A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'begins'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of begins in Corpus

Orkney

Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
The dance begins. The band gits gaan, neestera on page 130
n deu. An than her awn alairm begins tae skrek an ivry screen at a on page 153

2 matches

Parkins, Hazel Lallans 67 - Fower Poems efter Rilke, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Orkney, poetry
the new muin begins on page 58

1 matches

Shetland

Sutherland, Stella Half a Twalmont, (Shetland For Wirds 2014) Shetland, poetry
da light begins ta win,
for dem da reel begins.
2 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
And so begins the disruption of ferries tae(2013)

North Northern B (Caithness)

Mid Northern A

Aberdeen

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Taewards nicht wither begins tae thaw.
As the plooed grun begins tae dry,
2 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Gran day, country side begins tae dry,
Bit taewards nicht it begins tae rain.
Jist as I rise the sna begins tae fa,
April begins sae fine, dry an fair,
Slowly, slowly, day begins tae change,
8 matches

(South) East Central

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Aye hit's interruptit juist begins and never feenishes on page 26

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
As day begins tae dim,
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 102, (self-published 2002) Central, newspaper
, and generally about twal it begins slawly to retrograwd; sae tha
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
in his hand he simultaneously begins coontin his wedge. Like some
1 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
speirins o Auld Beattie, wha begins ti narrate, explainin aw the on page 140

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 71 - Review - Auld Campaigner: A Life of Alexander Scott, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
The buik itsel begins wi ‘Aberdeen’, an refers
apter 3 ‘An Academic Career Begins’ naitrallie daels wi less d
Chapter Five begins bi luikin at Scott’s writin
3 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
ate tae linguistic extinction begins no wi a heidstane, but wi the
y wi rain. The toun haw clock begins tae chime, staps itsel, embar
2 matches

Edinburgh

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
d wae an approvin noad and he begins typin oan his keyboard. He st
on fuck aw in years. She soon begins hatefully typin awey oan her
2 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 2, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
a new lease ae life. He soon begins slurpin aw oor ma puss. And a
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Death Becomes Him - Part 3, (ABCTales.com 2022) Central, prose
hrugs his shoulders before he begins tae devour the tasty bits ae
1 matches

Glasgow

Sayers, Ross Daisy on the Outer Line, (Gob Stopper (Cranachan) 2020 ISBN: 978-1911279778) Central - Glasgow, prose
He begins buttonin up the jaiket that h on page 27

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
les at Rannoch whaur the moor begins on page 136

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Bennett, Peter Clyde Built, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
y where he ends an the jayket begins. Slidin the chain aff, ah ope
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part Two), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
om afore the temperature even begins tae rise. Pearcey hud found a
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Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The rain begins tae abate an the clouds open
1 matches

Ayrshire

General Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
t. Ye will see whaur my track begins in the sand. Aw ye need dae i on page 83

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
hat yon muckle maucht o yours begins tae dwyne, Jones will sell ye on page 6

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Begins tae tan yer empty hoose. on page 30
And crabbitly begins tae swear, on page 33

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
the daunce begins: Gabcik warsles on page 43

1 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
As day begins tae dim, on page 62

1 matches

Chalmers, Aimee Lallans 58 - twa poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
life begins as it ends. on page 95

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Perrie, Walter Lallans 73 - The Tod an the Stoat, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
freens' crack begins tae clink an chime, on page 52

1 matches

Robinson, Christine Lallans 74 - Burns an the Dictionar o the Scots Leid, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
Clinkumbell, wi' rattlin tow, Begins to jow an' croon’, he coud
1 matches

Corbett, John Lallans 70 - Owersettins o Modren Drama intae Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
owersettin drama intae Scots begins wi the production in 1948 o R
1 matches

@jax6754 tweeted
Time fir sleeps now! New day begins tomorrow! Nichty nite awe! ? (2015)
! Enjoy yir evening! New week begins again tommorrow! ?xxx(2015)

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
tae when anither history begins, on page 55

1 matches

Niven, Liz Stravaigin, (Luath 2001 ISBN: 978-1905222704) Central, poetry
andah an anither Greek mornin begins, on page 23

1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

East Antrim (Larne)

General Ulster