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Use in varieties of Scots

lea Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words56.9 64.9 11.2 0 29.1 32.8 172.4
Number of occurrences176122 7 0 5 3 39
Number of authors43 31 4 2 2 5

Occurrences of lea in Corpus

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Central

Niven, Liz Chuckies fir the Cairn, (Luath 2009 ISBN: 978-1906817053) Central, poetry
Come back or lea forever on page 9

2 matches

Robertson, James Precious and the Puggies, (Itchy Coo 2011 ISBN: 978-1845023324) Central, weans
But Precious wisna gonnae lea it there. That efternoon, whe on page 58
'Dinna lea it there,' anither said. 'If on page 72
fae noo on,' she said. 'Dinna lea onythin on page 76

4 matches

Clark, Sara Echo and Narcissus, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012702) Central, poetry
Yon green lea paintit white, yon laund ance on page 2
Bi the lea-field an heel oorsels in! on page 12
"Yon lea is mine, yon yird ma ain!" on page 40

3 matches

Clark, Thomas Intae the Snaw, (Gatehouse Press 2015 ISBN: 978-0992857370) Central, poetry
Whaur the lotus leafs oot-lea the lea, on page 29

2 matches

Harvey, Tracy Anne Lallans 90 - The Missus, (Lallans Magazine 2017) Central, poetry
ne, cross loan, throu moonlit lea, on page 11
In Mossgeil's lea, oor luve it grew, on page 13
lain entwined in gowan strewn lea? on page 24

4 matches

McGregor, Iain Lallans 87 - The Neep Lantern, (Lallans Magazine 2015) Central, prose
o wad aw mak oor wey ower the lea-perk thegaither tae the neeps on page 22

2 matches

Clark, Thomas Animal Fairm, (Luath 2023 ISBN: 978-1804250396) Central, prose
ome lifes we thole are no lat lea tae rax their naitural span. on page 6

1 matches

Mc, Keeks Contermacious Temerity, (Dreich 2023 ISBN: 978-1-873-412190) Central, poetry
Some dooks micht lea a merk on page 17

1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
a coupit yowe in a kelpit lea, on page 10
can up an lea the morn or ony on page 31
ays like thir we're sweir tae lea? on page 54
rt! The weather's boss! We'll lea a wheen o keech an dross. on page 77

6 matches

Fitt, Matthew Roald Dahl Reekin Rhymes, (Itchy Coo 2018 ISBN: 978-1785301834) Central, weans
Raired Cindy, 'Lea's alane, ya nyaff!' on page 8

1 matches

Niven, Liz Lallans 59 - Painting the Forth Bridge: A Search for Scottish Identity, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, newspaper
'ramshackle ways of working', lea us wi nae Index, (sik as mair on page 84

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Chairlie and the Chocolate Works, (Itchy Coo 2016 ISBN: 978-1-78530-083-7) Central, prose
tae go in the fridge? Ye can lea it lyin oot in the sun aw mor on page 12
takkin Chairlie by the airm. 'Lea the laddie alane, will ye! Oo on page 54
him! I'll look efter him! You lea it tae me!' on page 61
certainly cannae go masel and lea the ither three auld folk aw on page 62
p! Ye'll hae tae hurry! If ye lea him in the chocolate-mixin ba on page 89
Also on pages 169, 172
7 matches

Wilson, Rab Accent O the Mind, (Luath 2006 ISBN: 978-1905222322) Central - New Cumnock, poetry
blithely lea's the warld lik the dinner gu on page 109
r thaim! Ah thocht, that only lea's me. Juist feenish me aff ta on page 124

2 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
It can lea fowk in a swither ower langag on page 13
outerie pairts o Scots an can lea ye a bittie confoondit. In es on page 15
ur speakers o ither leids wad lea them oot. on page 30
tem o gremmar, an this daesna lea them wi ony doundrag. Scots s on page 33

5 matches

Robertson, James The Hoose at Pooh's Neuk, (Itchy Coo 2010 ISBN: 978-1845022945) Central, weans
'He'll no,' said Rabbit, 'Lea that wi me,' And awa he brees on page 106

2 matches

Robertson, James The Sleekit Mr Tod, (Itchy Coo 2008 ISBN: 978-1845021986) Central, weans
l aw get cleekit! Get oot and lea me tae sirple ma cider in pea on page 66

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Kate O Shanter's Tale: And Other Poems, (Luath 2003 ISBN: 978-1842820285) Central, poetry
lea neither stoor nor kern on page 47

