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Use in varieties of Scots

lach Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words19.7 0 75.3 0 0 0 61.9
Number of occurrences610 47 0 0 0 14
Number of authors12 5 7

Occurrences of lach 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.

Doric

Johnston, Mary Lallans 82 - Life Spang, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
s an pu'in faces tae mak fowk lach. Still an on, fen iver somebd on page 26

2 matches

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 68 - Gordon’s Gairden, (Lallans Magazine 2006) Doric, prose
"Weel, Ah'll gie ye the lach," says Hilda. "Did ye ivver h on page 35

3 matches

Leslie, Deborah Tales Fae The Doric Side - Mabel, (Doric Books 2023 ISBN: 978-1-8384939-6-7) Doric, prose
Wi baith lach an Granda says, "So fit happe on page 95

1 matches

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
Tryin nae tae lach nae doot on page 15

1 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
me on!" The wifie stairtit te lach, showin aa ef fillins. "Who a on page 8
sod," said faither, wi a bit lach, "aye oan the richt side o th on page 10
Rosie, Ah didna ken fidder te lach or greet." on page 14
ite," said Rosie, stairtin te lach again. "Your Eric's nae the ' on page 15
ie," said Davie, takkin a bit lach. "Bit Ah'v kent aboot the twa on page 31
Also on pages 40, 43, 55, 59, 63, 64, 71, 81, 87, 88
17 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
fe's simple pleasures; foo te lach tull the watter run doon yer on page 20
ir aa the times ye've made ma lach an greet wi joy an exasperati on page 23
wis strugglin te keep in the lach as he liftit the neuk o the t on page 32
Vi stairtit te lach, tee, an syne even Gerald jyn on page 33
wi the effirt © tryin nae te lach. on page 58
Also on pages 66, 70, 77
9 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
na leuk it Ivor fir fear he'd lach. He grabbit a brush an stairt on page 10
Ah heard a familiar craichin lach comin fae the ither eyn o the on page 32
mile; nice een; an infectious lach." on page 39
e," said Donald, takkin a bit lach t'imsel. "She cudna poor pish on page 51

4 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
Although I lach an I act like a clown on page 90
Foo kin ye lach fan ye ken I'm doon on page 95
I need tae lach, an fan i'meen is oot on page 119
Aa i'geets lach at him ahent his back on page 126

10 matches

Ulster

Fenton, James On Slaimish, (Ullans Press 2009 ISBN: 9781905281299) Ulster, poetry
In hir lach: on page 15

1 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
Ye micht weel lach, ye Greba craa, or gar ye gru on page 21
whun the' dae, there's aye a lach on page 44
Tae niver lach nor smirk. on page 46
Tha lach ahint each "Trick or Trait", on page 55
The' lach an rage at oor belief, on page 57
Also on pages 64
6 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
sleepin." But the' begun tae lach at hïm. ° Efter tha crood w on page 9
leepin." An the' stairtit tae lach, for the' kent she wus deid. on page 84

2 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
Maggie stairtit tae lach, an didnae stop fur a quare w on page 18
mine, bot A cud dae wi a guid lach." on page 23

2 matches

Ullans Speakers Association Nursery Rhymes for Weans, (Ulster-Scots Agency 2008 ISBN: 978-0955791697) Ulster, weans
It made tha weans aa lach an play on page 14

1 matches

Ferguson, Roy Rhymes frae Rathfrilan: A Wheen o Poames, (self-published 2022 ISBN: 979-8796193099) Ulster, poetry
A Wee Lach on page 51

1 matches

Spence, Laura Tha Thoarn Tree, (Ullans Magazine 2013) Ulster, prose
cht. The’ baith haed a guid lach at wee Dan sleepin throch it
1 matches

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