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happit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words35.2 36.7 46.4 0 34.9 43.7 4.4
Number of occurrences10969 29 0 6 4 1
Number of authors49 35 9 2 3 1

Occurrences of happit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
here wis a cairn, the ae side happit in hard snaw, on page 18

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Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
an happit ower wi canvas. on page 15

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 82 - The Gowden Boat, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
The sails are happit wide, she glowers aheid, on page 15

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
happit in clingin, teemin yird on page 32

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
on your planet. It isna weel-happit. Whaur I cam frae...' on page 32
flooer for the last time, an happit her unner the bield o her gle on page 34
he that I wattert; she that I happit unner the gless glob; she tha on page 72

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 85 - Archie Dodds, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'You wad bi tae, lean hauf-happit in the burn! He's no said och on page 20
ement oo war stull baith hauf-happit in the cauld burn watter, an on page 24

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
t tae the baurman an the reek happit face apeart agane. ' Whit tim on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
ptin the grun, an that wis aw happit in skitters o stirk's shairn. on page 22

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
hare wis a muckle gran pianae happit wi dust sheets. Wullie telt t on page 26

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
that some wee animal micht be happit in the strae. Clover wis a st 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
happit wi orra licht, hingin athort on page 25
in ablo clood-happit Criffel, on page 31

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
ill hauf-asleep, wis dressed, happit up in a warm plaid, an cairri on page 30
pistols slairit wi creesh an happit up in clouts an sheepskins. on page 42

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
d Miss Havisham and her hoose happit wi slammachs, and forwunnert on page 9
n fur somethin. 'They're that happit in their ain wee trauchles ta on page 95

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
ause o the wey pairt o it wis happit wi snaw. on page 49
h the gless flair at the snaw-happit hooses that lay ablow. 'It's on page 172

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
rnyears o the leid an this is happit in buiks like Why Scots Matte on page 57

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
The table wis happit ower wi chookies and deuks an on page 75

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Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
happit by stoor on page 18
- wi guns happit up in plaidies on page 43

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Stiff-happit in a shroud o frost on page 80

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
mair) in a bigger and better-happit hirsel? George Philp is tae b on page 54

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Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
led tae the village patriarch happit in black an wi piercin coal b on page 11

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
lit, an braziers. Aa are weel-happit against the cauld nicht air. on page 14

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 79 - The Ratton, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
irm, theek is a thack-raip an happit in saft silky hairs. A wis fa on page 81

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An happit weel in shawl an plaid, on page 141

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
I wis wytin, happit up on page 24

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McDermid, Val The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - The Gowd Breeks, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
at mony claes that he wis aye happit in flashy-dashy duds like nae on page 56
jist tae mak shair he's weel-happit aboot the neck." on page 59

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
happit wi the bindwuid, ay, beltit w on page 29

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
body haikin ower the heather-happit braes o the Lammermuir Hills on page 65

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Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - A Mass In Scots For Saint Andrae, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
he happit hissel in flesh and bane, on page 97

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Hershaw, William Lallans 73 - Proverbs o Hell, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Donnertness is happit in the Deivil's Duffel coat. on page 79

