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hed Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words343.6 145 358.8 69.6 1767 2604.7 79.7
Number of occurrences1101282 238 7 304 252 18
Number of authors46 14 3 1 19 6 4

Occurrences of hed in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
's bed an kist o drawers, tho hed niver yet keeked ben. Thae tw on page 138

1 matches

Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
priority. The Scots Reformers hed their een oan a reformed Brit on page vi
e dochter o a Fife fairmer an hed a rich store o Scots on page vii
I hed cuisten aff ma kirtle; on page 10
Solomon hed a vineyard on page 18

10 matches

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah widnae huv got closure if hed no called me fat. The lanky on page 1

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ry first Toshie urged Bam tae hed fer iceland. They kennt rough on page 42

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
A'm hed a cat's lick on page 35

1 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
obin for a meenit or twa, and hed set aff roond a whin-bush for on page 44

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D The Kirk, The Skuil, The Buik (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2007) Central, prose
n set out ti bete the lak . A hed the outling o a novelle ben m on page 10
ak the sitivautioun clair, he hed a wie buik o cairts. Thon set on page 13

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
an courss-lik as he spak, he hed nane o the apperance o a man on page 4
beiss kinna craitur at nivver hed mair nir ae louman, an thon i on page 5
ssit frae the clachan, fur we hed nae stabill at the auld 'Bart on page 6
sie-farin man. Bot bi nou we hed lang gied-owre peyin onie par on page 7

11 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
as Faither Adam. Faither Adam hed a cairtie, an ti draw the cai on page 3
less o brandie. The palliasse hed awreddies coist echtie francs on page 5
oured it til its makkar, at A hed sicna bruilyiement at the str on page 6

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
"Happie!" hir voss hed a dirl intilt lik muisik, fre on page 1
The ying cheil hed a tin faiss wi lings o doul r on page 2
rt o the store. Bot the store hed an en, ye mynd, an sum day it on page 3
i the fluir. Twa o the stoups hed skytit. on page 4

10 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
the eimage waffit bak. Barbar hed a quik glisk owre hiz shouthe on page 41
the face o't Barbar sein thai hed furmed a corss. The laddie th on page 42
e didna speik afoir the Keing hed spak sae thai hauddit thair w on page 43
didna allou thon. The picturs hed ti be o angells ir sancts an on page 44
lp o win an baith the twa o'm hed ti laun on Colum's Eyl. Barba on page 45
Also on pages 46, 47
20 matches

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
n hir ivver agane. Fur Tittie hed mairret on a tirrand, the'r n on page 2
n allyat ti Fraunce an Poland hed bene fessit intil the weir bi on page 4
es nou faithers an mithers an hed a greinin fur hir ain smaw fa on page 6
a copie o ilkane buik at shae hed ivver wrate, aw in ordour an on page 8

15 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
ger an daurker nor Scots e'er hed tae dree. Mireille, an epic o on page 50

3 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
s claes, gaed aff wi thaim an hed thaim. He wes haurdlie duin w on page 42

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Och aye! the settin sun hed greit bewtie, on page 114

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
he War, gied Scotland whit it hed never haen in aa its lang his on page 109

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
a the historie ye thocht thay hed (Ring-a-ring-a roses is no ab on page 129

2 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
mids o the storie o Jaírus): hed been til ae doctor efter anit on page 135

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
a yirdit ootby the kirk; they hed peyed tae be yirdit benwart. on page 91

