A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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layin Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words15 10.3 13.6 0 93 10.3 8.9
Number of occurrences4820 9 0 16 1 2
Number of authors28 17 4 5 1 2

Occurrences of layin in Corpus

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Central

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
ied, "That's richt, Five! Aye layin aa the blame on ither folk!" on page 44

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Clark, Thomas Eemis Stane 2 - Editorial: A Twa Wey Street, (Eemis Stane 2023) Central, prose
kin oot o faithless yird, the layin-doon o causey-stanes - white on page 3

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
eicht guid years in the layin, on page 77

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Stevenson, Gerda Quines: Poems in tribute to women of Scotland, (Luath 2020 ISBN: 978-1913025502) Central, poetry
I'm layin my hauns on the saucrit Stane on page 35

2 matches

Montador, Eileen Shriek of the Maws, (Goblinshead 2003 ISBN: 978-1899874439) Central - Fife, prose
she helpt at birthin's an' at layin' oots. She hid tae dae it, of on page 6

1 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
wae a sea ae bags ae bog roll layin in disarray oan the bunker. A on page 141

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Bryden, Hugh Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central - Dumfries, poetry
layin lines on page 94

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
he very thick o the action an layin aboot wi great success wi a m on page 20

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Grae, Emma The Tongue She Speaks, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
t fae everywan else, and ah'm layin it on page 5

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Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
They kent they were gonnae be layin intae a wallopin muckle feast on page 45
ams and bacon, and awbody wis layin their lugs intae the braw foo on page 75

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Milne, W. S. Lallans 78 - Mary, Queen o Scotland, Pairt I, (Lallans Magazine 2011) Central, script
layin waste wi fire an sword, on page 35

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Purdie, David C. Lallans 82 - The Cream Cookie, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central - Midlothian, prose
ce roun some new turf they're layin. Mind an get thare at echt sh on page 59

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McKillop, Roger The Staff, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
Carpet Layin' – Plumbin’ Prayin',
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Ewen, Allan Pairt Ane: Janus leuks back, (The Sair Fecht 2014) Central, blog
ws an ithers haes aw stairtit layin oot ambitious plans for media
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Curt_Kenobi Mates, (archiveofourown.org 2016) Central, prose
Ah lay across Sick Boy. Eh's layin oan his side sae ah'm like dr
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Facebook link ( 2016) Central
ed the traditional practice o layin hands on the candidate’s he

McClure, Derrick J. , (no publisher recorded 2017) Central, poetry
An layin his finger his reid neb alang
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Burnett, Colin Cardboard Gangster - Part 1, (ABCTales.com 2021) Central, prose
tin his airm aroond me before layin doon a proposal.
1 matches

Doric

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 77 - Anither Time, Anither Place, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
, settlin silent ower aathin, layin a bonnie blunket ower the pav on page 29

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
e the eleeven-year-aul twins, layin inte ane anither in the back on page 39

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Leslie, Deborah Doric - Hale an Hairty, (Argo Publishing 2011 ISBN: 978-0954615345) Doric - Inverurie, prose
d like te find it," said Dot, layin doon her wyvin. on page 84
mannie cam wannerin in aboot, layin oot his selection o pan-scrub on page 90

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Leslie, Deborah Doric: Alive an Kickin 2, (Argo Publishing 2006 ISBN: 978-0954615321) Doric - Inverurie, prose
front o ane o the pintins an layin aff aboot the artist: "This p on page 32

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Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
An am layin in i'street on page 81

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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 75 - The Petrol Tanker, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Doric, prose
an aa. An fan Aitken started layin intae Abbie again, Ah wanted
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Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
e centre o attraction. He wis layin forth on the stringths an wea
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Murdoch, Steve Lallans 63 - Poacher, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Doric, prose
glowered doun tae far he’d layin at he seen fou the blackness
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Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
is fled intae her face an wis layin aboot her wi her wings. on page 53
me," shö said, "as wastin it layin up guddicks at haes nae answe on page 71
ied Alice, laek someen at wis layin doon da laa. Da Wheen whet wi on page 82

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Greig, Charles A Shetland Bible, (Saint Andrew Press 2009 ISBN: 978-0715209158) Shetland - Lerwick, prose
Du sees me layin at an takkin paece. on page 47
- da mair he gied fae me - layin store be da idols o da fremd. on page 69
. He hed med aa his siller be layin mair tax on da fock dan he sh on page 131
'I am Jesus dat du's aye layin oot fir. Bit rise ta dy feet on page 160
Bliss dem dat's aye layin oot fir you. on page 163
Also on pages 171
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Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
m aboot a lass, an da tocht a layin him doon wi ane, an aa at dat on page 2
ae da dances an dat, shü wis layin intae him aboot what an evil on page 37
Jenny medd a cup a tae, layin aff aa da time, ta cover up d on page 48

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De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
o layin by for a lang winter. Maistli on page 34

1 matches

De Luca, Christine Parallel Worlds: Poems in Shetlandic and English, (Luath 2005 ISBN: 978-1905222131) Shetland, poetry
fur rinnin owre, fur layin fish oot flat on page 33

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Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ek is braaly skave,” I said layin a claa on hit tae see if hit
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Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
iver lippen,” she telt me, layin doon her maakin. “Does du k
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Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
re, the gamekeeper an gillie, layin trails o pushion an snares. S
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Ulster

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Embalm''d banes oo Joseph layin. on page 15

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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
anent tha richts o bodie-kyn layin doon tha cïvil, pairtie, sil on page 16

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