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laek Corpus occurrences Central Doric / Northern Orkney Shetland Southern Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words121.7 0.5 0 109.3 2197.1 0 0
Number of occurrences3901 0 11 378 0 0
Number of authors20 1 1 18

Occurrences of laek in Corpus

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Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Scots Warks - Uphaud an guidance for screivars, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Central, government
Dir nae föl laek a aald föl on page 35

1 matches

Orkney

Baikie, R. M. Mair Fairming Tales, (Baikie 2000 ISBN: 978-0953156412) Orkney - Hackland, prose
like tae knock oot a big baes laek a coo, thir's fairly big dose on page 15
the hand. Beuy, beuy, whut a laek hand he hid efter! on page 16
never saa - or smelt - the laek. on page 17
Wur Jeemie deudno laek him much, on page 38
He drapped laek he wis shot, on page 39
Also on pages 71, 82, 88
11 matches

Shetland

Hall, Nat nobody remembers the birdman - Hairst, (Association for Scottish Literature 2022) Shetland, poetry
hentin da morsels laek a thief afore on page 82

1 matches

Jamieson, Robert Alan Archipelagos : Poems from Writing the North, (University of Edinburgh 2014 ISBN: 978-0-7486-9755-7) Shetland, poetry
laek baests ati'dir bizzie, on page 13

1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
thing ta caa it: hit's a name laek Ulster Scots, and laek idder on page VI
Na, bairns, at a time laek dis Sae waarm an sleepy-wye, on page 5
An if da tale wis laek ta stop Or linned in ony wye, on page 6
s stupefeed wi da haet day an laek ta neib ower) whedder da plai on page 7
a rabbit-hol guid streight on laek a tunnel for a start, an dan, on page 8
Also on pages 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 38, 39, 42, 45, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 70, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 95, 98, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 113, 116, 120, 121, 122
110 matches

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
dey did win oot dey wir just laek newly slippit rams. Laekit a on page 4
s. His midder said dey lookit laek a raa a giant hundiclokks mar on page 7
cood wirk da grund aerly, no laek dis graet heavy tractors dey on page 8
freends in London. Shti does laek animals though, an just adore on page 10
curls. Still, I suppose we aa laek ta tink weel a wir ain, an Jo on page 11
Also on pages 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 39, 40, 42, 46, 48, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 62, 71, 73, 74, 75, 77
45 matches

De Luca, Christine Swiet Haar, (Abersee Press 2017) Shetland, poetry
laek ta splinter da raem-calm Våg on page 25
Fences canna spaek laek a daek - on page 29
his göd airm in defiance an, laek Joshua on page 30

3 matches

Tait, John M Lallans 58 - Sheltie Prattle an da Blue Lowe (a Pantomime) , (Lallans Magazine 2001) Shetland, prose
attle. "Weel, du's ill aneoch laek, but du's ower peerie." on page 35

5 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
e naemed different languages (laek St. Swedish an St. Norwegian, on page 12
m. Da tombs, tools an lemm is laek dat at's fun idda wast o Scot on page 13
ta is wint tae shaa mair whit laek it is idda nations at haes da on page 19
appit jüst een o yun soonds, laek swappin da hindmaist een tae on page 22
ffrence atween da soonds /e/ (laek da ai in traivel) an /ø/ (as on page 24
Also on pages 25, 27, 29, 32, 35, 36, 38, 40, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 69, 72, 75, 76, 77, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106
102 matches

Cumming, John Kirsten, (Shetland For Wirds 2006) Shetland, prose
aye spaekin tae her, earnest laek. Weel some athletes seem ta l
1 matches

De Luca, Christine Dodie's Phenomenal Pheesic, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, weans
RT, hit said, ’LL DISAPPEAR LAEK MAGIC. Dodie didna ken whedde
1 matches

Sinclair, Lise Juist laek Maunna, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
But nauthin laek da traet a store
An herdly laek ta pit a fit on da bully-stee
Juist laek maunna
3 matches

De Luca, Christine Gaet-markers, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
laek a dorro an da haand apön da
apön a steekit kame – laek inuksuit,
2 matches

Sandison, Iris Da Tree Peerie Grice, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, weans
am aboot, fur he wid nae faer laek ta aet dem if he got da chanc
da lum! So, up he guid, joost laek a speedir. Da tree peerie gri
2 matches

Johnson, Laureen Saands o Maywick, (Shetland For Wirds 2004) Shetland, prose
ll her hert, an da pair o wis laek ta greet.
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Pre nuptial, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
laek lippenin sumtheen
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Böd, (damagnifyingless.wordpress.com 2012) Shetland, poetry
laek a lambin sun
1 matches

Peterson, George P.S. Nannie Georgedaughter, (Shetland For Wirds 2002) Shetland, prose
wis da taen aff! Her face wis laek da coll, an shö wis ill plae
sed an her een glanced at him laek splinters a shappit gless.
sees at da cost is clear, in laek a flash, an oot agyen wi da f
3 matches

Tait, Christian Da Hegri, (Shetland For Wirds 2001) Shetland, poetry
Hegri, du staands laek a ston ida shoormal.
1 matches

Ritch, Paolo A Remembrance Day, (Shetland For Wirds 2008) Shetland, poetry
Laek neem, rank an number;
As I sat dere laek a blockeet on amp
2 matches

Graham, Laurence Flans Frae Da Haaf, (Shetland For Wirds 2000) Shetland, poetry
Whaar dayset laek some hamely haand
1 matches

Johnson, Laureen Moarnin Ida Kames, (Shetland For Wirds 2007) Shetland, poetry
sidie for sidie laek train-tracks
1 matches

