Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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Use in varieties of Scots

lazy	Corpus occurrences	Central	Doric / Northern	Orkney	Shetland	Southern	Ulster
Occurences normalised per million words	17.3	15.1	24	39.7	11.6	31	4.4
Number of occurrences	56	30	16	4	2	3	1
Number of authors	38	20	9	3	2	3	1

Occurrences of lazy 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

McQueer, Chris HWFG, (404 Ink 2012 ISBN: 978-1912489107) Central, prose
robably joost wants a snooze. Lazy auld basturt. on page 104

1 matches

Rennie, Susan The Wee Prince, (Edition Lintenfass 2017 ISBN: 978-3946190592) Central, prose
I kent a planet whaur bade a lazy lubbard. He didna tak tent o on page 24
a bodie can be baith leal an lazy thegither. The wee prince: ga on page 52

2 matches

Purdie, David C. Lallans 61 - The Mass Jack, (Lallans Magazine 2002) Central, prose
twa meinits ago, get aff yer lazy erses an get back til yer dar on page 86

1 matches

Begg, James A. Alison's Jants in Ferlieland, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010845) Central, prose
at the picture.) "Get up, ye lazy beast!" said the Queen, "an t on page 44

1 matches

Johnstone, Shane The Gods of Frequency, (Arkbound 2020 ISBN: 978-1912092826) Central, prose
it, in wan big sentence. Eh's lazy, disnae help aboot the hoose on page 3

2 matches

Burnett, Colin A Working Class State of Mind, (Piermont 2021 ISBN: 978-1914090158) Central - East Coast, prose
n his experience tae keep the lazy bastard movin in the right di on page 39

1 matches

Thomson, Mark Bard fae thi buildin site, (Luath 2007 ISBN: 978-1906307141) Central - Dundee, poetry
Eftir a lazy day on page 88
It's no that em lazy or eh dinna care on page 104

2 matches

Fitt, Matthew Geordie's Mingin Medicine, (Itchy Coo 2007 ISBN: 978-1845021603) Central, weans
at grow ower fast become hert-lazy and stupit.' on page 4
ssie o tea richt noo, ye hert-lazy wee scunner"' on page 69
eordie tae bring it, the hert-lazy wee wick' Grannie shouted. on page 92

3 matches

Townsley, Jane Joe's Cloud an Ither Stuff, (lulu.com 2014 ISBN: 978-1326001612) Central - Perth, prose
he said as he brushed past. "Lazy bugger," she muttered. "Oi! W on page 44

1 matches

Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
She's always been a lazy bugger. Me and David almost e on page 43
o health. He's gat nae shame. Lazy bastart askin fur a lift. on page 118

2 matches

Hershaw, William Eemis Stane 1 - The Laverock’s Nest, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
e lig here onie langer like a lazy sumph. He was in awfou troubl on page 17

1 matches

Beckett, Mavis Duncan Lallans 59 - Auntie Aggie, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Central, prose
Auntie Aggie wis bealin. "Ye lazy lump, ye nivver dae onything on page 118

1 matches

Hershaw, William Lallans 56 - In The Classroom, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
haen a blether, includin that lazy sumph o a Depute Rector. Ther on page 37

1 matches

Waddell, John Halesome Farin, (iUniverse 2004 ISBN: 978-0595330119) Central - Perth, poetry
A'll hae tae gie ower bein lazy -
1 matches

Hershaw, William The Retour O The Grey Airmy, (Bella Caledonia 2016) Central - Fife, blog
oond the place the muckle fat lazy elk could dae whit they liked
1 matches

Wilson, Lucy Lock Doon, (Greenock Telegraph 2021) Central - Greenock, poetry
ma jammies, ave never been sa lazy.
1 matches

Lehane, Matt Cubismo Part III, (bandcamp 2006) Central - Ayrshire, poetry
ither than the easy/lazy
1 matches

@iainnicol tweeted
@etherwaves omg i am so lazy when pronooncin yer name.(2020) search twitter

@Chazzbat tweeted
e ADHD, so whit's ma excuse? #Lazy(2020) search twitter

@rattlecans tweeted
n sort oot transport, and the lazy bastard, it'll take him 10 se (2022) twitter link

