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Use in varieties of Scots

humphy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words17.8 3.5 76.1 0 0 0 0
Number of occurrences587 51 0 0 0 0
Number of authors9 7 2

Occurrences of humphy in Corpus

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Central

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

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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 wi on page 38

1 matches

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
d ye shoot yon bachly bagwash humphy bogle on page 29

1 matches

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

1 matches

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

Donovan, Anne Buddha Da - Chapter 1 Anne Marie, (Canongate 2009 ISBN: 978-1847673459) Central - Glasgow, prose
t as well have been llamas wi humphy backs insteidy lamas. They se
1 matches

@billykayscot tweeted
rn of Dura Street, he “wis a humphy-backit twister.” https://t.c(2020) search twitter

Doric

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

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McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
ns watter - the Saxt belangs Humphy Dumphy - But ye're nae makin on page 35
Humphy Dumphy on page 76
"It's sairlie fashious," said Humphy Dumphy efter a lang sellence, on page 77
there naebody wi me!" gullert Humphy Dumphy. "Did ye think I didna on page 78
s cuddies an aa his knichts," Humphy Dumphy heild on. "They wad pi on page 79
Also on pages 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89
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