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Use in varieties of Scots

haven Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.1 10.1 9 9.9 63.9 0 4.4
Number of occurrences3920 6 1 11 0 1
Number of authors26 13 6 1 5 1

Occurrences of haven in Corpus

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Central

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
t go! I don't have a phone, I haven't stole anything from anyone. on page 28

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
he lead-licht a-winkin an the haven a-lee, on page 44

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Douglas, David Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
snug, safe haven, ports fortified with strong on page 50

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
drops comin fae behind me: "I haven't missed Sebastian Wolfston's on page 51

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
t Britain, a low-tax, low-pey haven fer dirty money fae aroun the on page 51
he plan is fer a low-pey, tax-haven economy leevin aff bein best on page 56
cotland tae be a low-pay, tax haven fer the rich whaur workers' r on page 81

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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
o his lugs. 'My God, chaps. I haven't heard that accent since the on page 76

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
bout the storyline because ah haven't seen the script. | on page 169

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Auchinleck - that haven o calm! Is nou 'Ned-Free'! on page 34

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
* The Haen (East Haven). on page 30

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The shedda neuk that's haven, in an bide on page 45

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Morton, Elaine Lallans 61 - Twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Lothian, poetry
The shedda neuk thet's haven, in an bide on page 60

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Clark, Thomas Wha's Like Us?, (Bella Caledonia 2017) Central - Bellshill, blog
n o Sealand, an affshore data haven in the North Sea, has spent m
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
, no,” he protestit. “You haven't told him there are still Ne
sayed. “I haven’t checked my e-mail for eig
2 matches

Macdonald, Ileene Fit’s it aa aboot?, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
Scotland’s biggest problems haven’t changed. But we have.”
1 matches

@RickHJohnston tweeted
Because we haven't suffered under a Tory gover (2022) twitter link

Doric

Maitland, Andrew Tales Fae The Doric Side - The Auld Mannie, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
, an he entert intae the safe haven o the wee shoppie. The fleer on page 72

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
replied." I haven't had time to go to the bank"
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@beast_afc tweeted
ong hair but a Blue Ball! Nae haven that. Get it sorted or get hi(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
me from home, this is my safe haven (from Jessie) this is my favo(2016) search twitter

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
uspect. There is faetter, but haven't heard it spoken. Laundmerk (2020) twitter link

@McGoo1888 tweeted
an erse eh massell yer again haven't I ? (2022) twitter link

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
been her 'quiet place' - her haven and retreat on page 57

1 matches

Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
these people can play - they haven't even been taught how to hol on page 13

1 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
tn't be taken seriously. They haven't got the capacity to cope wi on page 35

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
een the film already, but you haven't / You've been there before, on page 75
sure, You've not said/You haven't said, He's not coming/He is on page 89

5 matches

Cumming, John Da Whillie, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, prose
We towed da whillie ta Nort Haven an left her tied tae da pier;
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
for safe haven, relief o kent banks.
1 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
een the film already, but you haven't / You've been there before,
t out their bin bags, only we haven't). In idder wirds, StE maks

Ulster

@MarkThompStuff tweeted
@gaynorkane Haven't heard it yet - fingers cro(2020) search twitter