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The word 'clavers'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
claversOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus4.9165
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.6 3 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 85 8 1
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 39.3 3 1
LAL - General Central
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 clavers in Corpus

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General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
shot tae pick a subjee-" ("He clavers about it jist as gin it war a on page 79

1 matches

(South) East Central

Morton, Elaine Lallans 71 - The Concreit Bouer, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
-brockit waa. A tait o bygane clavers cam to mind, whuspered specul
ht. She brocht food an aa the clavers, lude wi smaa toun
peired for an tellin ower the clavers.
3 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ame the day, cryin him Bloody Clavers. Stories survive because fowk on page 116
ple spirit. Early in his life Clavers had summonit up the Deil an m on page 117
ntrips an demonic orgy led by Clavers an his pal the Deil. An lang on page 118

8 matches

Edinburgh

Forde, Iain W D Swallae and Amethyst (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-1-3) Central, prose
mman, quik, shairp an wiouten clavers. on page 8

1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
tchin for Covenanters. Bluidy Clavers wis up there in the van. Hunn on page 39
e! John Graham himsel. Bluidy Clavers! He shuddered within, but wit on page 45

3 matches

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