P E F R ACE .

I N offering these pages to the kin d forbearance of his

i the ub lic fr ends and p , the author is aware of their m any imperfections . He gratefully a cknowledges his indebtedn ess to those friends who take a warm interest in t he pre

of the di th e servation alect peculiar to far north, and wh o have demonstrated that interest by supplying material for this work . Some four hundred of the words and phrases in this V ocabulary are to b e found

’ m s S ti D i ti r in that noble work Ja ie on s cot sh c ona y . The writer must acknowledge his special obligations m t he Mr. W G t o the MSS. e l ft by late illia rant, a

S of c ic m and hetlander onsiderable linguist attain ents ,

A m of s of cul e mi . tivat d nd large nu ber word , which

’ had c th e m es aped author s research, were found a ong

’ th s o f t he m Mr. G e rant s papers , and derivation na es

r in m m of i c et c . a e c slands, pla es , , any ases also fro

V c has his pen . aluable assistan e also been received

T m s B D m Re . P he D . in t v . fro very ho a arclay, , r cipal — of t he College of G lasgow assistance which is here most gratefully a cknowledged . PR E FA CE .

Some of the words that will be found in the fol lowing pages are no doubt in use in other part s o f

S S co tch . cotland, and are generally accepted as words

As the S m m e hetlander e ploys the , howev r, it has been

n ot c m thought right to ex lude the , since that alone is f and ma b e o f t o the . O interesting, y value philologist such words not a few are unquestionably of N orse origin and in thes e c ases it is as likely that Sc otland

c m m as h as m has re eived the fro , that it given the t o,

I t t o b are so few Shetland . is e regretted that there

s A w as Orkney word in this c olle ction . pplication m e t o s m s ad everal gentle en resident in those island , but unfortunately none of them had preserved the m words that are now displa c ed by s outhern i portations. Mo st of t h e Shetland words in this book are

e m or are the old N deriv d fro nearly related to orse , and are still more or less us ed throughout the islands

e s are the mi i — wit but th ir stronghold in extre t es to ,

r n H l i Dun oss ess s c and Unst . , i l w k, From more frequent busines s and social intercourse

the of S with their southern neighbours , people hetland are o r l rapidly losing, rather have a ready lost, a dis t inctive diale ct and when the present old inhabitants

m of th e old N am i b e have passed away, ost w ll buried m with the .

The has on e n d m it author , thes grou ds, ee ed useful

now to gather , for preservation , what would otherwise m in a very short ti e be irrecoverably lost . PR E FA CE . vii

The e m m d rivations of the na es of so e of the islands ,

h i et i t e m e e c . n and of na es of places , private r s denc s , ,

m ma the , y not be thought uninteresting, and are there fore appended .

J EDI N BUR H une 18 6 6 . G ,

RUBBlNG FROMMAESHOW TUMULUS.

G L O S S A RY

SHE TLAND AND ORKNE Y WORDS .

AABER S is fr l. ae , eager, anxious to obtain a thing, . ; ; g.

i r da . o. . e fer p abre, id

AAI RVHOUS l i n , the p ace of meet ng appoi ted by the Foud l h genera or c ief governor, S .

AAEM lin da arm defi i n as . c e s. , the end, of a e, S . , AB ERZ T t EAN e . , cetera, S

ABLN l in 0. , to thresh ha f a sheaf for giv g horses, ABI R so . , a sheaf threshed, O “ AB l A UNE all . , out of character, unreasonab e, S bune AB UNE . , above, S A MY CA dim . , inutive, O A CE ll i i i i i l l , the sma est d v s on of anyth ng, a s ng e partic e, a

un da. s. 0 . a it,

aa ib A i . . 0. . a I CHT, possess on, property, S to own ; g , i da . a s. s. ae a . . have . agan g g and e gen, to possess l ll l A CKADUR . , to endeavour (accent on ast sy ab e), S

AE- B EAS —REE i l - i in T T , a sw ng e tree by wh ch one horse draws

l . . p oughing, O and S

- i i i in f l A E FALD m l n . a e a , si p e, not cu n ng, upr ght, S ; 9 e nf ch,

f ald s enf ldi n a . lt a s. a e . ti a nfa . o . e g . g ; ; g “

AER a m . , a s ndbank or beach ; someti es a stone aer, O and

h r isl su . . . ot . e . S . g y ; eyre 9 oer, id B G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

S I E T il l AE S PA TLE l . , a neg ected ch d, S . g. aschenputte

A TH— n udk nd E KE N ll l . o. a e T, we known, easi y known, S j

isl k n dr aud e . . , id

A FFBEND i - , to remove the furn ture from a peat pony, S .

AFFLUDE l (to) , to injure the ooks or appearance of anything, ”

d . . do . ro aflo S p . , id — AFFRUG affrug of the sea a spent wave receding from the

shore, S. AFFSET i l , an mpu se, S . AFRO di h l fro a ab rat en . is . a d , to ssuade, S g.

AFTAK i : x , a mockery or jeer ng the verb separates the prefi ,

1st 2d li and means, , to scoff or jeer , app ed to weather, to l ll abate, to u , S .

AFT-HANKS , that part of a boat where the bands come together m at the stem and ste , S . A G AI NCALIII NG ll , reca , revocation, O .

’ - — — A G AAI RY ; to go a gaairy to leave one s service before the

- term day, O . A G G sea . no. a . , a short breach of the , S g AG G L l l , to soi , to defi e, S . A G G UCKS as awmucks . , a kind of fish, the same , S

AI R infini isl. S. , a peerie air, a mere tasting, O . and ; aur, t imal es .

AI R ll i 0. . , a very sma quant ty, and S A I R 0 . , to taste, and S .

A ITTRI E l l isl tr t i no. o . 3. ci . . e d , co d b eak weather, S , id .

AIVALOUS l u , doubtfu , ncertain , S .

AIVI NG in , being doubt, S .

A RLIN ll bcl l- i l l l , a su en person, S . g. ake g, g oomy ; me ancho y ; i m l d s a .

A LAMOTTI - finch l Procellaria ela ica , the storm , a fow ( p g ) , O ;

ital al . a , a wing, and moto, motion, id . “ ” A LI E l - l l . is Al a S . , a pet, a favourite ; an a ie amb, ; , to l l l at. a o pet ; , a ere . AND ORK N E Y WORDS .

ALI E i l , to cher sh, to nurse, to pet a sounded ong, S .

’ ALI t n i N wl . en t ls e d SO a . ae e , a shoemaker s , S ,

A LMARK l i n i , an anima add cted to breaki g fences or trespass ng

l l c a l l isl. a a l . on arab e and, S . , to rear, and mark, an enc osed

l u n l fie d q . feedi g on enc osed ground. l AL O . T , a though, S i MP n a d. A . o. , fear, S mpe,

See . AN. in R i l E S. is . nd AND n o . , a k d of porch , ; , porticus

AN D OO i n l i , to keep a boat in pos tion by rowi g gent y aga nst

no . . wind or tide, S . andou

mi n eluk mis ANG ALUOK S. bel . a , an accident, a sfortune, ; g g ,

da an aa—e l kk- e fortune ; . g , to concern, to affect, and y ,

l . uck, fortune

ANKER - hi , a dry measure, as an anker of potatoes, one t rd of

l l li u ni da. 38 a barre a so a q id measure, S . anker, Da sh

quarts, id.

ANNS . n o. a n . , chaff of oats , S g , id

ANN -BE E her S R e . , chaff of , S

T i AN isl. S. , to pay attent on to, to attend, to obey, ; ansa ;

da . aen dse , id .

’ ANTI NMAS A 24 , perhaps nthony s mass, days after Christmas,

S .

AN YESTER - — h old . , a two year s eep , S P A O . , upon, S

- il ARBY sea l fl . , the g i ower, O

A - r sea RBY Roo , the root of the

sl ar . ARG da . ar i . , eager, fierce, S . g, angry, enraged g AR ERI E i G l . , a crowd, a mu t tude, S

AR I E r l a a is da a is . s d . G OS . l. . , anger, S arg ; g, angry ; and y

ose, to pour out.

A da RVI E l A l ed a . cine m i . , a p ant ( ) , S arve, id . A l i l SEE, the ang e conta ned between the beam and hand e on

b inder l the side of a p ough, O . 4 C L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLAN D

- — A SK l l i l fo ll l . , drizz e, ha f ra n ha f g, sma partic es of snow, S

da . A SK l . . , a wooden dish for ho ding ashes, S aske, ashes, id “ — ASLEY ; horses in asley horses belonging to different

persons, bound firm one to another, S . d A SOOND i i fit ll asoon . , a fa nt ng he fe dead , S

is l O l. A STREES . , the beam of a p ough, ; perhaps from as, and li id tre, gnum,

A TI OAST ill l l n . , a s y, he p ess , odd sort of perso , S

- - i ATSET m . , of the ebb the com encement of the ebb t de, S

perhaps outset, id.

sl i ll - ns i . t a d r a d A EAL ATTEI LLE . . TT or , the pochard, O and S (

a ina s id m r . ) ,

l l l a o ATTI VI LTS e S. d , arab e ground ying one year , ; . attir, i lli l aga n, and fa t, p oughed . — i ’ A W . T EEN LICHTS, the d stance between neighbours houses , S A K ll U . , the common gui emot, O — i ll AULIN SCOUTY . . , the arct c gu , O and S

A SKERRI E l da. o esekar U S. , a scoop for ba ing out a boat, ; ;

no ausk er . . j , id

AWMUCKS i fish , a k nd of found upon sandy beaches ; they th i possess e power of inflat ng their bodies . There are — ” “ ” “ l awmucks - awmucks ll ing , and skate , and she ” wmu k a c s . , S

A X a ueish i ES, an g d stemper, O .

AZE l l isl - l a . , a arge b azing fire, S . . eys , burning coa s

BAA l l ll b al e S. s , the ca f of the g, the ho ow of the foot, ; . , any

in th g round .

B AL l - da . l e l , the pa m of the hand, S . ba d , the so e of the foot . l the pa m of the hand .

B AA overflow e d th e sea , a rock by , but which may be seen at

low - no. . water, S . baa, id B m l AAK, a bea or rafter, the principa rope to which nets or

fi hin -li s . l a s . l da . . g nes are attached, S . g ba k ba k and

n l o. 3. ( la i d. and . ba k, K E Y MM) OR N WORDS . 5

BAALI E . , a thick cake, S B l i i l l l l AAR, a ong tud na s ice of a ha ibut, inc uding the fin on

il isl i one side to the ta , S . . bard, the marg n, the edge, the l l i atera extrem ty . BAAZ l l . da . ro , a arge fat c umsy person , S p . baas . B l i i S. da i d. ACK, a wooden bow in wh ch dough is m xed, ; . bak,

“ ” B ACKAG RUF i - nk , a r dge at the bottom of a peat ba formed

- i is o ff by the surface of the peat moss, wh ch pared and thrown on the bottom of the ditch before the peats are du da . s. i g out bakke bakke, an eminence, a r dge, and

da i . so i grav, groft . graf, a d tch, an excavat on.

B ACKBURD l l bel , the arboard or eft side of a boat, S . g. bak

boord.

“ B - i l i ACK FEAST, an enterta nment former y g ven by the best

— — i - . e n re rn man i . groomsman tu for the weddi ng feast i i ’ i 0 . g ven by the br de s fr ends,

B L S. s b ackla n a lin a . e s . s b ac d . ACK INS, backwards, ; g ; . g ;

kl n d b ac ae s.

BAD i l l in as . , an art c e of c oth g, a coat, etc . , S

BAENAB IDER o d S. et . a no 3. , a g, ; been ; . bein ; ben , a bone,

da i and . b der, a biter.

B E . E S s. a nk b e da. a nk a s b e . . . A N , a bench, ; ; ; benc 9 bank

la t. banca.

BAERI E i , a boar p g, S .

B E l - da . a l i . a d A S, catt e , beasts, S b est, b est ick, bestia , .

BAE SSY- li l PLAAS, tter for catt e, composed of heather and dry

. n o. b s a earth, S y j , to strew coarse grass or straw on the

floor of a cowhouse, id . B l ff l da . AFF, exposure to co d, the e ects of exposure to co d, S . h l h i in . acve, to tremb e, to shiver aeven, a sh ver g B F l f A F, to strugg e, to buf et a storm, S . “ ” B l et ff — l i AFFER, a strugg e ; to g a ba er to have a strugg e aga nst i l i . s a storm, S . b fa, to move or shake . B i i l . i 0 m . AFFLE, a tr fle, a th ng of no va ue, perhaps di n from

tent n i . ae b effe nu ar . beffe, nug , g 6 G L OS SAR Y OF SH E TLA N D

l ll B . AKIE, the b ackheaded gu , S

BAL l . O . , to throw at, to pe t, and S l l ll l . B ll . no . ALD, a rave ed knot, S ba , ba a, to rave

l s u l -r i e r nec i o s s isl. B l Pl u o tes h o S. ALDIN, the ha but ( pp g ) , ; ba d ,

t n po e s.

BALFURD ll , to put anything carefu y aside, to secrete, S . l in B . ALLING, pe t g, O and S .

B N in li iltacks iltacks. A D , two th gs app ed to p , as a band of p

B - it du in l l. . AN . is K, a peat bank, S bank , a p g the soi B l liff i li ANKS (the), the ofty c s wh ch the cragsman c mbs in

- l l i . search of wi d fow and the r eggs, S “ B ANKSTERSHI P b ankst ershi —b W ; through p y force, ithout i i perm ss on, S . B l l w ARD, a bo d head and, the top of hich projects beyond its

isl base, S . . bard. l l l B . ARD, a sco d, app ied on y to women, S

- isl a B l n . ( l . no . 3 ARM SKIN, a eather coveri g for the breast, S . .

barm . “ — BARN I SDAEL; to tell a tale from b arnisdael and doun to tell

it i all l from beg nning to end, with particu ars, S .

’ B i t dr is ASS, the var ous sof y substances of which a bird s nest

S . ten t. r . composed, ; bast, co tex

I E il rda BAUK l A lea to . , the razorb ( ) , O B AWOI E to l ll , a name given the great b ack and white gu ,

S. B l l AYL, to knot tight y, so as not to be oosened, S .

B E - l fishin - ACH BOYS, boys emp oyed at the g stations to assist in

curing fish on the stone beaches, S .

i E d . i AI NER S . n o . o 3 da . , a g, ; ben ; be n ; been, a bone, and — — ( la . i . e i bider, a biter . the bone b ter.

B EAI NER - C m SUNDAY, Sunday before hrist as, on which day it

l n o x- was usua to ha g up an head in the chimney, to make t bro h with , S .

B E R- PUNDLAR m w l O A , an instru ent used for eighing bar ey, . A N D K Y OR N E WORDS .

B - r - m lle i EEN HOOK, the ha vest work a tenant was co pe d to g ve

his l l in m his 0 and ord part pay ent of rent, .

B EERIN i l - n ul findi . , quer ous, d scontented, fau t g, O B EFRAM l isl u. , to seaward, S . , fram, from (q from the and) and i i be, s gn fying in composition towards, beyond . B EG OOD , begun, S. BE LED G UG G lim . , destroyed by mud, s e, etc , S . B i UN m di . EG K, a istake, sappo nted, S B EHADDEN l li , beho den, ob gated, S . BEKKLE ll di . isl b a k . c e , to stort, to put out of shape, S , dis t d ort e . , id

B - ll s ELTANE REE, a track of stormy weather that usua y occur

n about Whitsu tide, S “ — BEND to bend a horse to fasten on him the apparatus

i s - a i - r n . a d . e necessary for car y ing pan ers , S . bind b nd ,

to tie, to fasten, to bind .

B l - a no. ( l . END , the comp ete furniture of a peat horse, S . and

ro . p . bende

BENKL im l . , to bend, to d p e, S B ENKLE di l , a mp e, S . t B O . ENON, on the p of, S

l da i r l f B . is . . b ae . ERG, a rock, S berg ; g, a rock, a c if RG ELL fi h B B E s . ERGLE, , the wrasse, a , S

T l n b r lt e . B ERG UYL . o. e , the b ack goby, a fish, S gy , id

ic a B A nser bern l . . ERNACLE, , O and S a corruption of the ” B rn l - a a sea . Norwegian g g, a goose w l l B se . ESS, to s ack y, S

B l se . ESS, catt e, cows (short e, or ) , S — B in n . EST ; to best over and above, ga , savi g, S “ BET i , a certa n quantity of straw or grass, as a baet of

floss, S .

i . . d B EVAAR . , to protect, to guard, S g bewahren, l B EVVEL . , to fit or app y, S

B EZ WE LL 0 . , however,

B I AUCH . , the weather bow of a boat, S 8 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLA N D

B l l let l . ICK, to pat gent y, a so to a one, S

B ID li ut is , the end of the ne or g to which the hook attached

i . when us ng the fly, S

B IEENTER n i l l , a co t nuance of c oudy weather, a ways threatening,

ll rainin S but never actua y g,

B B lli a s b in . w . . I IN, a d e ng, S . y g, id

B I D sl - a - G il S. i . a d b . . e , a bu ding, a house , ; bygo ; y g g B i l I OS l no. . , to bui d, S . b ga, to bui d “ E l l st eeth IGHTER, a stone, considerab y ess than the stane, l attached to every weight of ines, in order to keep the lin l i m . e and hooks y ng at the botto , S BILKI E l l , grist e or carti age, S . “ B I NDG E b ind e — l , to bow to beck and g to bow frequent y,

S .

- B O ll . I G, a horse co ar made of straw, S

B i - l r IOG, a pattern exh biting rings of different co ou ed worsted l lu . i da. u upon stock ngs baug, annu us circ s

B I i da r OG I T l so . . b o it , app ied to stock ngs knitted, S g .

B sea IRTH, a current in the caused by a furious tide, but

in if 0 tak g a d ferent course from it, . B l i l ISMER, a stee yard, or nstrument for weighing resemb ing

n o da. s. . 0. . . it, and S bismar ; bismer besmer

B l . ISMER, a species of stick eback, O B l l ISTER, a town of and, termination of the names of p aces in

O . and S . B ITLACKS , the teeth, S .

B I R ill n biar da . G b ior o. U . . a . s. , a steep h , S g berg ; g g ;

i r s. b o g berg.

B IZZIE li l . , the tter with which catt e are bedded, S B LAA IT G . , dead, S

B - l l LACK EARTH, a b ack earth found in mossy soi , and used

as a dye, S .

B - ow it ull LACK HEAD , the p g , S .

B L - G l l i l is ACKING RASS, a wi d p ant from wh ch a b ack dye

extracted, S . K N E A N D OR Y WORDS . 9

“ l - a l l B S . LAD ; a b ad of a man de icate, weak y person, ; l d i no b e a d. . y ,

i li ll- l B LADDS . id , a d sease ke sma pox , S . g b atter, .

B LAI G IT i i in l l , a redd sh t nge the woo of a Shet and sheep , S .

- l l B E . LANDA M AL, mea made from b anda, S

- i e a mon tr a B Ch m r s os . LAND HOE, , S

B i ul fishin - n LATE (the) , a part c ar spot of g grou d, S . N il la i B i no. d LA D, a dr nk made from butterm k, S b nd, .

B L h r i e e no . ANDA, and oats m xed and sown together, S . mix i l l sl l . i . b enda b anda, to , to m ng e

in air i l B . LAW, to dry fish the open w thout sa t, S

B L J‘ H i AWN I S . , fish dried by exposure to the w nd , S

BLEUV ED . , dead, S

B LEG DT w i l e , wooden edges for keep ng the hoe secure y fix d l l ( la . n o. b e to the haft, S . gg ; p y

fi - ELEG G Y sh . , a bait, S

i l i i n l B LES IT S. o. b s ut a S e s d . , an an ma w th a wh te face, ; ;

l u id b li sit isl. b ess t . s , “ ” — B LETT ; a mouldy b lett black muddy soil at the head Of

a bay, or the mouth of a burn , S . l i l m B ( la li li . LINKER, a star, S . . b nke, to g eam, tw nk e , g mer

B LOI NT wi i . , to nk from the effects of drows ness, S

B efflorescent lli i i LOOM, the crysta sat on upon the outs de of

l - i thorough y dr ed fish, S .

B a i LOTS , water which has been used for w sh ng anything, S .

n l ti i o b e . . y , soak ng

- — l i l lit id. B i no . LUE LIT, b ue dye , nd go , S . b aa ,

- il B LUESTER in b luest er . PEATS , peats cut so , S

BLUESTER il l i l . , peaty so of a b ue sh co our, S “ ” B R in la —in LU A l li 00 . ( ong u, ke ) b ra company, conjunct, S

- i - in B LYD i l . MEAT, presents of food g ven to y ng women, S B OADY, body, S .

’ B - i i i l OAT S DRAW, the ndentat on wh ch the kee of a boat makes

n o ost is r in . when she d awn and out of the , S

B ( la . ro. i l o kkie d. n . b o OOKIE, a bog e, S . p bakke, C ro G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

B OD sea ll , the fretting of the on the shore, a heavy swe in i l i the sea e ther before or after a ga e, the impetus g ven to

isl. i sea . a float ng object by a wave of the , S bode, id B “ ll l O l . DEN, provided, supp ied ; we boden with c othes, etc ,

no . S . . budd, id

’ B ODAB ID li i , app ed to two boats crews fish ng in company,

in ll and divid g the catch equa y, S .

- B NN . ODDUM RU ER, the boards between the hassins of a boat, S B OI LTA l , short stunted bar ey, S .

’ B - f da r l BLI ND E . I l . o OKIE , a game, b ind man s buf , S p . b inde

lin k uk no b de e . buk . j , id

B l b al da. l s h] l m . is b a OLE, a dense c oud of s oke, S . boo . ,

a great fire . l B as . OLE, to burst out, a vo ume of smoke , S B OLIN, sending forth much smoke, S .

B wman bo . OLLMAN, a cottager, pronounced , O

B OLTA— 16 lb s t STANE, a stone of about . weight, at ached by fishermen to the buoy- ropes for sinking the long lines at “ ” l i the Haaf termed a so a a kapp e stane, S . B X i ll to . ON IE, the name g ven the skua gu , S “ ” B OO waddir i l a boo of , mean ng a ong track of weather,

sl l i . . good or bad, S . byr, a favourab e wind

B OO- i l HELLY, the fifth day before Christmas, be ng a sort of ho i day on the observance of which th e future safety of the

c w w o s as . supposed to depend, S B l OOL, to p ay on the surface of the water, as herrings often

S. n ll l l ll o. is . l do, ; bu a, a bubb e bu a, to bubb e . B OOLACH i l , a p mp e, S . B OOLAAG l l , a race, kindred, fami y. The word is used on y in i l a d sreputab e sense, S . B OOLAAG l l m ll m , a particu ar breed of catt e, etaphorica y the sa e il fam y or kindred, S . B OOLI N la i , p y ng on the water as a fish, S .

B OO- i m l l MAN , a good fa ry, supposed to assist the fa i y at Yu e l l l by threshing the corn whi e the househo d are as eep, S .

1 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

d a . s raedan . l b rae a . b B RAE D . n o. , to me t, S ; , id

- B RAI KS . , a common or pasture ground, S

B A i u on sea— R K, the burst ng of s rges the shore, broken waves

- lli sea . ro ng towards the shore, S

B RAMMO l 0 . , a mess of oatmea and water, i l l l BRANDAED . , br nd ed, app ied to catt e, S B A A k RE KING DOWN COW, ta ing down the carcase of a cow or it i ox from where has been suspended, and cutt ng it up,

S .

BE b reder . EDER, brother twa , two brothers, S li B REEKBANDI T . , a wrest ng match, S B REG D l l , to form a cord of four threads imp icated in a pecu iar

i l re a l s b d . manner, S . . g , to p ait

B . RET, to strut, O

B - il RIDLE BACKS, short pieces of wood na ed across the upper l l h n fi es . end of the cupp es, just be ow the , S

B R i i l IEF, energet c, forc b e, S

“ — - B RI EKIT ; a b riekit sheep a dark coloured sheep with white

l ll . egs and be y, S

s i BRI G DE S ualu maximns . n r . b de , the basking shark ( q ) , S g

r i ( ta . ro. b de d p yg , . “ B RI G DER ll l isl , sma cord or hair p aited, used as a tome, S . .

b re da l . g , to p ait

BRI MELD old l l l rimill is . b . , a very fema e sea , S . , id

B RIMTUD n S no , the sound of waves dashi g on the shore, ; . i b r mt ot . , id

B i l nst ll Y l i U e l a B S. RIN, a brook or r vu et, one in ca ed rin, ;

. n o. a s. b rna y brun and born brun . born and y , id. B l RINDA, a fema e name, S . B ta . a r ( d . o. RIS, a break or rent, a crack, S . briste ; p brist i s. . br sta, id B RI SMAK h . b r m fis . s os a , the name given to the tusk , S ,

b roesm b r ma a e es d . b rosme . , ; , id BRITOH . . it no b r a . , to cut into short pieces , S j ; g pritsche,

id . y A N D ORK N E WORDS . I 3

’ ’ ” H D b ritch d B RITC . Fish are said to be when they are scored l k i l deep y with a n fe, in order to faci itate the process of li boi ng, S .

B RI TRACK l . , sa t, S l m B . RITTA, a fema e na e, S BRO , a frothy white substance on mossy ground which sickens i l t . anima s that eat , S

l - li . B S be . e en ROD, a goose that has hatched gos ngs, ; g br ed ,

n . . to hatch sax. brod te t brut

B RODEND . , habituated to, O

B li li . ROE, the ver of the ha but, S

B E f . ROGU , an o ftake, S

ll da . B B RUN G A . RONGA or , a we , a spring of water, S brond

- ll i l. ur . sn . is 9. brunn ; brunn , a we , a founta n

BRONG I E i Pelecanus , a name g ven to the great cormorant (

i isl i i carbo n o. n . d. ) , S . bri g, the breast (of a b rd) br nga,

B ROOI ls mil i , the master of the house, a o a term of fa iar ty and l ” equiva ent to brother, S . B ROOK (A) OF WARE, a quantity of seaweed driven on shore

by stormy weather, S . B i ROWDEN, mpudent, S .

B l - ll l il ROWDEN, se f wi ed app ied to a ch d at the breast, as “ ’ ’ ’ th e r It s time to wean bai n, for it s getting browden upo

the breast, S . B Rfi l i , a common prefix to the names of p aces in the ne gh

th a h o d b rfi ar S. d . i b our od . of a bri ge, as g , ; bro, a br dge

R l b ruh n fI . . B e a . ( ong u) , Scotch bree, broth or sauce, S g ;

o id br e, . B ll i i RUCK, sma p eces of wood, or anyth ng much crushed or i . b r da b r u a s k . . . e . e o . broken , S . g bruch ; g h ga rak.

B RUOK . , to smash in pieces, S

B ll b r k ln l . . oc e . RUCKL, to crumb e, to break sma , S g B l f l . RUCKS, the of a s of fish or of catt e, broken meat, S B RUCKLY li l , app ed to persons in a weak state of hea th, and to 1 4 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

“ ’ l ( la b raekl l w r b ruck w S . unsett ed eathe ; It s y eather, ;

s: b raeckeli . g, id

B D l no. . RU ( ong u) , a track or path, S . brot and braut

’ ‘ f ll no B sand moss u o . . RUG, a y , y , or heathery br g hi ock, S l l wll is . s . borg bruk, an e evation, a e ing

‘ ‘ ‘

l no. ll n a . b ro e B ll ll S. . b ru e d RULLE, to be ow as la bu , ; 9 ; ;

b recla. B n m l N a . RU I, rou d thick cake of ea , S B R NKI E w U . , a bro n horse, S

ERUEIE l . , b ood, S l l l B . a r no. d . o. RUSK ( ong grist e or carti age, S p brusk ; k i k sl b r os d. b ros i . ; j , n ” B m . RUST the tide is begi ning to brust, eaning to ebb, S

BRUSTED . , ebbed, S i BRUSTI N . ,ebb ng, S

’ i l B n o d l n . . U . , a term used deeds to denote catt e, S bu, id

- u B . n o bu . U . , a manor ho se, S , id

i hin - li l B l fis n o da. . UCHT, a co of g nes , S . . and bught, a coi B ll ic m UCK, a ho ow sound wh h a stone akes when thrown into

the water from a height, S . l ll B . UCK, to gu p, to make a noise in swa owing,S

B one i l UCKIE, a name appropriated to spec es of whe k in Shet

l . and, S l l B . UCKL, to wrap up c umsi y, S

B . UCKS, to tramp upon a soft substance, S

l a S no. . d . BUD n e . ( o g u), a booth r shed, ; bud ; g bude, id

bod, id . k ddi . B DD CK S da . b u U A . , a thick shoe, a brogue , ; , id ' l i m da ro dde d. B DIE S . . b o U . , a basket ade of straw, ; p ,

b a del n B DALI N l . da. ro e . UG . , cei ing of a boat or ship, S p g , id B B H See . UG T. ucht

B UCG I E b a 2d m l , a g ; , a nickna e for a person with a arge

da b u paunch, S . . g, id .

B G — l m as e U GIE FLAY, to flay an anima in such a anner to ke p

m . the skin entire fro the neck and downwards , S A N D OE R WO S . x NE Y. RD 5

Bu le - B UG G LE l . , a arge bannock baked on , gg day, S

’ BUG G LE— 29th March - i i DAY, , a feast day on wh ch, in t mes past, a b uggle or great bannock was baked for each member of th l e . fami y, S i ll l B 0 . UIL, one of the div sions or sta s in a stab e,

i sl l id i . B l e . UIL, to down , bo a,

n l b l i is . o d. B l . o. UIL, a sheepfo d, a byre, S and , B ’ i i l l UIL (to) , to % dr ve sheep nto a fo d or to house catt e in a l isl b Oa . S. . byre, ; , id

l rt B UI LLI NG l i S. rest. a . , the act of enc os ng sheep or catt e, ; p p

o isl l . f . bo a

B UI LY . , a feast, O

ll 0 . B a . UIST, a sm box, and S

B UI TI E BUI TO i n l - l or , a p ece of flan e or home made c oth worn

ul . by women over the head and sho ders, O B uiti BUI TO ee e. . S

BUK i — i l the buk and the bod e mean ng the who e person ,

” b uk ll n o. S . , the be y ” b ulb ack — B ULBACK . to take to take the upper hand, S

l r da b uldr s li a B . . e d . ULDER, to make a oud no se, S . bu ra

l . bu der, id B l l ULL, the chief house on an estate, app ied to the principa

m- far house, O . S .

lt r l B dr s h e e ed . ULL, a y p ace, S

B ULLAMENTS n li . , odds and ends of every ki d (pronounced quid), S m B o il . ULLE, an easure, S

B . ULLEN, a heap, S B L il i ll i i U LING, bu d ng the peats in sma stacks pr or to br nging

them home, S .

de da i B L u n r . UL ION, a term for the p n some pa ts of Orkney, O

B e . ULT, to butt with the head r horns, S B TI N l UL . , app ied to a cow that butts, S

l u T ha lat o ia B N l . ULWA D, a bu r sh ( yp if ) , S

‘ B i m A rtemisia ULWAND , the name g ven to co mon mugwort (

l ar s . rn i . g ) , O and S 1 6 G L OSSAR Y OF SHETLAN D

B LW VER O U A . , to g . astray, S l l . umm n b e . B UMBL ll i . , a ho ow no se produced by a fa , S g , id

in sea B U l . MBLE, to make a Sp ash the , S

B U i i l i MMACK, an enterta nment anc ent y g ven by tenants to l i l . the r and ords, O

B - i — UNE HOUSE, the k rk, a church, S ban hus, a house of

prayer. B l mi il UNGLE, a c od, or other hard substance, used as a ss e to

l . pe t with, S

B sod . UNGLE, to throw a or turf at one, S

B l l . UNKER, a arge chest for containing mea , S l B UNNACK lu . , a mp, a arge bone, S BUR l , top edge of the upper eather of a shoe, BURBENK l b il i , to fortify a frai u d ng with a bank of turf or

stones , S .

B l . URD , a young sea not weaned, S

- l B WOOI) . URN , wood for fue , S

B i n Ja nene URRA, a name g ve to the common kind of rush (

a u no a s u rros s . . d . . q ) , S burre, id

- B eatt l . URRA SOIL, dry p y soi , S B URRIT li l i i l , app ed to sheep, b ack w th wh te round the tai , S .

l - i B URSN . , breath ess, panting from over exert on, S

B URSTI N i in l , corn dr ed a kett e over the fire, instead of being l dried in a ki n, S .

B URSTI N- i m BRUNI, a round th ck cake ade of burston, S .

B RTA K li . is . no b rtin U C . l . , fire, S birta, ght ; y g, fire BOSNI E , a term of reproach, S .

B l i l n o b s a USS, straw for a a r for anima s, S . . y j , to strew with t sof substances . B i i i ’ USS, the var ous soft and dry substances of wh ch a b rd s i s n o. . nest composed, S . bos, id B U . ST, a box, S 3UTLI N , part of the intestines of a sheep, S .

rTN - B u o ll in l 0 . MOUSE, a sma mouse found the fie ds, B UYNII OG A l i , home, the p ace of b rth, S . 1 A N D OR RN E r WORDS . 7

“ B UYRUP - e l , the buoy r pe attached to the ines at the haaf,

S .

B YA K l - — C i . , a use ess, good for noth ng person, S

BYALD . See B ald

” “ B YAUCH l to ll ll l , app ied anything sma , as a sma ca f, a puny hil ” c d, S .

’ CAA I N L l h n r D e i ns deducto . WHA E, p , S

’ CAA I N H l W ALES, the mode adopted for driving a shoa of these i l ll . an ma s into sha ow water to capture them, S

AAPI E in - lin C fish . , a heavy stone, used as a sinker to a g e One

- is of these, with a buoy rope attached to it, fastened to

- li i each end of a ground ne, and at ntermediate distances

ll i ll b i ht ers l sma er s nkers, ca ed g , are fixed to keep the ine

i r at the bottom, and to prevent the t de from car ying it

dl al too rapi y ong, S . E ED l CAI G R . , entang ed, S

E in - CAI ZI fish . , a g boat, S

- fl l CALF SKINS, the sea ruf ed by the wind in occasiona spots , ll l ” ca ed by sai ors catspaws, S .

l . CALLER, one who drives horses or catt e under the yoke , O

C l i rt l ALLOW, to ca ve, to br ng fo h a ca f, S .

l . CALOO, the pintai duck, O and S . CALWART l , somewhat co d, S . AMMA i C C 0 . , a stroke w th the hand,

G . AMMICK, a preventive, a stop, S AN li C . , a measure for quids, S

li fishin - CAPPIE, a term app ed to some part of the g gear, S .

