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seiven Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words38.4 32.4 19.2 39.7 0 21.9 176.9
Number of occurrences11961 12 4 0 2 40
Number of authors36 21 4 2 2 7

Occurrences of seiven in Corpus

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Central

Beekman, Tony Lallans 85 - The Belt, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
Whit's your answer for nummer seiven?' on page 40

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
x is thirteen, an fower times seiven is-oh michty me! J'll never g on page 18
said Five, wi a sour mouth; "Seiven on page 44

6 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
The seiven year auld designatit thamsels on page 49

1 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
in, than a grown man o thirty-seiven. Wi strict discipline, Auld T on page 22
ang road, an tae save time an seiven miles, I thocht I'd juist b-b on page 24
66, John fell in wi a force o seiven hunner airmed an thrawn Coven on page 26
throu his kist - the furst o seiven tae his blade an pistol. The on page 37
. Anither twa hunner an fifty-seiven men were convicted, an senten on page 39
Also on pages 40, 51, 63, 73, 75
12 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
hersel took me for lover: The seiven-year bliss on page 4
ast Whaur the Keil Burn jynes seiven seas. on page 11

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
Ma personal best wis seiven and a hauf seconds, but I nea on page 34

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
"Shut it, still seiven and a farthin on page 98

1 matches

Travers, Martin A Nappie Lassie Blethers tae a Fritter, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, script
Mither. Twinty seiven year auld. Twinty seiven year on page 2

2 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
It wis seiven o'clock on a cauld Spring mor on page 17

2 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
in seiven different places, on page 20

1 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Seiven on page 27

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Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
rk he could get, an fir aboot seiven year, wrocht as a machineman on page 133

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e. Leuk tae the enn o chapter seiven for the answer tae yon! A bas on page 91

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
al team is made up o Primarie Seiven pupils wha ir seeminlie haein
ta model it uises turns aroun seiven mukkil categories, or airts o
aks ilk o the afore-mentiount seiven categories, an pynts oot pote
3 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
CHEPTIR SEIVEN
“Yestrein A sein seiven hale wattir-gaws ower-airchin
Kittilskart an A kent at seiven bairns wes ti be brocht hame
Seiven moneth eftir Rosie hed twenes
triplar bairns. Aw seiven wes krissent at Kittilskart K
5 matches

Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
Fae primary fower tae primary seiven immersion education dis cairr
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
r the blue's ran oot, there's seiven square kilometres o clam an d
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
craitur wha lived an dee’d seiven hunner year syne we actually
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
ill whan ma mither wis aboot seiven or aicht year auld an wis dei
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
r Cyril Holton wis the saxt o seiven bairns, the youngest son o a
1 matches

Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
seiven hunner year.
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
Sugarcandy Hill it wis Sunday seiven days in the ouk, claver wis i
ain’ frae stert tae fínish seiven times ower, and efter that th
principles o Animalism intae seiven commaunds. Thir seiven commau
commaunds. Thir seiven commaunds wad nou be inscriev
The Seiven Commaunds
9 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
here, in this enclosed space, seiven tae yin, an him unarmed ... H
ntit on her fingers. “Times seiven,” she announced.
ancestors. At five year auld, seiven, ten, they spak aboot thair a
3 matches

McClurg, Fernando Weill, weill, weill, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
rty that wisna meant tae lest seiven month wull end this pairliame
Racists scooped nae fewer nor seiven saets i the Welsh Senedd, Hal
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
on though he’s a guid twinty seiven year aulder. When his grandso(2020) search twitter

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
"Gin seiven besom-brayin deems Soupit sax on page 53
"I'm seiven an a haaf azacly." on page 68
twa tae wirk it out, an said "Seiven year an sax month." on page 79
"Seiven year an sax month!" Humphy Du on page 80
"Fower thousan twa hunner an seiven, aat's the nummer azacly," sa on page 91
Also on pages 96
8 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
“Best be roond jist afore seiven, Uncle Tam disnae hing aboot
o Loch Skeen till the chap o seiven. Oo aw
2 matches

Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
month ago. Nae ance durin ma seiven year o education at Langside
1 matches

TheChielMeister Ah'm e chiel (sae dinna fash), (youtube.com 2011) Doric, poetry
w til't wi ma tombola nummer, seiven thoosan twa hunner eichty wan
1 matches

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
a lot o the seiven starns as sheu coud. on page 20
intae Astrid - touchan trou seiven layers o waakan claes - an l on page 107
s the service tae Darling: at seiven or eyght Stannart Year, whan on page 127

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@HJosephineGiles tweeted
seiven year ago a wis gettin invitat (2021) twitter link

Southern

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Seiven, sax, five, fower, three, twa on page 155

1 matches

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
Seiven year passed, an wi it the pla
1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Rhymes in echteen fiftie seiven. on page 27

1 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
aid, in a huffy soart o tone "Seiven jerkt mae elba." on page 77
Seiven threw haes brush doon, an had on page 78

5 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
Then ït gangs an taks wi ït seiven ither spirits mair wickit ner on page 9
d bin merriet tae hir man for seiven yeir afore he deed. She wus a on page 73
air wus Mary, caad Magdalene; seiven ïll spïrits cum oot o hir, on page 82
p an clain. Then ït luks for seiven ither ïll spïrits far waur on page 90
f he keeps on daein ye wrang seiven times a day an ïs sorrie ive on page 98
Also on pages 104, 111
17 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
kippin raip fur hir wee lass (seiven yeir oul) an tha chile didnae on page 30

1 matches

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
A seiven step forderin process fer tha on page 7
waark tae bae done. They hae seiven staff, (sax ir hefted bae the on page 41
her leid Scots. Thon means at seiven principles apply in governmen on page 57
seiven thoosan joabs. Airts an' Busi on page 63

5 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2001) Ulster, weans
An oul wumman had seiven weeyins.
an run efter the pancake. The seiven weeyins run efter it. The oul
wumman. A didnae stap fur the seiven weeyins. A cannae stap fur ya
wumman. A didnae stap fur the seiven weeyins. A didnae stap fur th
wumman. A didnae stap fur the seiven weeyins. A didnae stap fur th
7 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
In tha seiven days jist by, wur ye daein on
in o whut ye wur daein in tha seiven days jist by?
In tha seiven days jist by, wur ye lippenin
3 matches

Drennan, William Yin Tae A Hunner, (Ullans Press 2004) Ulster, poetry
Seiven echt an nine
1 matches

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