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eancardinal numeral
/EEN/
Shetland word for the number one
“Thar's ean hoose by the voe.”
eanspronoun
/EENZ/
Plural pronoun meaning those
“Eans bairns bide hyar.”
ebbnoun
/EBB/
seabed exposed at low tide
“We gaed oot on the ebb.”
ebb sleepernoun
/EBB-SLEEP-er/
Shetland name for a small sandpiper
“Yon ebb sleeper's aye pickin at the strand”
edderdeterminer
/ED-er/
one of two alternatives
“Edder ye gang or ye bide?”
eenoun
/EE/
organ of sight; an eye
“Dinnae close yer ee yit”
ee breernoun
/EE-BREER/
one eyelash, single eyelid hair
“Da's an ee breer oan yer ee.”
ee wharmnoun
/EE-warm/
a hair on the eyelid edge
“Tak the ee wharm oot o' ma e'e.”
eel towenoun
/EEL-TOH/
cord set in shallow inshore water
“Ah set the eel towe at the mou o the voe.”
eelanoun
/EEL-uh/
rod-and-line fishing for piltocks
“A'm takin da eela oot the morn.”
eemagenoun
/EEM-ij/
a frail, run-down person
“He's a richt eemage the noo.”
eennoun
/EEN/
Shetland/Scots plural of eye
“Whit hae ye in yer een?”
eennoun
/EEN/
Shetland/Scots plural of eye
“Whit hae ye in yer een?”
eenceadverb
/EENS/
once; formerly; on one occasion
“I eence saw twa seals oot in the voe”
eence a errantadverbial phrase
/EEN-suh-uh-ERR-unt/
with that aim in mind
“Eence a errant, A'll set da creels noo.”
eenooadverb
/EEN-oo/
a very short time around now
“A'll be hame eenoo.”
eenooadverb
/EEN-oo/
a very short time around now
“A'll be hame eenoo.”
eerasternoun
/EER-AS-ter/
domineering and oppressive bully
“He's an awfy eeraster”
eetchnoun
/EETCH/
Right-angled blade for shaping timber
“Da auld joiner aye taks his eetch tae wark.”
eetimtationnoun
/EE-tim-TAY-shun/
an extremely tiny amount
“There's nae eetimtation o milk in da jug.”
eevernoun
/EE-vur/
An exceptionally large physical object
“Awbody's keekit at da eever by da pier.”
eftadverb
/EHFT/
towards the stern of a boat
“Haud her eft, John, gie us room.”
efterpreposition
/EF-ter/
following in time or remaining
“He cam efter da boat”
efterklapsnoun
/EF-ter-klaps/
consequence following an earlier event
“Ef ye dae that, efterklaps kin be sair.”
eidentadjective
/EYE-dent/
Habitually industrious and diligent
“She's eident at her wark.”
eksis girsenoun
/EKS-is GIR-suh/
yellow wildflower with white puffball seeds
“There's a wheen eksis girse alang the brae.”
elbucknoun
/EL-buk/
joint where the arm bends
“Ma elbuck's gey sair.”
ellishonnoun
/EL-ISH-un/
Pointed shoemaker's tool for leather
“Gie me the ellishon, Ah'll prick the sole.”
elskverb
/ELSK/
Feel deep affection or fondness
“Ah elsk ma dug sair”
elska crynoun
/EL-skah KRAI/
Final shout uttered at moment of death
“His elska cry skirled ower the voe.”
eltverb
/ELT/
To soil or handle roughly
“Dinna elt the wee calf, gie it peace.”
emmer gösnoun
/EM-mer-GURS/
large diving seabird, the loon
“Emmer gös dyks deeip intae da voe.”
emmersnoun
/EM-ers/
glowing coals in a dying fire
“We sat roon the emmers an telt tales.”
emskitadjective
/EM-skit/
bluish grey slightly slate coloured
“Da sea is aw emskit”
endnoun
/EHND/
short waxed thread for shoemaking
“Gie me the end, a'll mend the shoon.”
end onadverb
/END-uhn/
continuously without interruption, all the time
“Da lass is singin end on”
enknoun
/ENGK/
young animal kept for a child
“Da enk gangs efter da bairn ilka day”
entverb
/EHNT/
to heed or follow instructions
“Ent ma advice an bide hame.”
eredastreenadverb
/EH-reh-da-STREEN/
the night before last
“Ah hed a dreem eredastreen.”
errandsnoun
/AIR-uhndz/
Stored food and household supplies for use
“We hae plenty errands i' the kist.”
ertnoun
/ERT/
well known, recognised, and familiar
“Gae that ert.”
essnoun
/ESS/
An ash tree or its wood
“Da ess stans at da kirkyaird.”
essibacketnoun
/ESS-ee-BAK-it/
small metal pail for ashes
“Tak the essibacket oot.”
essikertnoun
/ESS-ih-kert/
cart for collecting household rubbish
“Da essikert hes a dint on its side.”
essimiddennoun
/ESS-ih-MID-en/
heap or pit for depositing ashes
“The auld essimidden's fu' the noo.”
etterscabnoun
/ET-er-skab/
spiteful, annoying, mean-spirited troublemaker
“Dinna trust da etterscab, he'll aye be teasin folk.”