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faanoun
/FAH/
entrails removed at animal slaughter
“He fand da faa by da byre.”
faadernoun
/FAH-der/
Shetland word for God the Father
“We pray tae faader each nicht”
faaseadjective
/FAHSS/
Not genuine; false or deceptive
“He's a faase fella.”
faase facenoun
/FAAS-FAYS/
face covering for disguise or costume
“She tuk on her faase face.”
faatnoun
/FAHT/
physical harm or loss inflicted
“Da boat's got faat efter da storm.”
faddomnoun
/FAD-um/
Nautical depth unit equal six feet
“Da angor's set at twa faddom”
fadmalnoun
/FAD-muhl/
very overweight, bulky woman
“Da fadmal sat daan by da fire.”
faepreposition
/fay/
from; indicating origin or source
“I ren fae da dug”
faelnoun
/FAYL/
block of turf held by roots
“Gie us a fael for the fire.”
faelly daeknoun
/FAY-lee DAEK/
low turf wall made of sods
“We mended the faelly daek afore lambin'.”
faerdie maetnoun
/FAIR-dee MAYT/
Packed provisions for travelling
“Tak yer faerdie maet alang.”
fainverb
/FAYN/
gladly welcome and accept with approval
“Ah'm fain tae hae ye here.”
fainlyadjective
/FAYN-lee/
Pleasant, attractive in manner or look
“Yon wee hoose is fainly.”
fairadverb
/FEHR/
Extremely; to a very great extent
“Ah'm fair tired.”
fairdadjective
/FAYRD/
Easily frightened; feeling fear or apprehension
“Dinna be faird.”
fairlienoun
/FAIR-lee/
remarkable surprising occurrence; a wonder
“Da's a fairlie!”
fairnticklenoun
/FAIRN-TIK-ul/
Small brownish spot on the skin
“Da bairn haes a fairntickle oan her cheek.”
fairy's cairdnoun
/FAIR-eez KAIRD/
large fern, especially common bracken
“Da sheep canna get through da fairy's caird.”
faizeverb
/FAYZ/
To loosen and separate rope strands
“Faize the line afore ye stow it.”
faksinnoun
/FAK-sin/
Foamy white crests on rough sea
“Da faksin breeks ower da shore.”
famsnoun
/FAMZ/
unnecessary fuss or overblown ado
“Dinna mak sic a fams ower naething.”
fannnoun
/FAN/
Heap of snow formed by the wind
“Da fann's blawn agen da hoose.”
fantverb
/FAHNT/
to feel extremely hungry, near starving
“A'm fair fant, gie me somethin tae eat”
fantationnoun
/FAN-TAY-shun/
extreme gnawing hunger, severe starvation
“He's fair gaun oot o' his heid wi' fantation.”
farnoun
/FAHR/
small local fishing skiff
“A'll tak the far oot the morn.”
farlinnoun
/FAR-lin/
large wooden trough for gutting herring
“Pit the herrin i' the farlin noo.”
fashverb
/FASH/
to trouble or annoy someone
“Dinna fash yersel aboot it.”
fastnoun
/FAHST/
rope for securing a boat
“Haud the fast”
fastibaandnoun
/FAST-ee-bahnd/
ordinary, widely encountered or usual
“Fastibaand's gien up an the båt's creakin”
fastin hertadjective
/FAS-tin HERT/
not eaten anything this morning
“Gie's a bite, A'm fastin hert.”
fechtverb
/FEKHT/
to fight or struggle violently
“He'll fecht noo.”
feddernoun
/FED-er/
sharpened edge of a Shetland knife
“Mind the fedder, it's gey sharp.”
feekyadjective
/FEE-kee/
Fussy about trivial, minor details
“Da bairn's feeky wi her duds.”
feelin hertedadjective
/FEE-lin HUR-tid/
Easily upset; emotionally wounded
“Mind hoo ye spik, he's feelin herted.”
feerienoun
/FEER-ee/
contagious disease causing severe diarrhoea
“Da feerie's rinnin roond the toon.”
feespinadjective
/FEE-spin/
frail looking but quick moving person
“Da feespin's aye oot an' aboot, tho she's but a wee thing.”
feetnoun
/FEEt/
shoes or other foot coverings
“Hae ye got yer feet oan?”
feetiksnoun
/FEE-tiks/
small fringe hairs over the eyes
“Ye've got feetiks i' yer een.”
feevilnoun
/FEE-vil/
brief, light fall of snow
“Da feevil wis awa afore ye kent.”
