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Use in varieties of Scots

betsy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words14.5 10.1 41.6 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences4519 26 0 0 0 0
Number of authors5 1 4

Occurrences of betsy in Corpus

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Central

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
ll be ganshin tae the hantle, Betsy." on page 91
ou for sic a lang time. How's Betsy keeping? And wee a Jean? Is s on page 92
Och there's Tam... I'll tell Betsy ye were askin fer her, Mrs O' on page 93
Back hame, Betsy had startit tae fret. The pot on page 95
"It's aa richt, Betsy. He's jist seein me hame," Da on page 96

19 matches

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
she sut on the steel te milk Betsy the coo, the frothy milk squi on page 91

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric - Montrose, prose
lucky tae get in the likes o Betsy Whyte an Duncan Williamson as on page 126

2 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 73 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Doric, prose
lucky tae get in the likes o Betsy Whyte an Duncan Williamson as
-bit mair Scots in the text. (Betsy an Duncan didna fash gin the
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
a helpers gasped. "Oh nae Big Betsy". Och says the judge."I'll ex
I see her." Jist wi that Big Betsy appeared an asks." Fit's wran
in his element as he telt Big Betsy aboot the flooer. She asked h
d place?" asks the judge. Big Betsy growls."I got first prize wi
4 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
ie fire wi her clootie dally, Betsy, an sterted tae prig wi Meg R
yer claes?' she speired movin Betsy her dallie ben the bowster fu
ur fear that Isie wad flatten Betsy, Isie bein nae respector o it
'Sweir on Betsy's life'
wa lassies lay in the derk wi Betsy the dall atween them, listeni
17 matches

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