1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
a pail o whyt-waash; ontil he hed stour in hiz thrappil an ein,
e-wey warl o hiz dunnie at he hed leived ben sae lang, the bayi
ed wattir. Nivver in hiz lyfe hed he sein a wattir afoir – th
he samen skinkil in its ei at hed erest tuik hiz tent.
sairved eftir lik ae hauf our hed passit. “A’m gaun ti git
8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
jers an reteired grossars. He hed a guid Scotch tung in hiz hei
strang an bauld. Hiz faimlie hed an auld estaiblisht beisnes,
a foir-test o the ill-luk we hed wi projeks, bot A
ir yeir. Bot A suin fand at A hed ti darg fur masell,
pey the lawins, an Rab Broun hed the commeisiouns.
135 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
o thae gairdens ye’d think hed niver seen a weed – full o
twae o’s speakin unless we hed ti.
an the kitchen, an the forms hed been aa pusht back ti mak roo
out A gaed an fund at Maggie hed drappit the back-buirds an dr
es a word, seein it wis me at hed brocht him – for tho A wisn
8 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
1951, Harvey an me alreadies hed the Hausa names o Hassan and
ennertime an teatime, when we hed ti speir for what we wantit i
usin o Hugh McDiarmid’s – hed us playin memory games an aa,
German, and in ma saxt year A hed the chance ti dae a wee bit R
bric-a-brac A’d grown up wi hed come ti be in ma grandfaither
13 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 59 - A Stot an a Cleg, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, prose
tlins” because baith makars hed been fleimit frae their touns
1 matches

Duncan, Robert The Oor-Wulliefication o Scots?, (autumnvoices.co.uk 2022) Central, blog
‘In my bairn days, I hed the speech o a bairn, the min
1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
Suin gart me ken fine I hed naethin tae dreid.
1 matches

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and 19 other occurrences.

Doric

Mitchell, Rhona Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Wye it Wis, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
far as she kint), she thocht hed tell her aa the things she'd on page 19

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n till do: wance or twice she hed peeped intill e book her sist on page 7
she fell awful slow, for she hed plenty o time as she went doo on page 8
A think-" (for, e see, Alice hed learnt a lot o iss sort o thi on page 9
felt at she wis dozan off, an hed joost begun till dream at she on page 10
, so many oot-o'-e-way things hed on page 11
Also on pages 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 43, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 88, 89, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 102, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120
157 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
out ae thing: the fite kittln hed naethin adee wi't - the wyte on page 9
-deeins, Cheetie, an ye hinna hed your fairins for neen o thaim on page 11
Come an we'se lat on-"! She'd hed a fair argiebargie wi her sis on page 13
, tae gar't Lyewk as gin they hed a fire. Weel aan, the byeuks on page 14
back o't in the Keekin-Gless) hed the face o a wee aal mannikie on page 15
Also on pages 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 29, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 57, 60, 61, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 77, 80, 81, 85, 89, 90, 92, 95, 99, 100, 101
80 matches

Orkney

Towrie, David Wirkin' the Tang - a dialect tale, (Orkneyjar 2010) Orkney, prose
Whin they hed gotten a lok o' tang teen ap
back o' the hoose. Whin they hed gotten aa this ready for burn
ll hid wis a while afore they hed a chance tae get thir errands
k maist aboot, for some boats hed come ashore wae big haals o'
they set doon the errands an hed a peedie rest at the sam time
7 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
dö; eence or twise shö wis hed a skoit at da book her sister on page 7
never seen a rabbit afore at hed a weskit-pocket or yit a watc on page 8
I wun tae, I winder?" (Alice hed nae idea ava whit Latitude wi on page 9
a caase o dis wis da fan shö hed in her haand, an shö slippit on page 20
e, O Moose!" (Alice tocht dis hed ta be da richt wye ta spaek t on page 22
Also on pages 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 46, 54, 56, 57, 58, 62, 64, 68, 72, 73, 74, 76, 80, 83, 85, 86, 88, 92, 93, 97, 99, 103, 104, 110, 113, 114, 117, 121, 124, 125, 126
60 matches

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
e heevens an da aert. Da aert hed nae shape tae it an der wis n on page 3
An he wis plaesed wi whit he hed dön. So cam da mirknen an da on page 4
at dey coodna faddom oot. Dey hed ivirything dey needed, bit de on page 5
Jacob wir plaesed wi whit dey hed dön. Dan Esau cam hame an da on page 11
rned oot ta be Leah. So Jacob hed ta wirk fir anidder seeven ye on page 12
Also on pages 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 24, 25, 33, 59, 71, 79, 81, 87, 101, 103, 105, 109, 110, 111, 113, 116, 117, 119, 121, 123, 124, 127, 131, 133, 143, 145, 147, 151, 153, 155, 17, 158, 160, 166, 173
84 matches

