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Use in varieties of Scots

lays Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words9.7 8.5 9.6 19.9 17.4 10.9 8.8
Number of occurrences3016 6 2 3 1 2
Number of authors26 13 5 2 3 1 2

Occurrences of lays in Corpus

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Central

Armstrong, Graeme Young Team, (Picador 2020 ISBN: 978-1529017366) Central, prose
ike fuck noo. . Danny turns n lays Niall Watson oot n starts fig on page 46

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Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
roducin. He gies nae milk, he lays nae eggs, he is ower shilpit on page 6

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Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
lays eggs an scrans grass. on page 19

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Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
It is duin, weel duin. He lays his burthen doun. on page 56
Or some ither malady that lays ye up in yer bed, ye send fir on page 107

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Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
ae a braw big muckle yin that lays eggs the size o fitbaws!' on page 85

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Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
The lays o war athoot a sangster's ske on page 29

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Calder, Bob Lallans 58 - Allmairshall, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
tatit, less the pund notes he lays on as benediction. At least h on page 72

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Tait, John M Lallans 73 - Guest, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
an a gowk lays in his nest. on page 61

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Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e rodd-rowers, bylers, luims, lays, fornaces, stame shuils, lamp
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Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
r be carefu. Because gin thoo lays her - ’ Excuse the coarsene
the ilk thing applies gin she lays thee!’ And d’you know wha
2 matches

Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Lays hairns asteep an ayewis aye,
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
A bong lays oan the coffee table, likes.
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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A scrieved ma lays o love’s sweet oor,
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@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ction up here after the fm - lays down the law - total silence (2020) twitter link

Doric

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
fit it's like for e chiel att lays in muckle walth bit his littl on page 102

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Benzie, Lesley Fessen Reared, (Seahorse 2020 ISBN: 978-1916214538) Doric, poetry
lays mair an mair claim tae their on page 5

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
I'wifie snores as she lays in bed until brakfast time on page 132

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
hrows him across his knee, an lays intae him wi his haan. An tha
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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Lays the stue a richt fine welcome
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Smith, Alex A Fer Chauve, (self-published 2005) Doric, prose
Rain throo the nicht fer lays the stue,
1 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
His faither lays the bleem on me - too blooma on page 14

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Giles, Harry Josephine Deep Wheel Orcadia: A Novel, (Picador 2021 ISBN: 978-1529066609) Orkney, poetry
n i'the corner. He glowers an lays the braeth-thick shaef o prot on page 28

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Shetland

Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
du gengs, A'll geng; whaar du lays dee doon ta rest, All no be f on page 17

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
subject, or jüst lays doon whidder da subject exist on page 85

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Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
˜m mebbe no been in da best o lays but I widna be a real trow if
1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
She lays doon aside me, rowes the blan
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Ulster

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
a herd, nae wants All hae. He lays me doon tae bide on page 68

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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
id haes Pairt II stannin, 'at lays doon ettlins an sel-guidin fu on page 14

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