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Use in varieties of Scots

hivna Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 2.6 51.3 69.6 11.6 0 0
Number of occurrences485 34 7 2 0 0
Number of authors21 4 11 4 2

Occurrences of hivna in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
the Forest. And he thocht, 'I hivna seen Roo for a gey lang while on page 50
Grumphie does tae, because we hivna had it yet, and - ' on page 117

2 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 56 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
at haes humour an aa, an thay hivna hauden back whan it comes tae on page 15

1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
r Braw stuff! It's too bad we hivna got bottles tae tirn in.(2018) search twitter

@ionafyfe tweeted
@bagpie I hivna!(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
hat. Weel, naebody can say Ah hivna been a pinter o men. An if ye on page 32

1 matches

Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
sed tae ma volume control. Ah hivna used it fur sic a lang time h on page 84

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
"Ah hivna seen her fir a filie - hiv y on page 94

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
er een wi er hunkie, 'things hivna bin great atween's es file." on page 14
a dish o yalla ice cream. "Wi hivna hid wir main coorse yet." on page 18
"Na, na," said Betty. "Ah hivna time fir ony o at catrry oan. on page 83

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ookit up it Joyce. "Surely ye hivna firgotten yon cairry-on last on page 6
ng te the book group cause Ah hivna bin invitit...aricht?" on page 25
kit doon it her stairter. "Ah hivna hid a Praan Cocktail fir a la on page 28
"Ye hivna bin on aat Facebook fir the l on page 55
"Ah hivna heard ye singin yet, bit ye'r on page 58
Also on pages 72, 76
7 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ma is faither wis deed - Ah hivna jist bin keepin at great mase on page 16
"Ah hivna a problim wi the drink." on page 29
dmit at the things wi'v tried hivna bin a great success, bit aa a on page 35
"An think yersel lucky wi hivna phoned the bobbies!" said ane on page 42
"Ah hivna time te ging inte the Toon ey on page 52

5 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I hivna epples nor a pear on page 150
I'm fair wabbit, I hivna shut ma een on page 160

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
an there's nae mony roads Ah hivna tramped. "By Loch Tummel and on page 12

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
wi, bit it's a richt peety ye hivna as muckle sense, ye ootsized on page 89

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
they ken ye hivna swep ablow the cairpet. If ye on page 107

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
mair, a hell o a lot mair! Ah hivna begun!” An he raxed ower ta
1 matches

Bundy Broch The Doric Min, (YouTube 2020) Doric - Brouch, poetry
We hivna boys and girls, but wi me ats
1 matches

Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
' list as lang as ma airm. Ah hivna bin deein affa weel conjurin
w wikks til the big day un Ah hivna gien a thocht te fit te get f
2 matches

Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
r, but days can pass by far I hivna seen a soul and weel... it’
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
re onto ma road – nithing I hivna dealt wie afore. Andrew trail
1 matches

Young, Morna The Twa Chrisses, (Scots Language Center 2021) Doric, prose
maself see those twa lives I hivna lived and I think o ma spairk
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Has onybidy seen ma wifie? Ah hivna seen the quine sin ah wrote t(2020) search twitter

@JoanHenry7 tweeted
Fit? that's Aiberdeen. No we hivna got a clue fit she's spikkin (2023) twitter link

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
bed near Banff fer 15 year...hivna heard DIV used like yon onywy (2020) twitter link
lly @OorVyce Naethin e bairns hivna heard or used afore! The boki (2020) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
I hivna the money tae winter in Spain on page 76

1 matches

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
I hivna on page 5

1 matches

Grieve, Issy Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Me feet hivna tramped an aisle. on page 102

1 matches

Hall, Simon W. Lamborghini: Cult o the Bull, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, blog
peccable owners at Volkswagen hivna really been as precise, clean
1 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
Er – Petunia, lass – you hivna heard fae your sister lately,
‘I ken you hivna,’ said Professor McGonagall
It’s lucky it’s dark. I hivna blushed so much since Madam P
3 matches

Shetland

@tattooedselkie tweeted
oorse aa got cancelled. Noo I hivna seen yun pal, wan o me best p(2021) search twitter

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
I hivna been in good health recently (2020) search twitter