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Use in varieties of Scots

heavin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.3 6.2 4.5 0 0 0 8.9
Number of occurrences1712 3 0 0 0 2
Number of authors14 11 2 1

Occurrences of heavin in Corpus

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Central

Robson, Frances Lallans 82 - The Locomotive, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
Trauchlin an heavin an puffin puff-puff, on page 30

1 matches

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
Dolly's phone. Efter a bit ae heavin an gruntin he manages tae mov on page 31

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a day an a nicht, wi shouders heavin, an frichtit starin een besee on page 28
n his breist-bane an his kist heavin like auld Jess his collie eft on page 37

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
A tree wi gowden leaves pure heavin! on page 15

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
ht tirr. Her muckle bosie wis heavin in and oot and the sloosh o w on page 160

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
heavin awa tae store somethin awa fi on page 105

1 matches

Monahan Brown, Ricky Eemis Stane 1 - The Mindin, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
He teuk ane last deek at the heavin mass o bodies ootby - or wis on page 8

1 matches

Calder, Bob Lallans 70 - St Anndra’s Day, 2008, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
o a heavin tide? A gey serious skirl
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
An ilka heavin breath is like a knife intae
1 matches

Briggs, Susi Diva, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central - Dumfries and Galloway, poetry
Then dragged ma heavin hert awa fae the wreckage
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
davidmcandrew86 the bents wis heavin n the chippy wis there m8 lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e sweat fae's broo, his chest heavin up an doon an his hairt haimm on page 8
in his hans an grat - great heavin sobs aat cam fae somewye deep on page 95

2 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
's a reason why it is ayeweys heavin; sic an ambience is unique ta on page 8

1 matches

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Oor deid hero ain tha heavin, on page 15
ince mair thut stain oo sorra heavin. on page 30

2 matches

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