Williamson, Christie Guide, (Shetland For Wirds 2010) Shetland, poetry
laek staurs da lift
1 matches

Tait, John M Shaetlan is Daed - Lang live Dialect, (Shetland Dialect Conference 2004 2004) Shetland, prose
iters o tradeetional Shaetlan laek J.W. Laesk. Dis is da wye at
concept o da wird, dialect is laek a whaalblub - hit haes nae b
ered up dir midder tongues - laek Faera, Catalonia, Friesland,
Da wird ‘dialect’ here is laek a collective noun - a wird l
a collective noun - a wird laek ‘watter’ or maybe better
27 matches

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
oot wha's bein spokken aboot. Laek, if John is athin a baand, da

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
yurled up wi da suffix - ing (laek weddung 'wedding'). Dis is wh

Facebook link (I Hear Dee 2021) Shetland - Shetland
ffrence atween da soonds /e/ (laek da "ai" in "traivel") an /ø/
ne, an some languages øs ø (laek Norwegian), wharas idders øs
egian), wharas idders øs ö (laek Swedish). Wir pickit ø as it

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2017) Shetland
dat you can spell onywye you laek sae laang as fok cin understa

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
e dat some grinds wir manned, laek a toll, an dir wis a charge (

Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
burgh at we shared, so things laek dis wid come up in discussion

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Announcin Truncherfaece twins, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
. Aabody kens dey hiv afo ill laek babies. Wir bairns could say
a paet an her nose is snirled laek dir is a guff aboot her. Her
a guff aboot her. Her hair is laek a craa’s nest an her green
h tae turn your stamach. Whit laek wid her bairns be?
, dey might tak eftir da weel laek Truncherfaece side o da faimi
9 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Da nicht afore da Trowie Show, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
nger, mair talented an better laek writer tae tak ower fae me di
1 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: A Hamefarin hero, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
’re niver lippenin dem. Dey laek tae reesel men fae dir beds a
lowing nicht Jeemie wis niver laek tae appear. Hit wis weel past
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Tochts fae Tushie Truncherface: Sky high fuel prices maks trows lie low, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
rows o raisins. “Far better laek as da rumble dey left,” he
hills, he doesna hae spaegie laek wis!” he said gaein his hoc
2 matches

Watt, Valerie Back tae trowie schul, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
w an arrows. Dere’s naethin laek a trowshot yowe tae plaese yo
1 matches

Watt, Valerie A skoit trowe da shops, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
But hit’s no for me. I laek tae geng intae a shop an grip
your fancy. Wid Meenie mebbe laek some o da potions or ointment
? I wis draan tae whit lookit laek a muckle haily puckle wrappit
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Birsie’s Brunt Bed, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
s draa in as he’s nocturnal laek wirsels.
Da bairns laek naethin better as a game o ca
clocks, worms; he glaeps dem laek sweeties!
my chance. I crept doon ower laek a whitrit eftir his prey. I c
enoch, dere he wis birsed up laek a baa.
5 matches

Watt, Valerie Da secret wirld o Santie’s elves, (Shetland Times 2008) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
I didna geng tae da Nort Pole laek a lok of fokk tink. Dere’s
s an pointy lugs he wis joost laek da picters on Christmas caird
ttin at da desk wis a younger laek elf wi da 2008 file. He leapt
ery dat I wis seen naethin da laek o afore. Dere wis pumps, gene
s. A roond elf wife wi sheeks laek sheeny red aipples wis dyshin
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Görwill trows blamed for earthquake, (Shetland Times 2009) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
“Da Görwill trows wid laek tae bid da Truncherfaece faim
ie. “Or du’ll git ribbons laek dy sister.”
etlan trow kent o wis dancing laek dey’d niver danced afore.
3 matches

Watt, Valerie Meenie’s Viking spoon, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
ftin o shampoo. Is dat really laek a Viking?
a richt Viking no hae a beard laek mine? Coorse an weel lived in
per an flechs. Dat is naethin laek a Viking beard.”
ane, ivory , metal or silver, laek wir een. Dey wir treasured po
4 matches

Watt, Valerie An onkerry for a kerry oot, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
se New Year. Hiv you heard da laek? I tocht she’d hiv hed enoc
se traditions tae be onything laek wir ain.
Eence da howe wis sheenin laek a preen Meenie reesled in a d
’s no a beast, he‘s a man laek a beast. He used tae bide in
4 matches

Watt, Valerie Froggy smoorikins, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
s fae tadpoles intae frogs is laek naethin idder. So I tocht an
icht,” I lached. “Dat’s laek winnin da lottery!”
“I widna laek tae say,” he said lickin hi
3 matches

Watt, Valerie A faersome feerie, (Shetland Times 2010) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
terrible feerie dis mont, da laek o wir niver kent. First da ba
erie. Dey lay in dir box beds laek weet cloots. Da noise o aa fo
s wi a swaab. An naebody felt laek aetin a hill berry.
wis terrible. My troat sweed laek some een wis taen a tattie pa
er his skave nose. He wis ill laek wi lirkit skin an slitty een.
6 matches

Watt, Valerie Cheerio for eenoo . . ., (Shetland Times 2011) Shetland - Lerwick, newspaper
tae step oot o da limelight. Laek aa celebs A’m needin a grai
. Me, blate? Hiv you heard da laek?
trowie wirld secret. I widna laek tae think A’m gaein ower mu
rst time hit gied aff in 1821 laek hit wis yisterday. Less a les
4 matches

Williamson, Christie Da Problem o dese Paerts, (Scots Language Centre 2022) Shetland, prose
Dis last wis med, laek da iddirs, in Ingleesh, an la
mi ain editor's request. Sic laek, hit's da first bit o prose a
2 matches

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