Pick a letter above to jump into the dictionary, or search for a word. Open any full entry to see richer detail like pronunciation, example usage, alternate spelling and origin — and to suggest improvements.

D wirds

148 wirds

dadefinite article
/DAH/
Definite article equivalent to English the
“Da bairn's gaen to da shop.”
da moarnadverb
/DA-MOARN/
the day after today
“A'll be oot da moarn.”
daanoun
/DAH/
Shetland dialect word for father
“Daa's gaen oot wi the boat.”
daa nettlenoun
/DAA-NET-ul/
low-growing wildflower related to nettles
“Da bairns made a posie o' daa nettle.”
daachenverb
/DAA-khen/
wind or storm gradually slackening
“Daachen's comin noo, we kin gae oot.”
daalnoun
/DAHL/
low hollow or valley between hills
“A'll meet ye in the daal.”
daalamistnoun
/DAA-luh-mist/
low ground fog in valleys
“Yon daalamist lay i' the glen this morn.”
daamishverb
/DAA-mish/
tire someone with constant chatter
“Dinna daamish me wi yer blether.”
daanderverb
/DAAN-der/
to walk slowly and leisurely
“Gie's a daander alang the voe.”
dadnoun
/DAHD/
solid lump or heavy blunt blow
“He gied it a guid dad.”
dadderynoun
/DAD-er-ee/
tedious, monotonous menial tasks
“Am fair sick o' the daddery.”
dadditadjective
/DAD-it/
Extremely tired from hard physical work
“Aw'm daddit efter a lang day o wark.”
daeknoun
/DAYK/
wall-like bank of drying peat
“Da daek staans oot on da hill.”
daek endnoun
/DAYK-end/
seaward end of a stone dyke
“A'll meet ye at the daek end.”
daelnoun
/DAYL/
loose plank or movable floorboard
“Dinna step on the dael, it's rickit.”
daevverb
/DAYV/
to deafen with loud noise
“Dinna keep the telly sae loud, ye'll daev me.”
daffiknoun
/DAF-ik/
small wooden pail for water
“Tak the daffik tae the burn.”
dagnoun
/DAHG/
fine persistent drizzle or close mist
“Da dag's hingin aboot.”
danadverb
/DAHN/
At that time; afterward
“We sat an dan we gaed hame.”
dan a daysadverbial phrase
/DAN-uh-DAYZ/
in former times; back then
“Dan a days, folk kent the tides.”
dangverb
/DAHNG/
flung or knocked to the ground
“Da gail dang da gate fae its hingis”
darkenverb
/DAHR-ken/
to enter someone's house or room
“Wull ye darken in the nicht?”
darkeninnoun
/DAR-ken-in/
dimming time at dusk
“A'll be hame at darkenin.”
dartverb
/DAHRT/
stamp one's foot in anger
“Da lass gied a dart wi her fit.”
dastreenadverb
/da-STREEN/
on the night just past
“Dastreen da gale blew sair.”
datdemonstrative determiner/pronoun
/DAHT/
person or thing farther away
“Dat boat's in the voe.”
dat in feth!interjection
/DAT-in-FETH/
sharp exclamation of shock and alarm
“Dat in feth, da boat's hingin ower the pier!”
dat in traath!interjection
/DAT-in-TRAHTH/
Strong yes, insists it's true
“A seen it masel, dat in traath!”
datnadverb
/DAT-un/
to that degree; in that way
“A'll dae it datn.”
daysetnoun
/DAY-set/
Onset of twilight and nightfall
“We'll gae hame at dayset.”
dead man's mittensnoun
/DED-MANZ-MIT-uns/
local name for blue gentian
“I seen dead man's mittens alang da brae”
dead traacompound noun
/DED-TRAA/
final convulsive struggles at death
“That wis jist his dead traa.”
debaetlessadjective
/deh-BAYT-liss/
completely worn out and weak
“A'm debaetless efter da lang dae.”
deepersonal pronoun
/DEE/
informal singular 'you' in Shetland
“Hae dee seen ma cat?”
deerverb
/DEER/
to strongly affect or impress someone
“That'll deer me sair.”
dellverb
/DEL/
To root about; search by digging
“A'll dell i' da peat.”