P - CAP IESTANE st eeth . , stane, S C l ARL, a song, a icentious song, S .

- ( la . CASH, a tobacco pouch, S . kasse, a case . il l . CASSEN, spo t, app ied to meat or fish, S C ’ l l l i ASSEN AWA , app ied to a vesse ost at sea, or to anyth ng

w as l thro n away use ess, S.

C - ASSIE CAZZIE, a sort of b asket made of twisted straw, S . D 1 8 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

C OF div i l in ASTING THE HEART, a mode of inat on former y used

Orkney, O . and S .

P da id mi s u . U i l . CAST (to), to vo t, S . . kasta pp kaste op,

CAT- G T - l U sea . , thread fucus, or aces, O ’ CAT-WA ll i , a stone wa wh ch divides a tenant s house into two

apartments, S . CATACLUE im , a number of persons running in disorder and

edin p g each other, S .

’ CATHERIN - MAS E s 22 . , December , S

- CRAMMACKS l sk CATS , c ouds over the y having something of i l’ l ir n . the appearance of ha s streaming from an a ma s tai , S CATYOG LE l ow . , a species of , S l i i — i l . CAVE, a case for ho d ng sp r t bott es , S 0 — l fish . CAVIL to cavi to take them off the hook, S

C - l AZZIE RIVA , the straw netting in which the peats are p aced

flit - ted . to be to the peat stack, S HA C CK, the wheatear, O .

n -li l CHAFFER, the rou d pped wha e, S .

CHALDRI CK- i sea- H aema CHALDER, the name g ven to the pie (

to as ostral s e n . p g ) , O and S .

CHARVE, great, O . CHEEM 0. (to) , to knock one down, CHEESIN G- MEAT it was formerly the custom that the women who attended an accouchement brought a present of meat next day to the lady in the straw it generally consisted of “ ” “ ” l e alourie cub b ie a stoupfu of gg and a of bannocks , i l l . and was conveyed by stea th into the bed of the nva id, O CHOUSKI E , a knave, S .

CITH AROPES l . . , the traces by which a p ough is drawn, O and S CLAAG l . , a c amorous sound of many birds or voices, S Sic

’ ’ claag as dou s makin such a confused noise of voices

isl. l l um k ak, c angor avi . CLAA G IN l l , the cack ing of a hen app ied to vociferous speak i n . g, S

l . . CLAIR, ready, prepared as dinner is c air, O and S

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i L E d e . C UMS (to) , to of thirst, S l CLUSHIE . , c umsy, S l l l COAG (to) , to be on the out ook, to peep s i y, S .

COAL, a cock of hay, S . l i e lis erennis . n COCKILOORIE B s . . , a da sy ( p ) , S 9 koka, the

lie l . sward, and ura, to hid “ C - l fish l in OCK PADDLE, the ump, a termed the padd e

Orkney, O .

- 0 COFF COFFE, to barter, to exchange, . and S . l l COI ST . , a term used to denote mea and ma t, O

- l l . l S. 7531 C . OLLIE, an open amp, pan shaped, ; ko a, a amp

- l 0 . COMPER, the father asher, a fish ,

CONCURRANS . , occurrence, S

’ ND WYN D CO . , accursed, S

l l l sl S. i COOB . , to bring forth young, app ied on y to a sea , ; h l l l k ob b i l ocu a li . , a sea kopr, p , a tt e sea l C u . ORBIE, to speak in a harsh g ttura manner, S I ” —I i l CORN hae na a corn have not a part c e, S . l m l CORS, CORSE the designation of the signa for er y sent i i round for conven ng the inhab tants of Orkney, O . C l i i i OST, duty payab e in k nd as d st nguished from that paid in money also sustenance given to a servant in place of

m 0. oney,

COTANAY . , annoyance, S l l w l l U . CO NT (to) , to have a year y sett ement ith the and ord, S l l COUNTING, the act of sett ing the year y transactions between l l and ord and tenant, S .

C - l m OUNTING DRAM, the dram of spirits it was former y the custo

l i i is ll a ways to g ve after count ng. The practice sti in use l in some p aces, S .

CO - - l i l ul UNTRY ACTS , a code of bye aws or munic pa reg ations ’ a - enacted from time to time in the Foud s he d court,

CO the l l URT, awn or grass p ot about a house, S . COZAI N a i 0 . , to barter or exch nge one th ng for another, K AND OR NE Y WORDS .

’ m i CRACK O A THING (a) , a person arrived at atur ty, but of very

short stature, S .

CRAG ACKS . , the knees in a boat, S

C E l - l RAIGI , a ong necked bott e, S . CRAI G L E UG G 0 . . , the point of a rock, and S

CRAI G SMAN l i li f i , one who c imbs cra gs or c f s overhang ng the

sea u sea- l i for the purpose of proc ring fow or the r eggs, S .

fish l—fish CRAIGS (to go to the) , to with a rod for coa from the

rocks .

l fin r— l ee e . S CRAM, to scratch severe y with the g nai s, S C romack . C ll i l RAMP, sma heaps of vitr fied g ass and stones found in l ancient tumu i, O . CRAMPI S l ll , mea and refuse of ta ow mixed together and eaten

hot, S .

A TZE m llin Jlf ille ora ol mor ha CR N . , the co mon cora e ( p p y/ p ) , S

C - U l RAWS CO RT, a court of judgment he d by crows, S .

- i CRAw . SILLER, m ca, S

CREEKS, traps, snares, S .

CRIBBAGE, the person , the body of a person, S .

CRI G G I E in . , a bend or crook a dyke, S

C a RING, a drove of horses fastened together in a row, the he d i il of the one being t ed to the ta of the other, S . i il C t e . RING, to horses head to ta , S

CRI NG LED so i . , horses t ed, S

l - CROCKLINS ll . , sma musse s found among the ebb stones, S

CROHEAD . , part of a boat, S

CROI LK i l . , a hump on the back of an an ma , S fi CROMACK, the hand with the ngers bent as in the act of i il l i S. isl. c utch ng an object or of scratch ng with the na s , ;

r i k umma, d. C i l i l’ ROOKS, a mark, a p ece cut out of the ower part of an an ma s

ear, S . i l CROOPI N l . , the person , inc ud ng both sou and body, S

- CROOS li ll i fish li . , a dump ng fi ed w th vers . S 2 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

- - i fish Stella marin a . CROSS FISH, the name g ven to the star ( ), S “ CROUPEN l i crou en i ; b ess ngs be upon thy p , mean ng body,

l kro r a i . is . d d S pp ; . krop, .

C t o RUB, confine, to press upon, to deprive of convenient room

or space, S . CRUB BI T i m , confined, p nched for roo , S . ll l CB C . isl kr o . , a sma enc osure, S , , id C l RUG (to) , to crouch under she ter, S .

CRUG G I N in . l , crouch g under she ter, S .

CRUG SE T ni l i i , to drive an a ma into such a s tuat on as to pre vent its escape also applied to a person driven into a

in corner an argument, S . “ CRUIKNE a cruikn e of folk -a number of persons gathered

together, S . RULE ll i t il C S s . , a sma cake or bannock, . ; kr , anything very ll sma .

O e l i l i RULE, m a m xed with co d water and eaten raw, w th a

l in i l ump of butter the m dd e of it, S .

UBBI E ll cateie C . , a sma , O ll CUDDIE, a sma basket made of straw, S .

C l- fi h U s . UDDIE, C TH, the coa , O

- O in l w CUDDIE DO R, a doorway the gab e of a byre through hich

i i a l the manure s carr ed . So soon s the byre is c eaned the

is il i aperture bu t up aga n, S .

CULLYAC ll- fish Tellina rh b om oictes . , a she (the ) , S CULLYAT li i w l is . , app ed ch efly to a cow ithout horns, S .

r a k ld t k ollott d . u e , without horns . l CULZEE 0. , a arge straw basket,

MMAL ll i n d CU 0. , a sma r si g groun ,

CUMMERSKOLLS i , enterta nment given to visitors on occasion of i l the b rth of a chi d, S . ll l C UPPO 0 . , a ho ow p ace, C l d — il URF curf of the an the surface of the so , S .

C URE th e i l a —s in l e , cut c e or sc rf k , used on y with ref rence to

l . eather, S A N D OR K N E Y WORDS . 2 3

l l CURLDODDY l . , natura y c ever, O . and S CURMULLYIT i l ill , a person w th a very dark comp exion and

favoured countenance, S .

C li . URR, a whisper, a s ght rumour, S

l . isl C . URR, to purr as a cat does when p eased, S kaur, mur

murare.

C . URRIE, neat, tidy, S “ i % CURRIE, used as an expression of suffering; O curr e, currie

% . O dear, dear S ilt k ” NE l ac s . CUR Y, a arge number, as a curney of p , S

CUSTELL- NN E ilif l i PE I , a due the ba f c a ms out of the goods of

the deceased, O . and S .

- CUTHI N l fish 0 . , a coa in the second year, d l isl n k a i . S. . o uss OUTSY . , a name given to a ca f, ; kusa ,

D A l . , to ive, to experience, S ” — D A . , the da man the man, S

D AA . , father, S ll D AA CH lu . , to , S “ D AART i t daarted in , to ra se the price of any hing ; , raised

price, S . l i D ACH IN . , to abate, app ied to the w nd, S

D ACHININ i . , abat ng, S id s. da. . DAER, there, S . daer der g dar,

D AFFOCK l in in , a wooden vesse used for br g g water from the

ll . we , S D AG ll , a woo en mitten used by fishermen to protect their l li . hands from the co d, and from the friction of the ne, S

DAGEN, a day, day, S .

B . AGGON, a junk of meat, S

r da id D AG LI E da. o. r , dawn of day, S . p gg y , . D A SET li G S . , the setting of the day, the end of the twi ght, ;

da t . no. se g , id D AI SKIT i u , expressing fat g e on the person or countenance,

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l l ll n . a da . o. . 3 d . DALL, a da e, a va ey, S . g , id li DAMP, the end of a ne or rope, S .

D a . d . ANN, then, S . g. and dann, id

i hin -l fis . DARA, a frame on wh ch the hand g ines are kept, S i l DARG, contempt b e, S .

See a. DAROW. Dar

D AT , that, S .

D AW- l - h fis . FISH, the esser dog , O

D AAR TH ee D aart . . S

D EENIN ll l ll l , a fu mea , a be yfu , S . D EEPOOPERI T l l ll , app ied to one in a state of imbeci ity, menta y l and bodi y, S . im DEER, to make an pression on, to make progress in a task

or undertaking, S .

D EIB di l sea- ll , to p frequent y in water, as a bird does its bi l l to be constant y p ying the occupation of fishing, S . m i DEIR, to make an i press on , O . D ERKI R l l , to toi , to abour hard , S . l DELL, to de ve, S . l DELLING, de ving, S .

ll l 0 . DELLO, a sma patch of cu tivated ground, D EM , them, S .

l mla l sl l E . a i n o d e . . DEM L, a p unge, S . , and dam a dam a, id D EMBL l , to dip or p unge, S .

DENK, to adorn, S .

D ERDEL . , the extreme end of the Spine of a hog, S l l l . DERG, a thing of itt e va ue , S

D ERLS . , rags, S

l . DESKIT, stupid, bewi dered, S

i . no l . . DESS, a ra sed p ace or seat, S dys, id E D WITT (to) , to murder, to assassinate, O .

i - fish n . DIACLE, the compass used in a g boat, S E i D I d. , thee, S . g. dich,

d no. E . da . DI NEN, to serve, to suit, S . g dienen ienen i thiena d. , A N D ORK N E Y WORDS . 2 5

’ N t i — ll e . D IENE to g one s d enen to be we served, S l ll i l 8 . no . i d. DILL, to shake oose y, to flap, d a, i i DILLING, pass ng from memory, be ng forgotten, S . “ ” D I M — l m r di i i im is . d m n o . d the hea of the m dn ght, S . y ,

ka t dima s e . M D I . isl immr id d . , dark S . ,

DIMMACK, money, S . hi DINE, t ne, S .

l ill n l din lr id o. is . . DINGLE, to ting e, to thr , S . and g ,

D I NTL -l , thin bend eather, S .

D I P sit , to down, S .

D I S i , th s, S . i i V u l l . DI ET, a th ck nshape y piece of bread, meat, or the ke, S

D IVVADG E l , to arrange proper y, S .

- BUDIE DOCKEN , a basket made of dockens, S .

E DOCK R, strength, firmness, S .

r . DOCKER, to st ut, S

E l l r DOKKI , hardy, capab e of enduring abour and exposu e, S .

i in n i l u lau i is . d s d. DOLUS, procrast nat g, u energet c, S . g , D OMLESS i l i li , nactive, in a state of ass tude ; app ed to both

0 . man and beast, m lk ee . Doo . S Du D ORDSHAM i , a k nd of oath, S .

i l e 0 . . is . D ORE (to) , to make one deaf with no se, S d ara, to il bew der.

i i n DOREN, a term used for the purpose of mprecat on, as Dore , ”

l O. or dei tak you,

-l rr D ORROW i n o. do u , to fish w th a floating hand ine, S . and

isl dorg ; . dorga . D OU , thou, S .

’ D on s DY LIvER K i is GOTTEN DRIN , mean ng that death near at li hand app ed to man or beast, S .

E u i l wi i 0 D OV NED , ben mbed w th co d, deafened th no se, . and

isl d fn a . o . S . , to benumb D i . 0 . OVING, confusion , no se, and S 2 6 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLA ZVD

’ W l . DO D , withered, app ied to grass not fresh, S il D RAAG i i ll . , a dr nk, espec a y of m k, S

D RAEG ll l - , a sma grapp ing iron used by fishermen for dredging i dr da drae d. ll . n o. ae . for she fish, S g g,

D RAEG ll . , to drag or dredge for she fish, S

E dra n en . D RA NG . da e , to draw tight, to squeeze, S . g , id l l l DRAM, a piece of c oth or woo attached to a ho e made in the i i i l d . ears of anima s in order to st ngu sh them , S

’ D RAT I E Mue ela ln tra l S t . , the common otter ( ) The otter s p ace i u of resort is often d scovered by its dung, which is fo nd i l in great quantities in the ne ghbourhood of its ho d, S .

- l i li o hi DRAW TO, in steering to hau from the w nd, app ed t a s ft

’

drae e . of wind ; no. han g sunna l l se a . DRAW, a ha iard, a term, S

D RAWBELLI E l ll , a ho e under each timber of a boat for a owing

l l . the water to run a ong the kee , S

- i l n 2d. l DRAW FISH (to), to wash fish the pick e ; to hau fish

- l . fi k fi h no. s s on a ine, S draga , as opposed to caught in a

net .

— - TOW d . DREG , the rope attached to a dre ging machine, S

D REIT n o. , cacare, S . drita, id. D REI TTEN it dre . , past tense of , S

D RENC l . , to recover from sickness, to be conva escent, S

D RENG EN l ad . , a man, a , S

D RETCHED e i , daund ring, dream ng, S . I ‘ i d fil e ed . DRET , dirt ed, , S

in a Z ostera a . m r . no. DREW, a species of seaweed ( ) , O and S

l. r driu da. d a is ru . g ; dr i ; g , id D RIB B T I ll . , a sma quantity, S D RI BB IT l , a trifle, a thing of no va ue or use, S . f l i DRING, to suf ocate by strangu at on, S . B G l f . RIN ING, suf ocating by strangu ation, S ” l dr t . DRITTER, past particip e of y , S D RI VLIN l m . , trai ing through ire, S D ROI LT l l l , to wa k c umsi y, S .

2 8 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

l i a l U . d 3. . D NKER, c ose m st, S . 9 . dunke , id l DUNN, fine dust of mea , S . — DUNTER DUCK, the eider duck, S .

- D UOY l . , a great grandchi d, S l D URD ACK . , a ump, S

D WA ALLI l i N . , s umber ng, S

D WAAM ee D w all . S .

L DWA L l l ali li id. no . dv da. dva , a s umber, to s umber, S . , D WAR l G . , arge, great, S WYN E — D w n n . isl. dw n d y e thee a oath . S y . D Y , thy, S .

D Y ll sea , swe of the , S . D YE l , to work patient y, S .

-END il - un ni DYKE , a dyke bu t on the ebb shore, and r ng sea l l ward, to cut off access to the arab e and through the ebb,

i l i . and thus prevent an ma s from trespass ng, S D YNS i i i i d. , possess ve pronoun th ne, S . g. de n, ” D YE i d r , the r y ain, their own , S . S l ll ll DY TE, a heavy b ow, the du sound produced by the fa ing

of a heavy body, S .

’ B - l l . ARNSDALL, eag e s da e, O . and S

EARNY— LI S isl i ll COU G l . . , tumu i, O ern, anc ent, and ku e, l tumu us .

E — l Tormen tilla o cinalis used ARTH BARK, the roots of tormenti ( fi ) ,

i in n l . as a substitute for bark tann g eather, S E l m il ARTH (BLACK) , a b ack earth found in ossy so , and used

as a dye, S .

E l a . st n d . e s oe a . ASTICK, co d showery weather, S . o sten

E B B ll - o lo w . (to g to the) , to gather she fish at water, S E BB— ll i as . BAIT, she fish used ba t by fishermen, S

E BB - O E th e l - i M TH R, ast of the ebb t de, S .

EB B- i l n d Tri a variabilis . SLEEPER, a b r , the dun in ( g ) , S

E BB - E l — SLE PER, the p over page, S .

E - UCLEG RASS . , butterwort or sheep rot, O A N D RR N E Y W 2 O ORDS . 9

E “ i ” — DDER, either ; edder the tane or the t dder either the

one or the other, S .

EDDERI N i , e ther, S .

E l - l - i DGAR, the ha f roasted, ha f ground gra n of which burston

i - - da . isl. t a s 0 . aed a oe made, ; , to eat, and gorr, made,

prepared .

e in EDDRIN e Edder . . S

E fishi n - l n ll fish ELA, a g p ace, or grou d for sma , near the shore,

. See l S Ie a.

EEL- li l in— l i TOWS, nes aid shore for ee s to be used as ba t at

the haaf, S .

B E eérest — m REST for the for the meanti e, S . N E E . , one, S

EER i (to) , to squeak as a p g, to scream, S . EER i i , a p erc ng scream, as that uttered under the influence

of terror, S .

E G G ALOURI E i m l il 0 . , a d sh of eggs and i k bo ed together, id i EI D l no isl. e d , a tongue of and, S . . and , .

EI NYAREE - i e l , the grass sickness, d arrho a app ied to sheep , S .

’ EL SHANT wl I a . , a Shoemaker s , S

‘ E S l n k isl. o 3. lska d a. el i . e s e d. L K, to ove, S . ,

E LT i l (to) , to injure anyth ng by constant hand ing, S . E i l di i LTING, injur ng the nap of c oth, or sorder ng the fur of ll i l li it hl a cat or other sma an ma by hand ng roug y, S . ” ELW i in Old C A Elwan d , a contract on the ountry cts for ,

S . E — E MBER GOOS , the Immer of Pennant, O . and S .

I n . EN . See

’ E ENAB I E i i i ll a e , d m nut ve, sma for one s g , S .

END RACHT in i , purpose, the object one has v ew, S . E NGA, a proper name for a woman, S .

ENT i (to) , to regard, to not ce, to obey, S . E RC ll i 0 , a sma quant ty, . B il l RIST, most eas y, most probab y, S .

E i - l l A uila a b a l iei l . RNE , the wh te tai ed eag e ( q l ) , O . and S 30 G L OSSAR Y OF SHETLAND

ESK li l . , to rain s ght y, O E ST , the east, S . id E a e 3 c . d . . STEN, the east, S . o sten ; estan ,

ETH- il n li i l KENT, eas y know , app ed to an ma s that have some

i i i m in l dist ngu sh ng ark either co our or in shape, S . EUPHIE l , a smart b ow on the side of the head, S . E URNASKEP i i i l l i , a mark used to d stingu sh an ma s be ong ng to two families in one case both ears are cut half through

i l behind th e ron t from point to m dd e , and in other in f , l l “ l l ” vernacu ar y, ha f ahint and ha f afore, S .

EYE- WHARM l , an eye ash, S .

AA F . , the intestines of a cow or ox, S

- - FAA BUI RD lee i . , the s de of the boat, S FAAR i i , an epidem c d stemper that attacks sheep, S .

FAATER i i l l , a cr m na , a defau ter, S .

FADOM m f mr isl ad . , a fatho . , id

FAENLY i l , am ab e, S .

FAID (to) , to frown , S .

FAI ER un isl f r l . G s . . a , the , S g , sp endens l FAIR, ca m as opposed to stormy weather, O . and S . FAI RL K OC . , a ship, S

FAI TTLE i See . l , to w nd a band around an object Fett e . li i 0 . FAKE (to) , to give heed to, to be eve, to cred t, l FAME, fatty partic es floating on the surface of a

foam, S .

FAN , found, S .

- l 1111 no is . 6 . FANN, a snow wreath, S . . fann f , fann, id

FANT, to famish, to starve, S . i FANTIN, fam shing, starving, S . n l id o is . s. . FARR, a boat, S . . farr fard,

i L . . FASTEN, the even ng before ent, S . g fasten

S - l is . . FA TIE, a stone anchor for a boat, S . feste, a rope

F - i the . ASTIE BAND, a rope t ed round fastie, S

FA REN - E ST s E N. See Fasten . 1 AND ORK NE Y lVOR D S . 3

FU i FATI O. , affect onate,

FEAKS, fancies, S .

- l l . FEALY GABLE, the gab e of a house bui t with turf, S

- — fi - k fa n . e . c cke FECK feck fa k to trifle, S . g

FEDMI LL l da f m ed e . , a c umsy woman, S . .

E i i ll d n F ERIE, an ep dem c, principa y used regar i g a disease l pecu iar to dogs, S . FEESPIN li l i , ve y, vivac ous, S .

FEI VL w lli l . , sno fa ng in arge flakes, S FENDI E li , app ed to ships or boats buoyant, safe, S . l FENTS, remnants of c oth sewed together, S .

i i n r s f r o. . ae d. FERD, food, prov s ons, S . fe d F l S. is . . . ERD, a journey, a voyage, ; etc ferd

’ ” wi —h e i FERD He went off a ferd started at a rap d pace ,

S .

FERDAMEAT , bread, etc . , provided for a journey, S .

FER KE RLY O l . , for the most part, most frequent y, O i ERRABI RT i . F , a previs on, a forego ng, S

- i - . isl. FETTLE, a horse g rth made of straw, a straw rope, S f till l l f t . e no. e ; fat ,

FE I l n isl da. YAD N . o. . , the wha e, S and feit fed, fat, FE A l Y G i . , c ose warm rain accompanied by w nd, S FEY MI i i AR NG . , flatter ng one, ins ncere, S FEYTLI NS i l hi li , the sk n from the egs of an ox, of w ch riv ns

are made, S .

- I AAG l n . F , fine mea dust, fari a, S FI l AARM l . , to fond e , caress, treat kind y, S

i i . fial r FI ALG RS l isl . , an exc amat on of surpr se g

FI N l i A SKIEN i n . , an exc amat on expressive of k nd ess, S

FI D fi hin - DAE I RD s li . , part of a g ne, S

FI D - il DACK . , a water pa , S

FIDDERS i l i , a mark, a th n s ice from both s des of the ear of an i l an ma , S . FI DD l L . , to humb e, S

FIEKI K t a l l , a g, a tasse , an ornamenta appendage to dress, S . 3 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

‘ aflixed l i e FIEL, a term to the names of ong mounta nous rang s, “ ” ” fi l da l l fi l ru sa e . S. . isl. fiall i vaa a e c s d. as , , etc , ; fje d ; ,

’ fi n il a s. S d . e den n n n I ENDI N o . fa e isl F , the dev , . ; and ; .

fi n inn a d . , id

FI ERDI E l l , stout, strong app icab e to person , S .

F l u I ESP la r fiaesk . . ( o . , to move smart y, to fuss abo t, S . p i l FI ESPI N n S. isl. id. , a moderate state of hea th, ; fus,

- - ll ll A arions cam estris FIESTI BAA, a fungus ba fi ed with dust ( g p ) ,

FI EVALI S l , power ess, S . FI E E VVL i l . (of snow) , a th n ayer of snow, S

i fill . FILL, from, s nce, , O and S . FI LSKA il fli ht , a wanton fit, a w d g y behaviour, S . I LSKI T li l i l i i F , frisky, ve y, exuberance of an ma sp r ts , S . FI M ll , a sma quantity, S . FI MMI SH l l , a hurry, a perp exity a so used as a verb to be ” in fimmish a , S .

FI MMI SH in , to be a hurry, S . i i FINDEN, a find ng, a d scovery, S . F i l INNER, a spec es of wha e that makes its appearance on the l coasts of Orkney and Shet and, O . and S .

isl f ra n f ora f ra . . o . e FIORIN, the ebb shore, S j , j , fjere j ,

r flux e us maris . FI RDI T l , ost, not to be found, S .

FI RRABI i RD ee Fddab ird. . S

- a fish in l FISH RIG, the backbone of , used for manure Shet and ,

S .

FI HI K - S C l fish . , the brown whist e , O FI SKAFEAL l , the boards that separate the severa compartments

in fish S. a boat from each other to keep the separate, ;

da. fi l n fi l . k f e isl o . o . s da . . etc , and j and j , a thin board

FI SKALEE fi h rm - i s e an l . , ke, S

F da I SKARROE li l S. . , un ke or unbecoming a practica fisher, ;

fi k r . s a i n o etc , and the negat ve or . F “ ”— IT i l fit l b it . , an action, a deed d e devi a , S A N D ORK NE Y WORDS . 33

m k FI T . , to ake feet to stoc ings, S FI TTIE i , a short stocking, a person w th deformed feet, S . FI TTL l , to take short steps in wa king, S .

l fla a A r . is . FLA , a thin tu f, S g , id . FLAAG l l m , a arge c u sy woman, S .

r l FLAAG, a flock of bi ds, a shoa of fish, S .

A HIN i in FL C 0 . , a stroke g ven by someth g in the hand, FLACHTER i (to) , to flutter as a b rd, S .

’ FLACKI E r i , a truss made of straw, used for prese v ng the horse s l l O. . back from being hurt by the sadd e or cree , and S - l FLACKIE n . CORN, a arge straw mat used for winnowi g corn, S

P E . LAIC , a flea, S

FLAI CHY l . , troub ed with fleas, S

T l sea FLA S, a arge flat rock in the , S .

FLAMP l . , inactive, in a state of assitude, O

FLAN, FLANN, a gust of wind, S .

FLANNIE ll . , squa y, S

FLATSH l l l . , to wa k c umsi y, to knock down, S l FLAUG HTI N . , a fluttering or pa pitation of the heart, S

lea l imder FLAW, an extent of or and grass ; sometimes a ” broad ridge, S .

r un sub FLAY, to pare off the surface of mossy g o d before the

fla a . l is du . isl. soi g for peats, S g , id

l h as FLECKED, app ied to the bottom of the sea when it bunches

n no 3 fl kku a fl S. . . e t d . oek of seaweed growi g upon it, ; ; id ket, .

i i i oil l FLEETER, a flat p ece of wood used for sk mm ng partic es ,

u in etc . , from the s rface of water when cook g, S . ” FLEMPTER in flem t er — i n , a hurry To be a p to be a hurry ,

S . l l FLEUD u . , a c ff, a b ow with the pa m of the hand, S

FLEUKNERS l . , pou try, S

FLEYOAG of il i l , a smooth piece wood na ed and r veted over a sp it i a l n . any one of the bo rds of a boat to prevent eakage, S F 34 G L OSSAR y OF SH E TLAND

l n o . N H l l S. FLI C , to s ice the b ubber from the body of a wha e, ;

- flank a l id. flen a s. gj , to flinch , to s ice,

FLIUG f . , a chaf of corn, S E l m ff FLI G, to c ean corn fro cha , to make the chaff fly away

w . ith wind, S

FLINDERKIN . , a weak person or thing, a thin garment, S m l l FLINK, ni b e, agi e, active, S . l FLINK, to be agi e, etc . , S .

wa l . FLIPPER, to g, to move the hands in wa king, S

lm n o isl is fi l . . fl . FLISS, a flake, a , amina, S . and , a flake

fl a l l n isl. s o . FLISS, to pee in flakes . and y j , to pee off FLI STRI CK l , a edge of flat rocks rising to the surface and i l n . causi g a r pp e of the sea, S i l l FLITS, a p ece of and at a distance from the town cu tivated

f l so ll by dif erent occupants in a ternate strips, ca ed pro bably from each occupant being obliged to flit the produce — to his farm yard, S. F OAMI E l d L . , a arge or broa piece, S l E sea l S isl. FLO , the , a cant term ; a so a swampy p ace, . ;

floi , id. i m . S l flo wh is . as . s FLOSS, the com on rush, O and ; , and , a

reed .

P E a S. d . i l fl r s . oe a . LUCH A, snow in broad flakes, ; flakker g , id LUCKAD I T flu h R F . . c t F , a haste, a hurry, S g , id . FLUNG S l , to turn quick y round, to sweep round, S .

- m FLURE BANDS, the bands that secure the botto boards of a l boat to the kee , S . FLUNG S m , a hurried otion in turning round, S . 0 FOAL, a bannock or cake, any soft and thick bread, . FOG RI E l Scomb comber no. er s . isl. fa r , the mackere ( ) , S g

fa r ( la g , fager . fager.

FOI R- COPLAND , a phrase used in a deed regarding Orkney and l Shet and, O . and S . FOITTA K C u e . , a mo s , S

36 G L OSSA R Y OF SH E TLAND

isl fo nud . l . FOY i . , a feast, a fest va , S g , a feast

li . FRACK, a weak de cate person, S “ - i S. n o. da. FRAM, strange, fore gn ; by fram seaward, ; and

isl. fram . FRAMB ORD l sea , that boat at the fishing ying furthest out to ,

S .

FREETS, superstitious observances, S . i l l REEVALOUS . F , weak, s ck y, de icate, S md da fr mm d . cln . vre . F . . e e REMD, a stranger, S g fremd , id

FREMD , strange, foreign, S . FRE E I E i i hi NN Z . , a tr fl ng t ng, S

AD isl . FRO , froth . froda, foam R i i F OOTERY . , superst t ous observances, O FRUSCH i n th e , to sp t as a cat, to make a sputteri g noise with l ips, S .

- - FRUSHI E See . BAA . Fiesta baa

l . FRUTT, a superstitious notion, a predi ection, S FULLDI N i l fulldin , a cont nuance, a ength of time For a l i for a ength of t me, S . l l FUN isl. n . , fire (u as in French) , S . fu i, ive coa s

FUNG LAY l . , arge, great, S “ FUNG LI E- A fun lie—fu -an li FOO ; g bodie ob ging, generous

person, S .

l . FURKIN, me ting, O U l F RKIN , hungry, disposed to take a bait app ied to fish, S .

URSCAM l old F , of the four horses former y used abreast in the l u i lle Orkney p o gh, the first or r ght hand one was ca d the ” ” furh orse furscam l , the second the , the third the vo ar ” ”

outend 0. scam, and the fourth the horse,

is . FURSIN, the cord to which the hook attached, S FYALG ERS , the deuce, S .

FYARM use u , to phrase, to superfluo s expressions of kindness,

S . FYARMIN , phrasing, S . D K N E Y O AN OR W RDS . 37

G AA G AD ll i or , a sma ra nbow in the horizon, suggestive of

i l l dr vitiatu . s . a a s. approaching bad weather, S g ,

AA-R - i l ll b ilu G B s . s. U SEN, short winded, S ga ,

G AA- la i il GRASS, a p nt wh ch grows in burns it is bo ed and the

li l ll- s quor given to catt e as a cure for the ga sicknes , S . ll ilu isl. b s. ga ,

G AA- i l l S isl ll KNOT, a t ght knot not easi y oosened, . ; . ga i, a

defect .

A l isl 6na GA N, to stare, to gaze vacant y, S . . g , id .

l alti a l id . is d GAAT, a boar, S . g . ga t, . “ ’ E l — GA N AFORE ; Yea, amb, he s gaen afore that is, he has ll n l . fa en over the ba ks or c iffs, S

I i is l i G ALT . l a t . , a p g, S . g , id

l l . sl aldr u i . GALDER, a noisy v gar augh, S . g , cantus

G ALDERI E l ll r , a arge room, a ga e y, S .

G ALDERIN l i n ul n , augh ng in a oisy v gar man er, S .

G ALLAFER lin , a pratt g sound, S .

ME ld a n o d o. m l GAM LOST, cheese, S . . and gam e st, id . G ANDIE G OW l i , a stroke, a so pun shment, S . G ANFI R da. enferd . , a ghost, S . gj , id E l GANG OF P ATS, a number of ponies oaded with peats each ” i da isl tr p is a gang, S . . and . gang, id .

’ G ANNERS l i , the inside of a cow s ips, a d sease to which cows

are subject, S . m GANSKA, an expression used by fishermen, eaning ” ll ” i da. . good, qu te we , S . ganske, id

R l r s r is . o . iir l GA R, mud , S . g g , fi th .

l hin GARR, eaven made t with too much water, S .

l i b ir GARR, to jumb e, to njure y st ring, S . l GARTH, an enc osure ; sometimes it denotes the house and

l l r l 0 . is . ard i and attached to it, and S . g , gerd , a fie d or l enc osure .

G ATSHI RD l . , a re ation, a cousin, S

GAVELKIND, a custom by which, on the death of the father, 38 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

ot lli - l the youngest g the dwe ng house, whi e the other pro ll perty was di vided equa y. I T l l — l G ELAEG . , app ied to anima s co oured, S

i isl l li n . al GELL, a crack or sp t wood, S . g i, defect.

