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Use in varieties of Scots

lizzie Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words38.7 32.9 81.4 19.9 0 41.3 0
Number of occurrences12464 54 2 0 4 0
Number of authors17 9 5 2 1

Occurrences of lizzie 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

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
wis that busy bletherin' wi" Lizzie fae next door that Ah furgot on page 7
t, bit sometimes like Ah say, Lizzie fae next door comes in tae te on page 9

2 matches

Hubbard, Tom The Flechitorium, (Grace Note 2017 ISBN: 9781907676932) Central - East Central, poetry
It beats my auntie Lizzie-o' Robert Garioch, 'The Caled on page 54
Where Lizzie fussed ower this and that, An on page 56

5 matches

Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
Ye wir busy, paintin Lizzie, on page 107

1 matches

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
reaty o Union, tae cry hersel Lizzie the Saicont, as there hid niv on page 43

2 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
Flittin' Lizzie on page 19
"Are ye there, Lizzie?" Shuggie shouted. Nae answer on page 20
Onywye, this wis Lizzie. Shuggie hauled her affa me a on page 21
So did Lizzie. An auld jersey wis wrapped a on page 22
e that there wis naewhaur for Lizzie tae sit except aside me. Cour on page 24
Also on pages 25, 27, 28, 29
20 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
'd mair magic in ma eyes than Lizzie Black. on page xvii
Ah imagine whit Lizzie's daein right noo. She'll eit on page xix
is that ah wis meant tae help Lizzie achieve it. But as much as ah on page xx
men anyway. Whit happened tae Lizzie wis a fluke, and ah wis richt on page xxi
ought she'd lived a life like Lizzie Black's. on page 3
Also on pages 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 74, 75, 87
31 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 59 - The Queen’s Shull’n, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central - Fife, prose
an did Sco’land hae a Queen Lizzie afore?” she glowert roond h
1 matches

@pmcm1355 tweeted
Lizzie is oot playin.... https://t.c (2022) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
@ashwilsonauthor auld lizzie n auld chaz - a fotae 2 b tr (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
wa aul maids - sisters ca'ed Lizzie an Jean on page 15

4 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
new neebour's first name wis Lizzie bit Ah'd heard Dad say aat sh on page 63

1 matches

Hay, Gordon M. The Doric New Testament, (Gordon M Hay 2012 ISBN: 978-0957351516) Doric - Banff, prose
ily o Aaron, an she wis ca'ed Lizzie. They were baith gweed livin on page 79
believe it, ye ken yer cousin Lizzie, her att culdna hae bairns, s on page 80
Noo fan Lizzie's time cam, she hid a wee loo on page 81

9 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
n five year auld. Ma grannie, Lizzie, winted tae veesit her cousin on page 51

2 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
Lizzie visited him at Chalmers Hospi
facie lichtit up fin she saw Lizzie staanin there an wi a “Ae m
Lizzie wisna aware o foo bad she rea
Lizzie wiz fair trickit tae tak the
Lizzie hidna meant tae say it oot lo
38 matches

Orkney

Parkins, Hazel Seven Year O Yule Days, (H and M Parkins 2002 ISBN: 978-0954363505) Orkney, poetry
*Hello? Hello? Lizzie? Is that thee? on page 79

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
Lizzie's been blissed wae three on page 103

1 matches

Southern

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
, son o the umwhile Mattha an Lizzie Rodger o Deanburnhaugh, Rober
dochter Lizzie, whae marriet ae John Rettie
Jim Rodger, an his wife, aunt Lizzie, nee’ Jirdin, wur
Uncle Jim and Aunt Lizzie an thair faimlie. Ay, Wullie
4 matches

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