dellinnoun
/DEL-in/
small plot set aside for crops
“A'll lat ye hae the dellin for yer tatties.”
dempronoun
/DEM/
Object form of the pronoun they
“Hae ye seen dem?”
demaloorieadjective
/DEH-MAH-LOOR-ee/
dull and dreary in appearance
“Da toon felt gey demaloorie efter the mist.”
demlaneadverb
/DEM-layn/
on their own, without assistance
“Da mendit the net demlane.”
demmelverb
/DEM-mel/
to splash or fill with water
“Da boat demmel i da swell”
demselspronoun
/DEM-selz/
plural reflexive pronoun meaning themselves
“Demsels ken whit tae dae.”
denkienoun
/DEN-kee/
small shallow hollow in the ground
“Dinna fa' intae the denkie.”
depooperitadjective
/de-POO-per-it/
made poor; lacking any money
“Depooperit, he set aff tae find wark.”
derpossessive determiner
/DAIR/
their (belonging to a group)
“Der hoose staans by da voe.”
der bönverb phrase
/DER-BUHN/
indicates past existence or occurrence
“Der bön a boat at the pier yestreen”
dereadverb
/DAIR-uh/
At or in that location
“Ga dere noo.”
dere's a loss!interjection
/DAIRZ-uh-LOSS/
Dismisses something as unimportant
“He telt me "dere's a loss!" an I didna fash.”
dereeshionnoun
/DEER-EE-shun/
Person regarded as a fool
“Yon dereeshion's da talk o da toon.”
derspossessive pronoun
/DERZ/
belonging to them equivalent of theirs
“Da hoose is ders.”
dessnoun
/DESS/
Heap of hay in the field
“Yon dess's gey heich this year.”
deuknoun
/DYOOk/
waterfowl commonly called a duck
“Deuk swims aboot the voe.”
deypersonal pronoun
/DAY/
Third-person plural pronoun meaning 'they'
“Dey're gyen tae da kirk.”
dey widmodal auxiliary phrase
/DAY-wid/
indicates something would exist
“Gi da shoal comes in, dey wid be plenty o' herrin”
dey wirverb phrase
/DAY-WEER/
expresses past existence or occurrence
“Dey wir twa boats i' da voe.”
dibeverb
/DYEB/
dip briefly; toil or work hard
“Dibe, lad, dibe, we've nae time.”
dichtverb
/DIKH-t/
Wipe or clean a surface
“Dicht the windaes, will ye?”
dillintransitive verb
/DIL/
To lessen in force or intensity
“Da wind'll dill e'en noo”
dill bellsnoun
/DIL-bels/
matted wool clumps on sheep hindquarters
“A'll clip the dill bells aff the ewes the morn.”
dilsenoun
/DIL-suh/
edible red shoreline seaweed
“A'll hae some dilse.”
dimnoun
/DEEM/
fading light period at dusk
“A'll gang hame at dim.”
dimrivnoun
/DIM-riv/
first light before the sunrise
“A keekit at da dimriv ower da voe.”
dinepossessive pronoun
/DEEN/
Belonging to you; equivalent to yours
“Gie me dine hat.”
dingverb
/DING/
to hit or knock against
“Dinnae ding the wean.”
dinkverb
/DINK/
Dress or smartly clothe someone
“She'll dink the lass up braw for the kirk.”
dipverb
/DIP/
To sit down; settle oneself
“Coom an' dip yersel.”
dippleverb
/DIP-uhl/
Plant potato sets using a dibble
“Aw'll dipple the tatties the morn.”
dipplin treenoun
/DIP-lin-TREE/
Pointed tool for making planting holes
“Gie me the dipplin tree, a'll set the tatties.”
dirlnoun
/DIRL/
sudden sharp jolt or rush
“Da boat gied us a wee dirl.”
dirrverb
/DIRR/
slight rapid trembling movement
“Da laamp dirr in da draug”
dirtinterjection
/DURT/
Exclamation meaning nonsense or rubbish
“Da's dirt, a'll nae hae it”
disdemonstrative
/DIS/
Used like standard English 'this'
“Dis's ma coat.”
disjaskitadjective
/DIS-JAS-kit/
completely exhausted, drained of energy
“A'm fair disjaskit efter da lang day o' wark.”