GENG, a row of stitches in knitting, S . — l G EP . SHOT, having the ower jaw projecting beyond the upper, S

G ERBI CK . , a strip of grass between corn ridges, S m l l GERTS, a co mon for catt e, waste and, S . G ETSKORD l , a mark upon a horse, a circu ar piece cut out of

l no isl. the centre of the ear and s it to the point, S . . and l li at . g , a ho e, and skord, a cut or s t l G IA ALI S l l is . V . , awkward, care ess in hand ing a thing, S

a gafa d . gave . i d DACK nd l Amm d tes tobianns S Ola. ed e G ID sa ee o . , the ( y ) , ; g ,

a pike .

li n G IE . , a knack, a faci ty of doing anythi g, S

l sea . GIEL, the ripp e of the on a sunken rock, S I n i l L un . l s ll G s . o i . . , a mock , S g ; gy , id

l . da l ro . . GILD, acute, c ever, knowing, S . p gi d, id ll GILD , that which has attained its fu size or weight ; as a ” il r l l . isl. ld . gi d ing, S g , id hill no. GILL, a deep rut or ravine on the side of a , S . and l il is . . g , id

G ILTOCKS RE l low l l l OF T CK, ong stacks of heather, bui t oose y to permit the air to gain admission and thoroughly cure l il ll is . . the theek, S . g , va us angusta

0 0. G 1 . n . a , a deep ravine which admits the sea, and S gj ,

a fissure .

l - i l l l . GIOLA, thin curd ed buttermi k, S i G IPPI C ll . , a sma kn fe for gutting fish, S G IVAMILD l m , to give free y, to give without i posing any con i i ition . da a mild isl afm lldr d s . v . . or restrictions, S g , id g ,

id .

E . GIR STA, a strip of grass between ridges of corn, S A N D RK N E O Y WORDS . 39 — E . GIRS STRAE, hay, S ” G I URDACK hi l l et iurdack — , somet ng va uab e to g a g to get

a prize, S .

ll th sk e . GLAAB (the) , any object on a hi defined against y , S G LAAN m ll i ll , a s a stone used for sharpen ng the point of a du

sl l h in i . oe e . hook, a Whetstone, S . g LAFTER l l f G . , a burst of aughter, S g. k af er, id . i i G LAFTERI T . , va n, g ddy, S kl vi l la . ae G LAG G Y . c . , soft, adhesive, S g, scous, g utinous G LANNY m , a stone kept in the boat and used by the fisher en

i isl l h i kun e . . oe e n n s . to sharpe the upon, S g i G LASHI E . , part of the intest nes of a cow, S LE l l i P ll n . is . G . e a. , the act of swa owi g, O and S g p

ll l . G LEP . (to) , to swa ow down greedi y, O and S i G LET n 0. , an intermiss on of rai ,

- l . isl l r n . n GLINDER, to peep through ha f shut eyes, S g y , winki g

eyes .

l - G LINDERI T . , ring e eyed, S

i - co ch l l . t G LINKI T S . , giddy, ght headed, S , g aikit

i ur in l l G LOAG S b st . Vide . , a m xture of and mi k, S G ugs i isl liomm . GLOAM, the moon, S . . , br ghtness

G LOG G O m b urstin l 0 . Vide l , a ixture of and mi k, G ugs .

- LOURI KS an lurr n . G S. . e , the eyes, ; g , to peer G LOURSI T l , haggard, pa e, wan, S .

c at s simmunds l GLOY, straw of for making the ongest straws

l 0 a lu e stramen arundin . d . aceum are se ected, and S . g y , , id . l l i D d d. L w isl. G UD . O , a g o of heat, S g , “ — G LUDDERY ; a gluddery sky unsettled rainy appearance

of the sky, S . i G LUFF . (to) , to affr ght, O . and S G LUFFED m , ade to start back from sudden fright, S .

FFI ul G LU S li . , a boisterous braw ngperson, a frightf appearance, S

l i n l i GLUGS , oatmea stirred co d water, and consistent as porr dge,

S . 40 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLA ND

G LUMPSE l l , to turn sudden y and rude y upon one with a rough l rep y, S .

ff S . da ro l m GLUMSE, a gru way of speaking, a snap, ; . p . g a s,

a snap . l GLUSH, to devour, to gobb e, S .

G LUVABANE - S. , a bone between the joints of the thigh bone, ;

l klof is . . , id

G OD- m SEND, a ter used to denote the wreck which is driven 0 ashore by the waves, . and S .

il a k G OI ACK t c . , a p , S G OI NTACK w , the rope by hich the girth is fastened to the t k klib b r S isl a n ac . e l . . or sadd e, ; g g h “ G OIT G UYT Scotc . , , way or road gate, S G OLLAMUS l l l l , ungain y, arge, unshape y app ied to persons, S . G OOLG RAVE l , a ditch containing strong manure in a iquid state, l is ll . S . . gu and graf G ORBACK l i l , a ong tudina heap of earth , perhaps meant as a n i i isl. l . ine of division betwee d fferent propr etors, S

l - r tr s ues. giona, facere, and ba k , l l l GORDS, ands now waste that had former y been cu tivated, O .

eu . 9. gord .

- S sl m G OREHI RDI NG r . i . , the ha vest home, ; gera, to ake, and

hirda . , to secure

G ORI E l . , an exc amation of surprise, an oath, S E l old GO STA, something resemb ing the remains of an dyke, l l . is . 0. the boundary of a ridge of and, and S gord and

stadr . , id

GOSSEN, ropes made of grass or straw, S .

l i l i str G OUSTER in l is . o , to speak a vio ent b uster ng manner ; g , li app ed to the weather.

- - l A nas clan n la . GOWDY DUCK, the go den eye ( g ) , S l l l l is . o . GOWL, to greet or cry a oud, S . g a, to how l d . GRAAM, greedy for foo , sa acious, S

r mr i i isl. a . n . GRAEM, to be a pass on , S g 1 AND ORK N E Y IVORD S . 4

in l n fish fish - li GREE, the fat that exudes the boi i gof or of vers, S .

ll is i E di . l r d . GRAV , to g for she fish in the sand, S . g afa, to g

da s. r . GREEK, daybreak, S . . and g y , dawn G REMI T li w , app ed to a cow or ox ith a white face spotted i l l il w th b ack, and a so to a person with a so ed face , S . im t id da . no r e . and . g , NB i i l GREE ONE, the v v parous b enny, a fish, O . and S .

- G RENCHER . , a great grandfather, S G RI CI FER i i , a name given to a d sease that attacks sw ne and

i - l deprives them of the use of the r hind egs, S .

i di E n lish ri GRIEM, to daub w th rt ; g g me, S . ’ G RI MACK , a rope fitted round a horse s head and chops as a i l i i l s r ma id. subst tute for a br d e, S . . g y , l i i l i GRIND , proper y a gate cons st ng of horizonta bars, wh ch

ll in i enter at each end into ho ows two upr ght stakes , or ll l is . . 3. in 0 . . no the adjoining wa , and S gr d, fores

la c trat ae . , id i ll l isl. r r id GRIP, an exce ent artic e of its kind g p ,

- l - l set GRIT LINE, a ong ine with a number of hooks inshore for i a l. r . fish . . s. is catching , S grith g d

l . GROE, to b ow a fresh breeze, S

l r a i l is . rof d id. GROFF, th ck, arge , S . g ; . grov,

E - l — i l G OFF MEAL, arge gra ned mea coarse, as groff thread .

G R G IE . da isl. O . a . , a grey horse, S graa ; gr r, grey li i GROO, to sigh or groan ke the w nd before a storm, S . in l l S. isl GROP, rain arge drops, ; probab y a corruption of .

fr da ro . a . g , gr v

- ll ll in GROTTY BUCKIE, a sma she found on the sandy beaches

l . some parts of Shet and, S l i G RUDACK l . S. , a arge kett e for cook ng fish and potatoes , etc , ;

da . gryde, a pot .

G RUDDER i i isl e e , gr ef, the expression of grief, cry ng, S . . gr et , i contr stare . l GRUEL, oatmea porridge, S . 4 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLAND

- i i GRUEL TREE, the st ck used for stirr ng porridge, S .

isl. r r f ul n u G RUG G IE l u u ec e t s. , app ied to the weather g gg g ,

in G RUG SI E l . , a arge p , S

llim - isl. lur G RULACKS di H a as S. r , persons sguised, maskers, ; g y , l i a bugbear to frighten chi dren w th . — l . u r mt a r G RUMFIE s . . . , a spectre, a hobgob in, S g g y , to g unt

G RUMMAL m . , crumbs, frag ents, O perhaps a corruption of

c mbs ru .

U - l l GR ND SEM, the nai s that fasten the ower boards of a boat

l da se. to the kee , S . . grund and

- i l run n a . m s cl . sea . GRUN, rocky botto g grund, fundus

l la l U . o . e . GR NI, green is e, S gron, green, and y , is and

ll dr GRUNZIE, fu of egs, S . i il TE o isl r tr. G RU . . u , the thick sed ment of , S g

GUBB, scum, foam, froth, S .

G UDAB LY l l . , probab y, possib y, S

int tin m a D es oru d . ro. GU DEN, manure (excrementum ) , S . p

i i dnin Ode O . g , g g, id l DD dl S. is a s. cla a G U I CK . . ade , a rid e, ; g ta gata g , id .

- - l l G UD TA i . isl. TREE, worthy of be ief, cred b e, S trua, to l be ieve . l l i l G UE n . , a musica instrument former y used Shet and, S G UG G L , to work with the hands among any soft substance, to

l in l l l m knead eaven a s oven y way ; a so to ake dirty, S . G UI DABLY l , possib y, by any chance, S .

- U elfin . G ID FOLK, the race, S ” G L 0 U . , Sir, by way of address,

G ULBOW isl ill . d b . e . , intimacy or friendship, O g and G B ll x UL RULE e . isl l ( la l , the be owing of an , S . gau a, and . br a,

id .

l n wh o GULLA, pronounced iquid ; a you g woman assists at

l isl ll . . m . the christening of a chi d, S gi ia, a young wo an l GULLY, good, agreeab e, O .

-A th u l o e . s . . u s t . GULS , jaundice, S g g , id

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i isl h a r d. HAAG, thrift, economy, S . . g ,

A l ir . H AR, a fi ament of flax or hemp, a ha , S ’ — H AAG LET It s come back to its auld h aaglet applied to

l h as its old an anima that strayed, and returned to pasture,

isl l . S . . hagi, pasture, and eyta, to seek H AAVERS l , to possess anything in shares with another, the ha f,

- H ABBI E B . GA BIE, to throw money, etc , amongst a crowd to be l scramb ed for, S . H ACKAMUG G I E ff , the stomach of a fish stu ed with a hash of

li isl . meat, sounds, and vers, S . . hacka, to hash B K Y— E f AC SE LOOK D, having a coarse visage, gru f, pitted with

- ll da . sma pox, O . and S . . hak, a notch H AD l l , a ho e, a p ace of retreat, S . — H AD to stand along the had applied to a very young child l i l r l . supporting tse f by a chai , stoo , or the ike, S HADAB AN D l , a wooden band fastening secure y the ribs of a

boat, S .

B R isl b r l . erin . N 15 16 . A RA GER, a boat or feet of kee , S g H AFFANT , a paramour, S .

B AF l n FIN, a eman, a concubi e, S. H AG ASTED il i l l l , fam iar sed to a particu ar p ace by a ong stay i n . cla . ro hu ast et id. it, S p . g ,

- HAGGLE, a subordinate division mark between districts, S .

H AG MARK set i l i b e , a stone up to ind cate the ine of d vision

l - . isl. l tween separate districts, S haga, hi pasture, and mid l , a andmark .

- ai HAIREN TEDDER, a h r tether, S . — i HAILIN MUFF, a mitten used by fishermen to protect the r hands

l -li n when hau ing the haaf es into the boat, S . ll HALBERT, a ta thin person, S .

- l - HALF WATTER, ha f way between the boat and the bottom

of the sea, S .

- th l a e Ph laro us lobatus . HALF WEB, grey pha arope ( p ) , O y A N D ORR N E WORDS . 45

- ll e l HALK HENS, hens fa ing to be contribut d for support of roya l hawks when fa coners went to Orkney to procure hawks, l 1 838 1839 . payab e and paid down to and , O and S .

H ALLI G IT w l fli ht isl l l , i d, wanton, g y , S . . ha i, the tai , and kat,

wanton .

A W isl l H LLO , a certain quantity of straw, a sheaf, S . . ha va, i part of anyth ng. HALTUG ONG A , an expression used by fishermen to check the i l isl. h altu runn ng of a ha ibut that has been hooked, S . , in ganga, cease runn g. HAMEREST m l i i l , the commonty im ediate y adjo n ng the enc osed

l . isl h imr st e o . and, S . , id

E l - HAMM RS, arge masses of earth fast stones on the side of a

ill n l h , S . . hamar, a steep p ace .

’ HAND DRI ST th ch afl e . , to separate corn from , etc , after it is it threshed, by rubbing between the hands, S .

- CROOPEN in l HANDY , a game which one of the p ayers turns his

ll hi s in his face to the wa , hand rest g upon back he must continue in this position until he guesses who struck his

k l kr . isl o r da hand, when the stri er takes his p ace, S . pp , . k s. un krop, krop, the tr of the body. “ ’ ” N I - l HA G NG TOGETHER Yea, amb, he s just hanging together

— n li mea ing he is just a ve and no more, S . H ANYAD U i , an invitation to a bird to p ck up food thrown from

isl. u . d . a boat, S hana, ecce, and , thou

’ HAPRI CK i l , two cazzies un ted by a band aid over a horse s i back for carry ng manure, S .

l- fish HARBIN, a young coa , O .

i - i I E . HARK , a p g, a boar p g, S

- l HARLE DUCK, the goosander, a fow , O . and S .

HARLI KI NS i l ldr , kind of t ght panta oons for chi en , opening

behind, S . h . a . s. earre ten t. a isl HARR, a hinge to a door, S h rre .

hi . ara, id 4 6 G L OSSA R Y OF SH E TLAND

H ARRASKA P , character, S . B ASSENS, the bottom boards of a boat next to the stern, S .

l . da . ha s

- - -AFT l HASSINS FORE AND , the boards that adjoin the kee about

- i l one th rd of its ength, S . “ hl isl HATTER, to treat hars y ; as a hattered bairn ; . hatter,

hatred, hatta, to treat with hatred .

- i i l HAUSS SPANG, an ron rod of the Orcad an p ough, O .

- ee B lk - HAWK HENS . S a hens .

- U m - il HEAD B IL, a anor house, the best fam y residence on an

- ll - in ld l . b oe e o estate, S hoved , head house, Danish aws .

- ul HEADY CRAW, a somersa t, S . HI M li i l l HEAR TILL , sten to him mp ying disbe ief in what one i is assert ng, S . E — l m i H ART SHOT, an exc a ation after sneez ng, S .

‘ — - UN - D K h i C UN t e . HEATHER , dun d ver, bird

- a ia mon tana H Lin r . EATHER LINTIE, , O n h k id o. e a . HECK, a crutch, S . j , li l HECK, to mp, to ha t, S .

H ECKABIRNI E l l . , any ean feeb e creature, O KAP RDES H EC U . , a quandary, O H ECKIE l m i l , a cripp e ov ng about with the he p of a crutch, S .

n h ek a o . j .

do - fish ua us a chiar us i l h k ll ECKLA . a a . H S l r i s . , the g ( q ) , S , id

H cki H ECKSTER. See e e .

“ H ED T . , it pronounced hit, S

H EFTIT l i . , supp ied, prov ded, suited with, S

ma r . cla o . H EG RI E A rdea o . n , the heron ( j ) , S and heyre,

hegre, id . l l H EI MILT m . , the pasture im ediate y adjoining an enc osure, S

isl h eimilt . . , id

H EL l . l , to concea , to hide, S g. heh en , id . “ — HELIE the helie the interval between Saturday evening

n and Monday morni g, S . A N D K OR NEY WORDS . 4 7

n . h elli r . HELIER, a cavern into which the tide flows, S . , id

- i . HELIER HALSE, a cavern w th a narrow entrance, S

- - R See Yelli a im. HELLI B IN. br

H ELLI O rim l it in i , a stone with a of c ay about , used parch ng

ur tin isl ll b s . . . corn for , O he a, a flat stone li i l l k isl. e s a HELSE, to have a k ng for, to accept as a over, S

da el k l s e . . , to ove

LTERS i H E s n . . ; y w th branks, S

H ELJACK - mi l , a flat stone at the sea shore for ng a natura quay,

i e H lli d e o . S . V —M l l H ELYI ES A r . , a p easant ag eeab e person , S “ ” H ELYS - l — COST, food provided for the he ie that is, food pro

vide d l n i to ast from Saturday eveni g to Monday morn ng,

S . M l i H E LY . , home y, w thout ceremony, S i f HEMMA, a w fe , a housewi e , S .

A isl. HEMM , home hemma.

MSKI T l . isl. h imsk ll H E e a . , foo ish, S , fo y

H ENG ERS r n . , the cu tai s of a bed, S l l H ENG SI E . , a c ownish c umsy person, S

H ENG SI T l ms l i , c u y, c own sh, S .

l in l hi . HENK, to imp wa king, S . g. nken, id ENKI E lim H l . , a person who ps or ha ts, S

i fi hi - i HENKL s n lin sl. nk , to w nd up a g e or tether, S . ha .

l l wi l n in HENT (to) , to gather, to g ean, to wa k th a p u g g mo ll i isl. su h mt a la . . e se t on, S henda . g , to co ect h nta, to y i hold w th the hand . l E . HENT D, gathered, g eaned, S

H EOG ALDs- RI G i i e , that part of the sp ne that adjo ns the n vers ” isl - l r dir um . . r s bane, S hauga a du , the top of a mound ; yg, .

- - i dun Mer us castor . HERALD DUCK, the d ver ( g ) , S

H ERAN ER ee H a ran er S e . G . g

li h as m l m l HERDA, app ed to corn that been tra p ed by ani a s, as “ l i it in d They have a d her a, S . 4 8 G L OS SAR Y OF SHE TLAND — HERDA, crush, confusion To tramp in herda to tread or

la i y in confus on, S . l HERMS AND WALLAWA, a term used to describe a noisy quarre , l i i sco d ng, and d sturbance, S . H ERTSH OT u l l , a b rst of aughter, a so used as an interjection i l i l l when hear ng a person augh ng oud y or sneezing, S.

’ H ERT SKAD HERSKET - i , , heart burning, pa n at the stomach, S .

’ ’ ” H E AWA i i S s . WI IT, mean ng He dead, S

l . HESTA, a mare, a fema e of any species, S

. isl b HESTEN, horses, used as a generic term, S . estin, id . H ESTENSG OT l , an enc osure in which a number of horses are

dr u isl h estin ar . past red, S . . and g , id

’ H EV IL l l , a hand e for a pai , S .

’ - H Ev I L DArrocK il i l . , a pa w th a hand e, S

H EYK OKUTTY l , a udicrous dance performed by persons squatting

- - on their hookers, to the tune of Hey quo cutty, S .

H I ME l al - a A S un l . d . ro. , awkward and wie dy, a so h f witted, S p

hiam hiam k s s . , , id L- ll ll i HIL DYKE, a wa , genera y of sods, divid ng the pasture from l l 0 . . the arab e and, and S

ll b it - l ut HIMP, the sma of hair ine or g which attaches each hook to the baak or principal line of a fishing- fly (same as

S .

fli ht l - HIMS, HIMST, hurried, hasty, g y in manner, ha f Witted,

i i ur l s h m k sl h e msk . e s e . S . . , a foo ish person , id

- H E A laria culenta da. INNI es . WAAR, a species of seaweed ( ) , S

hinde, membrane .

H I NNIE- - SPOT, a three cornered piece of wood connecting the l gunwa es with the stern of the boat, S .

. See . HINT, a moment of time Went, S

l . HINT, to disappear quick y, to vanish, S

H IONI CK l l m l S im . i sl. , a itt e conte ptib e person , , ; d in from h ion . AND ORKNE Y WORDS . 4 9

H IT E l hit — , the ng ish verb to or strike conjugated thus pres .

itt n a h e . hit, pr et . hat, past part . , S

H IT s i . . i l . , pers pro . it, S . h tt, id

H IVAD l i l hOfud eta . s . . . , a heap, a ump, S hoved, caput HI XI E isl. h st e . , a hiccup yg , id

H OBRIN l l u ua us lauc s . n o h a r nd id S S . ab a . , the b ue shark ( q g ) , ; ,

r S isl. HOCKEN, keen for food, g eedy for food, . ; hacka, to

r l li do . devou greedi y, to feed ke a g H h l i OCKIN a o e . , scraping out with the hands or w th a hoe, S l l s is l . . ho ka . ho ka, to scoop out H OCKLIN i , gutt ng fish, S . H OCKNI E , a horse, S .

- a H OE do fi h ualus ac n thius n a . s S . o. d , the g ( q ) , S haa or ho

ho, id .

—E - H OE G G . no id e . e . , the gg or spawn of the hoe, S haa gg,

H OE- - ualus must us S el . TUSK, the smooth hound, a fish ( q ) , S

- - H E in O. isl ual s O . S u MOTHER, the bask g shark, homar ( q

l . l l l n . HOEG, a sepu chra mou d There are severa in Shet and, S l is eu . . haug ; . g. hoeg, id

H O ALIF l isl. G m l S. , a pay ent for iberty to cast peats, ; probab y

h oe -va hlif hlif- a gg , and , , id . O “ ill — m H GER, end, upshot To come to an hoger to co e to

ill is . i l ha r . an end, S . g , cond tio

i su . ll ni l . S. l . HOLM, a sma u nhabited is and, an s et, O and ; g l ul . ho me, ins a

E - i l HOO S, the ebb shore at the head of a bay over which a r vu et i i l a . cl . spreads tse f, S . hob, recessus mar s

- - l l 0 S. CRAw i l . HOODED , the peew t gu , from its b ack head, and ;

in l or coraat Scot and the C vus .

H ooxATIE K ROOKATIE . , , on the haunches, S

H o E r isl. . K da. o. o Rs S. , bended knees, ; p hokke hoka H OONSKA l i , a pudding made of the b ood of an ox mixed w th l mea , S . 50 G L OSSA R Y OF SHE TLAND

' w n id h ore e . H OOREN a. s. , a disgust, O . perhaps from , H OOSAMIL li , app ed to a road between or past houses,

l h amilli . is . us , houses, and , between l H OOSAPAAI L S. is . . , the head, ; haus, the head

ll isl O 0 . . . H PE, a sma bay, hop, recessus maris l “ H ORENG . , the sea , phoca, S

i m . HORN, horn of a boat, a cont nuation of the ste s, S

- — HORRA GOOSE, the brent goose, O .

- n o S da . i Scolo aa: alli a . . HORSE GOOK, the sn pe ( p g g ) , O and ;

— — h r k i o e ioe s. o s o . horse g g, hors g g j , a sn pe i li HOSSACK, a knot t ed on a stranded ne by fishermen to it strengthen , S . “ i H OT l hot t . , used substantive y, as What a is, S

H OUG G Y H UG G I E - i , STAFF, an ron hook fastened in a wooden

l i da l S. . hand e for drawing arge fish nto a boat, ; hage,

b u h u a ll i isl. b s . . ugge ogga g. huga, gg , to fe , to str ke

AN l i l e ar HOUGHING OAR, p ac ng the hand e of an under the i hi l . t gh in order to rest onese f after row ng, S

H OULLAND l l i n , the name of many p aces in Shet and, s g ifying “ i l ” ll lli l isl. o . h gh and, S . h , co cu us

- HOUSE VERDEEN, a servant who has charge of the outdoor

v rd isl. au work on a farm, S . hus, and , custos . l l l isl e u . m . . HOWIE, a ound, a tumu us, a kno , O , haug ; g l l m hoeg, a sepu chra ound . H OYDDEEN l , the c ergyman of a parish, S . H OYTTI N— l i GENG, the comp et on of any kind of work, as the

’ h o ttin- y geng o peats, S . H UB l l il , to b ame or ho d gu ty of a crime, S . m HUBBIE, a short jacket worn by women when perfor ing l 0 . househo d work, “ ” H UBBIT l l l H ub b it — l , b amed or he d gui ty ; for tift b amed

for theft, S . H U CKFAI L l . (to) , to ike or fancy any thing or person, S

52 G L OSSA R Y OF SHE TLAND

H UNKSI T l , high shou dered, the head sunk between the

l . shou ders, S l H UNSH . , to shrug the shou ders up, S

RRACK - e H U , that part of a boat between the after th ft and the “

l . stern ; a so shot, S H URKLI N l , the pecu iar sound in breathing when there is

l . ph egm in the throat or breast, S

E . HURL SS, deafened with noise, S i w H URRALESS . , stup d ith noise, S

ll b ut fish H USELACK . , a sma stone for drying , S

U H low u . H S , a murm ring wind “ l H T K b i ha . is US AC . , a g fat woman perhaps ystack, S

steck, id . ERIN ll H UTH . , a stupid fe ow, O

- l ill- H TN TRUTN no. tr t n . U . u , sur y, humoured, S patois , m HUTTER, a ass or heap, S . — E ll . HUV To huve up to swe , S

H UY n . , thi hair, S

UY ill l n t isl. U s . H A, a height or h ; name of an is and near , S

i a h d . oe e e . ho i, id H UYLLEE li m i , app ed to so ething that does not just fy appear

an ces . , S “ ” H YUCK- E l l l FINNI (the doub e n pronounced iquid), ucky, for t tuna e . , S ER l l H YV . , to saunter, ounge, or id e, S H YVERAL l l l , a ounger, an id e, azy person same as the French “ ” flaneur . , S

H K E - D l - k l l WIN L . su hwin e . . c FACE , antern jawed, O g , an ang e,

a corner .

I E AG G R. e S e Yagger. I ARTO m l r e . , a te of end arment a so used as if it were an adj , m . ( in h t la . ert e m r S j , y hea . I l l . IBB E, a contraction of Isabe a, S A N D ORK NE Y WORDS . 53

- SCOREY l ull . ICELAND , g aucous g , S

L fishin - l r ll n IE A, a g p ace or g ound for sma fish ear the shore,

S .

’ ’ K H I ll i I LL BA E THEE AFFITS, g ve you a box on the side of the

head, S . mi hi I G G . da E n li h i . s , to ncite, to instigate to sc ef, S egge g

e . gg, id

- - la ill i . ( . ro ildt r BI STIT . e id ILL , natured, w cked, S p , bister, .

- CONTRIVIN mi i . ILL , tricky, sch evous, S

- - l nl a D ill . Ol . l DIVVAD G E . ILL , arranged, s ove y, S i de, bad

- isl hi av r I LL EW E . e a r nti ese a . R, an awkward behaviour ; , p , S

- I LL HYVERED in n nl . , awkward ma ner, ungai y, S

- il li I LL . LESS, devoid of ev or ma ce, S

- ll hi l VI CKI T r . ILL , fu of tricks and misc ef, intractab e, pe verse, S

- - - E ill ill da. v x n a VUX N . o e d . ro. l ILL , grown, shaped, S p i de x t i vo en , d.

- I LL VYND an ill n . , shape or man er, S

- - ill- ill- l m m . n VYNDI T o. di ILL , bad y ade, shaped, annered, S van

- AN ill x isl da n I LL W . . ei . va dt . , an e pectation, a faint hope, S v n “ I LL- - l — Ma YETTO COMIN, a phrase used as an evi wish y ye

ill 0. come back, l l ilska da . r i r i li . d is . o. t e . ILTA, ma ce, anger, S p , I LTAF ll li OO . , fu of anger or ma ce, S

I MAK - - t lf o . UPO ME, I g ready, I prepared myse , S l n l IME, soot, the sooty exha ation that forms a coati g on kett es ,

im id. su . . im e S . g , , em,

l isl. . IMEY, sooty, b ack, S . cyme

M - IM ER GOOSE, the Great Ducker of Gessner, the ember goose,

imm d. n o da. . . . i O and S er,

I N . u . n isl. . s . se , if, provided that, S g end, id i I llin isl. n . N . , a dwe g, S in , id

I NBI G IT l l . , se fish, bui t in, morose, reserved, S ’ t l U l I se e m i . INB , we come warrant ye didna g uck e nbu, S I NCEP , except, S . 54 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

IN-LIFTIN when an animal is so weak as to be unable to rise

it in -li without assistance, is said to be ftin, S .

I NYABY i di , a defeated cock dr ven away and kept at a stance

l ll i l in a n r b ui d . e eb o s . e e by the ru er of the dunghi ; , a

recluse .

I STI CK li su e , a s ght temporary post, S . . g. is, ice, and stick ,

a Splinter.

I T ME l me l FELL AFORE , it sudden y occurred to , it sudden y

came into my mind, S . I L AR l l U G . is . , an uneasy rapid motion of the waves, S co ga,

a wave .

i iafta J isl. k APESE, to make a noise with the jaws in eat ng ,

to move the jaws . l J 0 . . isl. ACK (to) , to take off the skin of a sea , and S jacka,

secare . l l — m P a e m . JA PLE to j pp c othes to sta p upon the in a tub, S

J l . ENDL, to be jea ous of one, S

JENNAPI E dwarfish im l . , a person or an a , S

- il JEROY, a great grandch d, S .

JIRD, a sudden push, S . “ JERRUM l J , a proper name probab y a corruption of erome,

S .

I G G LE w s . J , to rock or shake back ard and forwards, S ” OG G ED fin u s n J , con ed in the j gg , an instrument of pu ishment resembling the pillory formerly used in Orkney and Shet

l 0. . and, and S

d s a l isl. r JOOR, catt e that are not housed, S . y ; . d ir, deer or

wild animals .

l l l . JOOT, to tipp e frequent y , a tipp er, S

l t . JUPE, a flanne shir or jacket, S

- JUPSI E b i ll n l l a . , g headed, du , havi g a s othfu appear nce, S

’ ” URE li -I J app ed to stock, as I ha ena a jure have not a

i l l ee . S . s ng e anima , S Joor A N D ORK NE Y WORDS . 55

J UST (to) , to adjust, O . and S .

- J sea n . . VEGAR, the urchi , O and S

K AA — , to chase, to drive to kaa sheep to drive them into ” l l - l a fo d . To kaa wha es wha es often appear on the

in l in coast arge numbers, when the fishermen put off their

f et i ski fs, g on the outside of the herd, and by mak ng a i i i c ars . no se with their , throwing stones, shout ng, etc , dr ve ” m i l i l or kaa, the ti id an ma s before them nto shoa water,

where they run aground and are despatched, S . l l KAAK, cha k, S . g. etc . ka k, id. K l KAA , to mark with cha k, S .

K AAIN r e l l , a d iving or ka ing of wha es, a so the number of l wha es in a drove, S . l i l ll KAAM, a mou d for cast ng meta into bu ets, S .

K AA MERI L m e x , the beam fro which the carcase of an is sus

pended, S . R R AA M, a mass of dirt, S .

AAV K il . , to snow heav y, S

KAAVI E l l . , a heavy fa of snow, S KAB BI ELABBY k m lk , confused spea ing, any persons ta ing at the m same ti e, S .

K ARE l in e ar , a thow , or strong p of wood for keeping an steady

it l da ki b e is k i r id s . . e l. e . in p ace, S p ,

K ADDIE ill- l l r . , an natu ed person, a spoi ed chi d, S KAG G i , to gr eve, S . K G G I T i A , vexed, gr eved, S .

KAIV LE l , to fix a wooden bit in the mouth of a amb to prevent it i from suck ng the ewe, S . ’ K AI VLE ll la l , a sma rod of wood fastened in a mb s mouth, ike b it i l it i the of a br d e, to prevent from sucking a ewe wh ch

ki v i i i in . da e le sl. k fli s k fl t s l . e . a e tended to mi k, S , ll a sma stick . 56 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

“ ’ K ALLOWED l -kallow d — a l - l , ca ved ; a new cow new y ca ved l is l da . l . l. cow, S . ka fa ka ve, to ca ve

K ALWART l l . , co d, sharp , app ied to weather, S

l ili . KANN, c everness, capab ty, adroitness, S

KANNI E - w st ammareen , a yoke shaped piece of wood bet een the

and stem, S .

A -N OITED ill- u K PPER , nat red, fractious , S .

KARD OOS H ol , a fine kind of cut tobacco, procured from the

rduus . l . a ka cl . anders, S , paper case for tobacco

- KASH, a pouch, a tobacco pouch, S .

- K ATABELLY . , the hen barrier, O

- - k u l a l Y L w . . n UG l o l S o. at e et . KAT , the eag e , O and ; g ug e ; l l i is u a s. l d. . gg ug a, K ATMOG IT li m l l i l l , app ed to ani a s, white co oured, w th b ack egs

ll l i tr ll S. is . u dr mo ot and be y, ; q and g , the be y of a dark

l Scotch ll . co our , kyte, be y

K AVABURD w l l . isl. a , sno drifted vio ent y by the wind, S k fa

teut -en ff . kav , and byrd, burd, su ocating drift . K AVVLE the l , to take hooks out of mouths of arge fish by i ll n t s S da . means of a sma stick with a otch on end, ;

ki le isl kefli s k fl ll i ev . . a e . ; , a sma st ck — l l no. KEEL DRAUGHT, a fa se kee to a boat, S . drag, covering l on the kee of a boat .

i l isl KEEN, a rock jutt ng out from the face of a c iff . kani, a i prom nence . i m KEENG, to reunite the pieces of a broken d sh by eans of

l isl kein r b ook . l c asps, S . g , a , a c asp . EEN l K G, a c asp of pewter by which broken china or earthen

in r isl. k l . e . ware is repaired, S g , a c asp i l li KEK , gest cu ation, a pecu ar motion of any part of the body

S. ala . i to which one is addicted, ; gick, a qu ck move m ent .

K ELLI EMUFF , a mitt, S . AN D ORKNE Y WORDS . 57

- H i - m i M S. ( ta KEMP OT , a row ng atch, a contest at row ng, ; .

ki m s. cla roe su ae e . kamp, p ; kampa, kamp and . g. ro, id .

