Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

beggar	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	5.4	4	3	39.7	0	0	19.4
Number of occurrences	18	8	2	4	0	0	4
Number of authors	10	6	2	1			1

Occurrences of beggar in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
Or beggar fey? on page 24

1 matches

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
ch weill, cracks Sigurd, 'the beggar an his gounie maun haud thegi on page 14

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
as a gaberlunzie or licensed beggar in the first half o the sixte on page 16

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 59 - Review Lang Syne in the East Neuk o Fife, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
re is a hairst o gowd fae the Beggar's Mantle - is it no time tha on page 54

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 57 - Twa Auld Men, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
he Kingdom o Fife was caad "a beggar's mantle, fringed wi gowd". B on page 136

1 matches

McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
sae muckle they beggar belief. on page 12

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
s him she gien it til an auld beggar. The neist pert o the narrati on page 138

2 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
rowlin ferlie? Swith! In some beggar's haffet squattle." An fit's on page 56

1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
The Cumberland Beggar
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
You're a mean and awkward beggar and you don't deserve a wife. on page 22
l-blessed wi patience. If the beggar disna watch, on page 26
You're a cheeky peedie beggar - I don't need the likes o y on page 35
window panes - and then the beggar blocks wir drains And nips at on page 75

4 matches

Ulster

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
An then thair wus thïs puir beggar, covert wi sores, caad Lazaru on page 98
A blin beggar healt on page 101

4 matches