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dee

personal pronounpeople

informal singular 'you' in Shetland

A singular familiar 'you' used to address one person informally in Shetland speech.

Example in use

Hae dee seen ma cat?

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/DEE/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentaffectionate

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