De Luca, Christine Grottie-Buckie and Tirli-Wirli, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997352) Shetland, weans
He hed only wan airm eftir a wradtle on page 3
He hed ta tak oot aa da preens an br on page 26

3 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
mals belanged ta her, an fokk hed a job gettin dir pets back. S on page 16
ld, an feelin homseek, I just hed ta tink aboot her racin up ta on page 20
ü did hae a dochter, June - hed her tae some RAF man whin sh on page 44

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Lallans 58 - seiven poems bi Christine de Luca, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, poetry
Dey hed böddies o wirds for da varg on page 19

3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
ens, for Duiweel an Persevere hed dat muckle claise at dey coul on page 35

3 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
ep da peckin order. Sic boats hed on page 48
Whin dat young men hed bairns ta name on page 60
Shö wis trang wi a laad wha hed little tae offer on page 66
Shö wis trang wi a laad wha hed little tae offer on page 67
Wir grice is hed his day. We'll swee him an cu on page 71
Also on pages 92, 105, 106
10 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
we wid steam ta Fair Isle. We hed a mark dere at wis helluva g
a we got oot o him wis dat he hed taen da boat fae Scallowa da
, wis ower weel. Bit we still hed a livin ta mak.
n among dem. Beuys I hoop you hed a göd brakfast, fur we'll be
eerie bugger. Göd kaens whit hed taen him ta da Sumburgh Roost
6 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
ten wis wantin ta train, shö hed tried ta affröd her, bit sh
lled oot. Bit ower da years I hed learned ta ignore pain, deny
kin ower tae her coach. If it hed bön ony idder competitor lef
ouldna had it tagidder. Davie hed bön awa ta Aberdeen, an whin
use, relaxed an confeedent. I hed cleared wan seeventy in train
5 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
Da bedroom hed naethin mair ta offer, sae Do
1 matches

Sinclair, James Makkin Hame, (Shetland For Wirds 2018) Shetland, poetry
y happit up in whit claes dey hed
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Paes Eggs, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
da lettin doon: hit hed ta geng
1 matches

De Luca, Christine St Ninian's Isle, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, poetry
Hit hed ta be a saint at strayed dis
1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Sang Oda Post War Exiles, (Shetland For Wirds 2003) Shetland, poetry
I’m hed enyoch o Papa
1 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
pened up da clooty pockies an hed a skoit inside. Dey wir a bot
feth hit wisna lang afore he hed a fine peerie hoose tae himse
med fast aa da widd, till he hed a boannie peerie hoose, joost
up a slap i da hill daek. He hed a muckle roog o stanes at his
ot da aert an da peerie grice hed ta rin fur his life tae his b
8 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
as aften afore, an dey wirna hed da chance o a right fishing t
ta say at he wid a geen tö, hed it no been for da treshin an
2 matches

Williamson, Christie Continuous at sea defence, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2015) Shetland, poetry
If du hed da power
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Shaetlan an compoonds a da richt, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2014) Shetland, blog
in on. Dis da best chance wir hed tae be World Champions since
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Bellows, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
he hed ta haal
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
wi’r, hit cam at shö shön hed her sam göd naeter back, an
‘We’re hed a good saeson,’ he says.
2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
on da railwye we never hed.
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Thule Revisited, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
dey hed da very cast o wir faiders,
shaw dem names der forebears hed gien
2 matches

Sinclair, James Yarnin, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
an hed sixteen lobsters fur wir day.
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
hed nivvir seen.
1 matches

Priest, Ena Bonxie Geo, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
sail riggit an ready. Mansie hed tae fitch aa da errants, fir
a start, he wan tae da shop, hed a lichtsome yarn, got da mell
in coorser an coorser. Mansie hed tae act braaly smart if he wa
braaly prood, he tocht he wid hed fir hame. Dat ment avoidin di
Bonxie Geo. By da time Mansie hed gotten half wye oot, da secon
6 matches