KE OBE i a ki l cl ob is . , a reward, a g ft, S . . kaup , id .

K EOBE i i mi da , to br be, to nduce by pro se of a reward, S . . i kie b isl d. e . kaupa, K EPPR u in , a flat piece of wood sec red the mouth of a horse to prevent his eating the corn when bringing the sheaves

is ke r d l. home pp , a piece of woo

K ET dw rfi h a s . , , O

R sillacks sillacks re K USS (of ) , a number of put into some

ce t acle ll il i p , and a owed to remain unt they have acqu red

il r n k isl. o us l ka . is dr . . sa a game or spo t flavou , S kios ,

approachin g to putrefaction.

in KIE, to detect, to catch the act, S .

Ki ED i . , detected, d scovered, S

if in r l n KIEGER, st fness the neck f om keeping it o g in one i pos tion, S .

I E ul . K VE, to strive in em ation, S “ I - B r l l kil K LN UGGIE , the fi ep ace of a ki n ; same as Scotch ”

l i bel lo l . og e, S . g. g, a ho e

KILP i n ACK ll S. o. , a sma basket made of dockens or tw gs, ;

I N - E -A-LAY l : t w o i i K G COM , a game p ayed by boys s des str ve for the mastery as to which party can secure most prisoners

in for the k g, S .

- D l l i KINGS LAN , ands former y in possess on of the crown, but Z l L . . now possessed by ord et and , O and S

lt ck isl. K I PPOCK ll i a s . , a sma number of p banded together, S

ll l . kippa, a sma bund e

KIRKASUCKEN li i i ui , app ed to the buried dead, as d st ng shed — from th ose wh o have a watery grave (it was formerly

i l in E the pract ce in Shet and, as other parts of urope, to — da . i oth . bury the dead within the churches) S. k rke g

k erk teut. r bel . eu. . y ; ki che, kerk ; g kerk, a church ; g 58 G L OS SAR Y OF SHE TLAND

- - - iunk da eut Si en iuk n i . s a . e t . s e ; senk ; g , , to s nk, to descend

u. i O bur ed in the church .

k rr isl no . . . KIRR, hush, S . y kirra, to hush

K I RSSEN li l l l l , app ed to a very ean anima a so to unwho esome “ ’ ”— ’ l food as It s no kirsen It s not eatab e, not Christian,

bel i S . g. kerst, kersten, Chr stian .

K IRVI E i w kirvie , a certain quant ty of stra or grass ; a of ” li ll tr ll n aev . a floss, as wind n, ha ow, , etc , are ames for

ki rv da. i i n o. e e certain quant t es of corn , straw, etc . , S . ;

r ki rv o. ae e . p , three sheaves tied together

KIST, used in chasing away a cat, S .

K ll l il h as l l ITT, a rather sha ow vesse for m king in it a c ose y

fi in li tt d . g , S — i SWEERI E i . KITTIE , an nstrument for wind ng yarn, S K A ll arus tridact lus . . ITTIW KE, a gu (L g ) , O and S K I NIN la. s. UN Cuniculus isl. c , a rabbit ( ) kuning and kanin

du. konyn , id .

K I RKA CKE i n U SU N ee K rkasucke . . S

K JI MSI E ll , a fe ow, S . K JODER l , to caress, to fond e, S . K ODER i J . , kind, caress ng, S

li l - l i l . KLAA, a tt e natured person, an injury by sickness , S K LACHT l , to seize ho d, S .

K LACHT firm ld , a ho , S .

fishin — KLACK, the name of rocky g ground near the shore, as ” i kl kr sl. ac . opposed to haaf, S . , a rock

l l . KLAG, to ick up , as a piece of soft c oth does wet or dust, S

R ll i l in KLAI , a kind of she fish or worm grow ng on wood y g

l n sea l - l Le as anat era o g in the , barnac e, duck barnac e ( p if ) ,

S .

lat clamosus K LAMZ l . O l S . ( ong an outcry, a oud noise, ; , id .

K LAS II l h id l lli . . . , a s ap , or a co sion of soft bodies, S g k atsc ,

K LA I I ER i k h r S n l latsc e . , a o sy ta kative person g. , id

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— - l f li H l isl k ae a . K LUVI E . . AMMER, a c aw hammer, S , to Sp t

MIE I K ll l K LY W C . , a sma cand e, a taper, S

- h ill H aldors N B . K A KNOP, the knoop of a , a protuberance, S ” ” son i nab b i knort as l descr bes as en and en iden tue, a

ll ll en sma hi t t. knoppe . K NAB SIE l l l , a Short, stout, ath etic person ; app ied a so to an

i l teut an ma , S . . knoppe . il KNAP, to eat greed y, to snap up, S . A KN P, a crack, S . l AP . KN , to crack or break in two sharp y, S

- - i m l so KNAP FOR NAUGHT, a name g ven to a cake or any orse

ll nl l sma as o y to serve for a mouthfu , O .

K NAPPEL . , a thick round stick, S

da . KNARK, to crack or creak, to crunch with the teeth, S . i k kn arke kn r e . , , id K NARP i , to b te, S . i K NARP . , a b te, S l k KNE ESH AL ul S. da noc , the pat a or whir bone of the knee, ; . l Ska , the kneepan .

l da - kn S. . e ee e su. . KNEP, to c ench, as the hand, ; knepp , pp g

nap , knap, etc .

K NEPPI T A kne it —a l pp naev c enched fist, S . KNIFFI E l il , c ever, ag e, S . K NIPPA H ll h ni i C fis . isl. k , two or three sma tied together, S pp ;

da ni i l k e . . pp , fasc cu us ER KNI , a creaking or crepitation, S .

K NITSHEL kn ti isl. , a number of things tied together, S . y , a ll l Sma bund e .

- l KNOCK BEETLE, a person who is severe y beaten, S . — TANG L Fucus n oolosus . KNOP , , S K N OREN isl . S . . , a boat, ; knorr, id m l l KNUB, a s art b ow, a short c ub, S .

da l S. . KNUB, a thump , a bump raised by a b ow, ; knub, a

l . knot, a bunch, a ump ' R N 6 1 AND O R E Y WORDS .

l KNUB, to thump, to pumme , S . K RUB ES l , b ows , S . K N I LT l U . , a b ow, a smart rap, S K NUI LT l , to strike smart y, S. N l i K URLS, a game somewhat resemb ing cricket, in wh ch a “ ” ll l is S . wooden knob, ca ed the knur , struck with a bat, ;

l r su kn or da tent. kno . g. . and , a knob .

KOFT, bartered, exchanged, S .

il a . l i cl . l d KOLE, cabbage, ka , S . kaa ; g koh , . “ ’ ’ O li i I t s ill 1 d kOmin K MIN, duty or ob gat on as gude or y

” ’ du it — to It s your duty, etc . , S . i ON L ni ar e l d. K G . F oes u , a piece of bur ng peat, S , kong ,

- - K OOFI E ll . , a broad, flat, round shaped sea she , S “ K OO- ll-fish V FISH, a species of she , the enous l li u . KOOM, anything much broken app ed to coa s, bisc it, etc ,

S .

RI l isl r K OO N k . , catt e . y , vacca I i l KORK E, a k nd of ichen growing on rocks, used for dyeing

l l Lichen ta tareus no . r S. it produces a purp e co our ( ) , ;

kork e id j ,

— kork lit E . no . e . KORKI LIT, dye made from the above, S j , id

i isl. n o. . ll t t . KORN, a sma quant y of any hing, S and korn, id “ ” mar . n o b s . . KORS, a cross, a mark on a y , S kors , id

- - l al 3d Ma 14 KORS MASS, a semi annua festiv , y and th Sep m id n o kors sse . tember, S . . y , K Y su . . O . . , a bed, S g koja, id

KOZ, to exchange, to barter, S .

— D - KRAA HEA , chimney head, S .

K RAAHI EL l m l l - , the young b ack usse s growing on ha f tide

rocks, S .

K RAANSIE ll Mille ora ol mor ha . , a cora ite ( p p y p ) , S

N du . . KRA K, sick, S . g. krank

- - K RANSIT r ill . , cross g ained, tempered, S 6 2 G L OSSAR Y OF ' SH E TLAN D

K RIECKLE l isl , to creep, to craw , to stagger, S . . kreika, and i i d. ke ka,

- i KRINGLE BREAD, a k nd of bread brought from Norway, S . i l d s. i kr ng a, .

K ROOKATI E ee H o k i t e . . S o a

D E i ll l KRU , a cr b, a sma enc osure, S . K RUBBI E l l in . , a p ace or ho e which potatoes, etc , are covered

u p, S . K RUBBI T i m , stra tened for want of roo , narrow, S .

K RUG IE i fish da , ba t for , S . . krog, a hook . K UG G LE , to move from side to side, to rock, S . il K UG G LI E ll S. ola . , eas y rocked or ro ed about, unsteady, ; l l kug e, a sphere, a g obe . i i l is . . KUNA, a w fe, a marr ed woman , S . kona, id i KUPP, the stern of a boat or sh p, S .

KURF, a surface, a fine surface, S . K RFI E ll U . , a she , S

F FFLI T K UR U ffl . , mu ed up, S “ ’ K URNUR kurnur — ; Not to say not to say a word, to be

il . s ent, S

isl m KURR, a whisper . kaur, urmur. i l a . ki r ol ae . KURRIE, pretty, dear, am ab e, S . , id

i l l . % . KUSH, to dr ve anima s away a so interj , hush S K EL UVV . , a warm covering, S K UVVEL l ll , to wrap onese f carefu y up , S .

li En l v KY (pronounced ke g ish my, thy, by) , to disco er, to

betray, S .

K YPI E l , a game p ayed by boys , S .

L A ll l - a su . A G, to pu or draw by united effort, S . g. ugg , to

t u da. l drag, to g ; aug, a number of persons associated

together.

L ll ll ulli in AAG, a pu , as in pu ing a boat over a beach, or p ng l c ars . cessant y at the , S ' 6 AND ORK N E Y WORDS . 3

LAA . GER, eager, keen, S

hi ssus LA li Pleuronectes o lo . AGER, the ha but ( pp g ) , S MI ET l l l LAA . , term of endearment, a itt e amb, S

li i a lar- in li L . ol . . AAR, a ght breeze of w nd, S g, a ght wind

hin — bel laar L fis . . s . AAR, a boat, a g boat, S g , boats

v i a l l id LAA li . d . . , to hover ke a b rd, S avere, or ave, LAAVI N i l l i i , express ve of the s ow motion of a arge b rd hover ng

over its prey, S .

L i min im l e ma ACKIE, the th rd stomach of a ru ating an a , the l k i m no. a e d su . . , S j ,

’

L S OUR l A landa arnensis . ADY HEN ( ) , the Sky ark ( ) , S L L See . AEGER. aager l l l LAENERLY . , one y, sing y, S L E i l l i l AG T, a p ece of c oth or woo t ed to the mane or tai of a

l hi dis horse , or the woo of a sheep, as a mark by w ch to

- tin i sl la d r a. la d u h S i . u s . g them, ; g ; f g , a t ft of hair, a

lock of wool.

LAG G IE l i . , a o terer

L l l in AGMAN , the president of the supreme court former y he d

a lan m n d i l l cl . a su . o. Orkney, O ; g agman ; g , a prov ncia

judge, a provost . i l LAG RAETMAN ffi . , one act ng as o cer to a agman, O i L ll l i i ui . AING, a sma ridge of and, as d st ng shed from sk ft, O

i o i su o l . L ll l . . . d AITE, a sma quantity of any iqu d, S g te ; t li l lide . , tt e

L i i 0 . AKE (to) , to g ve cred t to, to trust, LA E i l i i K (to) , to g ve heed to used a ways w th a negat ve, as ’ i — h it 0 l t e . He never ake t at gave no heed to ,

’

L L il . A IE , a ch d s toy, S

L - i l ll AMBA TEIND, a des gnation given to the woo co ected as i mi i ll teinds by the par sh n ster, now genera y commuted to

a money payment, S . i L l . AME (to) , to prepare woo by draw ng, S 64 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLAND

“ LANDI T l landit me , app ied to one thrown by a horse, as He

’ ’ ”

0 . upo the braid my back, S i l LAN DMA STER . , the propr etor of and, S

L N i no l l laan s l . e . A GSPIEL, a spec es of harp, S . angspe , g p , id i LANG VIA. See Long e .

- L VURDEN l . l n r n l G S no a vo e . AN , to become ong, ; . g ; g ang

werden .

- l - L VURDEN . ANG , ong shaped, S . do do .

L TFAEL floo d- i l l AN . i , the t de, S and, in every Gothic d a ect, the l i da. in shore, and fa d, in composition, a rush g or rap d

course . ’ P LUG l LA 0 . THE , the obe of the ear, S L ’ li APP, a patch of wood for mending a boat s board when sp t,

l -e da . S . . app , to patch LA a l l l l PPER, coagu ation, a c ot of coagu ated b ood, S . L l l APPER, a c ot of b ood, S.

LAPPI T . , patched, S l l l L ot m 16 24 m . AST, a of arab e and, varying fro to erks, S L in k AST, a measure used Or ney, O .

- A 2 d L 3 . AURENCE MAS, ugust , S

’ L - i l car im AVIE LUGGED, the droop ng of an anima s , when l i proper y cut in mark ng, S .

LAW-RI G HTMAN ffi , an o cer in ancient times entrusted with the l regu ation of weights and measures, S . LAWTI NG i , the supreme court of jud cature in ancient times in l Orkney and Shet and, O . and S . LAY H i IM TILL AGAIN, said of one who having des sted from any employment resumes it with as great or greater energy

than before, S. LA UP LAAG S l YING SKIP , making promises to onese f for the

ma li future that y never be rea sed, S . LAYT ll i l , a sma quant ty of iquid, S .

LAYUM l l l so as left one , p anks rough y aid to form a at end of

an outhouse, S . 6 AN D ORR N E Y WORDS . 5

LE D - ll A EN HEART, a spe , after sundry incantations, hung around i i . the neck of the pat ent in d suse now, S

L D- A i i fishin ~lin e EA ST NE, the we ght used for s nking a g , S . LEANG ER l i i l , a tax former y pa d by the nhabitants of Shet and to the crown of Denmark as a punishment for harbouring l da . ee pirates, S . , a harbour, a creek, and anger, sorrow, i i l contr t on, repentance, pena ty.

LED led l . , a of corn, hay, or peats a oad for a pony, S

in a rin LEDDERIN r . laede d . , a severe d ubb g, S g, a hurt, an

injury .

LEE G I NS in sea l , spots of fishing the deep frequented on y by

haa f boats, S . LE l EK, the persons in a district invited to the funera of one of

their number, S .

- L l . EFT ANE, the argest bannock of a batch, S

- l i s l if isl l a sa . L S. u. . e a . EFTIE, a c ot or mass of d rt, ; g ; eif ;

- l s an id. o f , li “ l ” LEK ek . , ke I never saw da , S M l LE l no. ee . , a oft in a house m, id

L li n m l ENDIT, app ed to cows or other a i a s having the body

l l i i t l S. . b ack co oured, w th a wh te s ripe over the oins, ; g l l enden, the oins . LENG I E l di l li li ei , a ongitu na s ce of a ha but cut ther from the

- ll i . isl. l a back or be y of the fish, S . eng , id

LE i l i no . OG low . , a r vu et runn ng through swampy ground, S i l su. l d. ae . a g ; g g,

LE l li al la PP, to ick ke an anim , to p, S .

LEPPACK . , a horn spoon, S

l i . LE du. l d PPEL, a spoon, S . eppe ,

LE R fish li G adus ollachus . U E, a resemb ng the sethe ( p ) , S

l . da . ure

LE ee L . VIER . S ivier

LEYVERIN rr i , making a paste of flour and sti ing it up w th 6 6 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLA ZVD

l l nd l lifr n l li . da e is . a d S . evr mi k or water whi e boi ng, ; ,

i al caus ng to conge .

- LI let ll S. old G othic li a let , imperative mood, , a ow , ; , , to , ll m . per it, a ow “ LI CHTLI E l i , app ied to meat or butter, as k tchen to the

potatoes or bread, S . L li IED , di gence, S . LI EDF L i U il . , d gent, S — l L ON i . IEF , qu te a one, S

L l Pleur n cte i o lossus da l isl. o e s h . IEGER, a ha ibut ( pp g ) ige ;

li - a g , flat .

- - - LI I l . FT DA SEA, arge unbroken waves, S ’ ’ — LIFTIN 0 THE MOUTH ; No a liftin o the mouth not a l partic e of food, S.

LI MPITS sow li (to ) , to chew mpets and eject them from the

mouth upon the water in order to attract fish to the boat, l . is . . S soa, to scatter, as sowing seed LI l d N . 3 , to Sit down , to rest upon or ean against, S , to cease,

- - - l . da. l a isl. l n a s a to desist ; oen ; i n . inn , to cease

LINEBURD i i so ll , the starboard or r ght s de of a boat, ca ed

fishin - lin es i da li because the g are used on th s side, S . . ne,

lin- l su. . a g , and bord, the upper part or deck of a vesse .

L - LL l fi h - l SCO s in . INE , a box for ho ding g ines, S L li n . . ING, flowering heath, S . ng, heather

’ ’ LI - rt l m li n . NINS, shi s eeves I was standin i y bare ni s , S

L - l INKS GOOSE, common Shie drake, O . L l INNS , pieces of wood or other materia over which a boat is

drawn, stretchers, S .

’ ' LINT (to) ; To lint one s hough - to Sit down for a little

l . whi e, S LI A O G . ee L S oag. LI O Lii i O. See b t .

L l l l - is . h e a IPPER, to ripp e, to fret, S . yp , to agitate, to disturb,

6 8 G L OSSA R Y OF SHE TLAND

l u r LOOPI E ll isl. a . , a sma basket made of straw, S . p , a basket

L i l . OOR, interject on or exc amation of surprise, S L i l ll li . OOR, to u or abate ke w nd, S

L Pelicanus christatus . ORING, the great cormorant ( ) , S L ORN, the crested cormorant or shag, S . L il i OUTS, m k, cream, etc . , poured nto a jar previous to a churn

in g, O .

LU li l - i da e l . , to sten, S . . y , to sten L B Juncus s uarrosus . U BA, coarse grass of any kind ( q ) , O and

l - n i l l . da e s . . S . ubb , coarse grass ubbe, id

- L E l O da. l . U BO, a mea measure very neat y made of bent, ;

l - n isl l ubb e . ubbe . L BI T l U . , ukewarm, S

i - L isl l da . lokk e . UCK, to ent ce, to entreat, S . . oka ; , id LU i i l l i s . d. CKIE, a des gnation for a witch k ok, maga, L — “ ’ UCKIE MINNIE, a term of reproach to a woman, as Dou s a — l i . uckie minn e, S

% ’ LU - 00 fleec l CKIE MINNIE S , a y substance that grows upon a p ant

in l c S. o ch o o S t u. wet ground, ; uckie, a witch, and (q ’ l witch s woo ) .

’ LUCKI Es - l LINES, a p ant growing in deep water near the shore,

i l Chorda luin and wh ch spreads itse f over the surface ( fi ) , l i ’ . u . l da l S uck e, a witch (q witch s ines) ; . yng, seaweed .

L l . UFF, the tack of a sai , S

T - - l l L ALAEN. See L ou al . U F ief , a one, S — “ L AN- m let ll l UFF DRAW, an expression eaning to we a one,

S . LUFFSIT l l , overgrown, b oated, very corpu ent, S .

LUG l fishin - l l kk- S. da. oe e , a oop on the end of a g ine, ; , a l noose, a knot, a oop .

L is led l UGGIE, a game in which one around a circ e by the i l ear, repeat ng a rhyme if the party se ected to repeat the m m l ” u . rhy e akes a mistake he in turn becomes ggie, S LUG G IT f , a cu f on the ear, S . D E 6 A N OR NE y WORDS . 9

LUG - i l l l SKY, a part of the anc ent p ough jutting out ob ique y k i l l s . backwards on the right s de, a itt e above the y, O LU il l L bel ul . , membrum vir e g. , the spout of a pump

L E LI OOM n UM , , smooth appeara ce of the water caused by any il — l th lio m isl. lio m . . o . a o y substance, S g , fu gere

L l oil . UME, to spread ike on the surface of water, S ll LUN l . , a u , S l ll l LUN al . , to u , so to isten, S

L lli i li . UNK, a ro ng mot on ke a ship on the waves, S ll L K . UN , to ro as above, S

l l li - a is . LUNKI N . , bobbing up and down in wa king, S nk , to o l l h bb e, to ha t.

LUNSH li l ll . , to rec ne or o , S

L N . URGA , a surfeit of food, S

LURT l hi i lu S. no. l , a ump, c efly of d rt, a c msy person, ; ort, i d.

ia u nus . n LYRI E Procellar . o. , the shearwater ( p fi ), O and S i l r d. y ,

isl. MAA ll Larus canns . . , a name given to the gu ( ), S mar, id

da teut m isl MAAG ER l su . . . . . , ean, thin, scraggy g ager magr,

id . l I N m . MAAL , a er in, a hawk, S

- m teut. MA AMI E . da . , a wet nurse, S a me, a nurse ; mamme,

the breast . MAAMIE l n l hi , to soften or crush the earth by de vi g or p oug ng lm da . ro . . l . . a so as an adj , soft, fine, S p ma

a m MAAND RED h . d . , man ood, strength, S and, a man, and rad, li degree, qua ty.

E n lish du . r im . MAAT, a com ade or int ate friend, S g mate t id isl mee . maat . , id m . i . . MACHT, m ght, power, S g acht, l MACHTLESS l . . . , power ess, S g macht os, id

MADDERAM ll . , madness, fo y, S 7 0 G L OSSA R y OF SHE TLAND

MAEG SI E l li l , one who has arge hands, ke the flippers of a sea ,

l . al . S . g macg

l a l i . l . MAEG S . , the fl ppers of a sea , S g macg l M a . AGDUM, counterp rt, exact resemb ance, S

A l 7 . M IL, a measure equiva ent to about % stones Dutch, O

l m . eu. . g maa , a easure

M . AIN, patience, O AI — I m m M SIE MA ZIE, a net with wide eshes ade of twisted straw l S. su. . da. m is . ropes, O . and ; g maska aske ; meis, a

reticulated bag .

l . MAISK, bashfu , O ’ - - ffi MK O . A IN TAY, a su cient quantity of tea for one infusion, S

MALI CEFU l in l 0 . , sick y, bad hea th,

M KE l l rocell a a ia l c alis n . MALLE O P r i S. o , the fu mar petre ( g ), ;

l . ma mok, id

l Z ostera mar ina . MALLOW, a marine p ant ( ) , O il i MAMm . , other (a ch d sh term) , S

l . su . . faerdi MANFIERDI E . , marriageab e, S g g, paratus i i MANKIT, worn out w th ncessant rowing or other exertion ,

S .

MAREEL sea , the phosphorescent appearance of the on a dark

da m r l . l n o. o e d s. l isl m uril i ni . a d ght, S mori d mare d . ,

phosphorus .

F sea-l Pulezc litora s isl mar MAR LOO li . sea , the ouse ( ) , S . , , and l flo . , pu ex

l a 0 . d su MARK, a nomina weight, . and S . mark . g. mark .

-MERKLAN D l m MARK , a division of and varying fro one to three l l l l 0 . . da . acres , and S . mark, and, a fie d, a c eared fie d

Z era marina no m rl K ost . . a auk MARLA , kind of seaweed ( ) , S ,

id .

MAR OL ea- fish m mars um - l n O s . o. , a (sa e as g ) , sea devi , S

marulk . , id

MARSG UM l Lo hius iscatorius See Ma , the great p ucker ( p p ) , S .

rool. A N D ORK NE Y WORDS . 7 1

- F- E EN O T A m S. su MASK , as much as is ade at one time, ; . g.

mask, a mash .

sl mastr id da . i . . MASTEN, a mast, S . masten ,

- - i l - MASTER TREE, the trace tree or sw ng e tree which is nearest l the p ough, O . and S .

- l in i MATE LUM, a kett e wh ch food is cooked, S .

M - ATE MITHER, the person who serves out food to others, S .

MATILOT l i -fl , the b ack w ndow y , O . l N . MAU (to) , to shake the head from pa sy, S

Maa. MAW. See

MER ee M l L. S ai .

MEETHE E l sea or M ED , to mark a p ace at by the bearings of l objects on the aud, S .

MEETHS l i in ili , MEEDS, andmarks for direct ng the course sa ng, or for enablin g fishermen to find particular spots of fishing

a i i i d sl. m d id. S. n o. . ground, ; m ed or meed mede , — M A ll l l . EL NCHOLIE (accent on second sy ab e) , ove sickness , S

- i da l MELDY S er ula aroens s . . . GRASS ( p g ), S me d, id ” - l M ll . ELL To pick and me to mau , to beat, S m l l isl o . MELL, a arge broad fist, S . . j

l b e MELLINS, the mea kept by one to dust over the bannocks

fore they are baked, S.

ME in ll i NZ, gett g we through any k nd of work, S .

MERCAL, a piece of wood used in the construction of the

t l . u l l e S s . . p ough, h head of a p ough, ; g mer, arge, and

- ull e . k , the head l m l MERDAL . , a contemptuous term for a fat c u sy fema e, S

isl mardOll . . , id

See . MERK . Mark

MERKIE- l fi PIN, that part of a p ough in which the share is xed, 0 .

’ - a al a E S on i mat . M RMAID S GLOVE, the Sponge ( p g p ) , S l l ill MERT, a mart, an anima fattened for S aughter and k ed at

da . i . . m Mart nmas, S arter, kine 7 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

MESTERFIL l i in . , great or arge s ze, S

- - i u d. isl. a s . . ae MET, a march stone, S . met g m ta, T i l MI DDEL m . , a ark, a piece out of the m dd e of the ear, S

- i l MID ROOM, the m dd e compartment of a boat, S .

l mi ll —r d . M i 0 is . a ILD , a spec es of fish, . , ceti genus

- MILL FISH, the turbot, from its round Shape, S . - i ilk M . ILL GRUEL, porridge made w th m , S illi ” — e. ll l MILLIN N0 ae m n hae I i . not the sma est partic e

sl li . i . or scrap, S . mo , a crumb

l i a il n l d . MILT, the Sp een catt e . m t, id

M ll i l ll un sea- INISTERS, sma Sp ra she s fo d on the shore, S . ’ - o ff MINISTER S MARK, a mark on sheep , both ears are cut , S .

M K TER . m n un IN S . isl e . , a mixture, S g , mixture

M i n i l i INN, a stra t or sou d between s ands, hav ng a strong cur

’ u i Swarb ack s M rent r nn ng through it as inn, between

munt r M l l n V e Roe . is . . y and uck e , S mun i, ostium

’ r n dm oth er isl id a S. . . MINNIE, a g , manna, ” I I D min i —i e MNV see v d . . To through in the dusk or dark,

mi nr isl a . n vid b at ur d e . S . . and , minus nocere — — mix l i a . X sl. a d a e MIN , to , to ming e, S . meng m eng , id . A ll l l MIR KEL (accent on second sy ab e, the a ong and broad) ,

i l a i l d . a mockery, a der sive spectac e, S . . m rake , id

l da isl mer d id MIRGE, a mu titude, S . . and . g , .

’ MI RKLES l l u-cus esculentus E e . , the radica eaves of , aten in O

IRKNI N i a moerknin M l . d . . , twi ght, S g, id E l MI L, to move rapid y round, to dance, S . M l ill IRR, to tremb e, to vibrate, to thr , S . “ ” MI SFURE A misfure is a boat that has perished at sea with i da isl. m . w . . s its cre , S i r, nfortunium

MISGAR, a kind of trench in sandy ground occasioned by the

S no 0. . . wind driving away the sand, and ; mis, defect,

iaer firm and g , . “ MI SSIN l A m m —a m , app ied to the tide ; issi tide oderate A N D K OR NE Y WORDS . 7 3

'

u . . l. mi in i i f l S su . is s d t de, not L ; g missa, a defect, and ,

mediocritas.

MI SMoRRow . , to mismatch, S

MOARIN l i vehe , app ied to snow being drifted by the w nd l mentl . y and thick y, S ll MOD l . ( ong a sma quantity, S

O -DY i l i M DER , a current sett ng in towards the and, sa d to have i l been the means by wh ch the Shet and fishermen, before ’ d they had the mariner s compass, used to know the irection

hi l la i i in w ch the and y when out of s ght of it . S nce the

i l un n eces introduct on of the compass the know edge, being

l . sary, appears to be ost, S

- e MOd r-d Se e . MODER SOOK. y i u isl a . d. e . . d MOEDER, mother g . and moder, MOINB U l , an invitation to a funera transmitted as the fiery

old cross was of , S . l E ee M . MoL . S oo

MOLI CK fishi n -li i 40 50 , a bocht of g nes , measur ng to

fathoms, S .

E . MON N, the moon, S M— T i l l ONI MEN di . , a r cu ous person, a foo , S

MOO l . , to crave, to fee hungry, S l l MOOI, a seaweed of a green co our which catt e eat with

i l ff l MOOL, the extreme po nt of a promontory, a b u head and, S

- i l ul i . is . m , frons mont s h l t e . MOOLS, a disease in hee s, S il MOOR , to snow heav y, S . M RAKA i in OO VIE . , a thick shower of dr ft g snow, S The etymon

di isl a teut. k v n hi l . a e of the prece ng word, and kaf , , to w r i i or dr ve before the w nd .

MOORAT i l in l l , brown sh co our woo , perhaps of the co our of the

r t murr . m ola o. e heather of a oor, S . . p , id 7 4 C L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

- - MOORAT G a . ll OO . d , an ant, S myre tue, an ant hi .

MOORFOWL, red grouse, O .

M ee arin Mo . OORIN. S

’ MOORK i l , to work pat ent y, to pore over one s work, S . MO RT ll i ll O . n o . , a sma th ng ex a sma fish, S . . murt, id

M OSFA i - O no . , a trap for catching m ce, a mouse trap , S . mu ll i s d. , “ ll moort MOOT, a sma person or thing, same as , S .

MOOTEN l li old , to grow mou dy ke bread, to decay, S .

MORNI N- m i l i MUN, the orn ng dawn, the gradua ncrease of the

i un 0 . l . See M morn ng ight ,

MOR NOR SWAAL l 0 in E l ( ong , as ng ish word more) , one who “ can neither mOr nor swaal is one who is incapable of i doing anyth ng, S . W i S . MORRO , a compan on, one thing which matches another, ;

u ma h r l v . s . . ae g mager, g , a connection or re ati e l i l . MORROWLESS, w thout a match or fe ow, S MORT ALD C l . , a severe co d, influenza, S

M - da. OSE, the dry rot, O . and S . perhaps from mose, a fen .

“ MOU in , the notch the end of the beam into which the rope

old- i l is used in drawing the fash oned p ough fastened, O .

MOUG I LDI NS iltacks sillacks i l i , p or roasted w th the ivers nside

them, S . MOUPI N l , a pin which fastens the rope to the beam of a p ough,

O .

MOUSKI T - m l no muskut . , ouse co oured, S . , id l E r. . MOYENL SS, power ess, inactive, S . f moyens li l . MOYENS, abi ity, capabi ty, power, S

MUA- E SICKN SS, a disease of sheep, the rot, S . M K FY l UC A m . , to ake dirty, to defi e, S

- O T l l isl U r . e MUCK , to c ear a by e or stab e of dung, S . g. mo ka, l stabu a purgare .

D r. . MUD ER, fine dust or powder, S . f moudre, to grind

7 6 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLA ND

- l le . MUTTON TEE, a g of mutton smoked and sa ted, S MYNZ , mine, S .

isl n ab i na ur i ar b . N AABAR. See aav . N ; , tumor, p , prom nent

B da . naer su. . naer . NAA , near ; g , id

’ AAVAR r N , the upper ve tebra of a Sheep s neck, the nape of the

neck, S .

— — -I ill NA CA 0 . DEED , I w not,

N ACKERS . , testes , S “ ’ l NAIL ; There s a bad nai in him, meaning a bad disposi tion applied to man or beast used also in the Opposite ’ ” — il in him sense as There s a gude na , S . li l il N AMMONI E 0 isl. n w , a tt e wh e, . mund, the ha d, ith na, i i i i i a part cle nd cat ng proxim ty. ll l l ll l NAPPIE, a sma wooden bow , a so a sma kett e, S .

E i i l u ti s . ne . NATI , tenac ous, n ggard y, S . g. g g, id

- BEG AAIN i l i i NEAR , of a m ser y d spos tion, S .

N EEIRT i fi hin - li s . NEBIR, , ba t for g nes, S i NEDDER, ne ther, S . i i l is . NEDDER, nether, nfer or, S . . nedri, nedar, inferior, inferius i EDDERIN . N , ne ther, S

N EEBIN , nodding from drowsiness, dosing, S .

n o. . NEEP, a knoop or promontory, S . nup, id i ’ i n t a. l isl. ne sté e s a. d NEEST, the ast spark of fire, S . , g guist,

id .

N EESTER , to creak, S .

I N a ni EE TER d . i t s re l . N S . n s e t , creaking, S g , g , to crack e

- i - See ist e . NESS COCK. N cock IAG N , to carp, to fret, to be captious, S .

I l - n in l is . na a AG G IN fi d . N , carping, constant fau t g, S g g , naga,

rodere .

hn auka l NI AA G l l S isl. , to abour, to work incessant y, . ; , to abour l l incessant y and servile y . K AND OR NE Y WORDS . 7 7

i id IAFF s n . N , to carp , S . . pp, i i d. NICK, a crackingsound, S . g. kn ck,

i . . NICK, to make a crack ng sound, S . g knicken, id l l NICK, the ang e contained between the beam of a p ough and l 0 . the hand e,

I CKALI E- AE l ll l N T S, ong, sma , s ender toes, S . l i S . da . l NIDDER, to deprec ate, to underva ue, ; neder, ower,

nether. l i i NIGG, to carp at, to fret and sco d, to ch de ; same as N ag,

S .

