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haivers Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 13.8 4.8 9.9 0 10.9 0
Number of occurrences3126 3 1 0 1 0
Number of authors17 13 2 1 1

Occurrences of haivers in Corpus

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Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
thon ane, at wul swallae onie haivers A tell thaim. Ay, it's a trew on page 48

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wid help her tae thole their haivers and stop her fae gaun gyte. Y on page 23
genius!' she yelloched. 'Whit haivers is this ye're talkin? Yer hei on page 80
'Haivers,' the Trunchbull said. 'Ye're on page 140

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
chocolate bars he maks. Och, haivers, awa ye go, it's no! He has a on page 12
word o whit they say. It's aw haivers, ilka bit o it!' on page 91
'Whit a load o auld haivers!' said wan o the faithers. on page 107
'Haivers,' said Mr Wonka, 'he's gey lu on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
some daft bit o haivers, as ah aften dae, an fairly t on page 123

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Haivers, ma mannie, haivers,' she said. 'Look at me. Am I on page 4

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Haivers!' said Ratton. 'I bide up her on page 71

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
dle, and nane o them were the haivers that unkennin fowk hae caaed on page 62

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Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
come oot wi haivers. Yon flooer we got last Chris on page 18

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
goblin whispered some sleekit haivers intae his lug and the glaikit on page 80

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
e man made didna come ower as haivers.
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Haivers! Guff!" The auld wummin smile
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Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
But there’s sae mony haivers spake aroond Wallace that ye
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ht. There’s a guid amoont o haivers spak aboot the Pechts, an lit
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
gane gyte an wis jist talkin haivers. But I’ve seen mortals flee
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
present a copy o "The Hoose o Haivers" tae the winner an twa rinner
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
opy o Itchy Coo's The Hoose o Haivers an the twa rinners-up wi a co
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Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
time persuadin them it wis aa haivers.
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ms, but Kirkcaldy thocht this haivers. Insteid, he threapit, the In
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
mashes. He then brocht up the haivers aboot costs an pyntit oot tha
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t, Planet Fankle, The Hoose o Haivers an A Scots Parliament. Resear
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, ye'r aa hairt! Fit a load o haivers. Firget the hobbies!" Stevie on page 51

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Murdoch, Steve Schrödinger’s Leid?, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Doric - St Andrews, blog
kent Scots, we had nithin but haivers. Some fowk said ilka chiel in
they gie oot onie mair gypit haivers. For inside lies a thousan ye
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
back better daels; fer aa her haivers sheu kens gowd an refuses tae on page 142

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Southern

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avendish Elitist and entitled haivers.(2020) search twitter