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forever Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22.8 22.6 16.6 69.6 23.2 72.4 0
Number of occurrences7344 11 7 4 7 0
Number of authors38 24 8 1 3 2

Occurrences of forever in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
view frae the bedroom windae forever.' on page 10

1 matches

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
Come back or lea forever on page 9

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
It'll bide forever thine. on page 6

1 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Thegither, forever, on page 14
Nowt but a hizzie! A trollop! Forever tainted!' on page 16

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
k, Branks and spur shall rust forever, Cruelly whips nae mair tae c on page 6

2 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
and the nights that forever are fair drawin in, on page 8
intae its ain forever never fause. on page 38

2 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
mortal cley, may their sowls forever rest wi Thee in Thy Eternal K on page 54

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
nae a thing o beauty or a joy forever. She'd a contermacious chin, on page 77
nt fur her tae keep the hoose forever?' on page 198
nd o the road and disappearin forever intae the distance. on page 232

3 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
It seemit forever they warkit on, grabbin at ba on page 52

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t. Since when, ah said. Since forever. Aye right. on page 147
n ma walls. Ah will love them forever an they can never be replaced on page 169

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
an ye think. I cannae gang on forever. I've got nae weans o ma ain, on page 171

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
o years auld, an it wid live forever. Weel it had tae. Great Grann on page 77
s fer her. If I canna hae him forever, I?ll hae him fer yin nicht o on page 88

3 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
loadit wi the cauld, and wis forever gettin up frae the denner tab on page 7
hing, and chynged their lives forever. on page 10

2 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
wur anchored me this shrrhole forever. on page 30
mat ah thocht would be aroond forever, jist like a guid picture. on page 76

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
forever crash-landing on Tinto on page 12

1 matches

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 82 - Tecumseh, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
forever. on page 87

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
sun and drookit fae the rain forever and aye. He had tae think fas on page 47

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
ein hou we leuk tae the warld forever.
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
et always wan waiy? They’re forever chaingin it. . .’
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ye cannae just park yer arse forever, but it’s fur any cunt that
1 matches

Stewart, Anna An Alien Feeling, (Scots Hoose 2019) Central, prose
Yi cannae keep them as bairns forever – they’ve got tae grow up
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 175, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
lle will never really be gane forever frae the Scottish psyche.
1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - Bellin the Cat, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Ormiston, prose
ton, we canna keep the man in forever an aye.” Mr Neilson leuks b
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Smeddum o Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
owersets intae English as ‘forever and always’ (as opposed tae
1 matches

McNulty, Victoria Hame, (Scottish Poetry Library 2022) Central, poetry
It was forever you and me
Forever you and me
Forever you and me we
3 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Here’s the Weather, (Scottish Poetry Library 2017) Central, poetry
and the nights that forever are fair drawin in,
1 matches

@alistairdunn tweeted
otten day, seemed tae drag on forever, glad tae be home!(2013) search twitter

@jax6754 tweeted
it via ma mob, but links tak forever tae load and then open. Pleas(2015) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
vanney A braw bookshelf! Bide forever young. https://t.co/w93TFVoEo(2020) search twitter

@weenell3 tweeted
rainie1410 @linda_kinnon He's forever calling a plumber oot tae unb (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
brother a thought it hud gaun forever lol (2020) twitter link
m n go but livvy legends live forever - b oan brother (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
experience to put me off men forever. I can't imagine being on my on page 76

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Strawberry Fields Forever or A Hard Day's Night on page 174

1 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Berryhill, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
It wis forever brakkin doon.
For the rain forever dingin on.
2 matches

Goodall, Phyllis J. Cabrach Days, (timberford.demon 2000) Doric, poetry
Are oot forever mair.
1 matches

Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
They won’t take pity on you forever.’
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
as you are, no forever
1 matches

Coutts, Pete Belhelvie, (bandcamp 2016) Doric, poetry
ot and says “Neen o us live forever
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
expect Mcinnes tae be manager forever? We only contemplate his repl (2021) twitter link
ous, should we expect Mcinnes forever? (2021) twitter link

@fittiecrooners tweeted
rve than eat yon rubbit food. Forever live the rowies #rowie(2016) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Priorities were, forever, changed. on page 27
He changed folk's lives, forever, when that dream o his cam tr on page 48
We thowt he'd geen forever when he flew aff ower the sea on page 56
. Typical o that wife o mine, forever in a dwam. on page 64
Wis me fate tae, forever, lle cheust aff the shore Wi on page 72
Also on pages 78
7 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
But at your age, forever ta staand on your head - on page 47
a tak turns, an dey cöst oot forever, an feightit ower da hedgehug on page 84

2 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
cessed. Writing in dialect is forever dealing with the tension betw
1 matches

@tattooedselkie tweeted
laim it an return tae the sea forever(2021) search twitter

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
Late hervest sun forever kissed on page 8
Forever tae signify on page 12
Declared forever free on page 29
Trapped, forever caught on page 39
Ne'er melts, forever froze on page 43
Also on pages 54
6 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
wi yours forever, an aye an foraye.
1 matches

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