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heiven Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.3 24.2 16.6 0 0 10.3 239
Number of occurrences11347 11 0 0 1 54
Number of authors21 18 1 1 1

Occurrences of heiven in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
howpfu, terrifee'd e'en nou o heiven. on page 20
Look app! E'en heiven's disappearin - on page 22
Lat heiven's licht skyre doon, on page 32
E'en in heiven. on page 50
gaird yird frae heiven on page 57
Also on pages 64
6 matches

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
wps; wir mither an laddie fur heiven's sake no twa lue-seek bairns on page 81

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
an can tell ye o ferlies frae Heiven. A'm gangin hereawa thareawa on page 46
wi me. Seeminlie, he cam frae Heiven no lang syne, and he tellt me on page 48

8 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
en, an nae sang, twa scraps o heiven, on page 40

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
gaeins, an thae tuik aiths bi heiven an yird an hell. And thae gie on page 14

2 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
dogs o heiven cuid stir up the De'il in hol on page 45

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
hae ventered fae oor saicret heiven, on page 41

2 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
e lochans and ither slivers o heiven, scaitered atween the upraise on page ix

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
crabbit, and honked tae high heiven. Fact, the best thing the bai on page 30

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
God's in his Heiven still. on page 19
James, Heiven's brocht ye hame safe ti me! on page 35

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
micht ein tak it tae geenipig heiven!" on page 79

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
caresna whether I'm boond fir Heiven or Hell. on page 22
hae landit their ticket inti heiven. on page 23

2 matches

Robertson, James The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Lassie in the Snaw, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
tar faws, a sowl gangs up tae Heiven." on page 53

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
an Willie Hershaw shaws us at heiven an hell ir closer on page 9

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
a quaet but pouerfu vyce frae heiven), shawin wha the murtherer is on page 138
dit bi an unco bouet. Whiles, heiven wul stap ben, dowsin the lich on page 139

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
obie! Ian! That's a sign frae heiven - weel duin son! Nou, gin Mc on page 60
nem, it wis sign strecht frae heiven. He'd pit the bus trip siller on page 61

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
“A pray ti Heiven at shae isna,” sechtit Mirr
hiz hair an rowed hiz ein ti heiven in
2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
ickin aboot. “Iskander, for heiven’s sake, dinna repeat nane o
ickin aboot. “Iskander, for heiven’s sake, dinna repeat nane o
oever - this wis a mine, for heiven’s sake. He glowert at Bill.
the path that led neither tae Heiven nor tae Hell bit tae Faerie.
4 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
ae come tae me; the Kingdom o Heiven is for sic as thir.’ (Matth
ht no hae been the Kìngdom o Heiven, but siccarlie pairts o my mi
eid itsel, has the Kìngdom o Heiven in Scots ever been ‘naurhau
3 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert A Fickle Nae Mair, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Yin gate gangs tae Heiven,
Dis your gate gang tae Heiven? A says;
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
Setterday breakfast heiven - hot buttered toast wi twa,(2020) search twitter

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Dother o the Sea, (Itchy Coo 2020) Doric, weans
hey dee, their sowels gae tae Heiven. We hae nae sowels. Fin we de on page 120

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - David, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, poetry
Heiven, yer servant's at the yett on page 13

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ple like a finger, pyntin tae Heiven. Maist o the heidsteens in it
, an the tap o it reached tae Heiven, an saw the Angels o God gyau
'Foo are ye faan frae Heiven, o Lucifer, son o the mornin.
ghaistly laidder raxxin frae Heiven tae the grun.
wad bide ootside the Yetts o Heiven till God tuik peety on't an l
8 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
blue, blue Heiven ower Weirdich Wid, Mither Rub
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
un sauls intil the Kindrick o Heiven. Lat’s devalna i howp, an g
1 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
yer sïns, fer tha Kïngdom o Heiven ïs nearhan." Jhone ïs tha y on page 3
yer sïns, fer tha Kïngdom o Heiven haes cum nearhan ye." on page 4
ie glorie tae yer Faither ïn heiven. on page 5
, dïnnae sweer ava: ether bi heiven, fer ït ïs God's throne; or on page 6
Treysures ïn heiven on page 7
Also on pages 8, 9
54 matches

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