A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of ivver in Corpus

Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - Joco Geordie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
ist wunnerfae human bein that ivver draaed braith. Surroondit wi on page 10

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McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
whit Gospel ivver tellt on page 32

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
oooo', Alan bawled looder nor ivver. He wis lukkin fir seempithy, on page 34
'Gin that's the waur is ivver happens tae ye son, ye'l be a on page 37

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
riest leukin tredsman onybody ivver seen. Whit wee bit hair he ha on page 85
emed langer an mair snell nor ivver. on page 86

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
im tae gie in sae eithlie, no ivver. on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 90 - Sally, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
at ony strynge baist wis, nor ivver had bin leevin in the widds. on page 59

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
nae maitter, A wis aye thare, ivver howpfae o bein yaisefae an iv on page 22

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
a day at his darg. He nivver, ivver manages ti hit the richt note on page 26

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Pyper, Hugh S. The Five Scrolls, (Handsel Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1912052790) Central, poetry
frae the original Hebrew hes ivver been forthset. The Doric Aul on page vi

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
ge taewards irrelevance gangs ivver on. This wis biggit up on a m on page 8
ava. Tae the MsM naethin they ivver did cuid be o onie uise an th on page 9
iated wi oil, particklary the ivver increasin dependency on indiv on page 23
t muckle tae fin oot damn few ivver dae. The costs estimatit bi a on page 36
ind weel the first time A wis ivver on the airwaves. A wis fell c on page 47
Also on pages 52, 55, 61, 84, 87, 88, 89, 91, 98, 103, 111, 114, 115, 116, 123, 127, 142
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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
eve. Mind ye history itsel is ivver cheengin an particklary in Sc on page 10
that the tellin o stories'll ivver stop. on page 11
'm no aware that Scotland wis ivver a pairt o England! Whit kind on page 22
t wis the finest drappie A've ivver had ower ma thrapple, aw ma b on page 31
oat wis, an if indeed it wuid ivver get hame. He sent Jock tae sp on page 34
Also on pages 38, 59, 63, 69, 73, 78, 84, 91, 95, 97, 125
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Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
he maist dauntonin compaingen ivver kent; he wuid skelp hiz haun on page 5
o the maist wikkit men at God ivver alloued on the sie: an the la on page 6

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Forde, Iain W D Dalquharter (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9559-105-6-2) Central, prose
t, Saskia, ye ken gif A'l can ivver serr ye, ye hae anerlie ti co on page 3

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Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
a lest caup o koffie, wuidna ivver hae onie moyen on hir ivver a on page 2
pie o ilkane buik at shae hed ivver wrate, aw in ordour an nate-l on page 8

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 59 - Terry Fae Brooklyn, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Aryshire, prose
doun the vennel, but I nivver ivver seen Terry fae Brooklyn again on page 136

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Street for the lest bus he'd ivver need ti tak. For the great Er on page 65

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 67 - Two poems by Betty Tindal, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Dumfries, poetry
will onybody ivver again, want tae borrow ma vie on page 129

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 67 - Leddy Stair’s Closse, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Cuid nae clash queirer ivver crack ¾ on page 141

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Douglas, Ashley The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - Sweet Sang o the Widd, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
onnie nor ony real bird could ivver be. on page 102

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
e, guidwives? 'Twis like this ivver. on page 34

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Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Cain, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
s life the pluchie's life for ivver and a day. on page 72

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Glesgy Screwdriver, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
"Daes the heidie ivver dae ony bits o jynerin in the on page 98
s, Ian felt mair grawn up nor ivver. He haed a guid mine tae ster on page 99

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, prose
Naitional Museums o Scotland, ivver sin they stickit poems on the on page 123

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
had telt him. 'Nae guid ettle ivver gaes unpunished.' on page 19

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
on the new sarkin. Gin ye've ivver taen a dauner doun the Shoreg on page 58
ik yer time ower it, (naebody ivver did a job swipper eneugh for on page 59

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 103, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
WI the ivver growin interest in the Scots
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Facebook link ( 2022) Central
If ye’re ivver walkin roond the estate dae s

McPartlin, John Lallans 70 - The Primped Skull, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
its lowerin ness, fur aye an ivver,
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
un was as fu o virr an wul as ivver, bot mynes wes aw strowed
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Malgrati, Paul Ayont the Fake and the Leal: Let's Free the Leid, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
nocht new fir onybody that's ivver ettlet at uphaudin the mither
ke ony ither tongues that hiv ivver attempted at gainin a nationa
Gin we ivver want Scots tae thrive, we mau
ot in the door. Onybody wha's ivver said "dinnae" - e'en yince- h
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Mc Rae, Thomas The Neep Lantern, (Lowdown-L 2009) Central - Central, prose
e verra last time ony o’ us ivver said thae wurds !
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Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 59 - Joukene Poukerie, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
same. The bonniest ane ye’d ivver seen. Bairn size, blue, a wee
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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
Wullie’d anely ivver heard hes faither sweerin ain
t wis ower, scarce onieb’dy ivver sayed the wird Churchill atho
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Ewen, Allan Murphy’s Law, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
in favour o Blair’s wars an ivver an on has backed the renewal
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
irt gin nane o thae fowk haed ivver traivelled tae Canada, Wales
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 101, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
that's aft spoken o, if it's ivver been muckle thocht o at aw. B
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 86, (self-published 2001) Central, newspaper
IVVER syne he haed been a wee laddi
THE first ivver Internet stravaiger (browser)
ers, says it's the first time ivver the'r been an internaitional
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Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
onie male freenship that has ivver existit: nae ‘erthlie thing
for euer [in perfit amity fur ivver]’. Hooivver, the lamentatio
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
hat he wis chased harder than ivver.