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Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
The hail warld is happit in a thick clood o sulphurous
an sooth poles that's maistly happit in ice. Ower lang ages the ic
uropa haes a rocky hert an is happit wi a surface o ice that micht
at oor hail Sun Gird micht be happit in a stour o ice an rocks tha
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Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
und a sheet in the aumrie and happit hersel in it; syne she set th
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
, thai wul gang thegither, an happit owre forby. The man thai ir c
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
hyles admeirin the hyne, snaw happit Pentlands. Whan we war feinis
him at mauger vaigin about happit in airmour, an bydin ben a co
gest up the neukit sterr an happit hir in a blanket. The oneste
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Paisley, Janet Lallans 62 - The Numpty, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
, bit, she could rin. Even aa happit up in her coat wi a bag an ga
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
o maks nae differ. Sae ye get happit, leetit, packit, rubbit, weed
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Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Me, A’m happit in ma auld blue coat, bunnet
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Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
tae be thocht on as couthie, happit in tartan, the bellum o masse
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Bairns ootside, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
. In the cauld weather we war happit in nap coats agin the snell w
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
he puirest. The new bairn wis happit in a cover an laid aneath the
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
ts version ablow) they wad be happit bi law frae the hermfu effect
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
the shoogly liggit tabletap, happit wi a coapy o the Noon Record
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t in his employer’s broo an happit the auld man up in bed wi tea
lamasery yetts, weill shod an happit up. Beatrice fund the caller
e Bill sittin agin a waa. She happit her quilt aroon her. There wi
noise. He liftit the quilt an happit it roon her legs. She met his
fire atween Guzul an Kamile, happit in a quilt, bit chitterin vio
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
question o fitba in Qatar is happit i controversy the noo wi moni
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Ewen, Allan The Blin Man an the Man Wha Couldna See, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
tit sickerly by the haun, wis happit wi a bricht woo scairf – he
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DaibhidC Moa an the tynt sun, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
Moa wauk tae mooin. She happit her blanket roond her as a pl
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Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
in my place in the warld were happit. Betimes I wrote in Scots, ma
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Heather, Alistair Tak tent o the Cabrach, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
Sae he took us doon the snaw-happit fairm road tae a clachan crie
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
e laun roon aboot Braemar are happit-up in a thick jaicket o at ti
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Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 77 - Whaur Gadie Rins, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
shanks warslet up its heather-happit braes ablo a strang sin, A do on page 55

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Like a murderer happit wi a cloot on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
somethin fir Kathleen." He'd happit a rale risqué-leukin set o on page 30
doon the lang stran o hair at happit is baldie spot, "an he's aye on page 33
e leukit oan es the grave wis happit up wi lang widden boords, the on page 77
r the quine te come back. She happit ersel up wi the tools es best on page 82

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a wee reed bikini aat hairdly happit onythin. on page 11
he main road te the hoose. Ah happit ma smile wi a han. Farivver w on page 19

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
it hypocrisy. There's naethin happit up att winna be on page 101

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"At's fit you think!" Beldie happit er moo wi er han es the wirds on page 22

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
t the Queen, fa kytht tae hae happit hersel on a suddenty aa in wo on page 69

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
eist momin Wittgenstein (weel happit in a pink dressin goon) and L on page 90

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Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 73 - Obituary for David Ogston, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
ter nott, the eimage o David, happit himsel as John Knox, eggin fo on page 12

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
saw wis a green glowin chiel, happit wi the phosphorus calf skin.
ler rack wi curly feet an aa, happit in a worsit teacosy. Minnie s
n at his back an a buss o ivy happit the dyke aneth him. Minnie lu
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
epit in zoos. Naebody noo wis happit in oo nur ledder.
rs. An aa the skyscrapers wis happit in stoor..
derklin, an in pitmirk widlan happit
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McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Wullie’s Wife: The Hoaspital Veisit, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
happit in a snaw fite coat an wearin
bonnie ner scuddie-happit leddy in hoaspital. Ma face w
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Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
n in their hames, gled tae be happit an snod.
happit in styew, fur it wis anely bi
e didna gee, fur her lugs war happit wi the plugs o an Ipod. Waggi
crap yaird. Aathing aawye wis happit wi drifts o snaa. It drappit
in the wids an the howes war happit wi purple heather, mony fowk
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Shearer, Gillian Skitin Oan Thin Ice, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2019) Doric - Alford, prose
ifted awa. He saw the loch aa happit wi ice an the sna birlin roon
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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Hit was joost a mass o watter happit aboot i da mirk. Da speerit o on page 3
fir her faimily ir aa weel happit up. on page 49
Whan Israel wis a bairn, I happit him aboot wi care. Whan he wi on page 69
y - an ta keep him warm shö happit him aboot wi strips o cloot a on page 79
rips o cloot aboot dem. Haein happit da man aboot, he set him on h on page 116

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Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
da dark cam da cowld, aabody happit up in whit claes dey hed
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Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
an happit me roon on page 155
afore he happit her in her bed, on page 156

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Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
The glaur o the streets is happit wi whyte.
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ye indeed pal. Hink it's weel happit noo but.(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
s in close tae hir chest. She happit her cardigan roon her an leuk on page 1

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