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Use in varieties of Scots

happin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.6 4.6 10.6 0 5.8 0 4.4
Number of occurrences189 7 0 1 0 1
Number of authors15 9 4 1 1

Occurrences of happin in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
pernickitie pynt he'd a wey o happin frae side tae side and whidde on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
nin masel at the brekkwatter, happin on page 43

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
the stell, feedin the yowes. Happin her wool plaid ticht roun her on page 76

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Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Happin a mantle o nimbus on page 169

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Tae pree her whisky jar, slee happin it on page 5

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Crawford, Ross Eemis Stane 1 - Ane Dialog betwix King James VI, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, script
ut ye maun tell me, whit will happin quhen ye heid doon tae tak up on page 12

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Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
bit scrape in the groun wi a happin o gress roun the edge. Flung on page 18

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
oor warld. Haed we nae fields happin us, the flares aff the Sun wa
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Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
– aw effin, blindin and bed-happin. It’s aiblins no as weel-lu
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Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
eathly like silence - cloods happin the hills Nae metter, Ill fee on page 15

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
l's Rum, "majic." Noo, eit so happin't eit thi aul lad wisna able on page 38
n a seemt tae ken eit aat wid happin, weel a seemtae get ma sekken on page 68

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
the snaa hid bin dingin doon, happin the grun in a lumpy fite blun on page 76

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
shinin throwe the brunches an happin us paith i waarmth an licht, on page 45
a flooery cross-ower overall, happin a body aat wis stronger than on page 90

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
the bowster, her lang lashes happin her derk broon een, her skin
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Shetland

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
en dey’ll hae tae mak do wi happin da bairns tagidder in dis een
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Ulster

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
daeins (tha like o waakin or happin yersel)
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