N I G G L . , to ensnare, to entrap by a ambuscade, S

’ I G G LER l N , in a boys game one of the number who is p aced

in . ambush, S i il — l l l isl . NILE, a p ug that fits nto the n e ho e, S . . neg a, id

- l in th e Of l NILE HOLE, a ho e bored bottom a boat, be ow the

in il - aft stern, order to run off the b ge water, S . M l l l NIM , p easant to the taste ; a so used as an exc amation of

l l —flavoured p easure at agreeab y food, S .

f - l i n N I OG LE O . o h e t . , a sort water ke p e, S g g g, a horse, and

l u - e . . . , water O the water horse

N I PSI OKER ill- , captious, natured, S .

E lik S isl. knurra da . NI R, to purr e a cat, . ; knurre, mur

murare . l NIRSS, harsh and disagreeab e to the taste, S . I RT ll i N , a very sma p ece, S .

i r i D el hinus hocoen a . NISSAO, the name g ven to a po po se ( p p ), S

i l hn i i n o is . sa d. . nise, a porpo se y , n sa,

- ll in i l N I STI E . COCK, a sma suppurat g p mp e, S i l N ITTACK l l . , a itt e saucy g r , S — ITTERET ill r . N , an natu ed expression of countenance, S i N ITTI E l l . , c ever, ag e, smart, neat, S

n isl h n fi kn fi u u s. I VVEL i i n . e e N , to p nch w th the fi gers, S . , , p g N IVVELLI N i i , p nch ng, S . l l i i l NOOP, a ofty head and, prec p tous towards the sea and s op 7 8 G L OSSAR y OF SH E TLAND

in l . n o. isl nu r w . g to ards the and, S nup, p , the top of a

mountain .

N OR l . ( ong a snore, to snore, S

ORALEG l w le - n N , the o er g bone of a swine used in maki g a ” i k i isl knurra da sn or c . . . , wh ch see, S knurre, mur m urare . l di . da. NORDEN, the northern part of an is and or strict, S and

s. . norden, the north

ffin lca arctica . u A . NORIE, the p ( ) , O and S “ ” k — ll s A v e i a e i l. e s c . NORN Norse, norn Nors ba ad, S

n orraen . , id l ORRALEG . N , a need e without an eye, S

- N OF D - l NOSE BA D THE LEA STANE, a oop of stout cord to which

l - one end of the ead stane is attached, the other end being lin fastened to the e, S .

E sea NOSE OF A PI R, the extreme end that fronts the , the i po nt, S. il OSETI RL . N , a nostr , S

NOSS, a promontory, S .

isl. s n rr n N OURN . . o e . , the north, S and , id

l - l i l NOUST, a anding p ace for a boat, an n et for permitting a i boat to approach the shore, a sort of d tch into which a l Of . i s . boat is drawn for the purpose being moored, S and id no. . naust,

l - l isl no . NOUSTER, a anding p ace, O . . and . naust, id

fish - N UCKI E . , a hook, S

UCKIE l b i - N , the tasse of a cap, the kno on the top of a n ght cap,

da S. . knokke, a knot or knob .

N UG G o l . , to nod with the head, to j g with the e bow, S

li l a n n l l d . k o e UG G I N . N , a s ght repast, a uncheon, S g , a itt e m l i . p ece of meat, a orse

l ll ul NULLS, to p ay at nu s N , in Danish, means a cypher,

S .

isl. . UNN . da n nne N , to hum a tune, S . y nunna, id ' AND ORKN E Y WORDS . 7 9

di l l URTRUS l . N , co d, sagreeab e, inc ement, S i l N YTTL . , to p ck at, to p uck or pinch at, S

NYTTLIN i i hi . , p ck ng, pinc ng, S

OAG . (to) , to creep, S l l OAG ARHI UN SE . , a bat, any frightfu or oathsome creature, S

th u ir i o . g gg , horror, fear, ogra, to fr ghten . i OAG I N . , creep ng, S

- ll OAT r 0 . FOWL , the name of a sma bi d,

R m O DER, a porch or portico sa e as ander, S . OBG ESTER i i i ivi , the des gnat on g ven to the person rece ng per ” i u estr t . See U es r . manent support, accord ngto pg y , S pg y

lt u n l OBRI G DT . , an a ered mark pon an a ima , S l ee U . ODAL . S da

- l- LA l . . ODAL NDS, uda ands, O and S

ODDLE . , a sewer, O l — ODIOUS, a super ative odious good or bad, S . ” m i — a i ul ODIN Pro ise of Od n promise of marriage, a part c ar

sort of contract, accounted very sacred by some of the

i h i r i i n ab tants of Orkney, the cont acting parties jo n ng ” i in l i hands through an or fice the b ack stone of Od n, O . G ERHUN CH li ni l in i O . , app ed to an a ma very poor cond tion, S

l . n o. un rl OINDALIE u de e . , pec iar, odd, strange, S g, id

kr isl. o s ri . OKKI R . . usu a , to increase, to add to, S ; ocker,

OKRAB UNG - B romus arrensis i l , oat grass ( ) the roots of th s p ant

are tuberose, S .

- l n l i G AR l fie d S. o. l OKRA TH s . , a stubb e , ; aaker, a fie d, and l l l . gard, an enc osure, an enc osed fie d

in l l rm l n e e isl. n OLI CK o . a , a fish, a y g i g, shape ike an , S

eel. s. an

A . OLL , a proper name for a man, S l I E f . OM C , a hand u , S

ONSTANDIN l . , determined, immovab e, S ’ i ON 0 I T t . THE LAY , in the humour of , S 8 0 G L OSSAR Y OF SHETLAN D

ONTAKI N m i l , assu ing, tak ng on onese f, S .

ONTJETH l . , an outset (apparent y a corruption) , S il OOR l . , to how , to wa , S

OOK da . u e . , a week, S . g , id l OOL . , to treat harsh y, S i t e . OOLD, to round, to bind together with string, S ’ ” — OOLEN H e s oolen ower the fire a person so unwell as to l l m . be bare y ab e to ove about, S

MSKI T OO l eu . im , dusky, smutty co oured, S . perhaps from . g , f mu u s . ime, em, tenuis

OOR . , to creep, S

ORA K O C . , a name for potatoes, S ” Q Q fire — l ORAN oran ower the cowering over the fire, ook i l in . g poor and m serab e, S

I E AM ch E OOR S . as Scot . , timorous, S same erisome

OOT . , to deprive of, S OOT—A—D ll ECKS, outside or beyond a wa or dyke, S . — OOT m . BAITS, co mon for pasture, S i isl . OOTERAL . . , strange, fore gn, S utar, extra, exterius

FA - i isl ll i OOT L . . . , the ebb t de, S utfa , recessus mar s

- A i a M A I T d . t OOT G . ma , weary, tired, fat gued, S g , strength ,

vigour.

- OOT . SHOT, the tide setting to seaward, S

OOTENS i i i ll . , going out, v s t ng, making ca s, S

- G OT E . TAK N, except, S

- hten OOT WAELS S. . auswe , refuse, things picked out, ; g , to

choose or pick out . OPG ESTRIE m ll mi h , a custo according to which an uda er g t

hi s vi transfer property, on condition of recei ng a sustenance

da iest li r . isl e st . for fe, S . . g ; g , a guest

ORAFU l . , g uttonous , greedy, O ORMALS n S m l m Old , the remains of anythi g, . ; ost probab y fro

l du aurma ru s. Norse, ,

fo r . OSLA, a proper name a woman, S K 8 1 AND OR NE Y WORDS .

OSSI L l fish- , a short ine to which a hook is attached (same as

S .

- l dl ol l d . OUER TREE, the sti t or han e of the Orcadian p ough, O

- m l 0 l . OUNCE LAND , a deno ination of and an ure of and, and

OUNKI N m i S. 300. . , strange, uncom on, fore gn, O . and ; unco

OUT- - li his AND UNDER, app ed to one who takes care of own i i nterest, irrespect ve of others , S .

OUTAVID li , out of the way, app ed to a person who shuns the

company of others, S .

- i isl. ll . OUTFALL, the ebb t de, S . utfa , id

- l - l OUT . FOUL, wi d fow , S

OUT- ON t b - - , thereaf er, y and bye, S .

l i . OUTSET, extension of cu t vation, S “ ’ OUTTAK There s a great outtak in it - applied to anything l l that asts onger than can be expected, or than appearances

justify, S . “ ’ — QUTTAK There s no muckle outtak in it applied to corn i l l n when not expected to y e d much mea , or to anythi g lik l i not e y to g ve good returns , S . OUTWAI RI N , wearisome, S .

da . l 0 . . OUZE, to empty, to ba e out a boat, to pour out, and S i no isl. d. oese . ousa ; ausa,

’

da . E in . OV Y, refuse wood used thatching a tenant s house, S

over, across .

O l b it l . VERY, the ast of eaven, S

— ee - n in OWER GAIN. S Ower ge g .

- l OWER GENG, to exce , to surpass, S .

- C l . OWER ENGIN, unmanageab e , domineering, S l OWSTER l . , the water ba ed out of a boat, the act of ba ing, S

n tr l au tr o aus is . s . . , id OWSTER— ROOM, that compartment of a boat from which the m i l l austrru d. is . water is ba ed out, S . ,

OXPEN NY l l . , a tax former y exacted in Shet and, S M 8 2 G L OS SAR Y OF SHE TLAND

O OYCE. See se y .

l ea 0 . S. isl su . OYSE s . . , an in et of the , and ; oes g os, ostium

flumi nis .

I R l m ul OZ G E . , the state of fow s when o ting, O

MI - l OZ LT . , dusky, gray co oured, S

l l l l s . aa e 3. S da . ee u . PAAL, a post or pi ar, ; p ; g p , a post ;

l . pa e, a stake

i l so PAAL, a fixture against wh ch the feet are p anted as to in ll i ll afford a purchase pu ing hor zonta y, S . l PAAL, to puzz e, to put to a stand, S . ’ PAAL D l u l , puzz ed, nab e to proceed, S . l ll 18 PAAP, a piece of wha ebone, or a sma iron rod about

i l i ll l in i nches ong, connect ng the ba of ead used fish ng, i li w th the nes to which the hooks are attached, S .

i - i PAATI E . da . rii . , a young p g, S patte g , a sucking p g PAAVI E l ll l i i (accent on ast sy ab e) , a k nd of fantast c gesture, i i . wav ng w th the hand, etc ; when speaking, using such “ ” tm' ll i es es aav e . g is ca ed the p , S

P KI E AC l . , a packman, a ped ar, S

F l fi hin - li sl ki da ACKIE s no . i . ac . , a bund e of g nes pakka p

s . and . packe, id

l —fi h ol lu U o teru m us . isl s s S. . PADLE, the ump ( g p p ) , O and ;

da . padda ; . padde, a frog l l l PAEDLE . , to wa k s ow y, S

B AD m ~ PA NA R l fi li rs isl. N sh ve S. , a pot for e ting , ; panna, a m l i l d. kett e, and brad, e ting, i id da . PASSERS, a pa r of compasses, S . . passer,

P . AWN (to) , to mow, S P N AW EE, a scythe, S . “ A l —a l ll PEEL ; pee of grass b ade of grass , a very sma

eu . l at il t t l . quantity, S . py p us, a hair.

’ l EERI E li ll i - l u l n o . , tt e, sma , as a peer e foa , O . and S . . pire , id E-WEERI E ll 0. . PEERI , very sma , and S

84 G L OSSA R Y OF SH E TLA N D

’ - PI CKI T . LINGAL, a shoemaker s waxed thread, S

in i i i em ie PI EG i . , anyth ng of fer or or d m nutive growth a p g ’ ” — ll . ae da ro i l a . s o kai very sma cabbage, S p g in the p .

Sir us alustris i hot S . the term for the p p , from wh ch the l l m l term is probab y derived, and figurative y or co parative y

applied.

as w m . PIEN, to strike ith a ham er, S

E ml . PI RCEL, a gi et, S PI ERK l l l l , to frizz e up, to stand up ike the pi e of c oth, S .

PI ERKI T l . , frizz ed, rough, S

l - l m PIERS, a ong reddish co oured wor found under the ebb

stones, S .

’ E i Off li in PIL , cooks fat, grease sk mmed the quor which fat

l . meat has been boi ed, S

il da il l ar su. . . . PILLIE, penis, S . 9 p p , pii , a d t

l-fish Old no i l s . PILTOCK, the coa a year , S . and pitt, a young

person . P INE FISH (to) , to dry fish by exposure to the weather, S .

PI NKIEFIELD r l li m . , a quar e , a s ght disagree ent, S l F . INNISH, to wither with co d, S

PI OO ll . , a sma quantity, S i PI OORL . , to whine, to wh mper, S

E chinus cidaris PIPER, the name given to the , S . l l PIPPER, to tremb e, to vibrate quick y, to hesitate, S . PI PPERI N l n , tremb ing, vibrating, hesitati g, S . ll l PIRL, a sma round ump (excrementum ovium) , S. l l PI RRAI NA 0. . , a fema e chi d, and S l PISMIRE, a stee yard, O .

l l k ie PITCHERS, pieces of ead used in p aying the game of yp ,

S .

X ri PI IE, a spirit which has the att butes of the fairies, S . PLAG l l , any artic e of c othing, S . l l l PLANK, a term app ied to regu ar divisions of and, as a

l -ri distinction from the irregu ar ridges of the run g, S . A N D RK N E y WO 8 O RDS . 5

l PLANK, to measure and , S .

l - A . PL NKER, a and measurer, S

AN -A- E ll l i l PL T CRUIV , a sma enc osure, c rcu ar or square, sur rounded by a feal or stone dyke for the purpose of raising l l 0 . co ewort p ants, . and S

PLATCHACK l . , a arge patch, S ” l lm is al l da l PLATT, flat ; p att ca very c m g. p att ; . p at, id .

ull FLEE, a name given to the young of every species of g ,

imitative of their cry, S .

PLEEP l u l ni Of (to) , to speak in a queru o s comp ai ng tone voice,

S .

PLEEPI N i l i e ul l i rt , chirp ng, comp ain ng, qu r ous, p ead ng pove y

or sickness, S . l PLEocHAN . , a p ough, S

in lik n l N . PLI G, a vibrat g sound, e a stri g smart y struck, S m ll 0 PLINK, very s a beer, . li PLOOTS . , a term app ed to the feet when bare , S

PLOUTSACKS . , the feet, S

P E - - ni Scolo aa: allinula LOV R PAGE, the jack s pe ( p g ) ; this bird is l ll n . genera y an attenda t on a flock of p overs, S

hin - a- l r fis se . PLUCKER, the g eat g frog or devi , S

li n - l fi fi er . PLUM, a p with the g nai , S

- l l fili fin r a da. om w e . e PLUM, to give a p ith the g n i , S p p , to l n p u ge .

PLUNG, a pop such as is made when a cork is drawn, S .

PLUNKI E . , a trick, S l i l ini . PLUTT, to wh ne, to comp ain wh ng y, S P m l l O . , atu a or urina , S

- B l . PO I E . is . , a foster father, S papi, father, papa ll POBIE . , a high hi , S hi POCK, a net fastened to an iron hoop, and used for catc ng

- i isl . l fish . . a coa , S pok , pouch

- l l . POLONIAN, a singu ar ooking person , an oddity, S 86 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

E in da PON , a thin turf used thatching houses, S . . spaan, spon, l l l is . . a shing e or wooden s ate spann, id

ff . o l 0 . PONE (to) , to pare the surface of the and, and S

POORJOHN l- , a name given to a cod found in shoa water in

poor condition, S . POOSK ll m , to pick, to co ect, to search for ver in on the person ,

S . PO STER ili t O . , power, ab ty, streng h, S

t r PO STER en . da. os e O . , position, attitude, S g posture p y ,

id . ll 0 . POOTY, a sma cod, PORTRIDG , a portrait, picture, counterpart, S . li l POSH, a rough kind of vio n made in Shet and, S .

POTAATY-MUI LD l 0 , a fie d on which a cr p of potatoes has been

ffi l crO grown, and considered su cient y rich to give a p of

oats without manure, S . POTESTATA , a person in prosperity and power is said to be “ ” otest at a . in p , S

- U l . PO NCE, ong meadow grass, O POURT (to) , to part, to divide, S . ”— POUSHIN ; a poushin crater a sneakin g contemptible fel

low l l l app icab e a so to character, S . POUSTE D f , bewitched, in atuated, O .

W r PO . , the pa t of a hammer which strikes, the head, S

P AI TI E . R . , pretty S l l PRAM, toasted mea stirred in with cream or mi k, S .

bel m PRAM (to) , to press, to straighten for room, S . g. pra en ,

to press, to squeeze .

E E l sea m PRE V (to) , to stop at any p ace at in order to ake

l fi h . s 0 . tria for , and S PRESTI NG OLVA l m m , a c ergy an a ter used by the fishermen of U n t l l s . da is . O l , S . prast, a priest, and fa, a c oak .

isl rettur . PRETTIKIN, a feat, a trick, S . . p , deceit, craft A N D RR N E y O WORDS . 87

- G aster st us aculea s F l o e tu . da RIGGA TROUT, the banstick e ( ) , S . ik i r ke l rikket . p , a prick e , p , po nted m PROAD G E i l . , to poke w th a ong instru ent “ ” PRODG in fishin g to prOdg with the rod is to move the end of a rod gently up and down in the water to allure the fish l to the fly ( ong S .

PRODG . , to push with a stick, etc , S . l PROIL ls n . , Spoi , p u der, S

du . PROP, a cork, S . . prop , id M PRUM ACKS . , the breasts of a woman, S

l u S. s PRUNK, ornamented, neat, pretty ; a so proud , saucy, ; .

da . . g. prunk, proud, saucy prunk, parade, ostentation “ ”— n u l . PRUNK to pru k p to make onese f smart and neat, S i m . da . prange, to assu e a rs of pretension

E l n ll i PUCKL , a sing e grain of cor , a sma quantity of anyth ng,

PUFFLE . , to puff out, to distend, S

PUFFLI T l i . , b own out, d stended, puffed up , S P L i UIR . , to fret, to wh ne, S

’ RLI r tin i PUI N ee . , g , cry ng, S

PUKELI N li . , stea ng, petty theft, S

PUND ll l a s n d- an , a sma fo d for sheep, S . . . py , to shut up, to l enc ose .

PUNDLAR n r n m l n e l , an i st ument for weighi g rese b i g a st e yard,

O . FU ll 0 . RIE, a sma meagre person, f l i b l . eu . inn e . . PURL, to , to grope, S g por a, scatur re R l l l PU L (to) , to pur for potatoes, to se ect the argest of the young potatoes by feeling them with the fingers without ” ullin l p g up the Shaw or fo iage, S . l R i see l . PU LIN, se ect ng potatoes To pur , S ll l PURR, a sma cod in, S . T N in PU TI G, touch g a person in order to attract his attention ,

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PYL r . , fat, g ease, such as floats on the surface of soup, S

da. o ik P E S isl. s. o e . YOG I . , a Short stout man, ; p g and p , puer

isl . n . PYSERT . . , a miser, S pisa, a sponge O one who sucks n up everyt hi g.

l ll l QUAAL, to u , to abate ; app ied to the wind, S . UAARM l l Q , the edges of the eye ids on which the eye ashes grow,

S . i l. u is a . UAEG . Q , a young heifer, S q g , id QUEERVE after the grass has been mown and Spread out to l i dry, it is again raked into ong separate str ps in order to l l prevent its drying too quick y, and the consequent oss of its nutritious qualities ; this process is termed to queerve ” it, S .

UENYA See Wh en a. Q . y

- l. l . UERNOCK m ll . is Q , a hand i , S quorn , mo a m 0 . QUEY, QUAY, a piece of ground taken in fro a common, h l S. ot . . and ; g kwi, qui, an enc osure l UEYLAND 0 . Q , and taken in from the common, and S .

l . QUICK, ost without hope of recovery, S

- — l l QUICK AND QUIDDER, swift y, quick y, S .

D a r U . See . . o. . Q IDDER Quick p quidder, swift, quick

l - QUINK, the go den eyed duck, O . UIRKABUS Q , dropsy in the chops, a disease to which sheep

da . ro. . are subject, S . p quirk, id l UI RM . O , to vanish quick y, S

UOY s n. . Q (sheep) , a pen y with bucht, O

UYT . da . u ten . Q , to acquit, to exonerate, S q y , id

AA l l a B is . no. d . , RAE, the yard of a sai and raa . raa, id “ — RAAB ; The raab of a cliff a fall of a mass of rock from the

l f sl r l i . h a . face of a c if , S . p, apsus

l l da raader RAAD, to arrange proper y, to regu ate , S . . , to l regu ate, etc . 8 AND ORK NE Y WORDS . 9

B . l. . da . is AAG, prudence, economy, S raad rad, rada B l l i AAG, an id e oung ng person, S .

RAAG A f - da vra e , dri t wood, wreck, refuse, S . . g , to reject, i desp se .

RAAG A- TREE, a tree that has been torn up by the roots and i l u a sea . da . dr fted by the , S rage, to p uck p, and tr ce, a

tree . B ADDMAN ll l in . , a counci or, a term former y used Orkney, O

dmand da. raa , id. ll RAFT, a very ta thin person, S .

RAG AB A NE S l l . , the ske eton of an anima , S RAG BILD , a ragged person, S . RAG G IE m , a rag an, O . and S . RAG LI NS ll , the vacant space between the top of a wa and the l s ates, S .

- l . da fishin S . RAIDS, a ong narrow track of g ground, ; rad, a

row, a rank, a range .

- - RAIN GOOSE, the red throated diver, O . and S .

RAK I E - , a yoke shaped piece of wood or horn attached to the i il i li yard of the ma nsa , and fitt ng to the mast, to faci tate

i l r raaken n Of l no . o. the ho sti g and owering the sai , S . p

i l i O w s s . . rack ; . rakka, id .

RAKI E - N rakie BA D, the cord by which the is fastened to the — . isl id yard, S . racki band, . A l l R LLIE, to sco d, to Speak oud, S . l RALLY, mean, unhandsome, ungentee , O .

ill- i i i i in RAMISHT, rested, s gn fy ng that one has been d sturbed l s eep, S . RAMMATRAOK l , rabb e . — RAM su . NATRACK ill . S. , spun yarn, ; perhaps from g remna,

teu and t . treck .

RAMP E r mm da S i l S . no. o s . , harsh, d sagreeab e to the taste, ; ;

ram , rank, harsh . 90 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

R h - AN fis eu . id. . isl. . da , a roe, S ra 9. and raa, l RANCEL, to search throughout a parish for sto en or missing

l i i S. goods, a so to inquire into every k nd of m sdemeanour, ;

n id da. ra sa e . g ,

RAN CELLING in l mi n , the act of search g for sto en or ssi g goods,

da ran dsa nin S . . g g, searching. N l l RA CELMAN, RANCELLOR, a kind of constab e, once emp oyed

in da ran dsa er S. the investigation described above, ; . g , a

searcher.

r l S da. . RAND, the bo der or edge of the hee of a shoe, ; rand, id N li l l i RA K, topheavy , ab e to overset, app ied to sh ps or boats, m R n e l ursu . isl. c . a S perhaps g , ob iquare

ee B oda id. RANK SMEN. S b N i RA T, a merry meet ng, with dancing, S .

run l i RANTER, to the hee s of new stock ngs with thread on the

i in m l nside, order to ake them more durab e, S . i RASH, to twinge with pain, a sudden pa n, S .

RASKI T li h as w luxuri , app ed to corn that rushed up ith rank i kt i l . su da ras . ance, S . g. and . rask, rap d , rap d y ” RASMAR i E , a corrupt on of rasmus, S . B ATCH l l , the itt e auk, O .

- l i RAT RHYME, a ong speech, a t rade of nonsense, S . ” - i l a m . RATTAR EBB equ va ent to redware ebb strea ebb , S

- l i l RAW GABBED, to speak confident y and author tative y upon a l i . matter about wh ch one is evident y ignorant, S l Y 0 . RAWLE , ug y,

RED fi hin - l x da s . . , a track of g ground of considerab e e tent, S l reb, reeb, a ine .

REBBI CK l i fishin - , a im ted track of g ground, a diminutive of “ reb, S . tECK l m , to reach, to ho d out, to trans it with the hand Reck ”— i s da . kfini c . s e . o me the hand me the kn fe, S rax

r kk- u - e e s . r k . aec a . g , id i “ RED t i . rc . , rode, r dden , p of the verb to r de, S

9 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

f l Of RIEG, a strip of a dif erent co our from the rest the body i l on an an ma , S .

in ll l RIFT, a rift a hi or rock, a ong, narrow, deep fissure, S .

da . rift, id . l m l RIFTED, a mark, a s it from the idd e to the extremity of the

ear, S .

- RIG FISH, the backbone of a fish, S .

B Y a ru l . d . e IGL , unsteady, rickety, S gg y, id .

- - u D ri . s . del RIGGA REN AL, run g, S . 9 rygg, a ridge, and , a

division .

I R GGIN, a term of reproach to a woman, S . RI KKER l ll i , a ong sma spar of wood, such as is used for mak ng ” fish - ll i l ll the spears ca ed st cker, a so for sma boat spars,

S . RIM m sea 0 . , a rocky botto in the , — l l 0 . RINGIT GUOY, a phrase denoting a circu ar enc osure, l RINNER, a c ue of yarn, S . l RIP, a b ackguard, a rake, S . i r c at s . RIP, a p of corn, an ear of , S

RIPPI KI NS i Of n l . , coarse stock ngs si g e worsted, S

RISK (to) , to cut grass growing near a dyke with a corn hook,

S .

RI SKI NS . , coarse grass growing near a dyke, S RITTOCH , the greater tern, O . “ ’ dim - d RIV, daybreak The riv o the the first isappearance of darkness The lady hen sings to the riv - the lark

i u th e o h r f . . t s ngs to the dawn, S g . y , a rent or tear ; q

rending of darkness .

- RIV l i l ar ir . l l . s . a s c e (to) , to sow coarse y or s ight y, S rif ,

A l isl fi sura. . s RIV , a c eft in a rock , S . rifa,

flin Ob tri l a . s. ri s RIVLIN, a sanda of raw hide, O . and S . g,

illus g . RrvvocH . See Riva . RO “ m l ll A . any poor ani a is ca ed poor ro, S E A N D OR R N Y WORDS . 93

- Em di o . ROBBIE , arrh ea, S

- i 0 . ROCKMAN, a b rd catcher,

B e e . , a strip, S B i l OGIE , a k nd of trow, a supernatura being, S .

ROG IT i . , str ped, S ROI CH ; applied to lands held under the Danish regime l i 0 . mean ng not c ear, . and S ll E da . r e ll ROI L R . l , a buoy, S y , to ro about, to we ter.

ROI LT dl ll in lki l n l i , to wad e or ro wa ng ; a so a nou , a jo t ng

- lt . da. ru e o l hard paced horse, S , to j g, to jo t .

B l lu . OLIE , arge , c msy, S

ROMMI EKI L l . , romping, fro icsome, S l l RON l O . ( ong ) , to p under, to despoi , S ” ’ in RONIN, robbing, ron a bird s nest, S .

i is l RONIN THE BEE, a rude game a cazz e unexpected y thrown over the head of a person ; the victim is then pressed i il down , and buckets of water thrown upon the cazz e unt

l r the person beneath is thorough y satu ated, S . l — RONTHURROK . , the barnac e goose, O il in . da . ROO, a heap of any kind, to p e up a heap , O and S .

- i id raa e d. . g , rage,

ROO l l off i i (to) to p uck woo sheep nstead of shear ng them, a

m - - eu rofw da. r v . a O e l barbarous custo , S . g. , to p under, i l to take by v o ence .

a i lln . d . d ROO, rest, sti ess , S roe, .

- — 0 da rad aa r . s n o . aat aas ROOD GOOSE, the brent goose, ; g ; g ,

id.

ROODERY Le as balanus , covered with roother ( p ) , S . li ROOF, the cei ng of a room, S .

- R o da . raa . B . See o . e OOG , a heap , etc g , id l l m . ROOK, a thin ean ani a , S

-old da ll- . lu ROOL, a young horse, a year horse, S ; ro ing, a

di crous term for a youngster. l R I E ll . da . ro li id OOL e . , peacefu , sti , S g, 94 G L OSSA R Y OF SH E TLA ND

l a u . . d i s d. ROOM, wide, amp e, S g . etc . rum, i l ROOSK, to fr zz e up . i l ROOSKI . T, fr zz ed, as the hair, S

B E ll- fish Le a s balanus . oth . OOTH R, a species of she ( p ) , S g b l l l rh tar o . rota, a barnac e p ura ,

ROOTSY, a red horse . ROSSH OLES l ll i , ho es under the timbers of a boat for a ow ng the l l water to run a ong the kee , S .

nl —a l l A lca ROTCHE ; the Gree and Rotche bird, the itt e auk ( l a le . ) , S i ROUST, a strong and boisterous current, occas oned by the

isl meeting of rapid tides, O . and S . . roest, raust, an i i l l estuary, a rap d current, a wh r poo .

l ll n S ROUTH, a ong spe of rowi g, the act of rowing, . ; the

c h l S otc routh is used near y in this sense .

u l c ar ROUTH, that part of the g nwa e of a boat over which the

i i r mi l n . a s row tt e e ati . e o . trave s row ng, S . , g

il l . ROVACK, the stump of the ta of an anima , S l da r v u . . O . ROVACK, the rump , the buttocks, S . c nes

- l ROVIESTI CK l . , an awkward poor y c ad person, S B CKLE l U . , a wrink e, S

E l . RUCKL , to wrink e, S

U . R CKLE, rough, uneven, S D i l RUCKLE , wr nk ed, S . RUCKLY u l , nsteady, in a di apidated state, S .

isl. . RUD . , to rave in speaking, S raeda, to speak l D . ll RU GE, to gather stones, etc , in sma heaps on a fie d, to be

l S. da. taken away at eisure, ; rode, to search, to rum

mage .

ll i . RUG 0. , sma ra n, and S R F UC US . , rude, O R I E ll UG G m 0 . , a s a cod, B u la . s no. r UGL, to shake backward and forwards , S . g , id RUG LY l ee B . . S ig y

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l l RYND, a ong strip of c oth, etc . , S .

B YP l off l , to c ear obstructions, as c earing a choked pipe, or l il l . to c ear the nostr s by b owing the nose, S

SAB . , to saturate, to absorb moisture, S A l i S CK, sometimes used in Shet and nstead of the word “ l ” bott e, S .

SAE l . su. . , a tub with two hand es for carrying water, S g

saa . , id

- i SAEDI CK fish l l . . , a ho d, a p ace frequented by fish, S a dim n

m da l ll . c fro s ede, a seat. The fishermen in Shet and ca a

l in - li p ace which they fish with hand nes, a seat, a hand li ne seat .

SETR n f SAETER, SETTER, , STER ; commo a fixes to names of

l in l i p aces Shetland, and a ways ndicative of good pasture l isl. tr llin . se . for catt e, S , a dwe g i SAI RL . , to wh ne, S l l % % . da . . SAKTA, soft y gent y S sagte, id ALI T i l S S . , to des st or ho d, S SAMB ORD —l — , the end of the haaf ines attached to the buoy rope , l is . . S . sam, together, and bera, to bring

SEMM il - l SAME, , a na used by boat carpenters ; a nai whose

i t e s e B . . S point to be rive ed, S uve ’ — i l . SAME, the inside fat of sw ne, unrefined hogs ard, S

- G IDDACK - eel SANDY , the sand , S .

- - l Charadrius hiaticula . SANDY LOO, a name for the sand ark ( ) , S ll SANNA, sha not, S . SANV EELTING ll w , a disease of horses occasioned by their swa o

in l i g sand a ong with the r food, causing them to writhe

ll . and ro about, S

ANVEI LTRE anv l in ee S ee t . S . S g

- SASSER MEAT, sausage, S . i SAUNT, a sa nt, S . A N D RK N E Y W O ORDS . 97

SAX i i . , to scar fy with a razor or other sharp nstrument, S

isl x . sa n , a k ife . SAXI E , hacks or rents in the feet, occasioned by exposure to l d an See . a ternate wet drought, S . Sax AY l l S . A ki ll , a bucket vesse of any nd, arge or sma , that has li i i car da. aa isl a d. s . s . s a two for ft ng it by, S , l ”— l off l . SCALP To sca p the and to pare the surface of the soi , S

n da i . n o. 3. d. SCAM, a crack, an i jury, S . skram, SCAMBED , injured, cracked, S .

l isl skiar x SCAR, wi d, untamed, S . . , fuga

SCARF, SCART, the name given to the cormorant and shag

P l c h - a e e anus . ot d . . ( ) , O . and S g . skar fur skarv, id ”— SCARF To beat the scarf to strike the arms vigorously

across the chest to promote warmth, S .

‘ - i SCAT BRITHER, a name g ven to those whose sheep pasture

l n promiscuous y over the commo , S .

F in SCAT U li l . , c ned to stea , O . and S

SCATHALD r ur i i l , open g ound for past e, or for furn sh ng fue , O . d l i l . l . s . a . and S etc , skatt, tax, and , and SCATLAND land paying duty di stinguishable by the name of

seat 0 , . and S . ll i l . SCATT, the name of a Danish tax sti pa d in Shet and, S

th. su a saa isl o d . . . g and . g. skatt skat sceat, a tax

skatt .

i an d SCATT (to) , to subject to the tax denom nated Scatt, O .

isl trib utum . S . . etc . skatta, imponere

SCATTALDER i - n , one who possesses a port on of pasture grou d, ll th ld ” sca a . . ca ed , O and S

SCATTALDER in ( ) , a possessor of a share of the common or ” - th l ll sca a d . . pasture ground ca ed , O and S SCATTALDER — (out) , one who has no share in the pasture ground,

O . and S .

- D ul i i u i ll SCAUD HEA , a scrof ous d sease wh ch ca ses the ha r to fa

off , S . 98 G L OSSA R Y OF SHE TLAND

ll kiur 0 . s. s a SCAURY, the young of the gu , a bird, . and S ; kiu i isl. s r d e . ,

KA m m isl ska i S. . SCAW, S W, an isth us or pro ontory, ; g , pro

m nt orium o .

- SCEOLDER sea m ato us ostrale us . , the pie, a bird ( p g ) , O

' Faroese l , kie der, id.

