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The word 'backarts'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
backartsOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus3.4115
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen
DOR - General Northern 8.9 2 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 1
WCE - West Central
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 6.3 1 1
GLA - Glasgow
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 6.7 5 1
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway)
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 backarts in Corpus

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General Northern

McDonald, John Mou Her Name, (Evertype 2018 ISBN: 978-1782012054) Doric, poetry
nd that Shakes the Barley rin backarts on a concertina on page 3

1 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 76 - Loch Skeen, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
this steer gang on, sae A rin backarts up the baunk, an in sae daein
1 matches

(South) East Central

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
am' kis it wis 'Mackay' spelt backarts an 'backarts' descreived his on page 85

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 68 - The Fower Jyners o the Apocalypse, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, prose
am' kis it wis 'Mackay' spelt backarts - an that aboot summed up hi on page 26

1 matches

Edinburgh

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
t stalled an stertit tae gang backarts,whan ye cud gang onywhaur in
1 matches

General Central

Rennie, Susan The Hoose o Haivers, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927442) Central, weans
an blawed, an Arachne skited backarts intae a stoorie corner o the
. But I felt masel bein poued backarts, an syne up, as a muckle whir
e towards it. She tuik a keek backarts an, happy that Hippomenes wis
3 matches

Rennie, Susan Kat an Doug on Planet Fankle, (Itchy Coo 2002 ISBN: 978-1902927459) Central, weans
been draiged through a hedge backarts. He wis weirin a lang jaiket
bumbazin, awbody wis pedallin backarts on them.
2 matches

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