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The word 'beetroot'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
beetrootOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus3.91312
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 6.5 2 2
MNB - Mid Northern B 111.9 1 1
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 17.7 4 3
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 2.6 1 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee 10.6 1 1
EDN - Edinburgh
GLA - Glasgow 10 2 2
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 1.3 1 1
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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 beetroot in Corpus

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Mid Northern A

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
u eesed te bi a real stovies, beetroot an a glaiss o milk, kinna laa on page 35

1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
Beetroot, corned beef,mustard, mayo an(2018)

Mid Northern B

Robson, Euan Peelie wally, (Scots Hoose 2020) Doric - Forres, prose
neck and chest wis reid as a beetroot. On tap o a that I hid a sare
1 matches

General Northern

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
beetroot. "You Jonsar, your naething b
1 matches

@Franwella tweeted
Fae hame grow’n beetroot, I gie ye hame made beetroot (2020)

@Manuforti1968 tweeted
@Chazzbat Next time try beetroot and breid wi yours.(2019)

(South) East Central

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ent fae milky white, tae pure beetroot. A fact which does nuttin exc on page 109

1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
t for a few seconds, his face beetroot reid an his braith comin in g on page 53

1 matches

Glasgow

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
tarts tae fade fae shades ae. beetroot. He straightens his suit jack on page 52

1 matches

Bennett, Peter The Bothy (Part One), (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
, approachin, his face fuckin beetroot.
1 matches

General Central

Thoumire, Elizabeth Makkin a muckle o a mickle, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
is pauchle micht be a bilin o beetroot, or a paircel o tripe. Aiblin
1 matches

South West (Galloway)

Tindal, Betty Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern - Dumfries, poetry
Wi chutneys, beetroot, pickled eggs, on page 149

1 matches

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