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Use in varieties of Scots

shiver Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10 7.2 16.6 9.9 5.8 31 8.9
Number of occurrences3214 11 1 1 3 2
Number of authors26 10 9 1 1 3 2

Occurrences of shiver in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
"Ugh!" said the Lory, wae a shiver. on page 26

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Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
Ah shiver neist the aumers, an bliss th on page 9

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
it we'll be gettin up tae. Ah shiver o excitement runs doon ma spi on page 6

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
wi a sun-kissed glow sends a shiver o excitement down ma spine. N on page 36

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
soun that aye gied him a wee shiver up his spine. At the back-en on page 17

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Bates, Gregor The Death Dance, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - East Dunbartonshire, weans
A shiver went doon ma body and I hones
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Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Here in ma bed A shake an shiver,
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Bennett, Peter The Sacrificial Doo, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
Ah shiver as a cauld sweat runs doon ma
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
am, ah cannae help but feel a shiver run doon ma spine. There’s
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
cackle An' sen's an almighty shiver throughoot the toon.
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Alston, Connor THE BLACK-EYED CHILDREN OF SCOTLAND, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
lightnin struck and a shiver ran up Jim’s spine as a sen
n runnin doun his foreheid, a shiver ran through his boady. His sk
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Facebook link (Changed Times Historical Novel By Ethyl Smith 2022) Central
a tour o the place ah felt a shiver when ah saw the stain an whit

Facebook link ( 2019) Central
is selection o implements and shiver then be gled tae be livin noo

Doric

Morrison, Gordon Thi Lyfe An Tyme's O An Enshoar Loon, (Authorhouse 2006 ISBN: 978-1425955397) Doric - Boddam, prose
nay supposed tae panic, Bit a shiver geid up ma speyn, '"'Far's ma on page 17

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Lawrie, Alistair Caal Cries, (Drunk Muse Press 2023 ISBN: 978-1399964678) Doric - Stonehaven, poetry
hood bedclaes roon my heid an shiver in its cavelike warmth; on page 10

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
piana aat naebody played. Ah shiver an see the aul folk lyin ere on page 78

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Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
It sent a shiver doon thi spine - on page 19

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
id in, makin the grun shak an shiver, ivvry day a Day o Judgment f on page 15

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Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
"Ugh!" sade e Lory, wi a shiver. on page 24

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
epin futterat. She gied a wee shiver o delicht.
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Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
e feel e caal, hard steens an shiver. Ye look up at the sky an see
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Strachan, Shane Hoast, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric, prose
ntae things, I replied, but a shiver ran doon ma back.
Anither shiver ran doon ma spine.
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Orkney

Cormack, Kevin Toonie Void, (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
Across Kirkwall a collective shiver... on page 7

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Shetland

Sinclair, James Murmansk, (Scottish Poetry Library 2019) Shetland, poetry
Lowrie geed a shiver an Geordie baet his airms abo
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Southern

Wilson, Rab Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
, an frets, Haurd-up students shiver! on page 212

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Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
"Ugh!" said th Lory, wi a shiver. on page 25

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@MartyMacMurtrie tweeted
mbered him being sae creepy!! Shiver up ma spine!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
shiver hard an cowld til bane, on page 48

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@the_gellick tweeted
pectral forms come glamin', A shiver ower wi' tinglin' fright, My (2018) twitter link

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