Isbister, Sonny Caves aroond Shetland, (Young Shetland Writer 2010) Shetland, prose
grey, short and spikey but he hed a muckle smeeg on his fiss.
So dey hed a peerie explore on da beach
ae 3 separate tunnels and dey hed tae choose da right wan. Da t
3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
At, freendless, lang is hed saek ills ta dree
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
red up her midder tongue shui hed da example o Iceland ta follo
1 matches

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
aye spok aboot whether someen hed a lucky fit or not. If sho to

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
We hed a very international group la

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
we set aff tae see dem Meenie hed a quiet wird wi me. “Does d
aas tae meet da new twins. We hed twartree hansels. Meenie proo
er. Weel, whit can I say. Dey hed Truncherfaece lugs, but no mu
lugs, but no much idder. Dey hed a gret muckle third een in di
So I hed da peerie lass wi a head o ha
5 matches

Walterson, Vaila Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
an a lovely peerie joopie, an hed entered twa moorit gravits as
Josaphina hed entered her pet whitrit Rasmi
Georgina an Robina hed both entered vegetables. dey
both entered vegetables. dey hed tatties, neeps, kale, rhuburb
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I ran doon ower da broo til I hed his hoose in sight. Whit a gl
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Whit an onkerry dey held! Dey hed da richt tools, a ripper an a
“Granda hed a name for dis coorse tap pae
a mind whit it wis . . .” I hed tae birse my mooth shut. “S
bit mair lichtsome. Een o dem hed used a tushkar when he wis a
arns an a lok o herd wark dey hed dem aa biggit up. Wance hit w
8 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
fae da start. Some o da signs hed words o wisdom on dem when id
s o wisdom on dem when idders hed jokes.
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
schul kishie on her back. She hed a boannie new Fair Isle cardi
t pechin. “Whit a day A’m hed!” she said, wi her new ribb
2 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wid cater for peerie fokk. I hed a hock aroond an fen dat mony
fit Meenie splendid. Hit even hed “peerie wife” spraaled ow
ypassin a sign axin “Has du hed dy poo da day?” Da less sai
ner fashion an smelly gaer. I hed a skeet o a grain o scent an
Aa whit I hed wis a caird an ony wan shop l
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e cam for his last veesit. He hed a guid feed o raa liver an a
humans. I med aabody hoid. I hed a skoit tae see whit wis gaei
his bristles sae herd. But I hed nae idder option dan tae grab
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
is hand tae shaak my claa. He hed da maist lirkit faece A’m i
waapeper an da red carpet dat hed peerie bells trowe hit dat ti
er keeper,” said Pepper. We hed a yarn an he seemed a fine so
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Trowie time flees an aa, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
filskit when dey saa whit dey hed.
n wir carbon claa prints? Dey hed dir eye on da Eco-Trow Enviro
been slippit on wir hill an I hed a yarn wi him dastreen. He’
a paet hill. Muttontief an me hed wir wark cut oot pittin richt
in da brichtest o sunlight. I hed a splendid Johnsmas Foy.
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ead dat ivery trow in Shetlan hed a bid tae da Görwill rant.
Meenie hed finally settled on riggin in
seemed a lang wye aff but we hed til midnicht. Da bairns start
We danced, hed maet an tay, den danced agaen
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
o soap dey med. Da men aften hed mair varied hairstyles as dir
en plaited dir beards. Meenie hed da sense no tae suggest I try
ping dir lugs clean. Dey even hed a special tool for da job,”
ental. Richt enoch, wir ladel hed a design on da handle. Someti
4 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
da laek? I tocht she’d hiv hed enoch hilarity wi wir ain Yul
tae a hole in da grund?” I hed tae ax.
Nedder me nor Meenie hed a clue but he wis laekly rich
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
filsket as can be. He herdly hed time tae stand still and he j
es sae far fae dere noo?” I hed tae ax.
doon. Come da winter I still hed my tadpole tail, although my
3 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
wis red raa an, of coorse, he hed a snurty nose. Wan by wan da
tless craetir an aa. We joost hed tae baffel on da best we coul
“A’m hed enoch o dis,” I telt Meenie
nd da faider shun eftir. So I hed my doots aboot Dr. Kunal’s
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
An dis year A’m hed twartree firsts an aa. Herd t
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Smootie gengs ta Lerrick, (SCOTS corpus 2003) Shetland - Bressay, weans
ert o a paetstack. Her midder hed brocht her up weel; hed shaan
brocht her up weel; hed shaan her foo ta catch mice a
is. Pitt Lane. Da een her mam hed spoken aboot. Whaar her grann
poken aboot. Whaar her granny hed come fae. Hit wis nairrow an
da gless (a trick her midder hed shaan her). Her clooers made
22 matches

