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The word 'lays'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
laysOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus9.43026
ORK - Orkney 19.9 2 2
SHD - Shetland 17.4 3 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A 3.3 1 1
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 23.7 2 2
DOR - General Northern 13.3 3 2
NEC - North East Central
SEC - (South) East Central 7.7 3 3
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 1
DUN - Dundee
EDN - Edinburgh 12.6 2 1
GLA - Glasgow 5.4 1 1
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 8 6 6
SEA - South East (Borders) 12.5 1 1
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
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) 32.8 1 1
GUL - General Ulster 14.1 1 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of lays in Corpus

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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

1 matches

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

1 matches

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
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Mid Northern A

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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Aberdeen

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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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
1 matches

General Northern

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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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,
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(South) East Central

Forde, Iain W D Hale Ir Sindries - Buik Twa, (Fons Scotiae 2000) Central, prose
e rodd-rowers, bylers, luims, lays, fornaces, stame shuils, lamp
1 matches

Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
A bong lays oan the coffee table, likes.
1 matches

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
ction up here after the fm - lays down the law - total silence (2020) twitter link

West Central

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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Wilson, Rab A Newsin Wi Jack Aitken, (Dictionaries of the Scots Language 2021) Central, poetry
Lays hairns asteep an ayewis aye,
1 matches

Edinburgh

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

Glasgow

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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General Central

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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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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Fyall, Aitken Lallans 74 - Rabbie’s Retrospeck, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
A scrieved ma lays o love’s sweet oor,
1 matches

South East (Borders)

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

South West (Galloway)

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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East Antrim (Larne)

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

1 matches

General Ulster

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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