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The word 'bate'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
bateOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus21.77228
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 10.5 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 33.5 13 6
WCE - West Central 8.9 2 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire 10.7 1 1
LAL - General Central 9.2 7 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.1 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 55.8 4 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal) 605.7 1 1
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry) 490.5 3 1
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim) 156.9 5 2
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards) 178.4 5 2
EUL - East Antrim (Larne) 65.7 2 1
GUL - General Ulster 597.1 21 4
SYN - Synthetic (no region) 90.8 5 1

Occurrences of bate 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.

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
That wis a feat that wad hae bate an expert mountaineer.
1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
The Lion bate the Unicorn aa roun the toun. on page 95

1 matches

(South) East Central

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 90 - Serendipity, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
hon young chap wha near haund bate me tae the furst daunce fifty on page 32

1 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
at wis gan on. Aye, bit Ah'll bate ye onythin' he'd no want tae on page 16

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 73 - The Gowden Gate Til Samarkan, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Midlothian, poetry
An saftly throu the seilence bate the bells on page 33

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
re wis ainly ae han that cuid bate a prile o aces, a prile o thr on page 58
'I'll bate ye it's no!' he gollered, 'Ye on page 59
r! Wi that siller I kin pit a bate on wi a different bookie's an on page 60
'Whit d'ye bate?' speired McBain. on page 61

5 matches

Fleemin, Sandy Koan, (sandyfleming.org 2005) Central - East Lothian, poetry
I'm bate.
1 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
hiz feit ti the bate nor whussil ti the melodie, f
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 149, (self-published 2006) Central, newspaper
Scotland's tap ten icons tae bate historical heroes the likes o
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 117, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
for aw the ither schuils tae bate.
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 75, (self-published 2000) Central, newspaper
England juist managed tae git bate in the cricket test match aga
1 matches

West Central

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
es the twenty quid hooker can bate thaim aa. on page 113
front o me. Ah ken when ah'm bate, sae ah follow't oan. on page 125

2 matches

Ayrshire

Kay, Billy Born In Kyle, (Burnawn Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-9993309-4-1) Central - Kyle, prose
cuid win the League gin they bate the Hairts by twa clear goals on page 23

1 matches

General Central

Robertson, James Naebody'd Seen Him, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
he had it cornered, taigelt, bate. on page 18

1 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
For fear o the banes that bate the auld ruits on page 73

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
a flick, the laddie's bate on page 14

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
sair fecht for Montgomery ti bate Rommel an then soop up throu on page 65

2 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 67 - In Search o Robert Henrysoun, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
rned for hame, forfochten and bate, on page 123

1 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 59 - Eleiven Quad Bike Poems, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
4. Mel Gibson, Can Ye Bate This? on page 114

1 matches

South East (Borders)

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
olf throwe the mist, thay wur bate tae licht on the hoose, an he
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
deal night for a fire. Cannae bate a guid lowe in the hairth tae(2020)
@Lenniesaurus Magic, cannae bate Scots poyums fir weans wha sp (2021) twitter link
s tae the Pow's mooth, cannae bate it ?? https://t.co/1mKbBDKJYa(2020)
@JaniceForsyth Aye ye cannae bate an inginanaw ??(2020)

Donegal (East Donegal)

Millar, Alan Yarns 3 - Sammy Thomson's, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2024) Ulster - East Donegal, prose
rn had been threshed, men had bate sheaves wi
1 matches

West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah didnae lik the ithers tae bate mae, on page 7
n' tae nicht, hae wa'ked haes bate, on page 11
Boys thirs naethin tae bate the Net. on page 34

3 matches

Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
An bate him whin hae sneezes! on page 60
rfully; "but A know A hae tae bate time whin A'm larnin music." on page 70
an half o anger, an try't tae bate thim aff, an fun hirsel lym o on page 123

4 matches

Cartmill, Claire Three score years an ten, (Ballymoney and Moyle Times 2014) Ulster, newspaper
‘Am bate ta swing the heilan fling, na
1 matches

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

Dornan, Stephen Tha Jaa Banes, (Ulster-Scots Academy 2020 ISBN: 978-1-9163758-1-9) Ulster - Comber, poetry
Stapped tha bull-bate owre late, on page 35
A quare bull-bate in tha Caliphate! on page 38
Tha ither tae big a brig tae bate McCool; on page 49

3 matches

Cromie, Willie Doon tha Wal Raa, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2024 ISBN: 978-1739905620) Ulster - Ballywalter, prose
cudnae bate it oot o us nae metter hoo ha
1 matches

Dornan, Stephen The Widenin Sheuch, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Ulster, blog
ony's a cratur had the tongue bate clean oot o them. "The Troubl
1 matches

East Antrim (Larne)

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Wi chilehuid bate an woundit. on page 11
Than whun we bate a halpless wean, on page 45

2 matches

General Ulster

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
an clatterit, an looderit, an bate, on page 8
As if they're gettin bate!! on page 13
Or bate them wae a stick!! on page 14
It's amaist as if A've bin bate wae a stick, on page 19

4 matches

Morrison-Smyth, Anne A Furst Readin Book in Ulster Scots, (Evertype 2011) Ulster, weans
Shae sed, “Stick, stick, bate the doag. The doag’ll naw b
the stick. The stick’ll naw bate the doag. The doag’ll naw b
the stick. The stick’ll naw bate the doag. The doag’ll naw b
the stick. The stick’ll naw bate the doag. The doag’ll naw b
The stick’ll naw bate the doag.
8 matches

Mc Donnell, John , (Facebook 2021) Ulster, prose
finish hit aff fur ye if yer bate. Haes got a guid eppatite hae
1 matches

@the_gellick tweeted
LillyBynn @dtodd_ni Ye cannae bate fadge. The skinny oul tattie (2017) twitter link
Ulster-Scots boke. Ye cannae bate a feed o champ. @poleinbelfas (2016) twitter link
: he's quare an fand o a bull-bate. Aa the best! (2014) twitter link
adgey @HurchinHome You cannae bate Tam! I'm fand o MacDiarmid's (2015) twitter link
o tae use the twa tongues tae bate yin anither wi Ruth? (2015) twitter link
and 3 other occurrences.

Synthetic (no region)

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ris, an tha wuns blattèrt an bate agin thon house o his. Tha ho on page 8
, wi ten thoosan sodgers, tae bate hïm that's cumin agin hïm w on page 96
t hïs een tae haiven, but he bate hïs breesht ïn sorra, an sa on page 100
ha fruit frae thaim, but the' bate tha sarvin man an chaist hïm on page 103
the' saa whut wus daen, the' bate thair breeshts ïn sorra an w on page 110

5 matches

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