- SCHALDER sea . , a name given to the pie in S SCHANKUM h ll l as l . , a person or beast that ong sma egs, S in n w l w SCHEIK, wind, si cerity, expressing ith the ips hat does m m not co e fro the heart, S .

MYLI CK - SCH un l . , a g or fow ing piece, S SCHOOI ll , a name given to the arctic gu , S . ”— a m . SCHOT Schot of a boat co partment in the stern, S

skautu kut hi ol N rse oth. s d g , , the stern of a boat or S p o

skutr . , puppis

l c ar SCLATES , pieces of wood nai ed to that part of the which

l c ar n . trave s over the routh to prevent the from featheri g, S

SCLATY— E so r l l SCRA , a person ve y contemptib e as on y to be l l ” l m m ikened to the S ater, a s i y wor found under the

- ebb stones, S . SCOG (long that part of fishing- tackle from which the hook k il s s ae m . is suspended, S . . g. gg, p us, co a

I T tilf r SCO TULD e . , the furthest aft , S

SCOLL S isl kOl da l . . s . , a round wooden dish, ; . Skaa , a dish

SCONs - u l 0 , dried cow dung sed as fue , .

SCOREY ee . S Scaury. SCORNSUM l , scornfu , S . S OR M— l l C NSU N . GANGI G, s ippery wa king on the ice, S ” - E l SCOTS WILLI , a peerie cod in, S .

- SCOUTI AULI N ll Larus arasiticus . S. , the arctic gu ( p ), O and ;

u . kiut m l l l m s . s i a s . . g , to ove rapid y a iu , a parasite SCOVINS l , the crust which adheres to a vesse in which food has

i l. no. . . s . skova been cooked, S skof, id , scrapings ro o G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

E SET R. e Se . SETT R, Saeter SETTER I TOUN in J V . , a term used an act of ames respecting — l m l 0. . Orkney and Shet and eaning not c ear, and S

4: 2 . SETTING, a weight containing merks, O AA SH , a mark, S .

SHAFTS, the jaws, S . SHAG G LE , to corrode a substance by gnawing it, to gnaw, S .

da l . l . sag e, to s aver

SHAG L isl. dl as l n . , to cut ragge y, with a b u t instrument, S i l l l se g , tough , sag a, to cut bad y.

SHAIR, a chair, S . “ — SHAIR To shair the teeth to grind the teeth, S . H uli l l S ALER, a Shade of gray pec ar to the woo of Shet and

sheep, S .

e - l l is . . SHALER, h ar frost hie a, id SH ALMI LLrNs , in pieces, S . SHANTI E l , a urina , S .

’ SHANTI L i . A sh antil th ng is said to be when it is amissing, and supposed to be carried off by fairies ; perhaps from

the word enchanted, S . H ul l S ARG, pet ant, unnecessary expostu ation, S .

li l n . SHARG (to), to tease app ed to a guage, S “ A — n a . SHARGIN shargin body carpi g person, S SHARLES l , Char es a proper name, S . — SHARL PIN, pin connected with the hinge of a door, S . “ ” SHEED A h l — s eed a m m 0 . of and easure ent,

- d SHELL SICKNESS, a isease of sheep, S . H E l ll . S ELTI , a horse of the sma est size, a Shet and horse, S ” “ The only etymon to be suggested is Shetland or H iatt ” land .

II KIT h S OC . , c oked, S

. See . SHOCKS Shafts, S

SHOLMARKED l car , a ca f with a piece off the at the time of

birth, S . K AND OR NE Y WORDS . 1 0 1

MI T l x SHOL e . , having a white face, as app ied to an or cow, S i l — i lm isl. h almr h a ot l , a he met naut, bos a ba facie .

ll 0 e l i K S e . S OLT, a sma horse, . She t e

Far r d . c a s . oese s ou e SHOO (to), to back water with the , S j , id

m l r i . SHOOD , the d stant noise of ani a s pastu ing, S

SH OOI E ll Larus arasiticus . , the arctic gu ( p ), S SHOOSKIE l i l , an exc amation used for driv ng away catt e ; it

l m l is di a so eans the devi , and used as a term of srespect, l l a i ske d . . d . s a S , nasty, s oven y

SHOOSTER . , one who sews, S

O n . K o. S RD, a prop, a support, S . skor

’

MIL s a . l r SHORE m e S is . see , the water s edge, the argin of the , ; ,

sea met] id the , , a boundary, H l S OUALD l . , sha ow, O

SH OUPI LTIN . , a triton , S

H h othic su. . su. sco. . s e . S U, , S g and g scho, id — 0 SHUCK To shuck to throw out of the hand, . and S . ll i SHUG, a ca used to ent ce a horse to come to the hand, S .

m fo SHUG, ist, g, S . SHUG G IE m , isty, foggy, S .

SH D w sh l kil UL fi S da. s t , having the ear marked ith a , . ; , di separated, vided. U ul m l l SH L, a partic ar mark cut on the ear of an ani a , a s it hi i s l . by w ch the ear separated into two obes, S “ H A — a l S UN shun of water temporary poo of water, a pit i t . da seen sea. with water in , S perhaps from . , the SHUNDBI LL , the decreet passed by the Foud, O . and S . SH RG il U ll . , wet grave y subso , S

SHURG IE hinl i hin l , t y covered w th s g e, S SHUT denotes in fishing the act Of throwing out the sinker and

- . kiuta oth ki t a a su d . sk . . s . s o d e hooks, S 9 g y , to

Shoot, to project.

rt SHUTTLES, compa ments in a press, S . SHY D w N la . , a court of , S 1 0 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

SHYND SOI ND r . or BILL, a deed executed in a cou t, S

h n ill SHYNDBI LL. See S u db .

SIBBENS, the itch, O . STE l hi n , a narrow strip of c oth w ch, after havi g been soaked

l l l - l in tar, is p aced between the over aps of a c inker bui t

da se boat, S . . j , adhesive, causing to stick . SIELACK sow n , a havi g young, S .

m li isl. SIGG, a hard piece of the skin, so ething ke a wart, S . ul segi, p pa nervosa. m l S . ILL, the i t of a fish, S

hi l - l SILL, t n c oth, a gauze ike fabric, S .

- R l fi h . oth . s . SILLA , SILLOCK, the fry of the coa , O and S g

il a. l eu . d . s and g si d, a herring.

- m l m l SILL FISH, a a e fish, a i ter, S . SIMMI SH m m , to astonish, to ake a azed, S . SIMMUNDS , ropes made of straw or of bent, O . and S . the

de l ot f. m h . l artic e added to g si e, funicu us . m SINK, to curse, to i precate, S . - - AE SINK AND GR M (to) , to curse, S .

SINNANs a n d s e e . . c , sinews, tendons, S . sene, , id

- E ll SINNA P ATS, peats fu of fibres, S m ll NN ln for n S. SI IE, a s a ki in a barn dryi g corn, l ” S N m m . IN IE, fe a e na e , contraction of Siniva, S

E- IE l ll FYNN . SINNI , the b ack gui emot, a bird, O E m ll l SINT R, a s a quantity, a morse , S .

SIRP m l S. , to ake the eaven too thin for baking, SI STENSTATI ON m ll l t ot , the s a est possib e quanti y N a sisten ”— l station not a partic e, S .

E - SIST R PART, the portion of a daughter, S.

’ ’ ’ S E - l l IST R S PART, the ha f of a brother s portion, ess than one s ’ all U the l m right, nothing at , S . ( nder uda syste a man s m n all his l n son re property was divided a o g chi dre , a “ ’ ceivin l g doub e the portion of a daughter. Hence Sister s ” part is used proverbially in the two latter senses . )

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SKEE, excrement, S .

- E l . SK ELING GOOSE, the Shie drake, O

SKEELKI N l l . , oud wanton aughter, S

' KE K -fi h e ia o cin a lis i S ETAC le s S . , the cutt ( p fi ) , S Th s fish, when l n l a armed, squirts out an i ky fluid which disco ours the i . D a . k d isl k t a emittar s e . s e. water y , to spout out ; , l SKEG, a sai , S .

SKEI K i no skikka (to) , to husband, to gu de, S . . , id.

SKEIL - l i l (pron . a wooden drinking vesse w th a hand e, 0 . and S .

E l su skella l SK LF, amina, a thin flake ; . g. , in tenues aminas

dissilir e .

SKENG ERI N ll l . , a sma quantity, a morse , S

SKE K a N su . d . , a shin of beef, S . g. skank, the hough skank

800. en and g. shank.

KENYD ER su S OUG l l S. isl . , a s ight pea of thunder, ; . and g.

- a l l skin , fu gere, sp endere .

MIT l - k mu KE t . S O kl l no. s aa , pa e, sic y co oured, S j , id

SKEPSIT . , stretched out, put out of Shape, askew, S

isl l See . e SKER, to start e, to frighten, S . Scar ski r,

fugax . KERDrN S s m . , ice, S l E 0 oth . SK RRY, an insu ated rock, . and S . g sker, a rock, and

l s d i c c e u. . a. y , an is and ; g skaer ; sk er, a rock, and , an l is and .

E T R - th l . o . SK R A oth . , the sea be t, a fucus, O . g etc . sker, etc g

s. da . . thare, thari tar tarre, seaweed

S YLD isl ll- r n itu da sk ll- e KE . so . , the surf, S . Ske , ictus cum y ,

lu r e e e .

kif - su . . s w a . SKIFT, a flying shower, S . g , mutare l i L SKIFT, a broad ridge of and, as dist nguished from aing, a

ll . 0 . eu. . narrow ridge, . and S g skift, interva um SKI G G A l l , the sai of a vesse , S .

SKI E I kil r r i . LD R N l da. d e . s , a smooth g azed surface, S , to pa nt K 1 0 A N D OR N E Y WORDS . 5

SKILM l i i nu , the cream and mi k adher ng to the nside of an

- l l kim l l i . da. s me washed mi k pai , S . , mou d ness SKI LMY applied to milk tainted by the impurity of the ves

l i it da Skimle se . . in wh ch has been contained, S , to grow

l skirnle l mou dy , hoary, mou dy.

isl in a ki mt old . . d . s e SKIMP (to) , to mock good humour, S id skim a . p ,

ill ld isl. i o im d. SKIMP, good humour, ra ery, S . sk p,

M fli n in i SKI PI N sco . , g, traduc g, censor ous, S

- ll SKIN CLAES, waterproof overa s, S .

- o kiar i . oth . n . s SKIO, a stone hut for dry ng fish, S g and , per i gula piscator a.

SKI ONE ai l , to ascert n by a practica process whether or not a

l skio n ne i u koenia da . s a e . s . . s hen about to y an gg, S g ,

n v ; to ascertai , to percei e

- R i Trin a al in a SKIRL C AKE, a b rd ( g p ) , S . KIUMPACK l l S . , a arge unshape y piece of turf, S

L ee l SK ATES . S Sc ates .

SKLETASKRAE nli a al i a fre Trin n . , the du n ( g p ) These birds ll l in quent rocky shores, and are genera y hudd ed together

swarms, S .

- SKOAG I ES fishin li i . , a g ne w th two hooks, and tomes , S lil SKOI T i da skott e l . , to peep, to reconno tre, S . . , to ook s y SKOI TER , one who peeps , S . SKOI TER in olden times fishermen were wont to set up a

i in i p ece of wood the bows of their boats, wh ch they ” ll k it r s o e . ca ed a , S

SK OI TI N i . , peep ng, S

SKOOB so of l , the fathom or ine drawn into the boat to keep th l S . o . the hooks c ear of the bottom when fishing, ; g

ko a di urr r s sc e e . p ,

SKOODRA li fish , the ng a , S .

SK i l rus ca arac es OOI l La t t . , a spec es o f gu ( ) , S 1 0 6 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

SKOOM , to Skim, S .

SKOOMED i , sk mmed, S . SK OOPACKS , sheep, S .

SKOORI E c oalfish ll , the fu grown, S .

in b ill i SKORD, SCORE, a deep indentation the top of a , at r ght l a it i l l . s o d is . ng es to r dge skard, ruptura, hiatus SKORDER l l . to singe or burn s ight y, S

SKORPER i l is ll , that round kind of bread wh ch in Scot and ca ed ” kor er b is da . k r su . . s S. s o e a cookie, ; p , a crust ; g p , i cu ts .

SKOURDAB OG G I E l l l , the youngest of a fami y vu gar y the ” kure da . s su. . scourings , S . g skura ; , to purge ; and l da . b u l g, the be y .

SKOURI ES i in i t l , the swathes or r dges wh ch the scy he ays the

. da . grass, S Perhaps from skove, . to cut down ll i 0 . SKOUT, the gui emot, a b rd, i SKOW, to knock in staves to smash in p eces, S . SKOWI S KO S S W . ( , boards of trees i l l a as . s . SKRAE, a crowd, a mu titude, swarm of vermin, S

skrid re tatio , p .

- AE i in sun i l . SKR FISH, fish dr ed the w thout being sa ted, O

SKRAVL i n . , to grope with a kind of scratch ng ma ner, S

kr ll m . a r ue co d . o . s SKREE , SKROO, a sma stack of , S p , a heap

l ex skrue or pi e . en torve .

SKREID l krida S is . s (to), to be covered with vermin, ; , ser

pere, repere .

SKREI M l l - l , to peer, to ook with ha f c osed eyes into the dark

O oth skrama ness, or thus to descry distant bjects, S . g . , i li l . to vibrate, to g immer w th an unsteady ght SKRI FT , a thin person or thing, S .

SKRI T , a tear or rend, S . SKR i IT isl . , to tear or rend, S . . rist , to rend

’ SK halodes ROTTA l li Lichen om . , dark purp e dyer s chen ( p ) , S

SKROTTI E i . , a brown kind of moss grow ng on stones, S

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SKUVI E il l fish l li , the ta of an anima or , more frequent y app ed l to the atter, S .

SKY ll in l in l ul - , a sma board p oughs p ace of a mo d board,

i a l t d . o h. O . and S . g sk d ; skie, a wooden skate, exact y

l l sk resemb ing the Shet and y .

SKY- EAR l l l , a part of the p ough jutting out ob ique y back

i li l sk wards, on the r ght side, a tt e above the y , O .

SKYLD - l . , a species of tax or and rent, O

SKYLE-A- l l LUM, a movab e piece of wood used in p ace of a

i - da kiul th . S. . s o ch mney can, to prevent smoke, ; ; g and k l i l ki l da s e isl. sk o a su . s u . g. , a screen, a covering ; y ;

su l . . g. sky a, to cover, to screen

illi i i l no SKYRIN, br ant, sh n ng, gaudy, bright co oured, S . . skyr

i r . id u . i s . da skiae sl . g sk r . ; skir, L i li . S ABBERY, app ed to ra ny windy weather, S

SLACHT l D utch sla ht c . , race, descent, fami y, S . , , id

SLAMBER l l oth lamb i s slamb eri sor S. s . , s im, s ender, ; g , ;

didus .

un derh l SLEB, the p when projected ; to set the s eb, is to l l da a . pout as when su ky, S . . ep

l n a l Trin a a i . SLEEPER, the dun in, a bird ( g p ) , S

SLESTERIN l a l a . d . , untidy, care ess as to persona ppearance, S

slast evorn l l , s oven y. SLES l t I R l da. as e T l S. s , to bespatter with fi th, to befou , ; , to l dl . dabb e, to pad e

unruffled l sea li sur SLIGHT, smooth, , app ied to the app ed to f in l l slat eu . . da. s faces genera , S . s et . , smooth, even g

slaeta , to make smooth .

- —LAAV - — wh o n SLIP ME , SLIP ME LAABER, a person ca not be de

l l . ou l da . pended a s ippery fish, S aban, a out

LI PPIT ll i da l S a . . , broken through restra nt, S s ipper, to

let o g .

da. SLO l S. , the porous bone inside the horns of catt e, ; and

isl . id . ' AND ORK NE Y WORDS . 1 0 9

l SLOINDI E l i low . , a mob or mu t tude, or rabb e, S l l ll SLOO, a ayer, as of manure spread on and, a ta spare person ,

ll isl. sliof s. mO sli l i l l . O a ean an ma , a azy fe ow, S ; ,

l l . da . s oev , s ow, inactive l SLOO, to spread one substance over another in ayers, S . SLOOIN A M i l i l IDDEN, mak ng a compost by p ac ng first a ayer

l r - l l sea- of earth, then a ayer of by e manure, and ast y weed,

a l dst li i d . s u e and repeat ng this, S . perhaps from , to s ght

over.

li eu l m l l . . . s e SLOOM, to move stea thi y, to s nk away, S g ,

craft.

SLOOMI N linki . , sneaking, s ng, S

- l SLOOMIT ll ill l i l s . , su en, ook ng, wi y, y , S

MT l SLOO I . , sneaked, s unk, S

SLOOS Of . , a dash water, S l SLO OS . , to dash water out of a vesse , S

re c li x SLOT, a preparation of the and ver of fish mi ed with l mea , S .

l bel l l SLUB (short u) , s ime, S . g. s ob, s eb, wet, mire . l li SLUBIE m . , viscous , s i y, s ppery, S

SLUCKS l i in il i il , to gu p in dr nking, to drink greed y and no s y,

lukk s'w lu k l da. s e s c a su. S . , to quench . ; g. s uka, etc . i l ll SLUD, an nterva between squa y showers, S . SLY n l l , the gree s ime on the surface of a stagnant poo , the

li l i i isl S. . S ppery ooze eft on rocks by the reced ng t de, ; li id s . g,

LY— li o ut l S . AWAY (to) , to s p of the way secret y, S

- i l i 0 . SLY GOOSE, the Sh e drake, a b rd,

- i all . SMA EVENS, a very sm quant ty, S

SMA— i is ll WATERS . Th s term used when two or three sma

l i in di . ochs occur w th a short stance of each other, S

SMI KKER i il ll i l l su , to sm rk, to sm e a ur ng y and affected y, S . .

m r a i r ll s s ik a d . sm e l g. and . ; g , to eer, to a ure . 1 1 0 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

“ MI L i - n m ll i . a mul ll S L s S d . s e ; In pieces, ; perhaps , sma i l part c e.

ll M a r a SMI RCELI N t un cat . i l mir lin r i s d. . s s , a she fish ( g ) , S g ,

is i m r . l. sm Or da. s O . SMIRR, butter, S , id SMI RSI T li i w i m (app ed to sheep) , hav ng h te round the outh, S .

SMOD SMUD a mud S. d . s s s or , a dirty speck or mark, ; ; . smuts,

id.

SMOI LTER SMUI LTER ll i i col , , things that are sma of the r k nd, a

l ll da m l ll . . s u e ection of sma things, S , a sma portion or

fragment .

MOI TY ll - S . , a woo en night cap , S l SMOOK, to draw on , as a g ove or stocking, S . l i SMOOKI T s ul . , y , cunn ng, artf , S l l . a mutt e d . s SMOOT, to hide stea thi y, S , secret entrance or

passage .

l da smor SMORA, c over, S . . , butter ; perhaps because it pro l duces more cream in mi k .

SMOUTERI N l hi in i m , concea ing a t ng order to ga n so e private

See . end, S . Smoot ll l l l l SMUCK, a woo en shoe made of severa fo ds of c oth qui ted

together, S . l ll SMUCK, a contemptib e fe ow, S .

R 2d o ff SMU , to squeeze through a narrow space , to strip , to

ll ff l l l a m u o 3d . d . s e sm e pu , to s ip stea thi y away, S y , g , l to creep stealthi y along. l SMUC G AR ee . , an , S

m ilt r LTER See S o e . SMUI . , S l SMUILTI E . , rabb e, S

MYLLEACK un l - S . , a g , a fow ing piece, S

M l in l - SMYTE . , a ho e wrought a sai for a reef point, S ” — SNAAR ; To sn aar a tide to catch a tide at a particular h t . l 3 . . o oth stage of it, S g suara, to pass quick y away g .

da. snar, quick, rapid.

S AAR th u i N e l . , t rn of the t de , s ack between ebb and flood, S

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- E— l i SNIETIN TH . See . NASE, b owing the nose, S Sn et l l SNIGGER, a suppressed augh resemb ing the neighing of a

. See Sn ee . horse, S g i l SNIGGER, to g gg e, S . i i SNI G G I N . , ne gh ng, S l G u ll . n n I O m e S o . ev SN s e . , the Sho der or p of a hi , ; g, id PPERI T SNI . , sharp, thin, peaked up, S

i a5c n a SNI PPOCK Scol0 alli o S . da . sn e e . , a sn pe ( p g g ) , ; pp , id

i oth ne a s sn ae e d . s . . pp , g pp , a beak M li l SNI RK A . , a term app ed to strong iquor, S ll i i i i SNIT, a sma ns gn ficant person or th ng, S . i SNODDI E . , a th ck cake or bannock baked among the ashes, O l is . . and S . snad, food

l n SNOI LTI T . , abrupt y cut Short, tru cated, S

— SNORI CK le - l SNORY BANE, , the g bone of a pig, with a doub e i dl l h string attached to the m d e, eaving two ends, whic

in S. da when drawn produces a dron g sound, ; . snor, a u string ; snore , to snore suurre, to buzz , to m rmur .

SNUAI N . , a seaweed, O “ i l u D m . s . SNU . , a tw sted ine, synony ous with tome, S g snod,

a cord or small lin e .

i e mill S e S . SNUG AMULYA n . , broken pieces , S

SNUI LT . , a thick stump, S

SNUI LT . , to shorten, to stunt, S

SNUI LTET . , stumpy, stunted, S

. oth . sn erra da l SNURT, snot from the nose, S g . snore, to b ow

oth snerri i through the nose g . , a sneez ng.

SNURT, to snort, S .

i . da i d. U f . snuse SN SH, to sni f at w th a snoring sound, S , U a i fas SN SH, a wooden instrument rmed with spikes, wh ch is tened on the head of a calf to prevent the mother from ll li da . snuse . suck ng it , to snuff or sme at

n i da s den d. SNY . . , to cut, to sever, S y , t l i s . i su. n d d SNYTH . . s ce , the coot, a b rd, O g , ba , from head 1 I AND ORK N E Y WORDS . 3

in in l wi SOOK, to s k when a stone, for examp e, is thrown th

so i it is it great force, as to s nk into the object thrown at, ”

is n isl so kva . . c said to be socked i to it, S . , to sink

E . See . SOCK D, sunk Sock, S

’ SODDI E in , a kind of seat made of sods or turf cottars houses ,

S . i SODI K l sl. C ll . i , a du , heavy, c umsy woman, S sod , homo sor

didus .

SOE l ll in , impets or other she fish, crushed and scattered the ll l is . . sea . to co ect fish, S soa, to scatter

SOIND r . , a cou t, S

SOI ND ee Sh d S n . . y

SOINDBILL. ee hund ill S S b .

SOKKIN l — tie. . OF THE TIDE, the ast of a tide the ebb or flood , S

oth saukva n . n l g . , to si k O . the dregs or ast drops .

- E l i da l E . . SOL BUIR , the p ank next the hass ns in a boat, S saa e,

l b re d the so e or bottom, and , a board .

- BUI RD l n . SOLE (UPPER) , the p ank adjoini g the above, S ’ - 3d i ill SOLOMON S AVON (EVEN) , November ; a superst tion of i omen connected with th s day, S .

R i . SONGI , a hermaphrod te, S SONKER il l l , to simmer, to bo s ight y, S . ”— l % l % . SOOD, shou d Foo sood I ken how shou d I know S id er siid da . du SOOD, the south, S . g . ; syd . zuid, .

li in SOOK, app ed to drought the atmosphere, S . from the verb i i SOOK, to dry, to w thdraw mo sture from the surface of the

lat. w . da s. earth, as a breeze of ind does, S . suge suga l i sugo, to suck, to exha e mo sture.

SOOKI T l h n fis . , app ied to when dryi g, S

- SOOLACK l a lin . , a ree for a h nd e, S S OLE l O EN sun . da . , the , S . so en, id

SOOND ir- l fi l n i i is . a sh . , the b adder of a , S su d, the sw mm ng l b adder of a fish, S . 1 1 4 G L OSSAR Y OF SH E TLA ZVD

- il it . SOOR FISH, fish kept unt has acquired a game flavour, S S OORL l n r l . ONG l . da . o e , a noted iar, S g , a iar SOOSTILEG l l , by turns, a ternate y, S.

in w . SOSS, the state of be g drenched ith water, S — fish i . SOUMS, the sounds of the cod dr ed for food, S fwa O l i l su. . so O . S VE ( ong ), to stun, to stup fy by a b ow, S g — a l . i . d . i e. l e sove, to s eep to in a state of unconsciousness

’ SOV D l , deprived of sensation by a b ow, S . WD SO AY 17th 0 . , a name given to the December,

D e . Se . SOW EN, the south, S Sood SOWDI AN ll l i , a ta stout person, a so a nat ve of the south,

isl di sordidus . so , homo . i i . isl. SOYNDA su. s n (to), to see, S . g. y ; s on, vis o SOYNDI CK , the eye, S . l SPAAR . rdil L i n isl s e . o. , the rectum ntesti um, S . p , id

SPAEG IE i l l l l i . , t red fee ing in the egs after ong wa k ng, S

i in r . . SPAIR, an open ng a gown, petticoat, shi t , etc , S l l SPALDS, ong bare egs, S .

0 . SPAN, a dry measure, SPARLS , the coarse parts of beef sewed up in one of the intes i a . t nes, sausage, S PEA E l S VI . , a disease pecu iar to horses, the spavin, S i l l . SPEER, to spirt or squ rt, ike iquid ejected from a syringe, S

l l a l ent l a . d . t . SPELD, to sp it up, to y open, S spa te ; spa ten ;

su. s lit a l . g. p , to sp it l fi h m s . SPELDER, a sp itter of , to prepare the for curing, S l li ten t. . spa ter, a sp tter l SPENCIE, the stormy petre , a bird, S .

- SPEOCHAN c . ael l s o . , a tobacco pouch, S . and g sp euchan, id . P LK l S EO . , a sp int

l n l a S. SPERR, to stride, to stretch the egs in w ki g, ; perhaps

isl. s erra er da . . p , distendere g . and sperren, id SPI AE l . , mockery, derision, jeering, ridicu e, S SPI ALL ll l , a ta , s ender person, S .

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da r . SPRING, to burst, to break, S . . sp enge, to burst, to crack l i SPRINGERS, trouts, from their eap ng, S . l d nl kl SPRI TT off . , to eap, to run sud e y and quic y, S

SPROAN . , dung, S ll E li e m li r . SPRON , to eject quid xcre ent ; app ed to bi ds, S a ied n l da . s r a s e . to . sprenge p g , to sprink e

SPRONI NS t . , the excremen of birds, S l PUNDER l . S . , to ga op, O and S l SPUNDG . , to run quick y, S

SP NG I T l s un it h isl. U S. ot . , mott ed, as a p g cow, ; g Spang ; l l s aun s. s éin du . p g p g, a spang e . spang ed ’ SP RD th e l l U . , obe of a fish s tai , S

SPURE- l l l l CLOUT, a piece of c oth aid on the inner so e of a riv in,

S .

P E- P di a S UR U hi . d . , to be found or scovered after searc ng, S

r sco ur ui . . s e spore, to t ace, to find out p , to ask, to inq re

i o h P RI NS t . S U . , tid ngs, tracings of anything sought after, S g

da. Spurn, a report, a rumour ; spor, a trace, Sporen, a i trac ng. ” SPURRI E - HOW to run like a spurrie-how -to run as fast as

da s urre hO a hawk flies, S . . p , a sparrow, and g, a hawk .

l da staae STAA, a fee ing of disgust or aversion, S . perhaps . ,

l . to stand, to eave off

D . STAA , surfeited, S

’ - WI STAAND . , to be averse to anything, chiefly food, S l m ll nd en . . a b e s. a . S d . stab STAB, a stoo , a s a bench, ; ; g

stab b e l lo . , a b ock, a g — ’ STAB LI N l . See . , ha f grown, stout for one s age, S Stab

— - h STABLI N COD fis . , a thick fat cod , S

l l . m . su. STACK, an insu ated rock of a co u nar shape, S g

da. . stack stak, a stack

STAEN- E mm LOPP N, bruised, crushed as if ja ed under a stone,

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STAMMAREEN lm . , the he sman s seat in a boat, S

D - D hi STAN IN BAN S, the tethers by w ch cows are bound to the

ei l . v g e, S

— -fi h narc ca lu us n E s A hi s . o. STAN BITER, the cat ( p ) , S stein

t n id r isl t i r . da. b s ee e . s einb t bider , id

- - - l er. AN E K s. ue k ST PEC ER, the stone chatter, S . stens q g

t in ch— aksr s e s w . , the wheatear

E - H - STAN C ACK, the stone chatter, O . and S .

STANERAw c li . , ro k verwort, O ”— STANK ; to stank land To drain land by means of open

ditches, S . A A di l h ST NK OF BYRE, a tch in rear of the catt e in w ich the i . su . . excrement, etc , is caught and reta ned, S . g staang

armoric . , stanc, id l t STAP, a dish composed of the iver and the soft par s of the

head of a fish, S .

mix ste is STAP, to hash, to together ; in p in a crushed

l. . su is . . . state stappa, to hash, S g stappa, to chop

da . e . STAR, a speck upon the eye, a cataract, S. st er, id

STEETHE la un . STEED, , to found, to y a fo dation, S E A l — ll STEEPL steep e of fish the fish, when partia y dried, l ll are bui t into sma square heaps upon the beaches, and ”

le . these heaps are termed steep s, S

- il ld n l o . STEER PIN, a pin in the st t of the Ork ey p ough, O i l is . st t a STEETHE S. t , STEED, the bottom, the foundat on, ; y ;

dam n l e e . su. . g stod, fu crum, p

STEETHE - E - i STAN , a stone attached to the buoy rope, and wh ch

- an a lin . serves as anchor to the ha f es, S

in E . ST EVE , stout, strong, s ewy, S

STEG G I E i . , a sprain, or sharp pa n in the back, S

TEI NRAW ee St an eraw . S . S

l l in . STENGLE, to enc ose, to c ose , S

isl. s STENG Y STAI NG . , , the mast of a boat, S stang stang

l l n da . su. . . stang g stang, a po e, a o g stick 1 1 8 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

STENSH . , to stop, to desist, to stay, S lli m STER, the green pasture attached to a dwe ng a ter ination

l . . See 0 . of many names of p aces, and S Seater

STEVEN, the stern of a boat, S .

STEYAG l . , an enc osure for geese, S

STI CKI N- l PIECE, that part of the neck of an anima in which a l hi i s . butcher p unges kn fe, S

l ll s te a ot STI G G Y . . s d . , a sty e, a passage over a wa , S g stige h fli ot . er g stigi g . steg, a stair, a ght of steps .

l . STILL OF THE TIDE, the interva between the ebb and flow, S M li t . STIM A, streng h, power, abi ty, stamina, S

l o l e S. o n . e . . S STING, the mast of a vesse , ; staung, a po e

t n S e gy .

- K Mor acilla rubic la da . STI N LE t o . , a bird, the stone chat ( ) , S

-ki l e d . stern , id

STI RLIN lin . , a star g a bird, S

l l e t rk n S u e . . S e STIRN, to congea with co d, S

STIVVEN l da . ti n l s ve . , to congea , to coagu ate, to stiffen , S

STOBBI E wh o ll , a person whom one can depend upon, wi stand

by one, S .

- ll - D m . no . STOCK UCK, the a ard, O and S . . stok and, id

- l - owl . STOCK OWL, the eag e , O

- ll STOCK STOVE, the wood for a roof and partition of a sma u m w m ho se, brought fro Nor ay in former ti es ready made,

S .

- A l a a H l Scolo aa: ar u t . STOCK W AP, the arge cur ew ( p q ) , S ” STOI ND l stoind — l , a ong time To stay a to stay a ong time i i ( ron cally S .

i . STOIT . See Stu t “ STOLM; To gather a stolm is said of animals when they

are with young, S . STOO l m l , to cut the mane or tai of a horse, so etimes a so the f . su. . stu wa ears , S g , to cut short.

l off . STOOD, a mark ha f the ear cut across, S

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STROI NT , a narrow garment .

k en . a STRONGE, ran , harsh to the taste ; hence g strong, p

l ll . o h t r un t . s a da. p ied to sme or taste, S g strang, g ;

streen . g, asper, harsh STROTHIE STROD I E i ll l or , an avenue betw xt two para e dykes

ll da oth b l . s. a . . a e . or wa s, S str t strade g str ete ; g straat

ital s an irish i arm . and p . strada , stra d . street, a street,

a paved way.

’ l - i l isl rutr a . st STROUD Stroud o c aes su t of c othes, S . ;

da . r o. ll p strud, cucu us . STR Ds OU . , shrouds of a boat, S

PIE - tr tru STROU l u eu . . s e a is . d . . s , a tea pot, S p ; g p , guttur ; ll strube, a gu et . STRUBBA l l , mi k that has coagu ated, and has then been whipt

ill m oth t it becomes of the consistence of crea g . storra

upp, to stir up .

n STRUCKEN, stricke , struck, S .

run l ull l STRUD , to rapid y, to p with strength, as a arge fish

tu a str de d . ee does when hooked to g, S . , stride, to l l da . strugg e, to strive against . strid, a strugg e i ull . STRUD (to) , to p hard in row ng, S

STRUDDI N- ON lli i Of , pu ng very hard against anyth ng that fers

resistance, S .

- l n l . s da. STRUNT, the contents of a c ose stoo , S . stru t strunt, l trash, fi th . ST K E l UC I . , a thick cod in, S

ll oth STUDDIE, to support , to steady, to guard against fa ing ; g . ll st dia st oda a . y , , to support, to steady, to guard gainst fa ing f STUF, stif , S .

STUFFEN l . , a vu gar term for starch, S

STUI ND STOIND l stuind - , , a whi e, a time To stay a to stop

i h da m m l . ot . su. . . od. er. a wh e, S g g stund g stunde, ti e, l an hour, a whi e .

ST IT ill— m ul U . or STOIT, a fit of te per or s ks, S AND ORK NE Y WORDS .

STULE l . , past tense of the verb to stea , S STUMPIE l , a bott e, S .