@Julie_Dennison tweeted
sna sure, but when da thing I hed at da Shetland Open sold dey (2014) twitter link
I hed ta help Granny wi orderin cla (2020) twitter link
n o my lockdown highlights, I hed a super day daday (2020) twitter link
I forgot I hed spotify (2020) twitter link
n am at wark, dis week aff am hed feels lik it’s been a week a (2020) twitter link
and 2 other occurrences.

@HazelTindall tweeted
@bergjagger Blyde du hed a good time!(2020) search twitter

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
ur sister was readin, but eet hed nae pictures or conversations on page 7
she fell awfy slowly, cos she hed loads o time as she went doon on page 8
h hink- " (cos ee sei, Ahlice hed learnt several hings lik this on page 9
lik she was fa'in asleep, an hed jist sterted tae dwam that sh on page 10
mony weird an wunderful hings hed happened th noo, that Ahlice on page 11
Also on pages 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 80, 81, 85, 91, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 101, 104, 105, 107, 108, 119, 120, 122, 123
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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
r kulter tae buit: an oo’ve hed eneuch o at n’ i Scotland,
wey o thinking, gin the U.K. hed been foondit on ae federal se
lt the fermer thit the French hed landit an the fermer reponed
ee-tottal himsel, his familie hed adae wi ae Newcastle-upo-Tyne
o-Tyne, Brewery Business. Hei hed ae Rolls-Royce car an gin A m
123 matches

The Westender Loupin Salmon, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
it otherwise unhurt and abody hed a guid laugh. Another laddie
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The Westender Ins and oots, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
A was oan aboot somebody that hed left the toon and then juist
as thone no the best? Taddies hed cafés and the bingo and did
an Indian restaurant, an' oov hed Chinese for es slang es a can
Red Rose? Thone was afore oo hed an Indian bit even tho' the R
d eet up in hot witter and it hed raisins in eet. Raisins in ye
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The Westender Mairchers did oor toon prood, (The Hawick Paper 2007) Southern, newspaper
conflict that the aulder yins hed. If trith be teld, a'm guilty
em were alright for folk whae hed buttonholes bit a' fund masel
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@cammyrudkin tweeted
friday #1st five day week av hed in a longtime!(2012) search twitter
ime and a half......eev jeest hed twae weeks off sick!!!!(2012) search twitter

@jamie_ginger tweeted
is an understatment. 75mins a hed ti play plus a 7mile rin this(2012) search twitter

@officialAliRed tweeted
ewspaper, you say? ?? Glad ee hed a guid yin.(2019) search twitter

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
Hed fin the wie nixt Belnamore, on page 40

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Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Hed wrocht amang Carmichael's sto on page 27
An Tam, O Tam, weel hed be waur on page 43

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Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
at tha furst. Hooaniver whan hed gied it a dicht wi his snootc on page 13
He swore hed skelp tha slabberin gett, on page 34
Til A jaloused that yin day hed gar yin win richt across. on page 50

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Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
an Ulster-Scots fundin' hefts hed a gyely bad on page 13
Thae five faictors hed ther ootcum at es the penel e on page 14
through history this lan' hes hed Airish, Scotch an' Inglis inf on page 15
an' daeins. Thon hed hits maist waefu impact oan l on page 31
grant hed thair ain registration wi' th on page 37
Also on pages 38, 41, 42, 51, 53, 58
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