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lavvy Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words12.5 8.7 31.7 9.9 0 0 4.4
Number of occurrences4017 21 1 0 0 1
Number of authors25 13 10 1 1

Occurrences of lavvy in Corpus

In order to avoid violating copyright law and abide by 'fair use', only up to the first five occurrences of the search term are displayed for each article.

Central

Cohen, Susan Wee Scottish Book o' Pure Stoatin' Joy, (The Wee Book Company 2019 ISBN: 978-1916491588) Central, prose
a o'er foo basket an' a dozen lavvy rolls unner yer arm, watchin' on page

1 matches

Donovan, Anne Matilda In Scots, (Itchy Coo 2019 ISBN: 978-1785302350) Central, weans
the husband wailed. Ah'm nog lavvy pan. Ah dinnae want tae get d on page 58

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
e seys, 'Are ye shair it's no Lavvy Rollie...' on page 73

1 matches

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
anybody a name that rhymes wi lavvy. Who cares, ah said tae her. on page 97

1 matches

Clark, Thomas Diary o a Wimpy Wean, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785302145) Central, weans
there wi braith like a burst lavvy. on page 16
hen he needs tae gaun tae the lavvy, he says - on page 29

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
? As fer that kerryoan in the lavvy, who wid forget a fool throwi on page 43

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Tollick, Margaret Tapsalteerie and Ither Tales, (Windfall Books 2008 ISBN: 978-0955726422) Central, weans
lavvy-brush tail on page 44

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
day whin Ah wis sittin in the lavvy, the wan doon the stair in th on page 46

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Hardie, George Lallans 76 - Tammy an the Cheese Plant, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Central, prose
r ye didnae mistak it fur the lavvy.”
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - Nuhin is Certain, Except, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
for help, a tip tae yaise the lavvy. Hauf o’ them dinnae look v
1 matches

Haddow, Kris Haud the Bus - The Stert ae World War III?, (The Wee Paper 2022) Central, prose
ke when the bus stopped fur a lavvy brek and petrol in the mounta
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Scots an the smit: a language unner lockdoun, (Bella Caledonia 2020) Central - Bellshill, blog
uckle time hunkert doun on ma lavvy's fluir wi a screwdriver an t
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Fenton, Janet A Guid New Year tae yin and a!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central, blog
ed yin in his ain leid on the lavvy paper. It wiznae whit he scri
1 matches

Bennett, Peter Coyle Loyal, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central - Glasgow, prose
The sound ay the lavvy flushin comes fae the bathroo
1 matches

@bigandymccoll tweeted
am, or in bed, or even on the lavvy. Scots, show that you gie a t (2022) twitter link

Doric

Robertson, George C. Lallans 87 - Bluid An Banter, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Doric, script
id fir im. (Distant soond o a lavvy flushin.)That shid kill a few on page 40

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
them sae warmly She named her lavvy after Darnley For he'd been b on page 15

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
"Ah'm awa te the lavvy," said Morrice, makkin a swif on page 41
t she'd hairdly bin oot o the lavvy hidna helpit. on page 46

3 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 82 - Beyond The Pale , (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric - Aberdeen, prose
ey o sayin 'he maan be in the lavvy'? Weel, wi sicna Scripteral w on page 72
nside, Ah wad pynt oot that a lavvy is a toilet, sometimes ca'ad on page 72
est draaback aboot an ootside lavvy is jist that - it's ootside. on page 75

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Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
Meg. The voice comin fae the lavvy somewye. Aboot quarter tae ni
asked the lassie. "Far's the lavvy?" ( he wis jist fer burstin)
use the lavvy, a chiel telt him far aboot t
3 matches

The Flying Pigs Use of the common good fund for slap-up feed merely follows in grand old tradition, (Press and Journal 2018) Doric, newspaper
k for a key fan ye needed the lavvy.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
r an then gid it a try in the lavvy!(2018) search twitter

@FaeFoggie tweeted
ordered it buggered aff ti i lavvy leavin mi titi pye fir it. Ra(2019) search twitter
@watterloony Lavvy roll in the fridge.(2019) search twitter
Sorry fir i sotter I left I i Lavvy.(2019) search twitter
ae mair wipin yir ain dock wi lavvy roll. #doric #Aberdeen #aberd(2020) search twitter

@cligeey tweeted
Spike in lavvy paper sales again(2020) search twitter
Abody got plenty Lavvy paper(2020) search twitter

@fittiecrooners tweeted
ae her yapping cra’s roond & lavvy roll scarce at Asda again! Fi(2020) search twitter

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
Hid even his a lavvy and you sit and watch TV." on page 20

1 matches

Ulster

Robinson, Philip Tae a Virus, (no publisher recorded 2020) Ulster, poetry
Just check tha lavvy ivery hoor
1 matches

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