A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'hers'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of hers in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
3F hers dirs on page 57

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
n up yon horrid broon teeth o hers,’ he said.
1 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
s o beef frae his plate ontae hers, touzle her heid, an wink, an
1 matches

Wilson, Katie Becus a hae a sister a hae a friend, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Buckie, prose
Different if it was yi using hers, she’d defiantly git pissed
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
ir made. She teen his haan in hers an whispered her love and tha
1 matches

Harper, Edith Legacy, (northwordsnow.co.uk 2021) Doric, poetry
Ah troo ma hauns growe like hers –
1 matches

South Northern

General Northern

@Franwella tweeted
@aimeeannenaylor she says nae hers!(2013)

(South) East Central

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
up so his een could see intae hers. The protests fae the twa cel on page 1

7 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
n in that awfy coorse wety o" hers, an' then gaed tae gan forrit on page 18
nday. Aye, an' they bairns o' hers are a proper credit tae her, on page 20
at wee drochle o' a fether o" hers as faur as Ah cud hae thrown on page 26
rd she whiles wet that bed o' hers jist tae gie me mair wark. on page 37

4 matches

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
ednae want tae hear a pupil o hers bein discussed in sic a publi on page 1

4 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
egrettin brining up mines and hers untimely brekup. And yince ma on page 170

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 59 - A Day Weel Spent, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
her. She catches his luif in hers again an thegither they lats on page 125

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Fleemin, Sandy A Day Weel Spent, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
her. She catches his luif in hers again an thegither they lats
1 matches

Crawford, Ross Mindin, (Medium 2021) Central - Stirling, prose
hare oor favourite sayings ae hers and marvel at her command ae
1 matches

@DavidJWood2 tweeted
�re kids must be street wise. Hers where fae the same fecken str(2020)
he it could be judged against hers ??. Nope something right oots(2020)

West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
thir periods. Harpreet's had hers since she wis eleven, Laura K on page 93
It turns oot she's no startet hers ataw. She made it aw up tae i on page 96
That fat cow next door's got hers so am gettin mine. Charlene's on page 151
ah didnae wantae go roon tae hers tae study cause ah preferred on page 169

5 matches

Edinburgh

Monahan Brown, Ricky Dùn Èideann, (The Scores 2020) Central, prose
ey quick. Hoo did thae legs o hers skiddle alang sae fast? Thare
1 matches

Glasgow

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
ossed in that fuckin phone ae hers. Swipin and scrollin fuckin e on page 3
andbag oan the table, knockin hers aff in the process, on page 5
ld tell a mile away that it's hers fae her wee sparkly case. The on page 22
banshee an so does Dolly but hers is in glee an happiness rathe on page 28

4 matches

Cunningham, Lucy nothing but a set of eyes for stars - Swedish Fish, (Association for Scottish Literature 2023 ISBN: 978-1906841546) Central, prose
swer the door when a went tae hers tae get ma tie done and ma ha on page 38

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
w. I sit oan ma bed, Iona oan hers, tryn'ae read. on page 3

1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
une it aa watchin ower her an hers. She passt on oot o sight. Ah
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Time, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
anie hud a pot simmerin away. Hers wis always the best, even bet
1 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
n the gey different warld fae hers that they creatit. on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Philip, Andrew Lallans 70 - Fower Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, poetry
Yon man o hers turnt oot juist as ye said: on page 55

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
Thae muckle jaws o hers aye keepit on page 115

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
up thae ugsome broon teeth o hers,' he said. on page 20

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
mak it saelike the pronouns 'hers', 'his' an 'yours'. on page 30

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
she cups his hauns wi hers on page 9

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
ed her, nae make but drink is hers - on page 4
Strenth drawn o hers tae mak her ain on page 12
O hers an whit's fit for the lave on page 17

3 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
: Hope! Hope an happiness are hers! on page 35

2 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 79 - Oot o the Mooths o Weans, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
auld grannie hair like yers. Hers is aw bleck, ir aftimes broon on page 92

1 matches

Cameron, Peter Lallans 59 - Yowdendrift / Gin I Kent, (Lallans Magazine 2021) Central, poetry
that lats nae bairn o hers on page 139

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
I'd say I'm hers my haill life lang, forbye on page 42

1 matches

South East (Borders)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
do a get mum and dad. O mums hers a candle. O dad hers and avac(2018)

@officialAliRed tweeted
2/ And hers was the company you'd want to(2020)

South West (Galloway)

Donegal (East Donegal)

East Antrim (Larne)