A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'ba'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of ba in Corpus

Orkney

Shetland

Mid Northern A

@DoricPhrases tweeted
on five pounds on the thunder ba hinmaist nicht - bit winnae (2018)

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ncy system that wid track the ba....but it didni jist track th(2020)

Mid Northern B

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 85 - The Clash o the Titans, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Doric, prose
sair heid, a preen heid, an a ba-heid. On the ae haan, wi hae on page 56

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
at the twa o them, throwin a ba' aboot, or haein a wee picnic on page 35

2 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
passin ower the Bealach na Ba, on page 16

1 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
gs or horses, or even Fix the Ba, wis fit he wad hae caa'd ana on page 72

1 matches

General Northern

Carney, Don Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric, prose
by Don Carney, BA MHCIMA PhD. on page 5

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
then knockin doon cans wi' a ba on page 111
I'm fixin i' goal far i' ba gets in on page 131
Ba, na, na, na, na. ba, na, na, na on page 150
Ba, na, na, ba, na, na, na, ba, na, na, na on page 151

36 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
. Jonsar hid tae mak sure the ba wis pit bye fin the game wis
ae dee that the dog shook the ba until a'a the strae
's tail as Jonsar stuffed the ba
throw in, Kelvin grabbed the ba an the
cood hit the ba a fer distance. Fin Jonsar se
5 matches

Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
e the game fin the lace o the ba hit me
ba, missed an it hit the leg he
g he wis stannin on. Weel the ba bounced tae the
an, he gleefully thumped the ba intae
4 matches

TheChielMeister Oatcakes 'n' Cheese, (youtube.com 2009) Doric, poetry
dinna laik yon ye're heid tha ba'
dinna laik yon ye're heid tha ba'
dinna laik yon ye're heid tha ba'
3 matches

@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
fit like mannie? Lang may yer ba's (tennis) throb!(2015)
agazine aye Quine, the doag's ba's indeed!(2015)
a big hairy boabie and sweaty ba's tae pit aff thon Quatary lo(2015)
d wirkin' loon, he's hit mair ba's than Liberace's chin(2015)
wee bugger wiz a wizard wi' e ba(2015)
and 1 other occurrences.

@72redz1903 tweeted
larkson as key tae moving the ba forward quicker. (2022) twitter link
bzPodcast Aye, got a Chrystal ba like? Hancock needed tae go o (2022) twitter link
you can’t attack wi oot the ba. First signing with fit, anit (2022) twitter link
ken, the basics, heid oar the ba, keep it doon. As Harper alwa (2022) twitter link
uch but decides tae blast the ba than pass the ba intae the ne (2021) twitter link
and 4 other occurrences.

@beast_afc tweeted
shift his neck tae folae the ba. Ye dinae even need tae see t(2020)

@cligeey tweeted
@dpke1983 Ba sanitiser ina(2020)

@fittiecrooners tweeted
yapping dug disnae chase the ba aboot as I'm sure the mutt is(2016)

@glenlivetloon tweeted
th East Scots you'll hear fit'ba' - we call balls 'baas' and (2020)

North East Central

(South) East Central

Moodie, Gordon D. Lallans 90 - Snoke Iz A Pithie Warlock, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, prose
sh Ah foond ma ain wey - twa ba's o cotton-woo dookit in 'ros on page 80
Ah huvnae pit the cotton-woo ba's up ma neb the day cuz Ah wi on page 81

2 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 167, (self-published 2007) Central, newspaper
haed taen a goal kick an the ba endit up at Jimmy McFadden's
birlt roond an blootered the ba intae the French goal frae ab
ae get a haund tae it but the ba juist aboot taen his haund af
3 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
Tae substitute a tennis ba.
The Wee Golf Ba
2 matches

Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
or ah'd hear "By Ilkley moor ba'ht Tat" on the radio an be a
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 115, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
I stoat an bounce the ba
1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
ched the letter intae a ticht ba an cleshed it in the fire. �
1 matches

Muir, Glenn Sport!, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Linlithgow, prose
es o his prowess wi the roond ba. He had a trial for the Royal
players wha kept passing the ba tae each ither (even when Ber
ah fair burst the net wi the ba, eftir that they gets kept me
3 matches

West Central

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Heid the ba’
Me an’ ma wee pal Heid the ba’ Wis kickin’ a tubey agai
2 matches

Sands, Finn THE GHAISTLY FITBAW MATCH, (Scots Hoose 2021) Central, weans
The ba wis executit past the heidles
1 matches

Dundee

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in, Wullie lookt ower tae the ba; There wis Tam, his best free on page 68

1 matches

Robertson, Gary A Wee Dundee Xmas Poem, (Lidl 2020) Central, poetry
dgin and slidin, an a wee sna ba fight
1 matches

Edinburgh

McKillop, Roger Uprisin' an' Doonfa', (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Edinburgh, poetry
ae allow them tae graze their ba’s sae they would skim aff a
aim straight at us, sae mony ba’s flew high bit some fun’
n his mind, when a Government ba’ neatly took aff his heid a
e canister, a bag o’ pistol ba’s which spread oot in a con
ein’ withered by Government ba’, oor lines squeezed by the
7 matches

McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
e,’cause gin they fired the ba’ ower the fence an’ broke
Can we have the len’ o’ a ba’, Sur?” A’d give them o
oor Barney. “Can we have a ba’, Sur?” “Surely your no
awn o’ understandin’? The ba’ wis duly returned at 1:15.
looked forlornly at the rain, ba’ tucked ablow his oxter, th
7 matches

McKillop, Roger Ma Heroes o' Sport, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
bairns, wha aspire tae kick a ba’!
est in a game, we’d gie the ba’ tae Jinky and ask him tae
2 matches

General Central

Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
Ma wee Jeannie's sic a butter-ba on page 24
a wee rid ba on page 30

3 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
creesh on the ba on page 13
the ba breks fae the midden on page 14
the ba is lowsed on page 15
the ba on the grund on page 16
draps the ba on the flair on page 17

7 matches

Waddell, John Lallans 58 - fower poems bi John Waddell, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, poetry
Tae substitute a tennis ba. on page 62

1 matches

McCabe, Mary Lallans 73 - Soond shift, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
The lads in the ba park gien it laldy on page 49

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
in goal an naebdy could get a ba past me, so much so that ever on page 46

1 matches

@MartinBroon tweeted
Sooo many ba's...camera canny make its min(2020)

@billykayscot tweeted
afore she got intae the caur. Ba siller in Gawston wis only ya(2020)

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

@StuartPoet tweeted
anguage Ah'm aye sclaffin the ba owre the baur(2020)

Peninsular Ulster (Ards)

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Hunners deed, at Sanfiel ir Ba'nahinch. on page 1

1 matches

Dornan, Stephen Ode Tae 2021 , (twitter 2022) Ulster - Comber, poetry
h Wee Higgins, was a heid tha ba,
1 matches

General Ulster