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aback Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words13.2 7.4 20.8 29.8 46.5 21.9 4.4
Number of occurrences4114 13 3 8 2 1
Number of authors26 12 4 3 4 2 1

Occurrences of aback in Corpus

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Central

Donati, Colin The Student and the Pawnwife , (Itchy Coo 2003 ISBN: 978-1902927817) Central, prose
olnikov gaed on, raither taen aback an a bit pit oot wi this misd on page 137

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Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
He wis taen aback by this want o flyting. He st on page 34

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Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
t nae mair than three meenits aback on page 5

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Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
tak it aa in, I wis that taen aback, and I speired him ti repeat on page 70

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
his puss he wis visibly taken aback wae ma reaction. on page 118

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McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
dae a shift an wis a bit taen aback whan he wis left on his ain t on page 107

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
in the curses, 'A'm fair taen aback wi a man in yer position, a m on page 109

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McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
I chuise the bad: the waur aback I thring, on page 44

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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 178, (self-published 2008) Central, newspaper
an awards, sae A'm fair taen aback that this is his first ingait
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Neill, Josie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009) Central - Galloway, poetry
washed up on the bankin, taen aback
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Horsbroch, Dauvit Are The Onybody Ither?, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Central, blog
o the seegnal, wis that taen aback that he wrate the word ‘wow
9 November 1979. He wis taen aback an lookit at the craft a whil
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Robinson, Christine Lallans 70 - The Language o the Glasgow Unity Plays, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
prepositions and adverbs like aback and ablow; adjectives like an
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Clark, Sara Scot Free -The Psychic Cost O Uisin Scots, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
Which is hou ah wis that taen aback the first time ah heard aboot
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Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
Jennifer souns a bittie teen aback. "Ah dinna wint te git in yer on page 80

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Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
dis it." Jesus wis some teen aback bi e chiel an said tae e fowk on page 16
riah saw him he wis some teen aback an rael feert. Bit the angel on page 79
them att heard him were teen aback at foo clivver he wis wi his on page 83
bbath days, an they were teen aback bi his preachin an e pooer o on page 86

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
tic." Archie leukit rale teen aback. on page 15

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
you?" The bobby wis fer teen aback wi Jonsar Eck bein sae
fer teen aback, he gaed his heid a scrat an
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
lads. I wis fer teen aback bit, thocht fit wye nae." Och
Jonsar Eck wis teen a wee bit aback
fermer wis fer teen aback an stated, "I could pit intae
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Hutchison, Pat The Seven Coins o Kineddart, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
those too!” Jessie wiz teen aback by this and smiled at Mistres
e hoose and she wiz fair teen aback at the size o it an aa the fa
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Orkney

Hall, Simon W. The Orkney Gruffalo, (Itchy Coo 2015 ISBN: 978-1785300066) Orkney, weans
"Ah'm taen aback!" said the Gruffalo. on page 19

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Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
ner when, lockars, wis I taen aback. on page 31

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Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
nywaey. Johnny wis kindo teen aback bit said notheen derogatory a on page 99

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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
ried Alice (shö wis dat taen aback at for a peerie meenit shö n on page 16
on at her haands, an wis taen aback ta see at shö wis pitten on on page 20
id Alice, soondin fairly taen aback. on page 103

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
id baptise him. John wis taen aback at dis an said dat he wisna f on page 83

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
r, Gemma," he stammered, tacn aback by her puffy red cen, "shü w on page 31

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Niver!” I said fairly taen aback.
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Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
at-great grandfaider wis taen aback by da cleanliness o da Viking
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Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
Meenie wis taen aback.
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Southern

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
t was growin; an she was taen aback tae finnd that she stiyed th on page 14

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Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
centuries, yin tends tae leuk aback til ain’s bairnheid days wi
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Ulster

Stewart, Kenny The Wee Broon Hen, (no publisher recorded 2022) Ulster, poetry
ere amazin I was really taken aback
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