A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

bett Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.6 1 4.4 0 0 0 159.7
Number of occurrences422 3 0 0 0 33
Number of authors8 1 2 4

Occurrences of bett in Corpus

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Central

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e mickey. There wis this pub, Bett's Bar, in the West End o the on page 100

2 matches

Doric

Blackhall, Sheena Jessie the Jumbo And other Bairn Tales in Scots, (Smashwords 2014) Doric - Aberdeen, weans
He didna like Maisie. She bett her nails an pickit the bogie
1 matches

@72redz1903 tweeted
th my teammate and friend Jim Bett today and show him round Corm (2022) twitter link
he bus wi his ‘friend’, Jim Bett fishing oot a lickin tae the (2020) twitter link

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
There's nane ava can bettér pen. on page 31
An gie thaim bettér sicht. on page 44

2 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
us maks aa kines o seeck fowk bettèr on page 4
ot an clod ït awa. It's faur bettèr fer ye tae loass tha yin p on page 5
"Weel, A'm cumin tae mak hïm bettèr." ? Tha centurion saed, "L on page 9
he' axt Jesus for tae mak hir bettèr. He stud ower hir, an chac on page 76
he wud say: 'Tha oul wine ïs bettèr.' " on page 78
Also on pages 81, 87, 89, 98
28 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
kle heich abane iz growed, wi bettér yins past ower. on page 12
r timattas - the' aye tasted bettér nor the yins ye bocht in t on page 16

2 matches

McMaster, Anne Yarns 3 - Tha Gift / At Sea / Hairst Light, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - Ulster, poetry
a hae lairned tae houl on fur bettèr days.
1 matches

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