STUMPSED STUMST stu ified i , , taken aback, p w th astonishment, i . d eu. . u da bel . S g st mm . stum g. stum, stom ,

STUND , a sudden, sharp pain, S .

STUNK, a groan, a pant, S . N ak i . STU K, to m e a pant ng sound as when out of breath, S t o h . t n su . . n s da . stancka to . s On e g and g sta ka ; , pant ; , i d.

b a tu r . a i m el . h b. s e S d . v STURE, a penny, ; styver, g stu ver, y ,

holl . styver, id . ’ “ ’ — STURE 0 THE DOIT He wants a sture O the doit applied

ll . to the contents of the head as we as the pocket, S S KE l TUR N l t rkn t . l . a u d . s O e , congea ed, coag ated, S , congea ed

STURKEN iff a ul s , to st en , to co g ate, as butter doe after having

l a l t rkn . t . d . s O e been me ed, S , to congea SU h s e . , , S

SUCCALE S - i i sl. r G . i , stock ngs w thout feet, S sock , soccus ,

li l -r i la . eu. . e ca ga, and egg ; g g, tib a, crus

i in . old SUCK, a wet state of the ground that one may s nk , S

nor. sockva i , to s nk . l O SUCK, oose straw rubbish, . i r i u i . SUCKEN, the territo y subjected to a certa n j r sdict on , S

su . ku r . i u isd ctio . g so , j

SUCKY, untidy , O .

SUD u . id. da s . , SOOD, the south, south, S . . sud g sud,

SUDG E i r l . , subject to ; probab y a corrupt on of the f sujet,

SUKKE N . , sunk, S

a SUK . KRABURD m Of il d . , a ter endearment Sweet ch d, S

sukk r i e r f . , sugar, and by d, of spr ng, progeny SUL l h en . so n t . . n su . o , heat, the i fluence of the , S g and g ,

l a l ll i i sun d soel lat so . a soo ; . ; . These s gn fy both the

and heat of the sun . 1 2 2 G L OS SAR Y OF SHE TLAND

SUL l b ri da i S ualus (pronounced soo ) , the g or bask ng shark ( q

maximns ) , S .

SULP l 1 l f m soo O . ( ong , as p) , a wet state ground, a arsh, S P SUL i out . , to br ng grass from a swampy meadow, S

- CLOKS SUMMER , the sunbeams dancing in the atmosphere dur in g a fine summer day, S . SUNG I E , a hermaphrodite, S . SUNI E , a term of reproach, S .

SUN- SITTIN, eggs injured by the heat of the sun, S . l SUSSLI N ll i in . , a sma Dan sh coin once current Shet and, S

SUTSHKIN l i all , a near re at ve, the brothers and sisters of a

il ki k n i da s dsk nde oth n s s s o d. . O e s s fam y, S . g . y . y ,

- M i — RONA US l . SUTTIE , a d rty, sooty ooking woman, S WAADG E l i w S . eu. s . , to sett e down, to subs de, S g. swaga ;

swi a g , to depress, to weigh down .

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SWAAG I N i S. , fluttering as a bird s w ng, wavering, ; perhaps

da svainin i . g, swing ng.

A - da s oer SWA R v . . v , too high, top hea y , heavy, S , heavy, pon

d r u k e o s svar ed vi . ; , hea ness “ ’ SWAAR sw aar — m l ; The o the dim the idd e of the night , l da. v r s a t su . . S . . g swart, dark, b ack

SWABI E l ll Larus marina s . , the great b ack and white gu ( ), S i a contract on of swartback .

a u G . . s e . SWA ERS, men married to sisters, S . sweger . g

e socer sw ger, .

w da l . SWAM, a s oon or faint, S . . svag, weak, feeb e M LE l SWA B . , a disagreement, a wordy quarre , S

SWANKLE i m , a term used to express the sound em tted fro a vessel when the liquid which it contains is shaken also

’ the sound produced by the agitation of fluids in an animal s

l n — n ll da . e . su . swa e bowe s, S . g g svang , the sma guts

eu l l u . . . w da . . g ga a . ga e, to cro O a crowing of the guts

SWARF H a art I S th e l B lennins nnellus f d . sv , spotted b enny ( g ) ;

fisk i d. ,

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i a da . sue d . a ba t, S. suert, the sucker of a pump, from ,

to suck .

SWEYN, a proper name, S .

SWEYNT ui i . , a q ck act ve movement, S “ ”— i l l S da . SWIFT ; Sw ft the sai to reef, to reduce a sai , ;

s fte id. ,

SWILL (to) , to rinse in water, S .

l sl weif l eu . . S. i . s SWILL, the swive of a tether, ; , vo va ; g i soelia s . , a ring into which a thong put

- l —fi h s . SWINE FISH, the wo f , O

’ SwI NE s-MURRI CKS - B romus , the tuberous roots of the oat grass ( i Murr ck . a n ide Okrab un . See rce sis . V ) g, S

SWINT, to squint, S .

- m l d n SWIRD DANCE, a dra atic martia a ce performed by seven m men in armour, representing the seven cha pions of E urope, S .

. a whisk i da. SWI SK i ll . , a wh sk, a sma broom , S visk, , a w sp,

a brush . i SWI TT E i l i l . L , th n iqu d, such as weak soup or quor, S

SWI VVLE l Of l OF WIND, a strong b ast wind whir ing round the

l . . gab e of a house, corner of a dyke, etc , S

SWIZ, to whiz, to buzz , S .

a l d . . l G obias n i er . SWORDICK, the spotted b enny ( g ) , O sort, b ack

Y see w SW . , a swing same as s ay, S .

SWY . , to swing, S

SWIZ, a whizzing noise, S .

l . en . SYER, a machine for straining or fi tering, S . g sieve

i i u z SYP s . d . u en. , to p or dra n up, S yp

T i — t A t sea oth. . , TI , to Ta gang da haf to go to g ta, y In

all l ill the Scandinavian dia ects, t , to, towards . TAA i l sl. fi um , a thread, S . tae, . T AA u fi l su . m S. . , a to gh bre or fi a ent, a fibrous root, ; g tag ;

isl t n . a a g, fibre, a fibrous root . A N D RK N E Y W O ORDS . 1 2 5

ll da t aved r TAAI E . . . , fibrous, fu of fibres, S , st ingy i n . tdnd a TAAND su. . a d , a brand of fire, a bur ng peat, S g ; .

i dl et a s . t ende, to k n e, to on fire

TAATIE - l du l i HOCK, a ho e g in the fie d, in wh ch potatoes are

covered to preserve them from frost, S .

TAATIE - KRO, a boarded corner in a house for preserving pota

toes from frost, S.

TAATIT m e l as t aatit i , ade of t ats a so matted, ha r, matted t tt da . ee e l l . . ocks, S , to make c ose or compact

h th tt r TAATS . ot . a , thick worsted yarn for making rugs , S g ,

h t t ll t aet a l l t a . , coarse woo en thread, from , a ock of woo

TAAVE lk l l , to cau , to c ose a rent with oakum or other fi aments,

l . . da . S tave, a fi ament TAAVI N ll l i i , carefu y packing c oth or paper nto the crev ces i l of a door or w ndow in order to exc ude wind or wet,

l . cau king, S

G E . TA IN, a state of excitement, S

TACKNE Old i l . , an r dicu ous person, S

ll l l isl t t a TAET . . ae , a nap or sma soft ump, such as woo , S , l anugo .

l l . TAGG, a troub esome abour, S

l oth u . . TAING, a flat tong e of and projecting into the sea, S g

el a b . . s su . . taung ; . g tang ; g tang ; tang, a point or any

— - i . e . thin g that tapers to a point . tongue shaped

TAIRENSI E ur l . , a f y, a vio ent behaviour, S th u TAK l o . , a hau or catch of fish g takia, a capt re or catch

da t eu. . . . o h . g taka g taga tage, to take, to catch

- — ill m TAK HIM hi . ABOUT (to) , to make an end of and k , S

UP I r . TAKIN F SH, preparing fish for cu ing or for cooking, S TAMTARRI E i l , the state of being deta ned under frivo ous pre

ten ces . , S

l . l 0. TANG, the name given to the arger fuci in genera , and S

la . . isl. su . . o thang g tang ; tang, id

- B OW ll . TANG , round ho ow growths on tang, S 1 2 6 G L OS SAR Y OF SHE TLAND

- m l P ca r na A ho ituli S. T NG FISH, a na e given to the sea ( ), ; from

eu. . See . g. etc . tang Taing This species frequents these

i i - i n in su . project ng po nts at ebb t de, and there basks the

sea- TANGIE, a spirit which frequents the shores, supposed at i u t mes to ass me the appearance of a horse, at other times ld o 0. . that of an man, and S

ee TANGLE . S Tang.

- TANG SPARROW, rock or shore pipit, O . and S . - i l N . See . TA G WHAAP, the wh mbre , O . and S Taing This wary bird selects the jutt ing t aing in order the more readily to

descry danger. l TANT, to sicken from eating disagreeab e food, S . perhaps a

i e i s c . corrupt on of . fant, to fa nt, to swoon

TANYI E- ll sea- ll MAW, a sma species of the gu perhaps tangie

i sea- maw, from its frequent ng the shore .

TARRI CROOKE n l , a pitchfork havi g the prongs at right ang es

u i with the shaft, sed for gathering and Spread ng seaweed

S. s. da. . isl. s. as manure, ; tar ; tarre, seaweed, etc and

da t i krok . krog, a crook, any h ng bent . t ” TARROW ; to take the dor s, to be perverse and peevish,

ee Tirran S . S .

- -PURRI E TART AND , porridge made with the water in which l cabbage has been boi ed, S . l i l su . TE . s . . AK, an otter, S . g tik, canicu a Th k See ec . TECK. l l l oth. TED a . , a brat, pp ied contemptuous y to a chi d, S g tata, l l l a itt e chi d, a puppet .

- tiudr n . su. . TEDDER HERIN, a tether made of hair, S g , ti der

da r l tiodr . t o ni . isl. j , a rope for faste ng an anima

TEE, the thigh, S .

oth o l TEELI E m S. . , encouraging, affording an induce ent, ; g t e a

t l a ll eu oe . . g. j , to entice , to a ure

t ta TEETI K th L isl. C e l A landa ratensis . . , tit ark ( p , inn ) S y ,

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TI T F I N li l . , beating ke a pu se, S i TI . sco. su. G . da . , to beg, to importune, S th g g tigga i t e . gg , id

th t e . o ia TIGG, to entice, to entreat, to tease, S g . g , to entice, ll to a ure.

I e eu ti ar T G G AR . sco . . e , a beggar, a mendicant, S thigg r g. gg ;

da . tigger, id .

- TIG TAG, in suspense, S . TI L l h hil . ti a FER l . ot s , the oose flooring of a boat, S g . t j , a

i th f r eu o s. a a cover ng of boards, a floor, a deck . g . far j ,

a boat .

i v l l l is TILLIE, anyth ng which moves ery s ow y and steadi y said ” li sun ll to move ke the upon a ti ie, S . ” l - TILT To be on the ti t is to be in a high minded state, S .

TIN l col , to pick the bones out of the boi ed heads of fish, and

l oth ll ect the fleshy parts , S . g . tina, to co ect, to gather

together. h h a . s inn n ot . t e . TIN, thi , not thick, S . g . thyn , id fl eec . TINDA, y wet snow, S

fi n m m l . TING, an af x to the a es of any districts in Shet and

See Taing.

TING, thing, S .

l i S e i sea . e TING, a tongue of and jutt ng into the , S Ta ng. h TI ORDIN . da . t rden s t rdon . o . o , thunder, S , id ’ ” TIP, an overdressed person , as Yon s a tip, S . m TIPP, a dra of ardent spirits, S . i TIPP, a n ck, S . l ll TIPP, to kick, as when p aying at footba , S .

l ill th rl s h . a u. . i l . ot l a d . TIRL, the trund e of a m , S g y g tr a

trild l l e . , to trund e, to whir around

TI RRAN - - n ill- l S. SPREET, a cross grai ed natured person r chi d ;

l in o d n or. tirr , austerus .

TI ERAN - ill . da i S . s a . . , cross, natured , enraged, ; t rre ; tyran, i to exasperate, rritate . R KN E I/V R D 1 2 AND O Y O S . 9

E arus tridact lns Li TIRRACK , the tarrock (L g , nn) , S . ull TIRSE, a sudden p or jerk, S .

t u ll r s. . a s. t ee an TIRSE, to g, to pu with a jerk, S . targa, to

tear.

I t u l ll . T RSE, a g, a sudden and vio ent pu , S

tit-l lauda ra s A ten is . TITING, the ark ( p ) , O

TI T M - SA il f . , short tempered, eas y o fended, tetchy, S

it r i l . oth . i s. da t t e TITTER, to sh ver, to tremb e, S g t tra tutra ; . ,

l . to shake, to tremb e l TI TTERI N l . , tremb ing from the effects of co d, S

TIVLACH l . , a thick cake of coarse mea , S l TIVLACH l . , the tai of an anima , S

TIZE i , to ent ce , S .

T E fishin - i TOAM, OM , that part of g gear wh ch depends from the

l taumr is . b o w i . , and to wh ch the hooks are fastened, S

i i rius fun s p scato .

TOB l i . ( ong to ch de, to carp at, S v id t . T n o. O e lk . OBE, to be ta ative, S ,

ill da t b e I i lk i i S. . aa TOB N, pros ng, ta at ve, mak ng s y speeches , ; , l l . a foo , simp eton

TOCHT . , thought, S li TOG l l . ( ong a person whom one va ues or kes, S

TOI G ll l i l . , a sma straw basket for ho d ng mea , S

li fishin - i l i l l TOME, a ne for a g rod, nc ud ng the who e ength ,

i i t riu isl t aumr sca o s. . , fun s p

- O O I uffin . T MM E NODDY, the p or sea parrot,

TOM See . NODDY. Tommie Noddy

TONG ABLAA . , incessant speaking, S i i . da . T ll ill . OOG, a sma h ock with a tuft of grass, S a d m n of ill tue, a h ock .

i is da . O 3 . T OM, a thumb, S . turn tomme, an nch that , the

breadth of a thumb . TOONMALL TOONWALL l lw in , , a p ot of ground a ays kept grass, S 1 39 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

in ill l m dom ti is . es front of a cottar v age, S . tun, pratu m l i li . l da . m eu . ma u cum and . g aa , a bo ndary, a t

MI LLS -l TOON . , the grass and near houses or farms , S

PI E i - u i r id TOO . . , a knob or stand ng p po nt, S f . toupee, i l l TOUNI T . isl. , the manufactur ng of woo , S to, ana, and

kn t—a ne t r c e e . y , l T . a i tOe s. O s . . OW d . t , to thaw, a thaw, S tha, thaw, a thaw

TOW- ROW , a disturbance, an uproar as of a mob, S .

ll l fi hin - l to S. s s. TOWS, the ha iards of a boat, a so g ines, ; g ; l isl. t o da . sco . n . taug, g toug, tov tow, a i e or rope ’ — Y - i - TO . S. da to , a woman s cap, O and ; . hoved , head dress . i i TRAA, a tw st ng, S . li i i i T oth . imob t . s. s RAA, twist, ob qu ty, pervers ty, S g thra tr , i nacy, pervers ty. i w . TRAA, to tw st, to ring, to wreath, S

TRAAWARD o , awkward, contrary, a f rward disposition, S .

l in li i i TRACTER, a funne used for convey g qu ds nto a cask, etc . ,

da t re ht r . da l . c e . . S . , id tragt, funne i ‘ S. da . TRAFF, oakum, the untw sted fibres of a rope, ; drev,

i tr l d aefle . , , a fi ament

eu ase TRAG, trash . g. tr k, sordes, stercus . i 0 . TRAIN, a rope used for draw ng,

TRAKED da r kk t t e e . , drawn, infused, S . . , drawn

TRAKI N i i THE TAY, draw ng or infus ng tea, S . RAMSI CK l T S . , ragged c othes , S

T a t r . n n i d . ze e d. RANG, a throng, a crowd, S g ,

TRANG, busy, thronged . TRAVAI CK l l . , to trudge or trave a ong, S perhaps

t r avle in . , to be a hurry f O TRAY, stif , stubborn , .

- l ifi d stu e . TRAY SITTEN, azy, p , O

TREE tr f 0. su. . a ve , a sort of rampart, a heap of any kind, g ,

i et c . a heap of any k nd , wood ,

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ll da tr ld h ll . o us t . s. t aino O. . o parts of and S g tro ; tro ; ,

lin i i a demon, a gob , a mag cian, a g ant .

T SEA i sea vi ROWS ( ) , certa n inhabitants of the , ewed by the i l . ul . v gar as ma gnant spirits, O and S ’ i ”— li TROW Z or us . contract on of trow wiz be eve , S

R YTLIN t a tlin T O t . , , gossiping, S

T Y T E l RO T L . , to tatt e , to gossip, S i li i in . l da tr d is . e e . S . TRU, to be eve or put cred t , ; trua, id , ,

TRUCK, trash, refuse, S .

kk . l da . tr e TRUCK, to tramp e, S . y , to press down, to crush

t -l l Off TRUCK, the surface of the best pas ure and pee ed for the l n m . cer purpose of maki g compost anure, S apparent y a

- i k ruption of turf c .

T D i -li ll RULLASCU . , a w tch ke woman, S Compounded of tro ,

— - da skudt i . e elf . and . , shot . shot L — l D TRUL A WATER, the name given to a ake in nst whose

banks are supposed to be haunted by trows, S . In Scan din avia and Iceland troll and trolla are used as prefixes

to the names of places supposed to be haunted by trows . ” TRULLI A i l w , s ck y ; same as tro ie, S .

i tr m i S. oth . u b a TRUMP (to) , to fl ng as a horse, to k ck, ; g , to l eap up and down, to dance .

- ull TRUMPIE, the skua g , O . I E h TRUN . da. tr ne ot . su . . , the snout of a swine, S y g and g l ni id r n tr . t e is . y ; y ,

“ TRUSH, thrashed ; past part . of tresh, thrashed, S . TRUSHKA TRUTSKA l l , , a fit of stubbornness or su ks a so pride, i i da. trut n l . e ll g ving onese f a rs, S , to swe , strut, give i oneself a rs .

TR HKIT l US . , stubborn, su ky, S T R . l nl so USS To eat in a s ove y manner, as to break the food “ i is ll nto fragments and scatter them, ca ed to truss ” through, S . A N D ORK N E Y WORDS . 1 33

isl. TRUSS, refuse , fragments of cooked fish, S . tros, trash . TRUTTL m l l , to utter, to grumb e, to sco d in an undertone, S .

da ru l hr . t ss r perhaps from , a menace, a t eat, or th eaten

n i g. l fl‘i t l i di cul S. r TRYST, troub e, y , abor ous work, ; f . triste, sad, l l me ancho y.

TUACK ll ill da hi ll , a sma h ock, O . . tue, a ock . T da. UD . b owl (short to speak much, to rave, S tude, to . TUD SET l i i i , to drive an anima nto such a pos t on as to prevent

its escape, S .

hi r ff TUFA, an appendage to anyt ng, S . perhaps f . tou e, a tuft . TUG G L l i , a kind of fore ock or pin for fasten ng the ends of a

humlab an d band (such as a ) together, to form a Ioop, S .

- eu t oe a . . g. g , to draw I R—BUDIE i iff l TUL , a basket w th d erent compartments for ho ding di to ts ee Bu e . o . S , S

in da t ollekni v TULLI E ni . . ll , a k fe fixed the haft, S , a sma

dagger.

TUMAI L l l 0. See , piece of arab e and next the steading, Toon

mall.

U l n i e - T MULT, the portion of and con ected w th a cott r house, O .

a t mt d o . . , the ground or premises of a house, a yard

T ur i UNNI R isl dun s. . d. , thunder, S . . dunder, etc . etc ,

-REEKLINS li TURBOT , the flesh of the ha but cut into strips and

- in . dried the peat smoke, S

TURDEEVI L TURDIEL i l Scarabeus stereo , , the w nged beet e ( i t ordivel s. t ord fvel . rarius . no. ) , S , id i rfv n d. TURRVEN . s. t o e , peats, S , i l TUSHKAR, an instrument of ron with a wooden hand e, for “ ” t h u l orfskar S. ot . s . . cutting peats proper y , ; g g torf ;

koer . l is . da t r oth . eu. s a o v . . , etc , turf, peat, and g g ; skera,

t rf k rd kioer . su. . o s n da . s e skora ; , etc , to cut g y , the cutti g

of peats . I 34 C L OSSA R Y Of f SH E TLAND

TUSHKARRUE t l . , a confused s rugg e, S

TWA- — i l — l BEAST TREE, the sw ng e tree of a p ough, O . and S .

- T . ol no d . WANG, a thong or stripe of hide, a shoe tie, S

r i i l ament r m th ven c a ce o u . g , corr g a

TWART- R i BAA S, the transverse rafters that b nd together the

- da . tverb ielke framework of a roof, S . , a cross beam .

RTS w. t rt a TWA . s w d . t rt ee ve . , thwarts of a boat, S tver, , etc ,

- a cross beam . — li TWARTER . See , cross grained ; app ed to wood, S preceding

word .

T ARTOUR . ee Tw art er W S . , across, athwart, S

ASP R isl su l TW U ll S. . . . ca , to ga op, ; g twa, duo, and sporre,

car. i l TWAT, a term nation of names of p aces and of proper names ,

S .

- TWEETACK l . , the rock ark, S i i TWET . , a fat gu ng turn of work, S

E T h o i TW . n o. , TWIET (to) , to cut s es from a p ece of wood, S i i d. tve te, N TWETTI . , the act of cutting pieces from wood, S

TWI NI N li . , stea ng, S M TWI R . , to dwine, to wither, S

TWI RMED i . , w thered, decayed, S

is Lutra c ul ar . TYKE, common otter ( g ) , S

l ill ol us r l C umb le . no TYSTE, the b ack gu emot, a bird ( g y ), O i i d. isl. teiste ; te sta,

- l Columbus r lle l ll . TYSTIE, the sea turt e ( g y ) or b ack gui emot, S

UAN all . , over , everywhere, S l UB AAD OUS . , use ess, S U li l l i DAL, a term app ed to and he d by un nterrupted succes i i l s on, without any orig na charter and without subjection to feudal service or the acknowledgment of any superior

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i l . door of a room that has been shut up for a ong t me, S

su. . u u . g g , an oven

U an ERAN See . UN .

DY i l da un FIER O. i UN . , unw e dy, overgrown , ; , negat ve, and i l i fe r, fair, b oom ng.

FI KALEE l S unl ee Fi kal . UN . S s ee , ike a practica fisherman , S i a n fi k r . D . u s e , negat ve, and , a fisherman

UNG AD RENG EN n , a young man, the youth or you g men of a

i da n - e . u i . commun ty, S . , negative, and dreng, a boy

a young man .

b ut itas. AG LY da un isl. il UNH . . , unthrifty, untidy, S , and agr,

D lv d da . nu kalv r UNKALLOWE unca e S. e l . , , ; , and , not to ca ve

See UNKI RSEN . , not fit to be used as food for man Kirsen ,

en S . Perhaps a corruption of g. unchristian . I in m i UNL NKI N . , ris g up fro a stooping pos tion, S

D RR K is UP O O . l. , worn out, exhausted, bankrupt, S upp , and

thru a th roka . and g , urgere, premere

U i sea l PGANG, a sudden increase of w nd and ; often app ied to

i l u an -r in r m ntum s . c e e . the weather, S . ppg g , l i l UPG ASTAN G s m . , a specie of oo anc ent y used in Orkney, O

da o hu UPHOUG S. . e , ruin, bankruptcy, ; p gg , to cut down or ll fe . UPLAYER l , the person who oads the ponies with peats at the

- ll peat hi , S .

UPPABRAK i l . , wearying, think ng ong, S

UPPADOG A all . , everywhere , over , S

U - m PPA MURA, a ter used for a cat washing her head about the

ears with her paws, S .

UPPLEUSE l . , to disc ose, to discover, S

da l ve ret i P HLAAG w S . U S . , a tha , ; ops ag paa j , a chang ng of

the weather. l i l U S. s . PTAK of weather, a ga e of wind, a storm, ; uptak,

typhon . A N D RR E Y W O N ORDS . 1 37

URE i i l - i S. , a denom nat on of and , the one e ghth of a merk , ;

isl. id. auri ,

UREEN isl i , a ewe, S . . aer, ov s , agna . U E R N, a scythe, S . U ST il i ll , to heat sweet m k w th a sma quantity of butter m lk ll S. da i ti the curd separates from the whey, ; . ost

cheese .

U -mil i il STED , the curd of butter k heated w th sweet m k, S .

e - i - u. t a isl. d a . s l g y ; , pron . ust , coagu are .

U i il in i is STIN, a preparat on of sweet m k, wh ch the curd i n . separated from the whey w thout the use of ren et, S

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UTERAL i . , frem d, fore gn , strange, S U VART l f da . nt . uva ( ong un requented , S , unaccustomed ,

unused .

UVEI LTER l ll . da vo lt i ll . e e S , to we ter, to wa ow, S g, to ro one

self.

V AADLE l fill i , a poo at the head of a bay that s and empt es

i in s a da e . with the flow ng and ebb g of the , S vad, a ford ; i l m s . . . vade, to ford, to wade vad vadu b . m e V AALESS dl d da. ve alen , han ess, awkwar , S , nu b ,

numbed .

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V ui i l . AAR, to g de or d rect ; a sai or s term, to veer, S VAAV i i , to fasten a soft ba t on a hook by ty ng a thread around

i l m in volumen . i tie . isl. both, to b nd, to , S vaf, nvo ucru ,

V AAVL r l i i an d , to strap secu e y, to secure w th ropes t ed around

i l i l . var ous y mp icated, S A V ACKEL . , a reef of rocks in the sea, a skerry reef on the coast “ ” D unrossn ess ll V ackels . of is ca ed the , S

V V dl . AD DLE ll l. See aa e , a sha ow poo , S

V AD DLIN in . , wadd g, S

V AD MELL i ll Cl n , a spec es of woo en oth manufactured and wor l i dm . d . va e l d O . a in . Orkney and Shet an , and S , fr eze 1 38 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

V AG G LE l , a p ace where meat is hung for the purpose of being

smoked, S.

V AI DG . , a voyage, S

V AI G . , to wander, S

V AI G ER . , a wanderer, a rover, S

l da i l i l . V AI G LE n . , a peg to wh ch catt e are fixed the sta , S i va l l m ll arre ct ar a. g , co u e a

V AI PER ll . , to stro , to saunter, S

V AI . R, having no appetite, O

V AI . R, a bird skerry, S

V AI TY-K i i i l ABE, an upr ght p ece of wood fitted nto the gunwa e

i is of a boat, far aft, on the top of wh ch a notch cut to

l fish in - li l l enab e the g ne to trave free y, S . i il “ VAMM i oo . , a flavour or odour s m ar mean ng to g , S VANDAVI L l l l , a trifle, a thing of itt e va ue, S . i VANDT b . isl. (to), to fit or ecome the person, S vand ,

mos.

V ANDTI T ill l dl - fittin l li , app ied to a ba y g garment ; a so app ed

“ ” t o An ill- van dtit - a character, as bodie person disposed

i l . to be d scontented, unsocia , etc , S .

ARE i V EZ . , to not ce, to observe, S

V l i . ARLET, a war ock, a w zard, S

V ARNI CLE— clib b cr PIN, the pin that fastens the horns of the l l li il S da. is together, . ; nag e . nag , a na , a Spike .

V - l sl i . la u . . c s ATN, a fresh water ake, S vatn,

V - G AARIN l sun l ATS , a ha o round the , perihe ion, supposed to

i . i ll . . isl ind cate bad weather, espec a y rain, S vatn, aqua

V ATTABAND V AYTABAND sea , , a string by which a pair of mittens are tied together and suspended round the neck when not in use also a band around the wrist to keep the l i — l m S. s eeve t ght used on y by fishermen, ; perhaps fro

is — i . e wat rb and. l. e vatn, aqua . V AUKIE ll l , proud, we p eased with anything, S .

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ian visit ati V I TCHI isl it o . N S. . v , visiting, ; ,

V D ri l 0. . IV A, beef or mutton hung and d ed without sa t, and S

ift - e i as da . v , to fan , to w nnow, being dried by the action

of the wind .

’ ’ V I XTER vixt er , to grow stout and fleshy, as There s a upo ”

isl v tr incrementum au mentum. thee, S . . , , g

- i ALER i l l a u rul r ts . V O . s . vo e o , a cat, S , q , perhaps from cry

- - k V OALERs AMMA K r mma . CR C S. See c a c s Cats , S l is . V OAMD l . , meat injured by being too ong kept, S perhaps mi i e . vom , nausea, vo tus, as caus ng nausea

- S isl. V VOr l i . OAR ( , ong the spr ng, the seed time, ; var ;

da lat. . n o. 8 . . vaar ver, id i V ODD . , empty, unoccup ed, void, S ”— V in . OGA In voga atoms, in a crushed state, S

- - — V l field . . eu . . OLE MOUSE, the short tai ed mouse, O and S g

ll - r tr m l h r i um ll r a u . e b d isl. voe wa , so um , campus, p V RD i ill O . See . , a h gh h Wart, S

- V UXEN ll da ox n s vuxen . v e . , we grown, S . . , id

- - id V UXEN ill ill a l vo xen . n l . d . , , grown, u shape y, S i de ,

V UXTER li i m in , app ed to the posit on one assu es sitting or

standing, S . V YAEDI CK l , a stream of fi th, S . V YLD i l l , d rty, fi thy, vi e, S .

YLDNE i l V SS . , d rt, fi th, S V YND isl. , shape, manner, S . vandi, mos . V D E l YN ABL ll l . , an artic e, a thing, a sma morse , S

— l 0 . . ill fla s t a . WAAF, a signa , wef , vac are, to flutter (as a g)

i tfluvia e lli en . WAAF, trans ent or odour, S . a ed to g waft, to

float .

VVAA- v . GENG, a fla our, S \VAAH i O , anything that occasions surprise or admirat on, . and i l . s . va i S , anyth ng unexpected . K 1 1 AND OR NE Y WORDS . 4

“ WA R i i w e ar 0 — A , consc ous of, pr vy to ; To be to see, to

en da . have a view of, S . g. aware . var, vaar, id

\V D r A E, that part of the boat aft into which the fish are d awn ,

S . I l WA DEN, soft, supp e, S .

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WAIRIN n l l . , a stripe or edgi g, as a ong a boat s gunwa e, S

n l WALE, gu wa e, S .

ALL - l in r tio VV AWAE il moose oth . te ec , the dev , S . g wa awa, j

i min i dolent s et ab o ant s.

il . L % % . WALLAWA LA, hush s ence O and S

hin . is li l. . WAN, prospect, hope, king for anyt g, S von, spes l isl. von aus x VVANLESS l . e s es. , hope ess, destitute, S , p l l l l. WANLI E l r . is , agreeab e, comfo tab e (app ied to p aces) , S

v l du on e r s eran s. g , p

WARBACK i l Oestrus , an nsect that breeds in the skin of catt e (

bouis ), S .

WARBECKS l ae i , arv of an insect deposited in the sk ns of l catt e, S . D ee . WAR . S Wart “ ’ — WARDED ; It s weel warded to thee it is thoroughly de

served by you, S .

- i . WARE, dr ft weed used as manure, S

r w . WARED, manu ed ith seaweed, O ”— WARN I warn synonymous with the American I

guess, S .

in ll n wi . WARP, a stroke pu i g th an oar, S

WARRY l i . , of or be ong ng to seaware, S l i WART, a tumu us or mound thrown up on h gh ground for i lli i l r in 0 . the pu pose of convey g nte gence by s gna s, and

id. a da . . . isl. 8 . y S varda rd ; varde g warte,

- I ll u . l . s . WASS E, a horse co ar, O . g wase, a bund e of twigs

VVASTER . , the west part of the country, S

in i . WATER, the name g ven to disease sheep , S 1 4 2 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

’ W - l l i ATER DROGER , a term app ied to the ast p g of a sow s li ll ll tter, which is genera y the sma est, S .

- H r t See e ska . WATER TRAA, the heartburn . , S

- il li . WATER WEAK, a fra de cate person, S

- KI T il li WEI . WATER , fra , de cate, S ”— A a . WATTER, water watter wave, S

i in l WATTLE , a tax pa d Shet and, said to have been introduced i l in return for the distr bution of ho y water, S .

R i W ASSES, a species of breech ng for the necks of work horses , i dl . 0 u . s . . and S . g wase, a bun e of tw gs

l in hi wi WED, to eap out of the water as trouts do catc ng nged i nsects, S . — WED ; To sit in the wed to sit by the man who is hauling

fishin -li him k n g nes, and to assist in ta i g the fish off the

hooks, S .

Larns tridact lus s kuaka WEEG, the kittiwake ( g ) , S . . , garri

tus avium .

-AT- li l WEEL HIMSEL, app ed to a person or anima grown stout,

S .

WEFF ll . , having a musty sme , S

i . WEIGH, a we gh of fish, one hundredweight, S i li WEIGHT, a we ght of nes for fishing, S . l E . WEN L , to wrigg e, S

da . WENT, a moment, an instant, S . vente, a waiting, an i expectat on . i “ ’ ’ 0 . . WERY, cross, vexat on That s the wery o it, and S

l . 0 . WEZ, us in some p aces we, and S

l - fi WHAAL K sh m . (S ATE) , a Species of cutt e of enor ous size, S WHAALS l l u i , ong undu ating nbroken waves, somet mes seen

i so ll upon the ocean dur ng a fine summer day, ca ed from

i l l . the r supposed resemb ance to a wha e, S

WHAARL i i l , a round p ece of wood or stone, w th a ho e through l n . the centre, for putti g on the end of a spind e

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E ll d WHITTL , a sma smooth stone use by mowers to keep a i sharp edge on the scythe, a name g ven to the harvest l hook in Scot and, S .

WHIZZIN in i - i ni , quir ng, cross quest o ng, S .

id da vi l isl vi . WICK, an open unshe tered bay, S . . g, ; g, a

creek, a cove . WIDDERWI SE sun . , contrariwise, against the , S W l l l k . IDDLE, to wa s ow y about, S - i WIDE GAB, the fish ng frog, S .