Facebook link ( 2016) Central
Hoo-ivver, McWard hud nae intention o d

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
pstairs. Mair folk than ah've ivver seen it. It wis a fine tribut

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
an perturbation o mind than I ivver entered the pulpit tae preach

@IshbelMcF tweeted
ir tae dae twa o ma favourite ivver performances o O is for Hoole(2019) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
month o muins which means for ivver or a gey lang time.(2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ma heid whan A seen Farquhar. Ivver fae he first cam tae bide in on page 99

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Naething ivver turns oot the wye ye expeck. on page 76
is was aboot but as blithe as ivver an wi nae doot that aathing w on page 79
'Haev ivver ye hard o the Maanchield?' on page 80
'"Haev ivver ye hard the like? on page 81

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
ye stracht,' he said, 'if she ivver tries that on me, Ah'll land on page 40

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Cameron, Alan Lallans 90 - Drumtulloch, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
fa wis the bonniest mishanter ivver.' on page 84

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Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
Bruce: D' ye ivver play fitba, Zeph the Zomb? Ah on page 40

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
he lach," says Hilda. "Did ye ivver hear e like! Ere's a bit in h on page 35

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Shearer, Gillian Tales Fae The Doric Side - Guernica, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
iled these days. Nae aat he'd ivver tak it oot on Ma an me. Sumti on page 44

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Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
canna help winnerin if wi'll ivver dee ess again - jist me, Gru on page 96

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
lenty tae dee" "A'm easy. Fit ivver ye wint ma Cherie" on page 15

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McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
nkers A thraw thaim back aw A ivver ettled fir wis Yer smile on page 3

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Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
CH!!" Whit a scair, ad nivver ivver,'en ma hail lyfe, heryd oneyt on page 62

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
years. An aa the tales that's ivver tellt, on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
although he widna, an cudna, ivver say it, Ah ken he feels the s on page 7
v gaed near twinty ear wi'oot ivver seein a docter. An noo, weel, on page 9
"Div ye ivver wish ye hidna mairret im?" on page 13
he's bin oan ilky diet at wis ivver invintit," he said, te onybod on page 15
lugs muckit oot again. Did ye ivver mak an appintmint te see aboo on page 22
Also on pages 26, 28, 29, 44, 46, 51, 53, 54, 57, 73, 75, 87
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
man. A better man nor you'll ivver be.' on page 8

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
think Ah'd dee o shock if ye ivver did onythin differint...onyth on page 6
nicht - Ah didna think Ah'd ivver get ye beddit. Ah think ye'd on page 17
ivver ken. on page 20
the best brither a quine cud ivver hiv wished fir." on page 22
the best sherry trifle ye've ivver tastit." on page 29
Also on pages 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 66, 69, 74, 78, 80, 86, 89, 93, 94, 95
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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ngdom, e pooer an e glory for ivver. on page 13
aa yer faes, an naethin will ivver hairm ye. Bit naewithstannin, on page 98
a cuddie tethert att nae man ivver sat on. Lowse him an fess him on page 112

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
pal, Feel Freddie, fa hairdly ivver spoke, comin up the street. T on page 8
nicht. Ah dinna s'pose Ah'll ivver see at fiver again." on page 15
"Did ye ivver hear o a sheepdug at wis fear on page 17
y o er wine. "She can say fit ivver the hell she likes, bit fir f on page 30
rood o yersel, Mug, an nivver ivver apologise fir fa ye are. Ye'r on page 31
Also on pages 35, 46, 47, 51
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
hat wis the loudest soun that ivver met their lugs forby the soun on page 16

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
but there wasna a Sabbath day ivver aifter fan he didna jyne in t on page 27

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McGregor, Iain Lallans 78 - Scots Teegars, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric, prose
respect this braw baist, for ivver an ivver an cuidnae steek ma on page 80

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - TROUBLE WI WITTGENSTEIN, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
scuss." Ah canna min the Prof ivver mentionin onythin aboot that, on page 85
wis like nae tractor they hid ivver seen. on page 87

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 73 - The Bigger Hoose, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
wisna New Byth. Bit if ye're ivver there ye'll easy ken, cos the on page 104
er," says he, "the best Ah've ivver wurked for, an Ah've wurked f on page 105
en o the aalest British coins ivver foun, gaan a thoosan year bac on page 109

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 82 - Troke, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
n leukin as hale an hairty as ivver, as he flang bittocks o breid on page 88

