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The word 'bey'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
beyOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus7.2249
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 21 2 2
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.4 1 1
WCE - West Central 71 16 2
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 3.9 3 3
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of bey in Corpus

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Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 90 - Mrs Cadwallader’s Conversion, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Doric, prose
meevin the boat oot inti the bey a bit, till the raid's ower. on page 41

1 matches

Abel, Charlie The Press and Journal (Inverness, Highlands, and Islands) - Doric Corner, (DC Thomson 2024) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
d hoose overlooking the Valpo bey. on page 25

1 matches

General Northern

The Mannie Fae Unco The Diary o a Feel at the Skweel, (unco.scot 2021) Doric, prose
o' Doune and the hail o Banff bey an mony's the time me an my m
hey attempted a landin in the bey. There wiz even a wee covered
2 matches

(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
d lunch on the sauns o Cantie Bey, tho wi weill-airmit
1 matches

West Central

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
id tae the weans, 'Ah've some Bey important news fur ye, so pit on page 128

1 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Tasteless, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Central - Saltcoats, prose
at. It wis fair scunnerin' me bey ren so it wis.
in ri oven A'm 'e's best pal bey a guid mile ur mair.
sh.' A wrote. 'Irrull be cool bey ren.'
3 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Afore we hud ri telly, (McStorytellers.com 2013) Central - Saltcoats, prose
burnin' a hole in ma poakit. Bey ri time a gote back wi' ri sh
“Must bey near dinnertum, Toamy?” Say
e, right enough, George. Must bey getting' roon rat wye, aye.
y gote ri phone in, “ris'll bey ri thurd tum a'v been doon re
luks an' a kent whit 'e meant bey it. Birry turn't tae ma uncle
7 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
wis comin’ A fact verified bey the weatherwummin' It wis eno
e regatta Mibbe sumwhair roon bey the Kyles a’ Bute.
soak it That choped the line bey a guid fair few.
hin she smiles an’ takes me bey the haun
he boat Wan gadgie hud anurra bey the throat E says, “Arran
5 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
ter. Whaur I bide, awthing is Bey Wee' on page 18

1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
kintra an syne alang by Pease Bey tae Co'peth. on page 65

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
gaits o Siccar Pynt at Pease Bey in Berrickshire wad'a seen tw
1 matches

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