A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

backit Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words6.6 8.2 7.5 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences2116 5 0 0 0 0
Number of authors16 13 3

Occurrences of backit in Corpus

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Central

Robertson, James The Mannie, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
-lookin man, a wee bit boolie-backit but he had been tall yince, s on page 6

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ilin, an had tae courie humfy-backit tae stop brekkin her neck. Sh on page 33

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
s bentowre, e'en a bit humphy-backit, but gif he'd stood up at tha on page 75

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
eard o the conditions they aw backit aff. Fer tae win the hunner p on page 86

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
Grannie sat humphy-backit in her chair by the windae. T on page 38

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
it o unlearning. In Soothron, backit wi hunners o year o state uph on page 36

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
O lingel-backit troth, he smuired on page 12

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Begg, James A. Lallans 68 - 1841 – The Plouman, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
trauchten oot a bend. Then he backit Samson tae the pleuch an yoki on page 17

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
or a humphy-backit wummin on page 25

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Gillon, Karen Report on Inquiry intil the role o, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central, government
Gaelic bodies has backit ettles tae win tae legal reco
1 matches

Bolland, John Lallans 71 - Line of Sight – excerpt fae a novel in progress, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
gate. The toon stauns humphy-backit, keeps its counsel, thraan.
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
he image o Wallace as a braid-backit chiel is a richt ane.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
at her. Bit than he suddenly backit doon. “Quhit for no lat tha
wings an a snakin hause. She backit awa on the wat ice, an there
2 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
ura Street, he “wis a humphy-backit twister.” https://t.co/9Zcip(2020) search twitter

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
, mind ye. Ee's like a humphy-backit camel: ee can gae fir echt da on page 40

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ven look up as he sut, humpie-backit ower the the computer, typin on page 55

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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
r chikks an baith war humphie-backit."
ht awa tae the lan o the blae-backit singin whales.' – bit the s
in tongues. Mrs Ngobo quaetly backit oot, takkin the bairns wi her
3 matches

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