A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

begoud Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words32.1 43.4 22.5 0 0 31 0
Number of occurrences10486 15 0 0 3 0
Number of authors15 14 1 2

Occurrences of begoud in Corpus

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Central

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
bourach o thochts an myndins begoud ti birl in her heid, an it wi on page 14
velment grew an ither chynges begoud ti kythe, an unnertowe o stur on page 20
It wisna lang or she begoud girnin ti Kate at thair faith on page 22

3 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ce! This wey, drap by drap, I begoud tae ken your waesome life. Fo on page 26
udna say mair. On a sudden he begoud tae greet. The nicht had fawn on page 30
e the spirl stappit growin an begoud tae mak a flooer. The wee pri on page 31
Hooaniver, she suin begoud tae deave him wi her dorty pr on page 32
his tint sundoun. An syne he begoud tae be wearied. on page 40
Also on pages 76, 77
7 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 70 - A Bannock Day’s Pley for Thrie Fowk, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, script
syne, A wes at ma buiks, an A begoud ti read o an auld makar, sing on page 45

2 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
.' An, as wis his wont, Skald begoud tae spak in his ain mainner, on page 14

2 matches

Burns, John Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
An begoud tae move, turnin an turnin on page 65

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 59 - Rants and Foys, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
ome o the aulder fowk forbye, begoud tae tak tent o the fack that on page 56

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traisur Insch (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008) Central, prose
tioun; bot at lang an lest we begoud sie at he ettilt ti eveit tha on page 4
e he, the Skipper that is, - begoud ti pype up hiz eternell sang, on page 7

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Traivells wi a Cuddie i the Cevennes (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2008 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-5-1) Central, prose
r, ontil a waant o confidenss begoud ti ring in the ying bosies, a on page 3
e afoir eftir fyve; bi sax we begoud ti lade the cuddie, an ten me on page 6

2 matches

Forde, Iain W D Chronikil o Scotland (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2016 ISBN: 978-0-9574164-3-7) Central, prose
un cam inti hiz ei. Whan thai begoud ti blok out the neist ruid, B on page 44
ar winchin a Scots lassikie," begoud the hailie man, wiouten onie on page 45

2 matches

Kay, Billy Lallans 78 - Thochts on the bonnie broukit bairn at hame an abroad, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, prose
statement "that's whan things begoud tae get better". Efter the re on page 6

3 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
ies be Macaulay (1977). As Ah begoud tae warsle wi the realities o on page 9

2 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 67 - Andra’s Sang, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
An syne begoud their haiks! on page 50

1 matches

Neill, Willie Lallans 61 - Three Tales frae the Brithers Grimm, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central - Ayrshire, prose
n the keing cam doun. The cat begoud ti gie a peitifu yowlin an ya on page 42

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 67 - William Motherwell (1797 - 1836), (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
hou this auld wey o gaitherin begoud tae gie ower tae whit we wad on page 69

5 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
ylie (an sae nae cuddie), but begoud ti ack streyngelie upon takin
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Taid o that Ilk (excerpt), (Fons Scotiae 2009) Central, prose
ti be ane ei; an a smaw faiss begoud pece an pece ti growe up roun
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
Tammas begoud ti out-fuff hiz breith.
dies at bene sic eydent gydes begoud ti be
n out o the kerr wi onbelefe, begoud ti yowt
sae forwandert at shae begoud ti pewl maist peitie-fu. Thai
Eftir the male, Grant begoud ti gie the fankilt an drumlie
15 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
ink an tuik oot his graith an begoud tae cut the claith he haed br
1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 63 - Auld plain Scottis, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
he usual money of Scotland’ begoud tae be uised. Inglis cunyies
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 76 - The Man Wha Jeopardeized The Continued Existence O The Universe, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
Fallin sterns begoud ti kythe, tane efter tither,
wed her hands intil neives an begoud ti greit. "Dauvit,
2 matches

Marenich, Margaret Lallans 76 - The Factory, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
an Himsel baith, an a pictur begoud ti kythe. Thay haed
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Animal Ferm: Chapters I to III, (Mak Forrit 2021) Central, prose
t. Afore lang the ither bease begoud arrivin and makkin theirsels
laid doun ahint the pigs and begoud tae chowe the cuid. The twa c
uk a place near the front and begoud daffin her white mane, howpin
t, he raukit his thrapple and begoud:
Major raukit his thrapple and begoud tae sing. Juist like he haed
9 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
e her trooser belt. The plane begoud tae rise, an cleart the first
od idea.” Their predicament begoud tae tak mair concrete shape i
x back oot o the shrug an she begoud tae trummle.
een an all-clear, acause fowk begoud tae spick an muve aboot.
The isolatit fermtoons begoud tae gie wey tae clachans, lai
19 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
he Conservatives haes awready begoud a haillsale transformation
1 matches

Doric

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
A tale begoud in bygane days, Wi simmer's s on page 7
is the morn, Cheetie?" Ailice begoud. "Ye'd hae jaloused it gin ye on page 10
ettin criticeised, an sae she begoud tae speir quistions. "Are ye on page 25
nae ken aat?" An syne they aa begoud tae rowt out thegidder, or th on page 27
air delytit-like, an her hert begoud tae dunch swippertlie as the on page 32
Also on pages 34, 39, 40, 41, 56, 74, 80, 81, 100
15 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
whan the weel-sawn yird begoud tae steer on page 140

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
er-an-fowr-an-thritie, whan A begoud ma fultyme eddication, i the
ner n’, whan A tell ee at A begoud tae blirt, an ma hert wis fai
2 matches

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