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The word 'haivers'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
haiversOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus10.93519
ORK - Orkney 9.9 1 1
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern
NEC - North East Central 92.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 12.8 5 2
WCE - West Central 18.4 4 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 22.7 17 8
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 27.8 2 2
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of haivers in Corpus

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Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
back better daels; fer aa her haivers sheu kens gowd an refuses tae on page 142

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
, ye'r aa hairt! Fit a load o haivers. Firget the hobbies!" Stevie on page 51

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North East Central

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
But there’s sae mony haivers spake aroond Wallace that ye
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ht. There’s a guid amoont o haivers spak aboot the Pechts, an lit
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(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
thon ane, at wul swallae onie haivers A tell thaim. Ay, it's a trew on page 48

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
present a copy o "The Hoose o Haivers" tae the winner an twa rinner
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
opy o Itchy Coo's The Hoose o Haivers an the twa rinners-up wi a co
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 100, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
mashes. He then brocht up the haivers aboot costs an pyntit oot tha
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 106, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
t, Planet Fankle, The Hoose o Haivers an A Scots Parliament. Resear
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West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
wid help her tae thole their haivers and stop her fae gaun gyte. Y on page 23
genius!' she yelloched. 'Whit haivers is this ye're talkin? Yer hei on page 80
'Haivers,' the Trunchbull said. 'Ye're on page 140

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
some daft bit o haivers, as ah aften dae, an fairly t on page 123

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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
time persuadin them it wis aa haivers.
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General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
wi yill taen. Ne'er heed his haivers - time eneuch. Goad rest yi, on page 14

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Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
nd o' patter an' blethers an' haivers thit their heids are in dange on page

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
chocolate bars he maks. Och, haivers, awa ye go, it's no! He has a on page 12
word o whit they say. It's aw haivers, ilka bit o it!' on page 91
'Whit a load o auld haivers!' said wan o the faithers. on page 107
'Haivers,' said Mr Wonka, 'he's gey lu on page 169

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'Haivers, ma mannie, haivers,' she said. 'Look at me. Am I on page 4

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
'Haivers!' said Ratton. 'I bide up her on page 71

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Review Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
dle, and nane o them were the haivers that unkennin fowk hae caaed on page 62

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Fitt, Matthew The Itchy Coo Book o Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales in Scots - A Wee Story Aboot Love, (Itchy Coo 2020) Central, weans
goblin whispered some sleekit haivers intae his lug and the glaikit on page 80

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
e man made didna come ower as haivers.
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Fitt, Matthew Whuppity Stoorie, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
"Haivers! Guff!" The auld wummin smile
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Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
gane gyte an wis jist talkin haivers. But I’ve seen mortals flee
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Scots Language Center Crackin aboot politics, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ms, but Kirkcaldy thocht this haivers. Insteid, he threapit, the In
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
come oot wi haivers. Yon flooer we got last Chris on page 18

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@StuartPoet tweeted
avendish Elitist and entitled haivers.(2020)

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