Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

nivir	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	57.1	31.9	93.5	49.7	191.8	0	92.9
Number of occurrences	183	62	62	5	33	0	21
Number of authors	26	13	8	2	2		1

Occurrences of nivir in Corpus

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Central

Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
"Och I've nivir seen a bird sae braw on page 14
An nivir mair wis seen again. on page 18
Thocht the Tortoise wid nivir be adjacent. on page 29

4 matches

Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
its cause maist hae nivir taken tent o' either philosph on page 49

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
that yi wir iver, nivir gonna be. on page 2
eis nivir stuck. on page 7
An argument, eis nivir lost on page 8
Eh nivir seen it comin, on page 10
eh nivir ken till it's far too late... on page 20
Also on pages 21, 29, 34, 39, 40, 43, 59, 61, 63, 67, 73, 83, 84, 85, 92, 99, 108, 120
25 matches

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
of coorse he should nivir on page 2
an nivir cam up again. on page 3
Weel I'll nivir again mak on page 22
the doctor says it'll nivir dae at a' on page 24
I shall nivir be dead on page 27
Also on pages 39, 40, 45
10 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Baldred Bisset, a hero ye'll nivir hae heard of. on page 27

1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - Soor Ploom Fairy, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The Sugar Plum Fairy nivir hud a sweet tooth
1 matches

Robson, Frances Lallans 74 - The Tartanic, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
he Red Cross helicopters that nivir came.
1 matches

Porter, Steve Lallans 74 - Gone Wi The Windae, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
xin an hert-liftin sicht that nivir irkt ye.
1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
aybe if she told them naw, it nivir would've happened.
1 matches

Bremner, Stewart Haud Yer Wheesht?, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
se are things maist o us were nivir taucht, dinnae ken ower much
1 matches

Muir, Glenn The Bruce Triumphant, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Linlithgow, poetry
"Och, I nivir seen them in ma road
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Lion Rampant, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
ay o a comforting gesture. “Nivir mind, son, stick wi me an ye�
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Ozsome, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
Brick Highroad. Her and Toto nivir met anither leevin sowel unti
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
lack and white Murphy) Mither nivir showed onie interest in sport
ee horses aa romped hame. She nivir let him forget aboot the five
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Challengin' Times, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
doon tae the auld sayin’ “Nivir criticise onybudy afore ye ha
1 matches

McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Secret Santa at Christmas (A nivir understood the rules cause A
had been students wi’ us. A nivir taught Jackie bit her name wi
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Educational (Mis)Communication, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
habetical order bit the class nivir sit thus. Sae A wid jook aw�
taunin’ stert!), Angie, had nivir been in a sauna afore. “Oh,
2 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e o’ Jinky’s death. A had nivir heard o’ him bein’ ca’d
1 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Music, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e new college year in 1990. A nivir felt less like bein’ there
1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
a year yunger rin me an' a'v nivir lerrum furget it, birra wis s
“Nivir mind rat ri noo. Get ri brush
2 matches

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ison. A hink, but, that we'll nivir get chynge gin we lie it the (2017) search twitter

@Angela1Sinclair tweeted
post bin an wellies afore but nivir salted cod(2020) search twitter

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Her mither nivir hardly gaed onywye in fact. S on page 14
int fit she kint noo, she wid nivir even hae dunced wi him, let a on page 18
al like. Her mither wis still nivir affa weel, bit she got these on page 19

5 matches

Robb, Lydia AUNTIE BEAN UNDRESSES, (Association for Scottish Literary Studies 2005 ISBN: 978-0948877698) Doric - Arbroath, poetry
Aa is nivir revealed. on page 123

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
A sicht likk aat he'd nivir seen! on page 11
For nivir again will ye ivir leave. on page 15
Nick's dance wis like they'd nivir seen, on page 17
Ye nivir ken, they micht! on page 24
Ye'll nivir get a soon!" on page 27
Also on pages 30
9 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
But really ye've nivir heard me moan fir ower lang ( on page 66
Ye'll nivir ken foo much I really love ye on page 68
said tae leave her aleen, she nivir gets ony peace on page 76
Oh noo, I nivir kint honey cam frae a bee on page 80
Cud nivir dee on page 83
Also on pages 94, 107, 109, 115, 124, 126, 132, 134, 136, 145, 156, 160, 179, 186, 188, 191, 201
34 matches

TheChielMeister Nae mince in Moray, (youtube.com 2008) Doric, poetry
"Nivir mind that, fuar'n the hell's
1 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
ap min? Thon @Angus_the_Bull1 nivir skirls aboot it at hame games(2017) search twitter

@72redz1903 tweeted
@MickPuck Great tune, nivir mair relevant (2021) twitter link
ers @justvoteimo @DrMDempster Nivir chippy, aye chipper, ken fit (2020) twitter link
ssants, nithin beats a rowie. Nivir eat them these days, am too v (2020) twitter link

@Franwella tweeted
er anither Call. Turns oot it nivir made it ontae a van due tae a(2020) search twitter
lang firgotten or anes Ive nivir heard o afore!(2020) search twitter
enaylor oops! hee hee. It wiz nivir going tae be quiet long ma lu(2011) search twitter
cise for shaking a goal post. Nivir heard the like!!(2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 nivir mind the wine, that sounds ri(2011) search twitter
and 3 other occurrences.

Orkney

Norquoy, Greer Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Green wis nivir me colour on page 100

2 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine Slipan, Sweechan, (harryjosephine.com 2017) Orkney, prose
langwach o mee komyoonitee. A nivir fillee adoptid wan or the tit
an athentik vais, tho? A’m nivir haed een meesel; A cidna. A�
an ritan poiïtree, fir A’m nivir haed een tae find: mee poiït
3 matches

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
ou no ta touch. Your life 'Il nivir be da sam. You'll nivir again on page 5
Göd Man dan said dat dis wid nivir happen again. So he pat a rai on page 8
nie cot da lik o whit you hed nivir clappit your een on. Joseph w on page 13
ta dy ain fock, lik Orpah, an nivir leet me. Whan I win hame asid on page 17
'll aye be aside me an 'll nivir lit me doon. An at da end o d on page 29
Also on pages 44, 45, 49, 59, 69, 73, 107, 124, 125, 137, 147, 17, 165, 166
32 matches

Watt, Roseanne Moder Dy, (Polygon 2019 ISBN: 978-1846974878) Shetland, poetry
haad me on de page, an du'll nivir fin me dere until du understa on page 14

1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
So Ah thoct Ah'd nivir get rich drappin' praties, on page 3
So Ah nivir agaen pulled lint. on page 8
Nivir luked fir fame or praise, on page 11
We nivir knowed the time passin', on page 13
Frae thir hanlins haes nivir baen free. on page 17
Also on pages 18, 21, 23, 26, 31, 34, 41, 43
21 matches