distressnoun
/dis-TRESS/
very severe storm at sea
“Dinnae gae oot, there's a richt bad distress on da voe.”
divvishverb
/DIV-ish/
Tidy up or neatly prepare items
“A'll divvish the table afore the fowk come”
döverb
/DOO/
Carry out or perform an action
“A'll dö it noo.”
dochternoun
/DOCH-ter/
female child; a person's offspring
“Ma dochter's gaun tae da kirk.”
dockennoun
/DOK-en/
broad-leaved Rumex weed plant
“Ther's a docken bi the dyke”
doggitadjective
/DAWG-it/
harried by persistent annoyance or pressure
“Ah'm doggit wi the hoosework an' the wee bairn.”
doitverb
/DOYT/
to feel bewildered and mentally muddled
“A'm fair doit efter da blaw.”
doitinadjective
/DOY-tin/
Dazed and not thinking clearly
“A'm doitin efter the news.”
dölnoun
/DURL/
deep sorrow or intense mourning
“Shi sat wi döl i her hert”
dölessadjective
/DUH-less/
Lacking energy or motivation
“He's döless an winnae lift a haun.”
dönadjective
/DUHN/
completely finished; all done
“Ah'm dön noo.”
doonoun
/DOO/
a pigeon or dove bird
“A doo sittin oan the dyke.”
dookverb
/DOOK/
quickly lower head to avoid strike
“He gied a dook as the lad swung.”
doon apon itadjective phrase
/DOON-uh-PON-it/
feeling low and dejected
“He's been doon apon it sin yestreen.”
doon byadverbial phrase
/DOON-BAI/
down there a short distance away
“Da's a boat doon by the pier.”
dooncomenoun
/DOON-kum/
a fall in luck or spirits
“He thocht he'd get the job, but it wis a dooncome.”
doondrappinadjective
/DOON-DRAP-in/
Collapsed, falling apart; ruined condition
“Da auld hoose is doondrappin.”
doontaknoun
/DOON-tak/
an occasion causing shame and disgrace
“Awbody kent it wis a doontak ta her.”
doontömnoun
/DOON-tum/
sudden heavy rain; torrential shower
“We hid in the hoose till the doontöm passit.”
doorknoun
/DOORK/
short pleasurable outing or little trip
“Aw'm gaen on a wee doork.”
dooseverb
/DOOS/
sharp snatching kick with foot
“He gied a doose at it.”
dootverb
/DOOT/
suspect with apprehension or unease
“A'm doot it's gaun tae blaw the nicht”
dörkableadjective
/DURK-uh-bul/
tolerably good weather for outdoor work
“It's dörkable enow tae wark the croft.”
dorronoun
/DOR-oh/
short handline with hooked traces
“We'll tak the dorro oot at nicht.”
dortnoun
/DORT/
small lump or clump of matter
“Mind the dort oan the floor”
dortsnoun
/DORTS/
a bout of sulking or gloom
“Da lass's in the dorts efter the bairn taen her dolly”
dortyadjective
/DOR-tee/
sullen and ill-tempered, silently sulking
“She's been dorty aw day.”
dosenoun
/DOHS/
sizable amount; brief spell of illness
“It cam doon a dose o rain.”
dovenverb
/DOHV-en/
to numb or deaden sensation
“Da cauld hes doven ma han.”
doververb
/DOH-vur/
to nod off briefly
“Ah had a wee dover i da chair”
doweverb
/DOW/
to droop and become limp
“Da flowers hae dowe efter da hot day”
draanoun
/DRAH/
shore spot for hauling boats
“Tak the boat tae the draa”
draachtnoun
/DRAAKHT/
It could also be about feeling dry
“A've bin deein the draacht a' day.”
draatsinoun
/DRAATS-ee/
semi-aquatic fish-eating mammal
“Ah saw a draatsi rinnin alang the burn.”
draignoun
/DRAYG/
heavy rake for dredging mussels
“A'm gaen doun tae the voe wi the draig.”
drangverb
/DRANG/
Fasten securely by making a knot
“A'll drang the roap roon the stob.”
draveverb
/DRAYV/
past tense of drive; guided or operated
“Ah drave the boat tae the voe.”