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
An ferlie lea tae ithers, be on page 19

1 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 58 - The Dumb Jyner, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
"Ach you lea that big toarn-faced bastart on page 65

1 matches

Macafee, Caroline Lallans 61 - Glesca dialeck i the modren warld, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
irds. Sae the tendency is tae lea thir haithen boulders i the m on page 9

1 matches

Scott, Hamish Eemis Stane 1 - Fields o Stanes, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
eekwalt sinderin for Jeems ti lea the lan an the life wi naitur on page 21

1 matches

Fitt, Matthew Hercules: Bampots and Heroes, (Itchy Coo 2005) Central - Dundee, weans
ter as weel. Hercules had tae lea it there and strauchle back t on page 27
Mibbe he'd shoot the craw and lea Hercules here wi the sky on h on page 47
ye gaun, ya big chanty? Dinna lea me here. Dinna lea me here." on page 49

4 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 67 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
east. At the affset gaun ower lea an loanin on tae Castle Kenne on page 65

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
grie ower the toffs, but A'l lea ye ti finnd that ane oot yeir on page 9

1 matches

Wilson, Rab Lallans 73 - No Faur Frae Babel, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
juist lea yer caur here oan the Saunds, on page 84

1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
kinna bodies war e'en kent ti lea for ither wee huirds o buiks on page 137

1 matches

Connor, Charles P. Lallans 82 - Nae Guid Ettle, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
wheen anent the fowk coanvics lea'd ahint whan thai gaed inbye, on page 18

1 matches

Docherty, John F. Lallans 82 - Lang Summer Days Pairt 2, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Central, prose
m only kiddin,' e protested. 'Lea us alane!' on page 45
Gestapo, Tommy. Tommy, don't lea me!' This wis anguish in es v on page 47

2 matches

Hodgson, Brent Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, prose
Josie Neill o Dumfries wudna lea a poem unfeenisht wi regaird on page 91

1 matches

Horsbroch, Dauvit A gang-roond oor Sun Grid, (Scots Language Centre 2020) Central, blog
ars. Aince we gae by Mairs we lea the rocky inner warlds ahin a
wis the first human body tae lea a fit steid in the Moon's sto
2 matches

Robertson, James The Deil, (Scottish Book Trust 2018) Central, prose
e should get his coarn in and lea
1 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
quakin, an he threips he wul lea the castle ithout onie taigil
1 matches

Eagle, Andy Lallans 62 - Stravaigin the Wab, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
like ithers, stairts whan ye lea’ yer computer its lane, an
1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 63 - The Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2003, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
or chyce o coorse an haed tae lea oot a fair nummer o the weel-
1 matches

Clark, Sara Indyref 2: Aulder, Wiser, Kinder, (Bella Caledonia 2018) Central, blog
eet, beggin his lassie no tae lea him? Ah luved David Bowie. An
1 matches

Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
ot a naitural resoorce that'd lea a gap the size o Darién's in
1 matches

Smith, Jamie Soonds o the kirk an court: early airt muisic in Scotland, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Edinburgh, blog
it frae Edinburgh tae Lunnon, lea’in muisicians in Scotland i
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Bravehert: The truth anent William Wallace (pairt 1), (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
opinions ontae the midden an lea them tae rot. English screive
1 matches

Heather, Alistair Whaur we cam fae: the Pechts, (Mak Forrit 2018) Central - Angus, blog
ntae puir sowels bidin in the lea o the Roman camps. The Pechts
archaeologically they didnae lea’ us muckle.
Nae ither fowk in Europe hae lea’d us sic a fouth o carvit s
3 matches

Kurtoglu, Wulf Braken Fences, (Caroline Macafee 2011 ISBN: B006JE3UQW) Central, prose
air care, an at the hinner en lea’in nae room in the warld fo
dy, she maun mak an excuse an lea. Her details wad be chynged o
ony furder wast. He wad suin lea Chinese territory. Bit seein
oss wis guid aboot lattin her lea her stuff in the company flat
She gaed awa, lea’in thaim dumfoonert.
39 matches

Shoor Caan, Angus Coont Thum: A hunner an' oad McLimericks, (self-published 2012 ISBN: 978-1480242425) Central - Ardrossan, poetry
Bit mind the consequences kid lea' ye doo lally.
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley The Maitland Quarto and Poem 49, (wee-windaes.nls.uk 2021) Central, prose
h seyed, Dinna entreat me tae lea thou, or tae haud aff fae fol
1 matches

