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Use in varieties of Scots

beuk Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words34.6 32.4 54.4 0 5.8 109.4 4.4
Number of occurrences10761 34 0 1 10 1
Number of authors35 21 10 1 3 1

Occurrences of beuk in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Lallans 82 - The Banes o Alba, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
lang afore the beuk wis screivit; on page 32

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Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Frae The Exeter Beuk on page 13
t read that in the auld boy's beuk the day. on page 25
Frae The Exeter Beuk on page 26
Frae The Exeter Beuk on page 36

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
E reasons ahent screivin this beuk is that A hae spent maist o m on page 13
reived in 1989 in a grand wee beuk cried The Eclipse of Scottish on page 14

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Granda's stale auld beuks aff beuk barrasi on page 31

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Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
fae the Bible, an him at the beuk Sawbathlie, wis aa unnerstuid on page 21

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Holton, Brian Lallans 67 - The Nine Sangs: Brian Holton, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
206 BC - 220 AD) as pairt o a beuk wi the title Chu Ci: Chu wis on page 33

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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
e gaitherin ballads for a new beuk, tae be enteetled Minstrelsy, on page 69

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Hardie, George Lallans 58 - twa poems bi George Hardie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - Hamilton, poetry
readan frae the ancient beuk on page 41

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Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
nittin pin efter the cake wis beuk. on page 118

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - review, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
jist a puckle days afore this beuk kyth't in prent. The beuk is on page 109

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, prose
This beuk coud hae been a thousan blads on page 119
The thrid beuk is langer kis it is a novella on page 120

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Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
sh poems, he winna fling this beuk i the back o his midgie motor on page 91

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Eagle, Andy Lallans 74 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
database is kin o like the ae beuk a body needs, an that beuk is
a body needs, an that beuk is gettin thicker an thicker.
ker. But it’s no juist that beuk that’s gettin thicker an th
3 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
Literature: Ye Mean the Burns Beuk?
er tae help him oot, sae this beuk lats us see that a body can b
ke wirds is "heuch", "leuk", "beuk" an "deuk".
Literature: Ye Mean the Burns Beuk?
but whan they hae a read o a beuk in general Scots they'r scunn
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Fleemin, Sandy Deid Come Nevermas, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
he Maker to Posterity til his beuk o Scots poetry, explains ti "
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Wilson, Rab Lallans 62 - Cormilligan, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, poetry
in his thochts in his poacket beuk.
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Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Cairryin Stream o Tradeetion, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
kets. It’s a gey uisefu wee beuk and is evendoon free gratis f
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Tait, John M Lallans 63 - Expository Scots (2), (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
cordit bi James Murray in his beuk on the dialects o the borders
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
llie academic wi his neb in a beuk. Knawledge is diffuse. Some f
o wrang, it’s richt” in a beuk o a million wirds wad tak tha
t duin. Bi the time the third beuk haed come oot, the first wad
3 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
riod. The Saunt Andras Muisic Beuk is a muckle cairn o kirk muis
ar an Douglas. An in his 1993 beuk Musick Fyne muisicologist D.
c. It’s a ferlie the Carver beuk haes survived.
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Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
guid evidence that the famous Beuk o Kells wis screivit an illus
The Beuk o Kells
The Beuk o Kells, nou pairt o a public
3 matches

Heather, Alistair Lat the auld witch burn, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
’s name in the muckle black beuk intae which aa wir sins ar me
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Than an nou — poverty, makkin dae, an leukin oot for ilk ither, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
aye lurkin. She kep’ a wee beuk wi aw her outgauns recordit.
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Holton, Brian An Owresetter’s Tale, (Bella Caledonia 2015) Central - Galashiels, blog
. A wis fair browdent on yon beuk, but A fund the English owres
rwark o vernacular Chinese, a beuk at uises a leid that’s soup
2 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
nd write frae an auld spellin beuk that haed belanged Mr Cameron
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
sattlet doon wi an in-flicht beuk, projeckin it ontae the seat
tae-dot puzzle in a bairn’s beuk. Unner the shallae curve o th
2 matches

Seth-Smith, Niki Chynge o sum kind is comin either wey, but a vote tae leave wad empooer Europe’s faur richt, (The Sair Fecht 2016) Central, blog
onie weys faur mair o an open beuk. I can unnerstaun the furstra
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Heather, Alistair Tartan Tourism nae mair, (The Herald 2018) Central, newspaper
ew versions will be pairt o a beuk that will guide fowk intae th
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
ower lang tae be wantin thon beuk.(2020) search twitter

