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Use in varieties of Scots

lap Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words22 17 24 59.6 34.9 54.7 17.7
Number of occurrences6832 15 6 6 5 4
Number of authors47 24 6 4 6 4 3

Occurrences of lap in Corpus

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Central

Clark, Thomas Alice's Adventirs in Wunnerlaun, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010708) Central, prose
she croasst her hauns oan her lap as if she wis sayin lessons, on page 19
the bank, wae her heid in the lap ae her sister, who wis gently on page 120

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Shepherd, J. Barrie Lallans 82 - Forth Brig, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, poetry
as douce as a wee lap dug. on page 28

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Marenich, Margaret Lallans 84 - Awa wi’t, (Lallans Magazine 2014) Central, prose
n 1944, a coup fell intil her lap o the kynd at journalists dra on page 15

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Muir, Glenn The McFables: Selected Aesop's Fables in Scots, (self-published 2015 ISBN: 978-1519739216) Central, poetry
ke his wee dug I climb on his lap." on page 19

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Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
she crossed her hauns on her lap like she wis sayin her lesson on page 18
essy bank, wi her heid in the lap 0 her sister, wha wis gently on page 44

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Begg, James A. The Man's the Gowd for A' That, (Carn Publishing 2012 ISBN: 978-0956755049) Central, prose
dle her guidman's body on her lap as Claverhouse remounted his on page 47
he heid o her guid man in her lap, cruel Claverhouse had asked on page 61

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Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
e carefully positioned oan ma lap. As ah snort the thick line a on page 144

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Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the room, wi the book on her lap. She had tae rest it on her l on page 9

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Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
the middle ... and on tae his lap ... there drapped oot . ..ali on page 34

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
hailie sorners, lap dancers, comedians an aa that on page 110
a lap-dancer ae nicht an introduced on page 112

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
rsion o itself sittin oan its lap like a ventriloquist's doll. on page 32

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
left the rest tae his wee lap-dug on page 5

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Harrison, Jean Lallans 59 - BARRY SCHUIL 1928 - 1934, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central - East Lothian, prose
us hoo tae shew an we made a lap bag wi oor initials done in c on page 120

1 matches

Adamson, Donald Bield, (Tapsalteerie 2021) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Lig doon on the watter's lap, on page 9

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Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
nk inti hersel; there, on her lap on page 19

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McMillan, Hugh Whit If? Scotland's History as it Micht Hiv Bin, (Luath 2021 ISBN: 9781910022900) Central, poetry
learned on the lap of the sea on page 85

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Tindal, Betty Lallans 73 - Mither, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
sometimes oan her lap, scuddie, on page 58

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Higgs, Jo The tale of how Evan Evans scrapped wi Evan Nichols, (berfrois 2022) Central - Edinburgh, prose
anny refuse free porridge. Ye lap it up lit barr ginger up a st
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Fleemin, Sandy Report on Inquiry intil the role Submission, (Education, Culture an Sport Comatee 2003) Central - East Lothian, government
My punsis lap with pith:
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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
t !” gollached Junipere, an lap bak intil the howff.
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Logan, Kirsty Lego, (Scots Hoose 2017) Central, weans
h the boxes, one sittin on ma lap. We drove the hale hunner-an-
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Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
cots haes lang been the salty lap o the English tongue, erodin
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Graftin, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d joint faws doon oan tae his lap. ‘Take a toke yersel?’ he
1 matches

Bennett, Peter McShane's Reprieve, (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
d, fae the two eighteen stone lap dugs McNulty hud brought wae
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Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 176, (self-published 2008) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
t as comfortin tae hae on yer lap.
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
wis sittin wi his heid in her lap. She tane the gret harnpan in
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@dhowie5 @jackmoffat66 lap it up at the snp shindig 2 ni (2020) twitter link

Doric

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
ilin doon it the photie on ma lap. "Fit fun wi hid." on page 21
The photie slips fae ma lap an lans wi a dull thud on the on page 22
kit her poodin plate inno her lap. Willie, seein his chunce, st on page 32

3 matches

Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
across yer lap on page 14
straicht intae ma lap on page 15
yersel, fan ye sat on ma lap on page 51

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
twistit twigs, lie idle in ma lap an swald feet spull ower the on page 44

1 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
n she crossed her hans on her lap as if she were sayan lessons, on page 18
n on e bank, wi her heid in e lap o her sister, who wis gently on page 118

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
pooch, faulded ma hauns on ma lap, an tuik a lang luik o him. I on page 51

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Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
up agin a cheer wintin a dry lap tae sit on.
auns faulded afore him on his lap. He'd bin shaved, his hair hi
no sleep, an open buik on her lap, slidin doon her skirt inno t
3 matches

The Flying Pigs The ‘Naked Cleaners’ idea is appalling. It’s sexist, demeaning, and at £80 an hour, steep, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
get in the professions, like lap dancing and drug dealing. Sti
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@FaeFoggie tweeted
lum wi ma jaicket covering ma lap. ????????(2019) search twitter

Orkney

Butler, Vera Gallows Ha - Maggie o Quoys and Bessie o Gyre , (Abersee Press 2022) Orkney, poetry
e, Bessie, lay yir heed in me lap and listen noo tae whit I say on page 22

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Miller, Alison Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Orkney, poetry
'm sittan wae me seween on me lap on page 41

1 matches

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
sed tae curl cosily intae his lap on page 18

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Butler, Vera Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
me? I feel her haed nod in me lap. Oh, Bessie, why did they dae on page 76

1 matches

Hershaw, William Seivin Verses for GMB, (Scottish Poetry Library 2015) Orkney, poetry
Fishermen wi lap tops,
1 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
apo da broo, wi her head ida lap o her sister, at wis saftly b on page 123

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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
Shü sat wi him ipon her lap, an tocht foo lucky shit wis. on page 29

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De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
undon, da brotch fell on her lap. on page 66

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Laurenson, Hannah Lisa Da Maa's Eggs, (Hands Up For Trad 2019) Shetland, prose
an Rasmie cam and sat on his lap, geein him a big bosie.
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Manson, Finnley Wir Beach, (Scots Hoose 2017) Shetland, weans
Da waves lap ower da stons peerie wyes
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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ned ower da peerie lass on my lap tae shaa her da spoons. I cou
1 matches

Southern

Neill, Willie Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Southern, poetry
in sempler yird; last lap o towrist pilgrimage on page 144

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
she crossed hur hauns oan hur lap as if she were spoutin lesson on page 18
an th bank, wi hur heid in th lap o hur sister, whae was gently on page 122

2 matches

Purves, David Jade Lute, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Selkirk, poetry
for that. On ma lap Ah haud
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@StuartPoet tweeted
@ReidEileen1 Haha aye she'd lap that up!(2020) search twitter

Ulster

Morrison-Smyth, Anne Alice's Carrants in Wunnerlan, (Evertype 2013 ISBN: 978-1-78201-011-1) Ulster - Ballymoney, prose
the bank, wi hir heid in the lap o hir sister, wha wus gently on page 123

1 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
an leeved iverie day ïn tha lap o luxurie. An then thair wus on page 98

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Ni Chuilin, Caral Roadin furtae Bring Forrits an Graith tha ULSTER-SCOTCH Leid, Heirskip an Cultur, (Mannystrie o Fowkgates, Airts an Aisedom 2015) Ulster, government
r. Thair's a wheen inlats tae lap in swaatches o Ulstèr-Scotch on page 27
es furtae scance oan thaim an lap thaim in wi roadins an ontaks on page 55

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