A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

howff Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.3 26.2 4.5 0 0 10.3 0
Number of occurrences5652 3 0 0 1 0
Number of authors18 14 3 1

Occurrences of howff in Corpus

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Central

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
than a poet's in a Dumfries howff - on page 23
howff an yillhoose, croft an midden on page 37

4 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
. Tells us hou ti get ti this howff doun wan o the closes o the, on page 70
azaretto on the richt. Nick's howff on the left. A richt foosty p on page 71
spite o the thick reek o the howff. Each speck seemed alive. on page 73
re, it wis gey mirk, like oor howff aff the Nethergate, but mair on page 74

5 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
Burkers in sic places as the Howff an in ither graveyairds aw ac on page 108
hear a bit o a racket - the Howff was generally a place o peace on page 109
congregation were passin the Howff on their wey tae wark at the on page 110
ncidents o graverobbin in the Howff but Mr McNab, shair o his man on page 111

8 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
ein, as he cam stodgin ti the howff duir, hiz sie-kist follaein i on page 3
an the fowk at cam about our howff suin leirit ti lat him abie. on page 4

3 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
n a Jenners' bag, tae mak her howff on page 5

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
got rained aff. Settin in the howff, lissenin til the rain dirlin on page 58

1 matches

Thom, Williamina Lallans 75 - Oor Tibby Pagan, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, weans
the watter became a weel-kent howff in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, wi a w
luikin efter her ewes an her howff, the lass still had time tae
2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
he voss wes aye cawin but the howff.
The howff wesna mair nor twa ruims. The
r louns croudit intil the wie howff.
e siccar. The waatchers i the howff, owerby, nou twintie strang,
Owerby at the howff, the menyie sattilt doun ti t
14 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
oot tae a Mexican-style eatin howff twa weeks back I could hear t
1 matches

Thoumire, Elizabeth For the fat romantics, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
e staunin at the till in this howff!
1 matches

Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
un of High Life jazz frae the howff i the street ahint us.
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
alang wi thaim. Thair favourt howff turnt oot tae be a private ho
1 matches

Matthews, Lily A SPARK O INSPIRATION, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
rchin fur her lost dug in the Howff durin a storm. The puir lassi
air, ye kin see hur roond the Howff, searchin an greetin oot fur
e tap o Reform Street wis The Howff. Whit if ah saw th’ lassie?
t. Ah had tae cut thro’ The Howff. It wis the ainlie wey back i
ed the heavy iron gates o the Howff graveyard. Ah heard trees moa
6 matches

Hubbard, Tom Scottish Faust: Poems and Ballads of Eldritch Lore, (Kettillonia 2004) Central, poetry
wi the ae lamp, forenent the howff.
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Till Houletgless an the Soond o Money, (The Scores 2018) Central, prose
at an oor in the chynge-hoose howff, puzzlin ower the crafty comp
1 matches

Begg, James A. Lallans 74 - The Killie Fleshers - 1786, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ck for a year or mair, an his howff is doun at the Bowlin Green H
1 matches

@ClashCityClarky tweeted
@bellacaledonia The Howff. Aw day lang.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
Be wintin wi my hummle howff?' on page 35

1 matches

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
maisic wafts frae a howff mistraucht tin fussles on page 3

1 matches

@JamieFairbairn1 tweeted
ngin rock, the partan had his howff;, Weel ben ayont the swurly s (2020) twitter link

Southern

@StuartPoet tweeted
thered off Tibby Pagan at her howff in Muirkirk by Burns. Yowes. (2020) search twitter