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
there fowk on Mars an wad we ivver get ti the meen. An he said, on page 74

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
Munro winna suffocate. Hiv ye ivver seen him short o breath?’ A
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
cheef in myn, A telt her, gin ivver she did, A wad waalk oot. A t
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Puppet Mannie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, poetry
Hard ye ivver sic a rammie’s fan e puppet
Saa ye ivver sic a muckle hape o wid?
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Wheeler, Leslie Brockit, the Ferm Toon Cat, (Grampian Regional Council 2000) Doric, weans
he loons in Billy's class hid ivver bin tae a Dons' first team ga
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Maist miserable day at you ivver sa,
Fan wull it gang aff? If ivver it will.
Fine an warm, the best day I ivver sa.
Een o the best days that I ivver sa
for Aviemore mair relaxed an ivver, stopped at Loch Morlich an h
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
"Hiv you ivver hid a cataract operation?" Ne
games a week. I canna ivver mind o bein tired". He thocht
Fan wull it gang aff? If ivver it will,
yon wis the worst that I hiv ivver seen.
wither that there his ivver been," they wid say tae him.
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Mitchell, Ian R. Lallans 63 - Walkin Woundit, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
ck, dinna be a snob.” If ye ivver said “What or who”, intea
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Leslie, Dawn Press and Journal 2023-12-02 - Doric Corner, (no publisher recorded 2023) Doric, newspaper
d-relatit responsibility Ah'm ivver trustit wi... fir good reason
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Strachan, Shane Standing Stone, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2016) Doric, prose
their faces are clearer than ivver, their voices and their laugh
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Johnson, Mary Lallans 59 - Furst Time, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Aberdeenshire, prose
cils and notepads. When wid A ivver yase them? It wis jist for th
rk. It wid be a lang time, if ivver, afore the bag wiz fund. A ca
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Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
wi greetin like they’d been ivver since they’d gotten the tel
r faimily for neen o them hid ivver deen her ony ill.
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The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
h wiz the tin hats nor rifles ivver made an appearance only bein
gan tae be blasted worse than ivver staanin on a mine in the Liby
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Hutchison, Pat Bob the Dog fae the Bog, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
he maist complicated pibrochs ivver composed fae the mind o man.
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's yistreen. Mair prood than ivver tae ken ye. Haud forrit!(2020) search twitter
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Braw. Dinnae mine ivver hearin aat afore. https://t.c(2020) search twitter
Erased! Best auto coreect ivver. (Or wis ye bein funny?) http(2020) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
_Bull1 @Kennysc89883981 Still ivver i charmer I see.(2019) search twitter
g it much better than I could ivver. Nae wi a couple of drams in (2019) search twitter
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ivver mine. Got i best jobbie ivver noo though.(2019) search twitter
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and 4 other occurrences.

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
er tried yon eens, I'm hardly ivver sooth o e' Chain Brig. If the(2020) search twitter
o the maist underrated songs ivver IMO. https://t.co/CO0MuIykgk(2020) search twitter
ot o three is nae bad. Nivver ivver savage meat. It's the law.??(2019) search twitter
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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
the kirk is ivver fill, fer prayan. on page 6
an naen o them ivver spaek aboot hid; Higgie, back on page 16
r if thir maed hid, or if hid ivver metters. on page 49
if Eynar is thowt o flittan, ivver waanted tae bide somepiece it on page 76
hid's wi anither? An deus hid ivver mean onytheen ither as grief? on page 91

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Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
Wan day, gin I wad ivver loss thee on page 58

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
hunt at night an are hairdly ivver seen in daylight, there have
Notheen like this fillo haed ivver been seen in Privet Gate. He
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Hall, Simon W. No the Six o Clock News, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Orkney, blog
ut consider this: when did we ivver hiv a serious TV drama that e
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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
e maist Scots Leid thing at's ivver happened.(2020) search twitter

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
nortaboot an Scots varieties ivver fae syne. Tae "correct" dis t on page 31
affen as it ivver wid be in Standirt English wi on page 61
Ivver sae aft da vowel'll cheinge, on page 72
ptional an aa, bit you seldom ivver saa it. Da Shaetlan on page 94

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
Hoofjeld. (I winder if he'll ivver see on page 100
Da fur hats, da ivver-ready hymn-books, on page 115

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Tait, John M Lallans 60 - The Three Hooses, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Shetland, weans
an naither him nor his bairns ivver gied the Laich Hoose anither
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Nicholson, Hannah Samhain - Usher in the Dark - Minni-Babbi, (Leopard Arts 2021) Shetland, prose
da day wis as sunny as it wis ivver been afore.
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@tattooedselkie tweeted
been here fir 4 years an only ivver gone tae the bowlin alley!(2021) search twitter

@shaetlan_rose tweeted
n wird by dee) - - but I'm no ivver heard him afore Inge telt me!(2020) search twitter

Southern

Ulster

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
e be bothert wi this. "Wud ye ivver houl yer wheesht", he said, i on page 16

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Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
Hae ye ivver daen onie pey’d wark?
Naw, haenae ivver wrocht
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