feftadjective
/FEFT/
already promised or reserved for someone
“Ah've feft the seat fer Da.”
fegsinterjection
/FEGZ/
brief exclamation of surprise or emphasis
“Fegs, da's a braw sight!”
fellverb
/FEL/
knock down or render unconscious
“He gied 'im a sair smack an fell 'im”
fendyadjective
/FEN-dee/
Seaworthy in rough, wavy conditions
“Da boat's fendy, she'll haud i' a rough sea.”
fetchverb
/FETCH/
take a sudden laboured breath
“He stuid an' did fetch efter da brae.”
fethnoun
/FETH/
Trust, especially religious belief
“Ah hae feth i' him.”
feyadjective
/FAY/
teasingly calling someone foolish or bewitched
“Ach, ye fey, ye hed some nerve!”
feynessnoun
/FAY-ness/
sight of a ghostly omen
“He telt us he saw feyness on the muir last neet”
fidgeverb
/FIDJ/
Make small restless nervous movements
“Da bairn fidge aboot.”
fierdyadjective
/FEER-dee/
fit for use and seaworthy
“Da boat is fierdy noo.”
fillverb
/FIL/
move backwards and forwards repeatedly
“Da cradle aye fill when da bairn slept”
filskanoun
/FIL-skuh/
playful, impulsive, high-spirited behaviour
“Yon bairn's gey filska.”
filsketadjective
/FIL-skit/
Lively, playful; exhibiting frolicsome behaviour
“Da bairn's aw filsket aboot da croft.”
fimnoun
/FIM/
thin layer or light dusting
“Thair's a fim o snaw on da brae”
finadjective
/FIN/
to find
“Did ye fin it?”
firpreposition
/FEER/
Up to a certain time or event
“Ah'll bide fir the boat comes in.”
firbyeadverb
/FIR-BYE/
besides, moreover, in addition
“He's nae comin, firbye he's sair ill.”
firenoun
/FIE-er/
Fuel used for heating and cooking
“Ther's nae fire for the kettle.”
firnenstpreposition
/FIR-nuhnst/
on the other side of
“Da croft bides firnenst da burn.”
first fitnoun
/FURST-FIT/
initial entrant into a home on New Year
“Da first fit's aye welcome efter midnicht.”
firyatverb
/FIR-yat/
failed to remember; did not recall
“A firyat tae brung the tatties.”
fishy fleenoun
/FISH-ee-FLEE/
metallic blue blowfly, a bluebottle
“Da fishy flee's buzzin aboot da table.”
fismalnoun
/FIS-mul/
a very small amount or portion
“Gie us a fismal o' tatties.”
fitnoun
/FIT/
the foot or base of something
“Ah hurt ma fit on a stane.”
fit rignoun
/FIT-rig/
turning area at field end
“Pit the ploo roond the fit rig.”
fit strampnoun
/FIT-STRAMP/
a single step of the foot
“He gied a fit stramp intae the hoose.”
fitchverb
/FITCH/
to fidget or move uneasily
“Dinnae fitch, sit ye daan.”
fitlessadjective
/FIT-luhs/
prone to trip or lose balance
“Da auld man gaed fitless on da stanes”
fitlinnnoun
/FIT-lin/
wooden foot brace inside rowing boat
“He set the fitlinn firm an' rowt awa”
fittynoun
/FIT-ee/
short sock covering only the foot
“A put a fitty intae ma shoe”
flaanoun
/FLAH/
sod of heather or peat turf
“Pit a flaa oan the roof.”
flaachtnoun
/FLAHKT/
sudden brief burst of light
“Da flaacht lichtit up da voe.”
flaachterverb
/FLAHK-ter/
to flap wings in quick motions
“See hoo da gull flaachter her wings.”
flaachter spadenoun
/FLAHKH-ter SPAYD/
sharp spade for slicing peat turf
“Gie me da flaachter spade fae the stack.”
flaagverb
/FLAHG/
Flutter or flap about untidily
“Her shawl wis flaag aboot.”
flaeverb
/FLAY/
strip and cut peat turves
“A'll flae the peats the morn.”
flakkinoun
/FLAK-ee/
straw mat used for winnowing
“Set the flakki oot an let it dree.”
flannoun
/FLAHN/
brief sudden gust or squall
“Mind yersel, a wee flan jist cam ower.”
flannyadjective
/FLAN-ee/
sudden gusts and brief heavy showers
“Tak yer coat, it's flanny oot.”
