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Use in varieties of Scots

brat Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words5.1 5 1.5 29.8 17.4 0 0
Number of occurrences1710 1 3 3 0 0
Number of authors10 5 1 1 3

Occurrences of brat in Corpus

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Central

McDowell, Diane Drummond (Ma's Bairns), (Independently Published 2021 ISBN: 979-8592734588) Central, prose
ck here in sic a hurry... the brat thocht he'd gatten shot o me. on page 1

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Whit kind o honkin hackit brat on page 9

1 matches

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
tae try and rescue the bitin brat." He paused as Coont Olaf sai on page 125

1 matches

Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
luikin on that Darnley brat! on page 26
cooerd. Nae prayers for thon brat. on page 29
I'll tell ye: a brat! on page 33
That hert o wax, that spilt brat! on page 35

4 matches

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
illie flakes fur waws. A roch brat ower-hingit the
bene assautit frae ahent the brat , an it
2 matches

Doric

Milligan, John Lallans 68 - Fu Brawlie Kythe Their Hair, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, poetry
She'd a rubber brat richt up tae her throat an a on page 40

1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
That bairn wis some peedie brat. on page 2
bed and discovered the cheeky brat on page 59
A most obnoxious peedie brat wis I and no mistake ~ Cheust on page 68

3 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
for me.' Said da moose ta da brat, 'Na, ta sharg an ta plot wi on page 30

1 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
ing, I dunna want Alec Watt's brat wi its shitey nappies eddir. on page 23

1 matches

@helenmoncrieff tweeted
scue mission complete. Peerie brat didna thank me, joost tried t(2018) search twitter

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