@LairnScots tweeted
n how assumptions that it is 'lazy speech' are wrang: https://t. (2020) twitter link

@kennethbryce184 tweeted
is that awe about - kin the lazy feckers no walk across a park (2021) twitter link
eonRousseau10 make eer ain ya lazy fecker - ouch lol (2021) twitter link

Doric

Grant, Margaret Young At Hert, (Huntly Writers 2023 ISBN: 978-0993597152) Doric, poetry
joggin in his shorts He is a lazy ****** vratch But exercise he on page 15

2 matches

Leslie, Deborah Doric - Alive an Kickin, (Argo Publishing 2004 ISBN: 978-0954615314) Doric - Inverurie, prose
The neest mornin wis a lazy Sunday an the Maan o the Hoos on page 64

1 matches

Uri, Antonia Bidin awa: City Breaks, (Scots Language Centre 2015) Doric - Aberdeen, newspaper
e mak the perfect chyce for a lazy daunder on a fine day. If the on page 16

1 matches

Whyte, Brian The Bottles, (Independently published 2020 ISBN: 979-8612647218) Doric, poetry
So I'm a richt lazy loon, ye wint me wakent by no on page 79
A'biddy seems tae think I'm lazy on page 116

3 matches

Byrne, Catherine Alice's Mishanters in e Land o Farlies, (Evertype 2014 ISBN: 978-1782010609) Doric - Caithness, prose
is, look at e picture.) "Up, lazy thing !" sade e Queen, "an ta on page 89

1 matches

Smith, Alex A Sair Fecht, (self-published 2003) Doric, prose
scenery an haein a richt lazy time. Ey were baith amazed ji
1 matches

Vettese, Raymond Lallans 59 - Raymond Vettese : nineteen poems, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Doric - Montrose, poetry
must be affa lazy.
1 matches

@DoricPhrases tweeted
ails aat the wikkend - those lazy spammers dinnae like tae darg(2018) search twitter

@Franwella tweeted
bit its really cause am too lazy n ma wrappin skillsr shoc(2018) search twitter
too lazy tae get phone tae see fa jist(2012) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 i'm nae lazy, i'v got .... Haha. Am stilli(2011) search twitter
decide if i'm tired or jist a lazy cow(2011) search twitter
@LouiseNicol1 get changed ye lazy mare!! x(2011) search twitter

Orkney

Grieve, Ingrid Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
He's lazy on page 120

1 matches

Johnston, Barbara Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
An lift off intae me lazy flight on page 142

1 matches

Bruce, Lorraine Gousters, Glims and Veerie-orums, (Orkney Voices 2021 ISBN: 9780956661661) Orkney, poetry
A lazy Northerly swael on page 51
oan a lazy efternoon, on page 143

2 matches

Shetland

Johnson, Laureen Alice's Adventirs in Wonderlaand, (Evertype 2012 ISBN: 978-1782010081) Shetland - Voe, prose
at da picter.) "Up wi dee, du lazy sloo!" said da Wheen, "an tak on page 94

1 matches

I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
døless 'lazy' ~ mair døless ~ maist døle on page 51

1 matches

Southern

Thompson, James My Borderlands, (Richardson and Son Printers 2023) Southern - Hawick, poetry
But then a lazy reek wud rise on page 38

1 matches

Halfpenny, Cameron Ahlice's Adveenturs in Wunderlaant, (Evertype 2015 ISBN: 978-1782010876) Southern - Borders, prose
is, keek at th picture.) "Up, lazy hing!" said th Queen, "an tak on page 91

1 matches

Rodger, Matt The Borth’ick Waitter, (SCOTS Corpus 2003) Southern - Roxburgh, prose
whae hednae ae lazy inch i hir bodie. Yin o Stave
1 matches

Ulster

Burgess, Wilson Dae Ye See: Ulster-Scots Poems, (Scots Language Centre 2007 ISBN: 978-0955791604) Ulster - L'Derry, poetry
Ah know they'd call mae lazy, on page 5

1 matches