A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

begged Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 9.6 6.4 9.9 0 10.9 26.5
Number of occurrences3018 4 1 0 1 6
Number of authors18 11 3 1 1 2

Occurrences of begged in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
the stairt, the three lassies begged Dodgson fir a story, an so he on page v
at doon again in a circle, an begged the Moose tae tell them someh on page 29
"Aye, goan then!" begged Alice. on page 72

3 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
sat doun again in a ring, an begged the Mous tae tell thaim somet on page 28

1 matches

Paisley, Janet Not For Glory, (Canongate 2001 ISBN: 978-1841951744) Central, prose
dae, carpet an furniture they begged aff folk chuckin things oot. on page 1

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
And begged tae be his royal bride. on page 21

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
the same boay who practically begged me tae ban on page 54

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
on, Miss Trunchbull, please,' begged Miss Honey. 'Ye'll dae him a on page 147

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
nae eat, but she pure went an begged me an ah'd of felt lik a righ on page 148
said. But no even if he pure begged yi an yi knew it wis jist a w on page 169

2 matches

McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
o dirk, no mercy, fur whaever begged. on page 112

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
mazons, they aw went daft and begged tae go wi him. on page 38

1 matches

Nicol, Alissa Poor Wee Livvy, (Scots Hoose 2022) Central - North Lanarkshire, weans
I wis told, Livvy's best pals begged Livvy tae come wae them that
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
the same boay who practically begged me tae ban him and the rest a
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
pin an clappin oor haunds, an begged oor faither tae let the cleve
e cud flee awa. Noo, Daedalus begged Athena tae turn Icarus, tae,
“Aphrodite. I believe you begged?”
3 matches

Connor, Bailey A SCOTS HORROR STORY, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
stit intae greetin faces that begged tae be let intae the warm hoo
1 matches

Doric

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I begged her no to go an I begged her on ma bended knee on page 200

2 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
sat doon again im a ring, an begged e Moose till tell them someth on page 27

1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
mak a fyowe shillins. She’d begged him tae leave her w’t but n
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Jimmack begged fur a stick o explosive - wh on page 16

1 matches

Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
y set doon agin in a ring, an begged th Moose tae tell thum someth on page 28

1 matches

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ut doon agane in a circle, an begged the Moose tae tell thim some on page 29
"Ay, please dae!" begged Alice. on page 73

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
int faad doon on his knees an begged hïm, 'Gie me time, an A wull on page 9
us he faad doon afore hïm an begged hïm, on page 77
n on tha hïll, an tha demons begged tae be on page 83

4 matches

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