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hertit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.1 23.9 6.4 0 5.8 32.8 0
Number of occurrences5345 4 0 1 3 0
Number of authors27 23 3 1 1

Occurrences of hertit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
omethin that's stupit, or ill-hertit, weel, ye should strecht awa on page 24
heid doon. Folk are that ill-hertit, she thocht. Hoo wid they lik on page 73
e had done. 'Ye're a gey guid-hertit lassie,' he said, 'Thank ye.' on page 78

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
nt!" Alice answert, awfy doon-hertit. on page 45

1 matches

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
packfou wi ill-hertit canker that forby a (fair you on page 135

1 matches

Matheson, Ann Lallans 84 - Attrition, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, poetry
, lourin in the lift, lik ill-hertit ghaists. on page 8

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
the ither telt me Ah wis guid hertit whit wis mair important nor b on page 27

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
bittie strynge, bit war leal-hertit eneuch no tae caw iz a leear. on page 59

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
ye hauf aneuch. Ye'r as leal-hertit as onie coushie-dou, an thon' on page 48

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
aft feelin hertit, scrimpie an careous on page 28

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
r, there micht be some weasel-hertit Judas keekin oot, ready tae c on page 34
for a fair trial... the bleck-hertit swine!' on page 61

2 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
e. Nou, they werenae aw bleck-hertit: the various schisms that hae on page 18

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
yer days. It micht be a great-hertit ballad weel sung that rugs at on page 56

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Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
cauld fritter 'an tae a cauld hertit sae-cawed Scotsman wha haes n on page 4

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
anely bitin things in an hauf-hertit kind o wey. on page 12

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Haill-hertit tae his ilka cause, on page 15
An cauld as snaw, sharp-hertit as the rime on page 76

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
e micht jalouse, aither licht hertit or for bairns, but maistly ab on page 62

1 matches

Armstrong, Kate Lallans 58 - Herman Und Dorothea, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
trechtwise, the canny an guid-hertit mither; on page 43

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Five sonnets o Cecco Angiolieri (1250-1319), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
, my dou! - Whit is't, fause-hertit sackit? on page 45

1 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
The fermer was a kind-hertit man and at aince he puit the on page 18

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Galloway wis bauch hertit fir the King on page 38
wee trees or licht hertit wather formations. on page 66

2 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 58 - The Sang o the Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Stewart represents the great hertit singin o the traivellin fowk, on page 77

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Tho I'm a lion-hertit man o main, on page 42

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ir is Sandy Tod, a richt saft-hertit an sappie pastoral, whause im on page 140

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
icence tackit oan. Bit no ill-hertit. on page 16

1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
pamphlet is taen up wi licht hertit, whiles comic verse the likes
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
o sae saft-heidit or parritch-hertit that we dinna ken the’r sti
1 matches

McGibbon, Joe Lallans 74 - Draps o Sapie-Bubble, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
Ma kin-hertit mither gied mi a cuddle, forb
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
arriemauks o habbil joks, hen-hertit couarts wi the harrigals o gr
r eftir an it wesna the licht-hertit ploy it aince bene. The lest
2 matches

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
d gien his bachelor life hail-hertit to the needs of lessons an sp
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 119, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
Leids in Brussels gied a hail-hertit walcome tae the report, that
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Their maist leal-hertit disciples wis the twa cairt-h
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
Bill tried no tae be doon-hertit. He juist had tae keep as wei
For wicks, he was doon-hertit. It was a sair loss. His Muse
he same time, they were licht-hertit, no hauden doon be ony byordn
he same time, they were licht-hertit, no hauden doon be ony byordn
4 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 105, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
abuin is the title o a licht-hertit exhibition leukin at the Scot
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
this is juist a wee bit licht hertit fun an comedy an shuidna be c
bsteid bein juist a bit licht hertit fun an comedy wad haud mair w
2 matches

McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
but the feelin hertit felt the daur,
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@LairnScots tweeted
Scots in an accessible, licht-hertit wey. Ye can access the packs (2021) twitter link

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
rs an aa he gets for his leal-hertit werk is clouts an kicks. Syne on page 26

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
e baith o thaim war richt ill-hertit hempies-" But at iss mamen sh on page 56
r guess, but jist fae her kyn-hertit thochtiness for the unco crai on page 78

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
hat taen wi foo kind an gweed-hertit she wis that he proposed rich
1 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Lallans 60 - Da Odyssey (1-75), (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, poetry
Hit's dat siggit-hertit aert-shoarder, Poseidon,
1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
nie wey.” Yid wis affa guid hertit
rse an tae the pynt, bot guid hertit an ffirstaundin. Hei bade i t
c attitude, wur plaisent warm hertit,
3 matches

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