. Wit happent tae me? Am ah deid? Am ah ali
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
r. Pretty much the same thing happent when ah wis a kid an heard Th
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
be a gey rude awaukenin if it happent again!
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth The killin fields!, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
or a bit o closer scrutiny as happent in the last week or twa, wi a
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
the past year? And what haes happent yon milk ’at should hae bee
Nou, as it happent, the Rebellion wis wun at a g
the wunnerfu thing that haed happent they aa bickert oot intae the
frae wark, like naething haed happent. But her excuisses wis aye th
hat wis aaready growen up. It happent that Jessie and Bluebell haed
5 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
yae thing: somethin awfu had happent. Soons became distant, no sae
tryin tae unnerstaun whit had happent.
in that somethin terrible had happent. There wis nae wey tae brak s
foo ye an yer sinophile frein happent for tae bail oot saiconts afo
It wis three wicks sin it happent, an the strain wis tellin on
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
and tolt Carol erything that happent. She sighed “Yer heid’s f
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Indytwa?, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
tae get a haundle on whit’s happent i the lest 24 hours. As the i
digest an think ower whit’s happent an whit wey Scotland shid res
2 matches

Davidson, Alistair The Mitterand Plan, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
ience tells us whit micht hae happent gin Michael Foot’s Labour P
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Scots, the Electoral Commission an the language community, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
on we can lairn frae whit’s happent wi Ulster Scots. Noo, I ken t
1 matches

Widmann, Thomas The State o Denmark, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
I’ll ettle tae expone whit happent.
Syne a wheen chynges happent: FPTP wis replaced wi proport
2 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
a gentle hiss. Whenever that happent, ah ayewis thoat the baw look
h feel deid guilty aboot whit happent. It’s ma fault fur shoutin
2 matches

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
, A think A can explain fat's happent here.' on page 79
ion o Christ himsel. But it's happent noo, as the Bible says it wul on page 82

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
idna plan it, Callum. It jist happent." Dad lookit at Mam an gid he on page 91
lach an Granda says, "So fit happent?" on page 95

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
his heid. "An aat's jist fit happent. He said aathin's exackly as on page 49
An aat's foo fit happent neest wis so affa. Mam said A on page 66
boot the terrible thing aat'd happent. An syne Ah winnert if Missus on page 67

3 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
toon an telt aa aboot fit hid happent tae e chiels wi e deevils. An on page 17
in han tae set oot fit aa his happent amon hiz, folla'in e tradeeti on page 79
hid seen an heard; it hid aa happent, jist as they'd been telt. on page 82
it his mither kept aa att hid happent in her breist. As Jesus grew on page 83
An them att hid seen fit hid happent, telt foo e chiel hid been i on page 94
Also on pages 98, 99, 109, 120, 121
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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
an nivver a myowt aboot fit's happent."' on page 7
wi shoppin bugs. An syne, fit happent neest made er think at mebbe on page 27
it wis ower late te stop fit happent neest. on page 32
"Ay, bit hauf o fit happent ere wis yer ain wyte, Ronnie. on page 35
d hiv prepared Ronnie fir fit happent neest. on page 42
Also on pages 43, 50
8 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
'Is happent eence afore on page 89

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
row aa richt - but mebbe fut happent was intendit jist for the foc on page 24
that something byordnar haed happent. Mebbe they thocht it haed be on page 27

3 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 83 - Chief wi Een Anither, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
e cried oot, 'I ken noo fit's happent, I see't as weel as e neb on on page 85

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ekit thaim ticht it wadna hae happent. Nou dinna gie's ony mair exk on page 11
thing naarest her hann, filk happent tae be the Gait's baird. on page 40
quaetlins as gin naethin hed happent. on page 41
suddenty: "Sae it raelly hes happent, efter aa! An nou, fa am I? I on page 45
"I'm fell gled I happent tae be in the wye," Ailice sa on page 63
Also on pages 65, 69, 70, 74, 97
10 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 58 - Cyaard, the Tattie Doodle, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
tree, an the strangest thing happent. Come the hicht o the gale, t on page 118

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
a wee ploy fowk did that jist happent tae pye – as if they likit
1 matches

Hamilton, Roddy Lallans 63 - Beggerey’s Greenhoose, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
nhoose because, although whit happent next wis extraordinary, we ha
1 matches

Johnston, Mary Lallans 81 - A Day at Edinbro Feestival, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric, prose
n drummers, nae seein fit hid happent an trippin ower him – but n
him – but naethin like att happent.
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
t this mornin. But no. Summin happent yesterday – Grunny woke up
aboot fan you wis wee... Fit happent the day o the crash...
t tae the shops. The accident happent later that day and we never s
3 matches

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
e dunna ken fir definite whit happent wi da Pictish fokk at wis aar on page 15
happent wi þæt ōðer 'da/yun idder on page 60
happent afore noo) an da future tense on page 70
past tense shaas at sumthin's happent afore noo. Aa Germanic langua on page 72
erfect tense shaas at sumthin happent afore noo, bit is still relev on page 74

6 matches

Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
The Dark Whirling Dun' haedna happent by. For that chance we ar beh on page 5

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
hoose, happent tae gan tae the stick hoose,
hed nae idaia whit hed happent. Masel, A juist bade quait an
2 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
haed tuk place, an whut haed happent tae tha men bothert wi ïll s on page 9
s wunnèrfu thïng that haes happent, that tha Loard haes toul iz on page 72
tha gate ïntae tha toon, ït happent on page 80
tèr tha pïgs saen whut haed happent, the' run awa an toul iverieb on page 84
e say tae oniebodie whut haed happent. on page 85
Also on pages 86, 90, 99, 109, 111, 112
14 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Wullie tele hur whut had happent. "A fun this here pup, an tuk on page 18

1 matches

King, Angeline Weans o Latharna, (angelineking.com 2021) Ulster - Larne, weans
‘What happent tae the swans?’ Jenny askit
1 matches

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