Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'beg'

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Use in varieties of Scots

beg	Occurrences normalised per million words	Occurrences	Authors
Total Corpus	22.9	76	31
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland	11.6	2	1
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)	351.6	10	1
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A	6.5	2	2
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen	21	2	2
DOR - General Northern	22.2	5	2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central	14.6	6	5
WCE - West Central	13.3	3	3
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh	18.6	3	1
GLA - Glasgow	25.6	5	4
AYR - Ayrshire	128.1	12	1
LAL - General Central	6.6	5	5
SEA - South East (Borders)	99.8	8	1
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)	219.7	7	1
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)	32.8	1	1
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)	90.8	5	1

Occurrences of beg 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.

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
wis aafil ceevil, an said, "I beg dy pardon! Did du spaek?" on page 26
o clined bread ida tidder. "I beg your pardon, your Majesty," h on page 112

2 matches

North Northern B (Caithness)

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
Till beg a tale o brith too weak Till on page 5
y me! either e locks were too beg, or e key wis too peedy, but on page 11
ver all oer wi fricht. "Oh, A beg yer pardon!" cowned Alice has on page 21
hrow them, an id'll sit up an beg for ids denner, an all sorts on page 22
"A beg yer pardon!" sade e Moose, fr on page 24
Also on pages 26, 29, 106, 112
10 matches

Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
n dresser aat hid held aa her beg dishes. His gaze meeved ower on page 94

1 matches

Thom, Bill The Quait Chiel, (Tapsalteerie 2013 ISBN: 9780992663100) Doric - Banff, poetry
An in aat place ye'll beg reprieve, on page 15

1 matches

Aberdeen

Strachan, Shane DWAMS, (Tapsalteerie 2024 ISBN: 978-1916214880) Doric, poetry
We beg for watter, on page 25

1 matches

Hardie, Buff Dod 'n' Bunty, (Evening Express 2000) Doric, newspaper
tructions, but fan I said, "I beg yer pardon, I didna catch 'at
1 matches

General Northern

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Dinna mak me beg, or curse on page 81

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
hae said-na, a belt--I mean-I beg your pardon!" she eikit on, f on page 80
"I beg your pardon?" Ailice said, kv on page 81
"I beg your pardon?" said Ailice. on page 92

4 matches

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
"Aldo, that boay's comin" ah beg wae him. on page 112

1 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
day. I wis so skint I had tae beg the Social fer a fiver. The l on page 45

1 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
law, A'm no even the kind wad beg in the streets or brek a wind
1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'm shair A beg yer pardon, miss.
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
vin this plastic gangster tae beg fur his miserable fuckin life
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
EdinKennedy @edinburghpaper i beg to differ but your entitled t (2021) twitter link

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
cake, wid huv tae gie in and beg fur mercy, and then they'd hu on page 123

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
or. OK. Naw, said Charlene. I beg your pardon, said Mister Ande on page 25

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Beg pardon fir this tardy letter, on page 92

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
“Of course. I beg your pardon.” The man turnt
“I beg your pardon, father, but it�
Whiles he cud beg auld claes, than he got haud
3 matches

Glasgow

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
it her the thimble, sayin "We beg yir acceptance ae on page 28
reid-an-butter in the ither. "Beg on page 108

2 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Ah beg yous, stick up tae yer wirric on page 13

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
the winter when I've goat ma beg coat oan an that requires me on page 3

1 matches

Geraghty, Martin 378, (TheCommonBreath.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
He cocks his head back. I beg yir pudding. I’d a couple a
1 matches

Ayrshire

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
uck thaim, an it'll sit up an beg for its denner, an aa kin o t on page 22
"I beg yer pardon!" said the Mous wi on page 25
jeely-piece in the tither. "I beg yer pudden, Yer Majesty," he on page 44

4 matches

Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
a tae himsel as he went, Adam Beg, heritable portioner o the la on page 48
oor, an a vyce cried for Adam Beg. Bess, sabbin her hert oot, c on page 52
s drappt her twin lambs, Bess Beg gied birth me her ain first-b on page 55
it ony wunner then, that Adam Beg had forebodins, an wis whiles on page 59
My, I'm gled tae see ye, Edam Beg, I'm gled tae see ye! . . . I on page 60
Also on pages 63
8 matches

General Central

Smith, Donald Saut and Bluid: A Scotsaga, (Luath 2022 ISBN: 978-1804250341) Central, prose
r ilk - gleg tae faa doon an beg a bairnspley croun. on page 9

1 matches

Pennie, Len Poyums, (Canongate Books 2024 ISBN: 978-1805301387) Central - Aberdeen, poetry
But we willnae just beg ae yer pardon, hen, on page 21

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
: Listen, listen, sister - I beg ye, on page 35

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Fae Mooth tae Page, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central, blog
“I beg your pardon?”
1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
e, goddess o luve, help me, I beg ye.”
1 matches

South East (Borders)

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
Tae beg a tale o breeth tae weak on page 5
ke aw ower wi fricht. "Oh, Ah beg eer pairdon!" cried Ahlice ha on page 21
uck thum, an eet'll sit up an beg fur eets denner, an o sorts o on page 22
"Ah beg eer pairdon!" said th Moose, on page 25
esented th thimble, sayin "Oo beg eer acceptance o this elegant on page 27
Also on pages 30, 110
8 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
ae bae shakin wi fear. "Oh, A beg yer pairdon!" gret Alice in a on page 22
clod thim, an it'll sit up an beg fur its dinner, an aal kines on page 23
"A beg yer pairdon!" said the Moose, on page 26
t ower the thimel, sayin "Wae beg that yae tak this nice wee th on page 28
id an butter in the ither. "I beg yer pairdon, yer Majesty," ha on page 111
Also on pages 116
7 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"I beg yer pardon?" replied Maisie, on page 3

1 matches

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
frae tha crood, "Maistèr, A beg ye, plaise tak a luk at ma si on page 86
tha proafits spïlt frae tha begïnnin o tha warl, youse fowk on page 91
hae tae gang an luk at ït. A beg ye tae let me aff.' Anither y on page 95
ïg an A wud be affrontit tae beg. on page 97

5 matches