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haird Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words40.7 32.3 10.5 99.4 0 0 225.7
Number of occurrences13264 7 10 0 0 51
Number of authors29 16 2 2 9

Occurrences of haird in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
-och, bit ah shouldnae be too haird oan them," thought Alice, "or on page 16

1 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
brod at suppertime. Syne she haird her mither come out wi a spea on page 15
e wis up an awa, for she haed haird the ceity papers cryin her ne on page 16
, it cam ower her at she haed haird the wee vyce e'en than, whusp on page 19
' Kate sayed ti Jean whan she haird o't, 'tho I dout we'll hae ti on page 23
k. Thair faither haed seen an haird aa this afore, monie a time, on page 29

6 matches

Crichton, Tam Lallans 84 - Ower the Faem Pairt Twa: Doon the Watter, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
en were brakkin their fast on haird bleck bried an strang cheese, on page 54
f, an Olaf dingin anither sae haird he fawed intae the watter. A on page 58

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Thair handiwork haird as the bite ae a stag on page 36

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
y back i the saxties, whan he haird this oorie noise. It wis lik on page 26

5 matches

Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
e January tae January, aw the haird wirds taen oot an glossed, aw on page 3

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
he springheid o aw hunger and haird-yoke is ower-cowped for guid. on page 6

2 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
ld tell she wis thinkin awfie haird, cause her lang hair wis fank on page 3
the ither wis sleepin on the haird widden flair, but the bed's m on page 28
"Ye widnae think it'd be that haird tae come up wi somethin basic on page 33
her. "She bites awfie, awfie haird if she disnae like ye, or if on page 36
"He maks us dae aw kinds o haird wirk aroond the hoose." on page 64
Also on pages 80, 84, 94, 105, 119, 120, 147
14 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
Mary: Is ma hert made that haird on page 19
puin haird on the snaffle, faem fleein - on page 35

4 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
Whan Baudrons haird this he sleekit awa hame an t on page 42

4 matches

Liddell, Faith Eemis Stane 1 - Ghaist Yairn, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, poetry
Ah smelt eez haird, coal-dustit skin, on page 19

1 matches

Foyle, Ghillie Lallans 58 - The Hildebrand Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Gey haird thai rade, made skelfs o spri on page 87

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"Janny! Janny Broon!" an haird souns o frantic actioun as Br on page 95
rtit shifflin lik mad whan he haird fuitsteps but relaxed whan he on page 98
gowled oot in a vyce that wis haird, no juist bi Cherlie Clancy, on page 99

3 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
I've haird Nancy singin that; it's fell on page 123

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
efter the war an I've nivver haird him spik aboot nae peedie wee on page 59

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
nin is a wee tait mair than a haird hee-haw, an that the spreidin
1 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
n ah'm pure ragin. Ah find it haird tae be fizzin wioot bringin o
u fear o ridicule. Ah fund it haird tae accept. Whit wey would a
2 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
hen ye heard the news? It's a haird questions to answer, is it no
wi aw the emotions, wi aw the haird work, came a surefire convict
ers, guid an bad. Pride at ma haird wark. Freendship wi ma fellae
3 matches

Puchowski, James Frae Norrowa ower the faem, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
n upsettin, but, is seein dee-haird SNP supporters moliganterin o
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
terview on television. It wis haird tae hear whit she wis sayin,
ministration, they wull fecht haird tae pull the Nationalists in
2 matches

Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Glesca’s year in the face o haird times. The emergency services
s preventin it brocht us doon haird on the 19t September. It took
2 matches

McClurg, Fernando Thon Survation poll..., (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ttin Liberal Democrat MPs are haird tae shift, an they micht be e
1 matches

McClurg, Fernando The USA: Whit happened tae the Guid Guys?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ents o the state can ding sae haird a community, an that communit
1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ile thair claes dried oan the haird surfaces aside the burn in th
1 matches

Connelly, Gordon Celebrating Ithers, a letter tae somebody wirth celebratin, (Scottish Book Trust 2021) Central, blog
on tae helpin ye heal durin a haird time.
1 matches