McMillan, Hugh The Return of the Brownie of Blednoch, (no publisher recorded 2022) Central, poetry
He wannert the closes, the lea o the faulds,
1 matches

Smirnov, Kuzma , (Facebook 2015) Central, prose
ae distinction, an ithers) an lea aw melt variants for byleids,
1 matches

Paterson, Stuart A. Breenge, (Scottish Poetry Library 2016) Central, poetry
a coupit yowe in a kelpit lea,
1 matches

Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s Linguistic Landscape - Scots and Gaelic, (Translation Services 24 2022) Central, prose
linguistic launscape that can lea fowk a wee bit bumbazed.
1 matches

@Cobradile94 tweeted
Yese lea John Freeman alane! https://t(2020) search twitter

@rosa_alba_macd tweeted
r an a (but abune them a, The Lea-Rig). Haein listit a the Burn(2020) search twitter

@billykayscot tweeted
ay think o ma faither wha wad lea the hoose on dreich daurk nic(2020) search twitter

Doric

McGregor, Iain Lallans 77 - Farquhar, (Lallans Magazine 2010) Doric, prose
wad cross ower. Jeest oot the lea o the herbour bield a terrel on page 98

1 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
in Keekin-Gless Hous, gin ye lea the door o our parlour wide t on page 14

2 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Lallans 58 - Dour, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
d, the mortal remains, in the lea o Tomnaverie. The speerit of on page 51

1 matches

Kynoch, Douglas Lallans 83 - The Umman, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
laist, A haed tae waak awa an lea her her leen. It was fae aat
1 matches

Blackhall, Sheena Minnie, (Scots Language Centre 2004) Doric, prose
en shone like sharn on a weet lea rig. Sae Minnie lowpit the dy
rose wad be bloomin, and the lea rigs wad be fillin wi butterc
2 matches

Shetland

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
psyche. In a article caad ‘Lea the Leid Alane’ in Lallans
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
e slept oot on da hill, in da lea o a muckle ston.
tried tae git comfy under da lea o his muckle ston. Thankfully
ie. Dat nicht I laid me in da lea o Jeemie’s ston an gret. I
3 matches

Watt, Valerie A daander trowe Michaelswood, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ootit, parteeklarly dem in da lea.
1 matches

Southern

Stevenson, Gerda Kilmeny, (Scottish Language Center 2021) Southern - Scottish Borders, prose
n cranreuch skinklin ower the lea. I appened the door, an stood
1 matches

@StuartPoet tweeted
its launch. Whit a legacy tae lea us aa @ByLeavesWeLive @billyk(2020) search twitter
norkane @UlsterScotsAgen Lang lea(2020) search twitter

Ulster

King, Angeline Dusty Bluebells Scots Edition, (Leschenault Press 2022 ISBN: 978-1922670540) Ulster - Larne, prose
"Ye cannae lea the wean here!" on page 1

6 matches

Robinson, Philip Oul Licht, (Ullans Press 2017 ISBN: 978-1905281305) Ulster - Larne, poetry
An lea tha deep-sey tang'l root Aban on page 25
ye stappin?" - fur leaving's lea'in. on page 37

3 matches

Ulster-Scots Language Society Tha Fower Gospels, (Ullans Press 2016 ISBN: 978-1-905281-25-1) Ulster, prose
ither haes ocht agin ye, jist lea ït doon fornent tha althar. on page 5
ïm, the' plaidit wi hïm tae lea thair pairt o tha kintrie. on page 9
"Hey! [Lea iz alane], Jesus o Nazareth! on page 76
or the' dïdnae want hïm tae lea thaim. But he sayed tae thaim on page 77
haed bid tha ïll spïrit tae lea hïm alane. Betimes ït haed on page 83
Also on pages 84, 85, 86, 92, 93, 96, 99, 103
22 matches

McDonald, Fiona Frae Cowie's Cragg, (Ulster-Scots Academy Press 2021 ISBN: B0949GXX7K) Ulster, poetry
han ye'r gan oot on tha toon, lea tha motthor weel alane on page 6
An tha fairmin fowk o Ulstér lea hairth an hame ahint. on page 20

4 matches

Ulster Scots Agency Ulster Scots Census, (census.gov.uk 2021) Ulster, government
) oan this speirin foarm, but lea apen thair Sing’l speirins
* follae tha wysins an lea blank onie speirins or pages
a box forenenst thair name an lea blank tha Sing’l speirins 1
Lea oot oniethin ye dae as pairt
4 matches

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