Lawks a lawdy

Posted by James on August 23, 2004

In Reply to: Lawks a lawdy posted by Janet Mck on August 23, 2004

: trying to fid out where this came from originally - I suspect "lawdy" is a derivation of "lord", but as "lawks a mussy" is derived from "lord have mercy", that seems to indicate "lawks a lawdy" is another way of saying "lord lord" which doesn't quite ring true.
: Any information gratefully received!

'Lawdy me' has long been an expression with 'Lord' suggestions here in the UK. I've never heard of 'lawks a lawdy'.