Crawford, Ross At Stake, (productmagazine.co.uk 2022) Central - Stirling, prose
lan’s right haun comes doon haird oantae wan ae they rusty rail
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
@scottishspyro Haird tae believe bit appairentlie (2020) search twitter

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
bid at wye, richt up tull is haird-wirkin hairt finally gave oot on page 89

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
aye?" he said, dolin oot his haird-earned siller an deein his be on page 10
he fireside. "Ah teen a lang, haird winner te masel aboot fit ye on page 49

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
as they get caad. It winna be haird considerin that aire's a chip on page 14
ojects as ye gang. If ye leuk haird eneuch, ye micht cam across a on page 18

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
il thing aboot er. Muggie's a haird-wirkin wife an mither wi a ha on page 28
craftie aside New Deer an the haird-wirkin life wi enjoyed: Ah se on page 48

2 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
belief an aatheen tae deu wi haird pews, thin yarns, gray beuks, on page 33
s maet on the taeble an hid's haird enogh tae land a daecent haal on page 55
tem?" "Yass. Else hid wis gey haird tae see." on page 67
kan the bott an the crew ower haird." He sprets. "Hid isno jeust on page 68
kan while we can." Quiet, but haird. Olaf's tea is caald. "Hid is on page 70
Also on pages 90
6 matches

Hall, Simon W. New Lambs, Owld Stone, (Brisk Northerly 2017) Orkney, blog
blue whin’, tae be precise. Haird as diamond. Whit ancient sedi
p in no time. These boys work haird, teu. And in any weather. Dri
2 matches

Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
f if you’d been sittan on a haird dyke aal day.’ Said Profess
1 matches

Giles, Harry Josephine An Excerpt From Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Future Fantasy, (The Bottle Imp 2019) Orkney, poetry
“Yass. Else hid wis gey haird tae see.”
1 matches

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
k street as the wind dunnered haird again the windae. Maisie lift on page 1
frae his cheek an teuk in the haird rigs o his face. on page 3
ir grandson's cheeks quare an haird. "Ihere's a boy wi colour in on page 15
rfuul," said Maisie, swalaein haird an composin hersel fur the sa on page 26
queezed hir een shut an tried haird tae imaigine it, but hir onli on page 29
Also on pages 35, 40, 51
9 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Me coul an haird as stane. on page 12
A wrocht that haird on Settérday, on page 40

3 matches

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
e put his haun doon an it was haird, sae he hoked it oot. on page 13
irts sae thran, oor heids sae haird on page 17
A felt somethin haird as stane - on page 18

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
hairt o these fowk haes becum haird; the' can harlie hear wi thai on page 9
isnae houl wi thaim. For whan haird times cum alang, the' gie up on page 83
us sayed,"Ye'r a faithless an haird-hairtit lot! Hoo lang wull A on page 86
een o thaim an gie tha rest a haird time.' Sae tha bluid o aa tha on page 91
s faither, 'Luk, A hae wrocht haird for ye, an no yinst hae A no on page 97
Also on pages 100, 102
10 matches

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Ye wark mair haird bot stannin still on page 17

1 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
hon blak-haired yin's a quare haird-lukkin ticket." on page 24

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
hit haird fer experience o' Ulster-Scot on page 38
hit haird fer Ulster-Scots curns tae ta on page 39
' thon chanst in 2026 wud bae haird tae on page 64

4 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Ye see, fillin an oor isnae haird. on page 15

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
olk gaed tae mak new hames in haird times? Oor histories are that
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
k, whaur I'm fae, is quare an haird tae fin on maps: a kin o Ulst (2014) twitter link
icent notions for a stannart: haird goin wi aa the linguistic wur (2015) twitter link
ten tae - caaed 'The Clash'. Haird tae unnerstaun, but I warked (2014) twitter link
It's quare an haird tae unnerstaun folk on "Twatt (2014) twitter link
dialect English are quare an haird tae unnerstaun. (2014) twitter link
and 13 other occurrences.

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