A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

havers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.1 16.4 9 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences3932 6 0 0 1 0
Number of authors22 18 3 1

Occurrences of havers in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
renae tae talk sich a load ae havers. on page 86
"Och, havers," said Alice mair boldly: "yo on page 110

2 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 82 - Ae Legend o Sanct Benedict, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Oot her wee mou cam sic havers on page 52

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
"Havers!" said Alison, gey loud an st on page 44

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
hrivin o the ithers. It is aw havers. Man on page 6

3 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
r things ti dae than pit your havers in the paper, Here, I'll get on page 72

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Havers!' the faither bawled. 'Of cou on page 49

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
sey in whit happenit is jist havers. A hae said it time an agin, on page 32
Til havers mair is gien, till it faur ow on page 82
that pleys sic g pairt in the havers o the MsM is in itsel little on page 120
Jist like the havers aboot the pension, this is ji on page 139
o the current National Debt. Havers. on page 145

6 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
daft havers when his frien's readin quate on page 119

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
e the usual load o blowsterin havers and sneistie pelters. She wis on page 111

1 matches

Steele, Gregor Dinnae Mak Me Laugh, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
"Ma typin comes oot havers - on page 7
Ye think climate change is havers, on page 17

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
havers alood in broken canadian on page 49

1 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
Mair like a Court o Session o Havers, on page 112

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Tak guid tent o the hauflin's havers - on page 81

1 matches

Law, John Lallans 56 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
ssible or legeitimate: that's havers. on page 4

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
r stappit fou wi trashtrie an havers, sae in 2003 Google chynged h
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Havers, wumman!” protestit Tammas.
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Sic havers is no tae be borne!
1 matches

Heather, Alistair The Body Snatchers, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
e time still creditit aa thae havers anent God an Auld Nick an aa
1 matches

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
k A wycewumman that takes nae havers!(2020) search twitter
@mgoldenmsp Havers an mair havers anent the havers(2020) search twitter

@pmcm1355 tweeted
an get help tae sort oot thon havers o non-existent Anglophobia th (2022) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Havers, said what nonsense ye spikk on page 15

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
howe, ye ken: aat wad jist be havers." on page 31
e wes the neist wi the raik o havers. "Chynge ingines-" it said, b on page 39

4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
Bit his mam said “Havers Jeemsie, of coorse I’m gyau
1 matches

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
r coort reports, heidlines an havers, but aboot communities an the (2020) twitter link