dreachnoun
/DREEKH/
provisions or food that sustain life
“We hae dreach aneuch for the week.”
dreeverb
/DREE/
to endure hardship or suffering
“Ah'll dree it till it's ower.”
dreelverb
/DREEL/
forcefully expel or drive away
“He dreelt the gulls aff the pier.”
dreepverb
/DREEP/
fall slowly in small drops
“Da tap aye dreep i da sink.”
dreichadjective
/DRAYKH/
gloomy bleak grey wet weather
“Da's a dreich day.”
dreidverb
/DRAYD/
to suspect, often with anxiety
“A'm dreid the ferry winna come.”
drintledadjective
/DRINT-uld/
mottled or speckled in appearance
“Yon sow's aw drintled.”
drittleverb
/DRIT-uhl/
move slowly and wander aimlessly
“Dae ye see him drittle aboot the pier?”
drochtnoun
/DROKHT/
strong dry wind; drying weather
“The drocht'll dree the claes fine”
droonoun
/DROO/
seaweed or eelgrass washed ashore
“There's hantle droo oan the strand.”
drookverb
/DROOK/
to drench; make thoroughly wet
“We got drook on da way hame.”
drookinnoun
/DROO-kin/
a thorough drenching from rain
“He cam hame drookin.”
drookleverb
/DROOK-ul/
to drip or dribble slowly
“Da tap drookle a wee.”
droothnoun
/DROOTH/
habitual drunkard; frequent heavy drinker
“Da drooth's oot by da pier again.”
drummie beenoun
/DRUM-ee BEE/
large fuzzy bee that pollinates
“Yon drummie bee's humman aboot the clover.”
drushnoun
/DRUHSH/
light drizzle or small loose fragments
“Dinnae lea drush aboot the pier.”
druttlenoun
/DRUT-ul/
watery, diluted form of buttermilk
“Gie's a sup o druttle.”
dupersonal pronoun
/DOO/
informal singular 'you' in Shetland
“Fit like du?”
dubnoun
/DUB/
small muddy pool or bog
“Mind the dub ower by the gate.”
dudderedadjective
/DUD-erd/
worn and tatty in appearance
“Da auld hoose's fair duddered.”
dudsnoun
/DUDZ/
the clothes someone is wearing
“She's pit her braw duds oan.”
duffnoun
/DUF/
soft spongy mossy peat bedding
“Gie the duff tae the kye for the nicht.”
dukkienoun
/DUK-ee/
small toy figure resembling a person
“Dae ye see the dukkie?”
dulskitadjective
/DUL-skit/
Slow and lethargic in manner
“He's gey dulskit the day.”
dumbanoun
/DUM-bah/
fine floating chaff-like dust in air
“Thar's dumba hingin aboot.”
dumbitadjective
/DUM-bit/
Worn looking, ragged and neglected
“Da auld boat's gotten richt dumbit.”
dumpisedadjective
/DUMP-izd/
feeling low and disheartened
“A'm dumpised the noo.”
dunderverb
/DUHN-der/
to roar or rumble like thunder
“Da storm dunder alang da coast.”
dungeonadjective
/DUN-jən/
Very knowledgeable, well-informed person
“She's a richt dungeon aboot croftin'.”
duntnoun
/DUNT/
Hard, forceful strike or knock
“He hed a reet dunt oan his heid”
dunternoun
/DUN-ter/
Shetland name for the eider duck
“Yon dunter's sittin' on da strand.”
dussverb
/DUHS/
Lower or reduce a sail's set
“Duss the sail noo, the wind's shiftin'.”
dwaamnoun
/DWAHM/
brief fainting spell; foolish person
“He fell intae a dwaam efter he cloutit his heid”
dwangnoun
/DWANG/
short horizontal brace between upright posts
“Set the dwang weel an' the partition'll bide stiddy.”
dwineverb
/DWINE/
to waste away, fade, or decline
“Da croft's dwine awa.”
dypossessive determiner
/DEE/
your, used before a noun
“Gie me dy pen.”
dycalnoun
/DYE-kal/
shipboard magnetic compass for navigation
“A'll steer by the dycal.”
dyselreflexive pronoun
/DEE-sel/
reflexive pronoun meaning you
“Tak care o' dysel.”