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Use in varieties of Scots

lace Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words10.7 8.5 12.8 39.7 11.6 0 13.3
Number of occurrences3316 8 4 2 0 3
Number of authors27 15 4 3 2 3

Occurrences of lace in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
still lace the kintraside, on page 5

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Curran, Doug Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Galloway, poetry
her goon bedecked wi bows an lace, on page 24

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
shaped an shewn hersel an the lace he haed brocht frae Belgium. on page 16

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Connor, Charles P. Lallans 85 - D.I.Y. Doctor , (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
'Lace it up wi a needle an string,' on page 37

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Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
wa siller baffies trimmed wii lace! on page 6

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
ss Honey Monster who couldnae lace her bits. When she says she's on page 55

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
Pm no sayin ah'm fit tae lace his buits! on page 144

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Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
Gaun up the aisle wi lace knickers, on page 135

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
e nice claes, silk blouses wi lace collars, a string o beads an on page 120

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McPartlin, John Lallans 68 - Black Staff , (Lallans Magazine 2006) Central, poetry
eet festooned bi flamin gaudy lace. on page 112

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Fleemin, Sandy Economic Theory, (sandyfleming.org 2003) Central - East Lothian, prose
ed a tan deep as gar shaw her lace claer throu her white bloose.
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Burnett, Colin Boris Johnstone, (colinburnett.co.uk 2021) Central - East Central, prose
ss Honey Monster who couldnae lace her bits. When she says sheâ€
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Thoumire, Elizabeth Three days in October, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
in intae the maist delicate o lace. A fiery glowe risin fae thic
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Philips, Cally Wha's feart o' the library?, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Central - Turriff, prose
oes aff fer naebudy. They wis lace up’s an’ ah’d niver get
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Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Is a wis tryin’ tae tie ma lace In the queue fur the ice crea
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
guid - jonjo shelvey coodnae lace his boots - thats of course (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
her Sunday eens, war aa flat lace-ups, waldies an baffies, bit on page 66
ties o wirthless jewellery; a lace-edged hunkie aat Ah'd made in on page 79

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
oatin awa oan a clood o black lace. on page 30

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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
eenits intae the game fin the lace o the ba hit me
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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
her collar wis a jabot o fite lace, preened bi a mauve Cairngorm
e in the parlour, a braw fite lace table cloot wi polished cutle
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Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
flounced aff in a fleerish o lace an blaik buttoned buits, makk
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@Doric_Bananaman tweeted
dour thingy, bit yi couldnae lace @weeGordieStrach beets, thon (2015) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
rt wi the edge aal trimmed in lace on page 9

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Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
o white lace flyan on page 18

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Hall, Simon W. The Boy That Lived - Chapter Wan, (Brisk Northerly 2015) Orkney, prose
essor McGonagall pulled oot a lace handkerchief an dabbed her ey
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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
nkles in, an da antique style lace bedspread, wi a marcha canopy on page 47

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
i dy lace goon. An dy groom, nane on page 100

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Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
the windae. Maisie lifted the lace curtain tae see the Waterloo on page 1

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Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Draped in lace an' nylon, see hir smudge o' on page 18

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Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
Fur stoopin doon tae tie a lace, on page 54

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