WI LDG RIM l Ronis ll l i , a p ain at the foot of Hi , probab y s gnify

in l i g unc a med common, S .

a en w a . w . . WIGG, to move, to shake, to g, S g g

- W . i O su. w ckt n IGHT, the shrew mouse, ; g. , anythi g very

small.

- ll— i a . WILCOCK, the razor bi b rd, S l WILES (the) , the gunwa es of a boat, S . WI LN , part of the intestines of a Sheep, S .

WI ME G I RT r clib b cr , the girth that secu es the on the back of a

horse, S .

- i l WIND CUFFER, the name g ven to the kestre , O .

W - l i IND FEED, occasiona showers wh ch increase the force of the

wind, S .

WINGLE, to bend and twist , S

WI NG LED A win led —a is g prin pin that bent and twisted,

S . V i m WINSTER, INSTER, a disease in sheep, nfla mation of the

l l vin t ur i l rt is . s stomach and bowe s, S . , ventr cu us qua us i in tr . ven tr d i n o. v s s s . rum nantium abomasum g ,

- fish i dl A l WINTER FISH, caught about the m d e of ugust, sp it ll i i un l i and a owed to rema n in the br ne ti the end of spr ng, i when they are washed and dried for exportat on, S . ” — isl da . Wir n . . WIR, our ain our own , S vor vor,

noster. ' AND OR RN E Y IV ORD S . 1 4 5

W i IRL, to fret, to wh ne, S . WI RLI N l i , queru ous, peev sh, S.

WI RN — w n o . ; a contraction for wir nain our , S

’ ’ ” WI RN “ W wirned % . , to become as hat s o it S WI RRABLAA l i , a vio ent and short exert on, S . WI Rz , ours, S .

- ill i ( la . e A . WISP, an natured p rson, as, wisp of a bod e, S

vespe, a wasp . — WISTE R To stand in the wister to be exposed to a cold i i l . biting w nd, accompan ed by rain or s eet, S

- i i WITCHUCK, the sand mart n a b rd, O . — WI THERON A uil witheron a . , a rogue g d great rogue, O

WITHERS OF WIND , gusts of wind, S .

ui . WITTER, to g de, to direct, S WIz , was, S . W DMA IL l i i l OO , a c oth payment mposed anc ent y upon the

l as l - Shet and pe antry, as part payment of and rent, some ll vadme . times written , O and S .

WRATCH . , wretch, S

W PPLE ll l U . , to ro up . to bund e up , S

WY, way, S .

YAA isl da 3 a , yes , S . . . . j , id . AR l YA , to harp pertinacious y on a subject, S . i i l YAAG (to) , to mportune ncessant y, S .

YAAG IN i -l in in , keep ng the hand ine at the fish g constant i i m mot on to attract the fish, and ent ce the to take the i l i l z x r r . is . a a e e ce e s ba t, S . j g , a s duo abore l id L l da . b YAA , to cry or how , S . y , .

Yackie is l E i YACK, a jacket Yack or a so a term for an squ kk id da . Ja e . maux, S . ,

Y l axl l . is . ACKLE . , a grinder, a doub e tooth, O and S j , dens l mo aris . 1 4 6 G L OSSAR Y OF SHE TLAND

YAG u l , fine d st of flour or mea , S . Y lli dl l l i AGGER, a trave ng pe ar, a hawker, a so a c andest ne pur

Of i i l i chaser th ngs unfa r y d sposed of, S . l YAGGER , a ped ar, O . and S . YAG G I NG li i , pedd ng, trad ng, S . Y AK EE l w See Yackle . , a doub e tooth, hether in man or beast, S .

YALDER do i , the barking of a g when in pursu t of prey, or

l . when bringing an anima to bay, S YALDERI NG i il Y l See e . , barking no s y. der YALLACRACK l i v , intemperate a tercat on, excessi e noise i vo ces, S . YAMMEL , born in the same year, S . YAMMILs i , tw ns, S .

YARFAST Y rf . See e ast . Y i l ARK, to b te greedi y, S .

a l l l . YARK, arge bite, a so a ong greedy drink, S

YARKIN, the space between the forefinger and thumb , S .

l - fin in d . YARKING, incessant fau t g, S

YARKI NS i - a i d . , the s de seams of a shoe, S . yark , exterior

mar e l e g p ant e .

l . a l l id. . l l . d a is . YARL, the tit e of ear , S . j r ; jar , , etc etc ll l YARPHA, peat fu of fibres and roots, peat combined with c ay i i l 0 . or sand, a denom nat on of and, l YARROW, to make mea , S .

l l evi il . YARTA, a fam iar address, such as Dear y be oved, S

n i l o. dentl i isl b da . t y cognate w th . iarta, heart h e e

jarte , id . YAT l , to pour in arge quantity, S .

YATLI N l i - l , cand es made by d pping cotton wick repeated y in l ll me ted ta ow, S .

YATLI N- A atlin- l is BLUID . s red as y b uid an expression

A i is ll meaning anything of a bright red colour. g ant ca ed ” Otun ma in j in the old n o. Perhaps this y be cognate a

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l . YOCK, a grip, a ho d, S

i l . YOCK, to grasp or se ze ho d of, S

i sir YOKUL, express ve of assent Yes, , S . YOOFER l l m l , a arge c u sy oar not proper y shaped or dressed, S . YOOFI E i , a thrashing, a beat ng, S . Y UG G LE l oc l i . ow . d . d , an , S ug e,

- I . ola. l li YULE BL NKER, the north star, S ju e, and b nker, a

i - cant word for a star, Chr stmas star.

- r i YULE STEEK, a ve y wide st tch in sewing,

N O W I C R K . NAMES OF SOME PLACES IN SHETLAND ,

WI TH

EMA K ON THEI R O I G I N AND ME R R S R ANI NG .

OF THE . I . SOME ISLANDS

H JALTLAND old l , the northern name for Shet and, has been supposed by some to be derived from the old Norse

H alt . l l l j , a hi t, perhaps from some fancifu resemb ance the shape or appearance of the country may have presented li im i m . hi to the aginat on of the war ke Norse en T s, how

- i i is l . ever, a very doubtfu and far fetched derivat on W th

l H alti old far greater probabi ity it may have been j , an

Vi la his king of the ninth century, who gave the is nds l i H altland s . name . The transition from j to Shet and easy

l i l h is l Indeed, in severa Norse d a ects, j pronounced a most

sh A m Folkes ro s i as Tvar asse Det Norske p g Grammat k, ” i l “ ul l Kristian a, The etter I wo d probab y be omitted when the English language began to be intro

duce d is l ill l , and it the practice in Shet and st to eave out

— Ska l as that letter in many words ex. p for sca p ; and in Orkney the island of Hj alpandsey is modernised to “ ” Sha in sh a i l Sh olto p y , poss b y the Scotch name has

H alti l been changed from the Norse, j , as undoubted y many northern names were not only introduced into Bri 1 50 NAMES OF S OME

tain by the Norman- French under William the Con

ueror i l . q , but were d rect y brought from Norway, etc , by

l V i i in the esser conquerors, the k ngs, their descents and l E l l . conquests on the coasts of ng and, Scot and, and Ire and

Wi m l l e tness, for exa p e, the names of many p aces in S ct

l l — ex i Vik Thorsa and and the Is es . W ck from ; Thurso, , i i l B i l or the r ver of Thor the s ands arrey, T rey, Co onsay, l i all v t . and many others, e ident y of nor hern or gin

M — l M in l n — e AINLAND Perhaps ancient y eg a d i . . the chief or

i i l l i i l l all i l pr nc pa and, be ng tse f as arge as the other s ands

together. — ll ll l w ll . C J YELL a ed by the peasantry Ya , ancient y ritten a a,

la l l ll M a Je e . J , and more recent y or Je e Professor unch

Mm. la R . A u . d 1 50 . e . o 8 de Soc y des ntiq Nord, p 95) admits that it is not easy to explain the origin of this

in word . I have, however, come across a derivation the ll E l i ”— ll l i a . Ga ic ncyc op ed a to wit, Ye , barren Is and c,

G lld ll i G ald u - ll e S . , Ga Dan sh, Gothic, Ga used to de i i l ’ note ster lity o f soil. A field s said to be Ye l when i ill i ” i t . noth ng w grow upon This derivation is, I th nk, l l a most ike y one, as the greater part of the surface of

ll is - Ye composed of peat moss, and presents to the eye a

most sterile appearance .

— ld fon ns n t Onist Orn st l 1 U NST. O O s , y , , and y , which atte

’ l Om —n st E l t wou d seem to be r en y , ag e s Nes , perhaps from

the fact that eagles breed in U nst . Professor Munch i 9 l i i C t . 8 (of , p ) thinks the most probab e der vat on to be

r l V On . from , eag e , and ist, abode

R — l i F til r FETLA . Said to have been ancient y wr tten oe o and

’ Fotilara i Foet alar Fetélaa , and, accord ng to Munch, , and ,

Fo lar F i t a. ot L and In Norse, means a foot, and aer the

i L i is l Fotl r i th gh ; e r c ay or mud (argilla) . ag s short l F t l l o u F ti l i i h e. . e ettl egged , or , a band to b nd w t , a f

1 52 NAMES OF S OME

V - V alr I l V llr r um s . o vi et AILA. . , pratum, green grass thus the grassy plots in front of houses i n Shetland are called ” T nwall T nm ll aes ll oo s oo a s. W a the , or (w s) is no doubt i of the same orig n . ’ MUNTRAY — l e m n r V E . V u d Probab y from , a man s name . It i ul n Vemundare . sho d be wr tten then, as Mu ch suggests, y

AESKERRIES — Old ets mol tiae a t tion V . V es c a es Norse , , i in

m i t em estatib us hi Va ul ar p , s pwreck ; or , peric um dam ”

a 00 vesolld et ereliu . num . V Damnum miseria (V s) These rocks li e in a very dangerous position for ships and

boats, and are much dreaded .

B L — B l l B all A TA. The e t Is and. is a narrow passage open at “ ” B elt l B l i each end, hence the which eads into the a t c,

sea B l l and gives its name to that . a ta is the is and that

B elt m m forms the fro the south entry to the north, for

ing B alta Sound .

H UNEY - e l is Havn y , the is and that forms the harbour

l I l a s . H m . the Harbour Is and . , a harbour “ ” - — - H AF G RUNEY. raene l Hav g y , green is e of the ocean, very

descriptive of its situation and appearance . It is thus

l a r n distinguished from the is and of S nd G fi ey . — l l l LINGEY. Heathery Is e . There are severa is ands of this i n h l . L . name S et and Norse, ing, heather

- —A l V - l Ram- l m ll WETHER HOLM . pparent y eder ho m , is and, a s a l pasture is and near U nst .

—A l B r ide arsund UYA UYA . e . , SOUND ncient y written y In the year 126 3 Uy a Sound harboured the greatest fleet

l his that ever eft the shores of Norway . Munch, in ’ Danish history of R aco s expedition (in which he has con

n l verted a most disastrous defeat i to a g orious victory) , represents the monarch and his fleet arriving at B ressa l Sound . , and there awaiting a favourab e wind The Norse ” ll B reide arsund account, which he fo ows, has y , which, he l b m B . e conc udes, ust have been ressa Sound Had known P C S [N S T LA E HE LAND . 1 53

U a l there were two y Sounds in Shet and, one of them very

ll i Minl l sma , on the west s de of the a and, he wou d , no

B reide arszmd wide a doubt, have seen that y meant the Uy

u i i s So nd as d st ngui hed from the narrow one . The Norse

’ n ot l i B account says that, havi g g a favourab e w nd, aco s “ ' ” il m B a m orcl l B urrafirth— an fleet sa ed away fy fi , a ong additional proof that the fleet had rendezvoused in Uy a

B urrafirth is U n st Sound, as in the north of , not many mil es from Uy a Sound . “ ’ H ASK E — sieu dse H USS Y H o l . oskuld l . Perhaps y s Is and . Hos kuld i was a common Scand navian name .

E A — Fu l i l i l UL Perhaps from g , the s and of b rds or fow s, some

' i f Utt rie is t e o O . t mes spoken as , that , or the uter

i l i il is Th s is and, be ng eas y seen from Orkney, very pos sib ly the Thule which Tacitus in his life of Agricola i O says was seen by the Roman fleet when subdu ng rkney. N0 other land but some part of Shetland can be seen from

l is l the north of the Orkneys . The name itse f a so very im l s i ar.

it is nl l is FAIR ISLE, as commo y spe t, no doubt more pro

l l r in I l Faar in ni d s . per y Faer Is e . F and Da sh mean

in i l is ll i g sheep, th s is and we adapted for pastur ng that

i l its is ll Shee Crai an ma . One of promontories ca ed p g ” i F i ill Faeroe l somet mes written a rh . Perhaps the Is ands i i have the r name from the same source ; the r sheep,

t o i fishi n s i i i l next the r g , form ng the pr nc pa support of i ita the nhab nts .

— l A l - ea Y Ah i . B Y A OE A . , , , s and From the ng o Saxon , Norse

E i i e Ait i oe. di yot is the m nut ve of y, and the contract on

— in l Sh e a F Co E ot a . E of y g y Suffo k, pp y , Rona, aroe, “ ” l v. I l n a ide W . Re o s . V y ( ords and P aces , etc , by saac

l L C m id . MA . Tay or, . ondon and a br ge ) E VA E II . D RI TIONS of the NAMES of some PLAC S in SHET V ll i LAND, such as oes, Hi s, Farms, Pr vate Residences ,

etc . etc .

— “ AER Appli ed to several places having extensive A ers or “ ” — ex A Selli oe . v smooth beaches near them The ers of , “ l N - A . O d E re% the ers of Strom , etc orse, y , sea shore A where no grass grows . stony beach .

A it is l i l l ITH, as common y but mproper y spe t, is a name

i l in l t r g ven to many p aces Shet and . The true or hog aphy

ed old id old B ed i A B . s is , of written In the Norse a

- l . A llies w e is tongue of and, an isthmus Thus the voe at l the tongue of and .

— I l ndness ANE S I n old l A ndness. s A S . . renta s , a projecting

- i sea . tongue of the shore, opposite to another project on

A ndness H ellness Thus and , which are near to each other

i i l i l an in Oppos te direct ons . The inseparab e part c e d de

notes opposition .

E — Ari l m — 1st A ARI SDAL . has severa eanings in Norse , ’ i l 2d An l 3d A . man s name ; , eag e ; , demon Th s p ace l is probably from the first of these . It wil therefore be “ the dale or valley of a man called A mi”

— l A tadr lli s A . s . A STA Probab y , the dwe ng on the ridge From ,

i o f ll li . a r dge a hi , resemb ng the ridge of a roof

— l se m . O A SWI CK . Probab y from the sa e y, on the west of l l Shet and, the Ridge Is and. — B A I n U nst old B ald m l i . LLISTA . , from Norse , a s ooth p a n “ ” B R — B Bre ssa l i l d AR The ard of y , a ong project ng head an ,

old i m no doubt from Norse, which means a project on fro

1 6 7 5 DERI VA 2 7 0115 .

’ i in i l of antiquity is conta ned H bbert s Shet and . Dr

mi i A l - beor munimen a eson . J g ves as the etymon ng o Sax g, l tum, agger, arx, a rampart, a p ace of defence and succour

- i bur l M . balr g, a cast e and refers to aes Goth . g, a mounta n, i i i as the or g n of the Saxon word. Th s ety mon, however,

nl n dl can o y be regarded as a cog ate term, for assure y the ancient Pictish inhabitants of Shetland did not receive

i - r l l u . bo B . S . the r anguage from the Saxons . Goth g; e g

bur l - a bur dh . a r os . g; Cha d . g Gr p g , a tower Goth

r r b or bur bo bur . bu I sl. e A g Teut. g; Sax g; g rmoric, g ;

i r l ur l bor - a bu b bour . Ir sh, g; We sh, g Fr. g ; Ita g , a

l ll n fortress, a cast e, a wa ed tow . The root appears to be

ber a . Goth . g , to defend B ART — — UG . A l ll B11 in l p ace in Ye . Norse means catt e hence

B u ari n l l a . g , enc osure for catt e “ BUNEss l l h ow C . wou d therefore mean att e Ness It may, i B u ll — lli ever, be der ved from , a dwe ing the dwe ng on the

ness .

’ B l B ustadr w ll B t osetr USTA is simp y , a d e ing, or perhaps , l pasture for catt e .

' H — l l C R K le . E Perhaps from Norse f , a s ope The and of

Cliff in Un st slopes down to the edge of the loch . “ ” ROSBI STER —M Kr dr w lli C . o ssb ust a ust have been , a d e ng

in i Fetlar near a cross . Perhaps ancient t mes in a cross

has been erected there . “ CUNING SBURG — I n old K unin r . Norse g and Kunis mean a rabbit or coney and Cun ingsb urg is re

i - A i l . markab e for a rabb t warren nother der vation may,

K onun r l however, be inferred from g , a king, a so a man of l l i B B or l . nob e b rth urg, from g, a cast e Hence this p ace l i may have been the residence of some of the o d ch efs . D AL l DAEL, , DAILL, are names given to many p aces in l E l l Old m m . Shet and, eaning the sa e as ng ish da e Norse,

al D . I V TI DER A ONS . 1 57

D UNROSSNESS - M . Professor unch of Christiania derives it ” - — thus Dyn rost- nes that is the mess or promontory near

i n i - i li l the d nning or sou d ng sea current, wh ch app es exact y

D unrossn ess l i i to , y ng as its southern extrem ty does , and

ll B oost H aldorss n i ca ed Sumburgh . o descr bes Dgn as

reson are u n Rost i sonare, , to so nd, to resou d and , ser es ver

ticosa s rtium i in i w y mar s, banks the sea on wh ch the aves i l wh r and break . ESHA NESS — l E . T i 33 . n h e Is andic, , a mare O . ness on wh ch

e A 3 the mares were k pt apart from the horses or , mon

t iculus ob lon us E sta Ei is g , or , terra aspera. ther of these

appropriate .

EXNAB UE l in D unrossness is n l , a p ace , u doubted y from the

ll H l l ii . 4 0 q al . . vo . . 9 Norse , a bu , so a cow a d ( p )

i Yam castratus descr bes as bos , taurus, taura, taurus and

q a vitulan s a et en s— is i i as marem pp that , sk tt sh, seek

in l Exn ab u Yxn ab ill g the ma e . , or y , w therefore be a l i l p ace for keep ng catt e . — i L in E el. FI AE . Fiall Norse, , a mounta , modern Norweg an i There is a farm called Flael situated just at the foot of in in l Al Roen ess ill i . H , the h ghest mounta Shet and so

H ousa—ael ill in U n st in one at the foot of fi , a h , and other l parts of the is ands . F — 0 I EDELAND i . 5 . Dr. H bbert (p 7) says On the north of the parish of North Mavine the low hilly ridges formed by th e sea into deep fissures or caverns terminate in a line of l i ifi l ragged coast, agreeab y d vers ed by a ong narrow pen insula of green land jutting out far into the N o1t h ern

’ n hi is Fiedeland ll i Ocea , w ch named , an appe at on of true

in i i i is la in his Scand av an or g n , that exp ined by Debes i descr ption of Feroe . He observes that where grass is found so abundant and j ui cy that oxen feed thereon both

’ um l Fiedelan ds winter and s mer, such p aces are named l “ and it is very remarkab e, he adds, that where there are 1 58 DERI VA TI ONS .

any Fiedelands they invariably turn to the north-east and ” north . F TF —A ll M nl 929 I UL . hi in the southern extremity of ai and,

in i old Fit a in feet he ght Norse , extremitas terr e mare

ti al t l i in uis hi i l rocurren s . s p so fi , p anic es p g T s minute y i l i i l li ill l and str ct y descr pt ve of the oca ty. This h s opes i l down to the south, and then a flat of the r chest and

in l l i the m Shet and extends a mi e nto ocean, for ing the

i u ndal l western s de of the bay of Q e e . Fitfu is a corrup

i l eell t on of F tfi .

— l m Fa ur ir i FOG RI G ART. Probab y fro Norse g , fa , br ght, and

l — f F irfi l G ardr l ie . a e d. , a fie d or enc osure

I O G ARDI SHouss GERD E, GERT, G RD, , names very common in l l both s g y and as compounds, are doubt ess from the

G erdie G ardr H aldorsson Norse , and , described by as a l field or an enc osure .

G I L — A ill use in . narrow pass between h s, in common Shet

' l fissura m ntium i l . G z o l and Norse , , a c eft of mounta ns, l ii l o . . v . (Ha d . p

G I RLSTA l G eirhildirst adr l , ancient y , from the ake there in

G eirhild Floke which , the daughter of Rafna , was drowned

in 870.

P— G lou i l G LOU . The term p seems to be gener c, as it is e se where in these islands applied to other caverns of a simi

lar i i l descr pt on, and may probab y be derived from the

l G lo a is Ice andic word pp , which used with reference to

l ide i l A the crater of a vo cano . V Stat stica ccount of ” 1 i l . 70 Orkney, note, p The term gives a t t e to one of i t ll the propr etors in Nor h Ye , where there is a fine cavern

much frequented by seals .

I m n - raeu A G RUNASTER G RUNATA NG am G . , , G o Norse , green

l l . green p ace, a green tongue of and, a voe with green banks

- lis sita . u b I sl. sco o HAMMER, HAMMAR Hamar, terra p , ground i l l if l covered w th bou ders . It wou d be d ficu t to meet with a more striking example of the above definition than is

I 6 0 ] VA TI N DER O S .

M — LA HOG A LAMB AHO A. ld h a h G o a . o a l , Norse g (pron g ) , ocus i i pascurus ; from hag. Th s s a promontory in Fetlar

i fo r d w th good pasture sheep, and may therefore be erived

amm l H au ill i from Norse, L , a amb, and g, a h . If th s l i ill l atter der vation be correct, the name of the h wou d

li l b Lambahau r ke y e g . L — X . Laoo l A in A A Norse , the sa mon, and , a river or runn g li L stream . This app es to axa, the burn of that name,

i in l sea- i l abound ng arge trout, and perhaps an occas ona

l i Lax i sa mon m ght be found if sought for. is the gener c

lde il Norse word for trout and salmon . V Professor W ’ “ V C l l ” son s oyage round the oasts of Scot and and the Is es,

ii 2 - E i vol . . 6 68 . 1842 7 . pp , d n — L . r l ile Lee V . ERWICK Perhaps from Norse, , c ay, and , a bay The bottom of Lerwick harbour is mostly clay combined

with mud and sand .

LOG — La low l i is l l Norse g, a flat p ace, wh ch app icab e to the

i i - L l Lo L l eo . s tuat on of g house, erwick, spe t g by Shet anders

is l in Un st B urrafirth l ll There a so , near , a p ace ca ed the ’ ” B ri o the Leo i is g g. This br dge over a very treacherous i quagm re .

’ — ffin L . I n Un st Luudt u . r UND , perhaps from Norse , a p The e are great numbers of these birds on the west side of the

l m L ma l is and not far fro und . It y a so be from Norse Luud — i , a sacred grove . The peat mosses give ev dence of i trees in ancient t mes . — ’ L L m a . UNNA . Perhaps from Norse g , a farm , a manor

MEL — I n unin ur i l i C sb . s g g It c ose to the beach, wh ch is

ll Mels- al' r old ca ed , and it is both sandy and stony ;

Moel I Mlr l i sl. e Norse , , a p ace covered w th sand and

stones .

- M Mlba ll . . e ELBY Perhaps , the dwe ing near the sandy beach V i ery descr ptive . M S i l i INN . warb acks Minn is an open ng ead ng from DERI VA TI ON S . 1 6 1

M ’ B Aithsvo e . a hlunni to St agnus y . The Norse words

and M n l n i th e i H l . g are doubt ess same, and descr bed by a d

ii i ri m 1 o ficiu i . . . 9 O ( p ) as , ost um, , a mouth or pen ng

ONES Ess —I l Mo MO S M N . s . i s i l U N es l . , and , the tt e ness Per haps it may be [ Wun nesa from its formin g the entrance to

U ea u i in nn Mi . y So nd, and be der ved the same way as MfIL MO M l l , OL, pronounced oo , a ong promontory, same as

— ll r in Mu ll ex. Mu ant l Scotch of C y e . There are severa — l l ea. M A wi k L s c . Shet and oo of , of und, etc . etc Norse

Mali l . ii (Ha d . p . NAB N l , K AB , a rocky head and at the south end of the town “ ” Le ll ll The K n ab K i of rwick, ca ed genera y , the be ng

“ ” in ni I n l . L i sounded as Da sh, German, etc Ha d . ex con, ” N a bbi i En K n ort l m is descr bed as . a hump or u p , and

l En li ll ill i li ll a so as den tue , a sma h . Th s app es we to ” L i l the shape of the Knab at erw ck, perhaps a so to the N i t ab Po nt at Por smouth . EEP i N s an other form of N oop.

li in l i oss 57 7 . NOOP OF N , a c ff Noss Is and feet h gh Norse

l a I l u r i . N u o d s . N p, Norse n , p , cacumen mont s OOSTI G ARD NESTI G ARD i l N , , are both ev dent y from the Norse

N aust i li l i l , stat o nava s, a p ace or stat on for a vesse , as “ N oost in Shetland means an enclosure into which boats

’ rd i are drawn . N o ostiga s therefore a farm near a boat s

N oost .

— old N orn i ifi N ORNI G ARD . The Norse s gn es a prophetess or

orni ard in ll sybil. Perhaps N g Ye has been the residence l il of some fema e esteemed by the peasantry a syb .

N ORWI CK in U n st - i it is i the , means North bay, wh ch , be ng i i most northern bay in the most northern island in Br ta n .

ODSETTER ODSTA in Fetlar Oddi li ul , , , perhaps from Norse , ng a

’ e l Oddi it terr e, a tongue of and, or from , a man s name

i e i i its l li may therefore e th r be descr pt ve of oca ty, or

it s i i - th e named after nhab tant or possessor. One of 1 6 2 I V TI DER A ONS .

Skalds whom Earl Ragn ald took with him from Shetland

12 his il i l in the th century, when on p gr mage to the Ho y L d . i rkn in a O di V de O e . and, was named y g Saga

OLLI G ARD OLI sV OE m Ola , , OLLABERRY, are no doubt fro f , a ’ — ll w i i . e as l laf b r . man s name . O aberry anc ent y O s e g l ’ O af s Castle . PR — ESG ARD . P r t l B es . erhaps from , a priest This p ace being in

ll i l w as l Tingwa parish, wh ch ancient y the chief p ace in

l is l Shet and, it very probab e that it may have been part

-l E l l i 13 9 . 7 of the church ands ar Henry , first Sinc a r (in i l i and prom sed to pay certain sums, part y in K rke

va l ecclesiam m ni mart ris g, and part y apud beati ag y

T n v l y g a ain H ialtlandia. PUND is often used to denote a small farm or enclosure ; it

- l . n l w E l Pound An . o is probab y cognate ith ng ish , g Sax pg , ll l l ndan l . a sma enc osure pg , to shut up in an enc osed p ace

-B H uar old QUARFF . y the natives f . Perhaps from Norse

huar I l l ll . sl. huer l ow j ; j , a p ace bounded by hi s This is l l i i l li pecu iar y descr pt ve of the oca ty .

UENDAL l H wan Q , a ways pronounced by the native peasantry im dal I sl hu anu li dal ll . , . , ange ca, and , a va ey In the mediate vicinity of the mansion - house of Quendale there

i ll Fitfiel i is a wind ng va ey at the base of , in wh ch the l l ll p ant ange ica sti grows in great abundance . RAE — WI K I l ile . l. B a C . s V , angu us, recessus , and , a bay “ ” ROENESS B audaness l HILL, or , from the red co our of its

l B aud . . . 573 A c iffs ; Norse , red Dr Hibbert (p ) says, desert range of precipices presented itself on the norther n

rudd eminence Roen ess . coast, backed by the y of and p “ 514 Voe Roeness ll , From the I ascended Hi by a very l l steep side . Its surface abounds with severa a pine

l i w is l p ants ; its he ght, hich the most considerab e in

6 To l d h as m 147 . Shet an , been esti ated at feet the north i ” m . there was nothing in sight but a ountain of gran te , etc

1 6 RI V TI 4 DE A ONS .

’ “ SUMBURGH is called in David Sinclair s testament Swyn ” — ’ is Sw nb ur l . brocht that , y g or Sweyn s Cast e

SYMB I STER in l Wh alsa S n , the is and of y, from Norse y , i B ister lli lli i . v sus, and , a dwe ng. The dwe ng w th a View TAN G WI CK i . is , the bay of Tang Tang a spec es of seaweed l i i i V k . i l s ( arge Fuc ) , , a bay Th s p ace much exposed to A l i i heavy seas from the t ant c Ocean, and a great quant ty

is i i of seaweed dr ven on t s shores . — M lli in l i . THOFT, TOFT . any dwe ngs Shet and bear th s name A ” “ l . 385 i rea domus vacua (Ha d p . ) The prem ses of a ” E W lf E n lsk - B o house ( . o f en Dansk og ge Ord g) . —T i i l TING . h s s the termination of the names of severa

i in l in Thin — a par shes Shet and, be g from the Norse g i i l l l. E i court of just ce, a counci ach d str ct has its oca

n San dstin D eltin Ting ; hence the ames of Nesting, g, g,

Aith stin nn in i Lu ast . all g, g, etc The ch ef court of the

l l Tin wa ll i is ands , however, was he d at g , under the pres deney of the chief magistrate or judge called the Great

Foud . i i. N Thin e o llr i H aldorsson vol. TINGWALL, orse g , descr bed by ( “ l ” — l l p . Campus ve locus comitorum a fie d or p ace l Al i i where courts are he d . The th ng, or ch ef court of

' l llr Vide Mal l l i Thin vo . Ice and, was he d on the p a n of g ’ ” l A i ui i i ll in - l et s nt q t es , etc . etc . D ngwa Ross shire is a so

Tinwald i , and from the same source , the northern count es of Scotland having been long under Scandinavian do i m nion .

—H OULLAND l is ll TROLL , in the west part of Main and , the hi

i i . 444 h h land . or g of Trows or Demons . Dr. H bbert (p )

L v Bi setter V oe says , ea ing the head of g , I ascended a l i high tract of moor and, where the bark ng of the house

’ do i l ll l g, in s gna of the trave er s attempt to exp ore the i i i i i i A h m ll . nd st nct tracks before , m ght st be heard few i l l scanty human hab tations presented themse ves , c osed in

l h l l l I n i l by a me anc o y waste of h il s and akes . th s wi d I V TI DER A ONS . 1 6 5

ll l i l abode, a kno shrouded by c ouds and m sts has ong i il u l i i it been dreaded as a dom c e for nc ean Sp r ts, hence s

’ ll- h oulland ill trows name of Tro , or the h of demons or . Several other hills in Shetland are also celebrate d for ff i i i i i l i a ord ng, w th n the r nterna recesses, a habitat on for evil genii and it is remarkable that certain places in i i il Norway have, for many centur es, from a s m ar super

stition i i Trol , been assoc ated w th the name of . Thus l M i l l O aus agnus, in speak ng of a p ace rendered awfu by i ul the descent of a rap d and tum tuous river, adds ,

Trolh etta demonis Nomen habet , hoc est caputium , forte

h orrorem stridor ue enerat in l propter , quem sono q g , pa u m l iti ’ din osa an em e . l , p adens In Ice and a number of

T ll - dun iar i craters are known by the name of ro a g , wh ch

” ’ is l ma ic hea Vide l Ma i trans ated g ps. O aus gnus H story l ” T V . l J. of the Goths, Swedes, and anda s rans ated by S li L 1 658. fo o, ondon ,

— I n Fetlar l l U . i RIE , c ose to a very remarkab e and extens ve

sea- ll Old beach composed of round ro ed stones . Norse

E ri g , a stony beach .

~— URESLAND . er il U i ll . From Norse , th n grave y so

V —A l l a n l T is l in t . , V ATN ake or och Norse , aons here a ake

l r L B essa ll Sanvat n . the is and of y ca ed , or Sandy och — ATNAG ARD A l a tn . V . V farm near a ake, often contracted to

i d i is V at Th s wor , form ng compounds, often contracted to

— t l n l e V at st r V a s a d . V x. e and ats , , wet or watery p aces — Vasa is also no doubt from the same as Vasa in Nesting l lies near a och .

— Virhi munitio ll V . IRKIE Perhaps from Norse , , va um, ram l ii i i . . . or . part fort fication (Ha d p Dr H bbert, Speak

in D un rossness i w V i is i g of par sh, here irk e s tuated, says There are also small fortifications occurring in differ w i i ent parts of the country, h ch manifest str king marks i ” of Roman construct on (p . 1 6 6 DER] VA T ON S .

V 0 VOE l all or is the name of a number of p aces , situated

l — etc V oe D el at the head of voes or in ets of the se a . in

V o e in ll V o e D unrossness. Vo r ting, Wa s, in Norse g , sinus i mar s angustus .

V ORD- Fetlar l HILL in . The name has doubt ess the same

Wart l — meaning as , a ook out. —A i ll WART . name g ven to the top of a high hi , such as may

look-out i be used for a , and from which, in ancient t mes, signals were made to give notice of the approach of an E li enemy ; cognate with the ng sh, to keep watch and

wa d w - l - r arte . l ; German, , a watch tower, a ook out Severa

i ll so ll —ex Wart B ressa 742 h gh hi s are ca ed . the of y,

i Wart Whalsa 3 6 Wart feet h gh ; the of y , 7 feet ; the of

Scousb ra 854 —all w i i , feet of h ch command an extens ve

- . Varde Vide view , a beacon, a phare, a watch tower. ” En En l k —B E l L o e s o . Dansk g g Ord g rnest Wo ff, ondon, 1 9 77 .

S A N D W I C K .

CONT A R CTI ONS.

- Anglo Saxon . D i an sh.

Danish Provincial.

D c ut h.

English .

F e c r n h.

G e rman . i G oth c .

G reek .

I el i c and c . L i at n .

N we i or g an . ld G O othic .

Orkney.

e l Sh t and .

Swe dish .

S cotch .

ec - G Su othic .

Teutonic .