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The word 'behave'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
behaveOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus11.53724
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 26.2 8 3
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 92.7 2 1
SEC - (South) East Central 2.6 1 1
WCE - West Central 23 5 2
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 16.3 3 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 10.7 8 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of behave in Corpus

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
kit efter. He telt da boys ta behave demsels an da weemin no ta be on page 19

1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
inside wi you, says he, ‘an behave normal. Not a wird or a sign.
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
f that’s the case they must behave!” Alabaster said pittin his
1 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
on suite an prayed at she wid behave ersel: she's a stranger te di on page 58

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fir God's sake, jist behave yersel." on page 74

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
"Maister, garr yer disciples behave themsels." An he says till th on page 112

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
a grin, "iv Ah thocht ye cud behave yersel." on page 28

1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
Bit the day, if he chose tae behave a beast, he cud bide wi them,
e ferm noo. Ye maun learn tae behave yersel like a young lady an n
e. Because I've tae learn tae behave like a leddy an nae like a dr
3 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
“Foo can ye twa une behave?” she speired. “Soinethin
1 matches

General Northern

Gray, Kath Lallans 63 - Aikey Brae Fair – 1962, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
Yer dad says, “Did ye behave yersel?”
1 matches

North East Central

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
"Ma last guests didna behave theirsels," Diomedes replied. on page 35

2 matches

(South) East Central

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
n the truth - we really must behave - tut tut lol (2020) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
'Did it behave itsel?' on page 42
ifetime. If ye ever dae, jist behave as if ye've met a carnaptious on page 61
ye'll dae yer verra best tae behave yersels when she's aboot. Nae on page 63
ugsome tales aboot the way ye behave at hame. But ye'd better no t on page 152

4 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
put us in a Home if we didnae behave. Any time we did somethin bad on page 169

1 matches

Dundee

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
tell me how ti behave. on page 3

1 matches

Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
n. They haed niver seen bease behave like this afore, and this sud
1 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
un on - bit still an aa, tae behave lik he juist did! She clenche
1 matches

Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Crystals, naw equations that behave like livin things, on page 132

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Guru an Zander, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
‘Coln, behave yersel. Huv a line. Stevie, c
1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bools, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
an unnerstaun whit makes them behave this waiy. Unnerstaun? Ah unn
1 matches

General Central

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
'And jist you try and behave yersel for wance while she's on page 1

1 matches

@_Erinboyle_ tweeted
e. Only 1 group of supporters behave in this way. The route cause (2021) twitter link

@g_hibby tweeted
ng, and a guid Hogmanay.. And behave yersel'... ?? (2022) twitter link
enjoy it Margaret... Mind and behave yersel'... :) (2023) twitter link

@Chazzbat tweeted
a kitchen, seein as he cannae behave himsel.(2020)
yeweys luik gorgeous, wummin! Behave yersel.(2020)

@pmcm1355 tweeted
e Nice tae see ye'r back, noo behave yersel.... ye'll no get intae (2022) twitter link

@weenell3 tweeted
wson @ashmill1973 Mind and no behave... you've a reputation tae ke (2022) twitter link

South East (Borders)

@jamie_ginger tweeted
e mother telling is to bloody behave myself in edinbugh tomorrow. (2018)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
r seat, yer privileged space, behave. on page 77

1 matches

General Ulster

@HurchinHome tweeted
@StuartPoet Ha, as lang as ye behave yersel! It'll be guid tae hae(2020)