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
better tae bide in an read a beuk? Or fit aboot pintin anither on page 29
e hid siller eneuch tae buy a beuk noo. He turnt on tae Schoolhi on page 30

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 84 - The Ferlie, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
'Ye can read aboot it i' the beuk o Revelation. The sin-claitht on page 81

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
Sandy raxed for the beuk, thoomed throw it a meenit or on page 54

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 90 - The Trump, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, poetry
Sae he oots wi his cheque beuk an oots wi his pen on page 34

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Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Lyn wi er nose in a pop music beuk Fyin ma up wi a peetyin look on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ss. He prayed ower the muckle beuk at ruled is life, twistin the on page 65

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 81 - Pyntin the Been, (Lallans Magazine 2012) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
are lik the Deil in the Gweed Beuk, walkin aboot the earth, 'sik on page 8

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ae bring aboot e bittie 1 the Beuk o Isaiah att tells o e land o on page 10
deeins, jist as it says i the beuk o Isaiah e prophit: on page 83
e them their rations in gweed beuk? Blist is e servant att e mai on page 103
ause Daavit himsel says i the Beuk o Psalms, 'E Lord said tae my on page 114

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Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
Laistly, if ye are a beuk luver then Reykjavík is yer on page 12
ye funcy a treat, ye can even beuk a meal at 95m in the sky in t on page 13
Comic beuk fans will ken that Belgium is on page 14

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 79 - The Tattiebogle, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
aa doon Ah could fair full a beuk wi the chairacters Ah've met on page 12

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 79 - The Bonnie Lintie, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
s some strick aboot the Gweed Beuk an its doctrines. Ye're nae a on page 24

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Philp, George Lallans 67 - Thochts anent Sangschaw and Penny Wheep, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Doric, poetry
I had the beuk o verse (but nae stowp o wine on page 138

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
Them that scrievit the Gweed Beuk itsel didna jouk caain a spaa on page 72

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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
d hae caad me ower wi a psalm-beuk, fan he telt me the ither wik
notes aboot the sermon but es beuk haed th’umman’s name in
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Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 63 - A Wird i Yer Lug, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
cots wirds ye winna fin in es beuk fooiver lang ye seek them. No
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Uri, Antonia Widney’s Fuil, (Mak Forrit 2017) Doric - Aberdeen, blog
ts history that he’s haen a beuk — The Life and Death of Jam
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Hutchison, Pat Mrs Clushet o Faaldydykes, (McStorytellers.com 2018) Doric - Banffshire, prose
d shakin his heed. Closin the beuk wi a snap that made Mrs Clush
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Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
anda’s bible. A big leather beuk that the factor said wid mak
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@sovereigndaisy tweeted
loss of lives on the ice. 2nd beuk has arrived. Trying to still (2019) search twitter
sint ma faither a copy o yer beuk fur he’s awa tae Portugal ??(2019) search twitter
rom the Quines - loving your beuk! ????????????????(2019) search twitter

@d_anderson878 tweeted
t - fae Anne Donovan's magic beuk. The colour o deid leafs. Nae(2020) search twitter

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
you wid onnly need ta hae wan beuk printit for bairns in aa pair
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Southern

Purves, David Lallans 67 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Southern - Selkirk, newspaper
We thocht this wis the poetry beuk o the year, aabeit we didna g on page 5

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
ick Waitter 2000 Millennium Beuk.
pages i Kathleen Stewart’s beuk anenst historical facks an ae
Michael Lynch’s beuk, “Scotland A New History”
ot, i chaipters 9 an 10 i the Beuk o Ezekiel. Weel wurdie
1 and 2 o his preface tae his beuk, “A Scots Grammar” ISBN o
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@StuartPoet tweeted
publishin ma big illustratit beuk o poems fir weans, A Squatter(2020) search twitter
Angeline, whit braw aboot the beuk eh, Ah wis near tae gettin a (2020) search twitter
harvey @WeeMowdie Stoatir o a beuk Fae @TippermuirBooks ??(2020) search twitter
@ScotGovScots An ma ain beuk o Bairnrhymes due suin fae @T(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
Beuk publishin' accoonted fer the on page 68

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