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Use in varieties of Scots

hird Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words8.6 11.1 7.5 0 5.8 0 0
Number of occurrences2822 5 0 1 0 0
Number of authors10 6 3 1

Occurrences of hird in Corpus

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Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
hegither, sae he tuik his ain hird o men an gingit norrads whaur on page 14

12 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
Ave hird it telt we werenae thaur on page 37

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
fere Jeemy Hogg, the Ettrick hird, an on the north shore is Dry on page 65

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
tt', gies us twa warks bi the Hird o Ettrick: 'Anecdotes of Sir on page 116

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
ed ti tak up wark as a hummil hird again (ae stap up, in his viz on page 137
braw, sempil, releigious yung hird, ferr-seen i the scripturs, w on page 140

2 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
een, sae that ilk clachan cud hird its yaks ootower a wide area.
een, sae that ilk clachan cud hird its yaks ootower a wide area.
2 matches

Kirk Jn, Albert Whit, (albertkirkjr.com 2022) Central - Aryshire, blog
Ere A wis endit we hird a braw soond
1 matches

Doric

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
Dar Oma A cam a hird fir Ye reengin fir oor tint g on page 3

2 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
ur, bit up-wund fae oo, was a hird o ten tae a
Tak a leuk, Iain. It’s yon hird o gaits.”
2 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
Aye @NicolaSturgeon a've hird oan guid authority ye' intend(2015) search twitter

Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
urt idders dey'll mak gear ta hird. Dey'll nivir be anidder onke on page 73

1 matches

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