flatshverb
/FLATSH/
press down to make flat
“A'm gaun tae flatsh the bannocks.”
flatshienoun
/FLAT-shee/
Temporary bed laid on the floor
“Ah'll mak up a flatshie for ye.”
flechnoun
/FLEKH/
tiny biting insect; teasing small person
“Och, ye're jist a flech.”
fleckitadjective
/FLEK-it/
spotted with large dark blotches
“Yon fleckit coo's gey bonnie.”
fleckynoun
/FLEK-ee/
Affectionate name for speckled cow
“Ma flecky bides i' the byre.”
fleenoun
/FLEE/
artificial fishing lure shaped like an insect
“Gie me the flee, Ah'll dae a cast.”
fleetnoun
/FLEET/
Boat's collection of fishing nets
“A'm gaen tae mend the fleet.”
fleeternoun
/FLEE-ter/
flat wooden skimmer for removing scum
“Gi'e me the fleeter, there's a film on the broo.”
flegnoun
/FLEG/
brief sudden fright or alarm
“I hed a fleg whan the boat cam in”
flenkverb
/FLEHNK/
Playful teasing to show romantic interest
“He's aye flenk wi' her.”
fleshnoun
/FLESH/
meat of an animal for eating
“Gie's a wee piece o' flesh.”
flickamentnoun
/FLIK-uh-ment/
brief flurry of agitated fuss
“A wee flickament brak oot at the pier.”
flipeverb
/FLEEP/
Turn up hem; strip or peel
“Flipe up yer trews afore ye gae oot.”
flissnoun
/FLISS/
thin wafer-like sliver of food
“Tak a wee fliss o bannock.”
flitverb
/FLIT/
change residence; shift grazing animal
“A'm gaun tae flit the morn”
fliteverb
/FLYTE/
to scold or rebuke someone
“Dinna flite him noo.”
flittinnoun
/FLIT-in/
moving one's household to a new home
“Wir flittin tae the new hoose the morn.”
flittin stanenoun
/FLIT-in STAYN/
stone used to free tethered animal
“Mind da flittin stane or da coo'll be aff.”
floamienoun
/FLOH-mee/
Flattened spread out mass; sudden torrent
“He gied a floamie o words an' left.”
flörnoun
/FLUR/
inside surface you walk on
“Gae wipe da flör”
flossnoun
/FLOSS/
grass-like wetland plant; common rush
“Da marsh's aw fu o' floss.”
flukraverb
/FLOO-krah/
to fall in large soft flakes
“Da snaw's startit tae flukra noo.”
foallynoun
/FOH-lee/
playful harmless prank done in good spirits
“It wis jist a foally an awbody laffit.”
focknoun
/FOK/
community, public, or family group
“Fock's aw gaen tae the ceilidh.”
fölnoun
/FOOL/
foolish person lacking common sense
“Da föl gaed oot inna snaw wi nae coat”
followverb
/FOL-uh/
Go along with someone to their house
“A'll follow ye hame.”
fooadverb
/FOO/
in which way; by what means
“Foo did ye dae that?”
foolnoun
/FOOL/
a bird; a domestic fowl
“Da fool's oot on da croft.”
foothnoun
/FOOTH/
a very large number or amount
“We hae a footh o herrins at da quay”
forbypreposition
/FOR-bee/
in addition to or besides
“Forby da fish, we hed tatties”
fore (tae da fore)adjective
/FOHR/
alive; not dead, used predicatively
“Da bairn's fore yit”
fore owreadverb
/FOR-OW-ruh/
headfirst, with head foremost
“She fell fore owre intae da watter.”
foregengnoun
/FOR-geng/
A forewarning of something unpleasant
“Ah gat a foregeng afore the storm.”
forenönnoun
/FOH-REN-uhn/
period of the day before noon
“A met Jamie forenön at da pier.”
foreroomnoun
/FOHR-room/
Forward compartment of a sixern boat
“Gie me da lamp frae da foreroom.”
foresidenoun
/FOR-syd/
Front part; time just before event
“The bairns sat on the foreside o the pier an watched the boats come in”
foretaftnoun
/FOR-taft/
forward bench in a boat
“He satt i the foretaft an keekit oot”
forfochenadjective
/FOR-FOKH-en/
completely exhausted and worn out
“Ah'm fair forfochen.”
forgieverb
/FOR-jee/
to pardon or excuse someone
“Forgie him, he didnae mean it”
forkietailnoun
/FOR-kee-tail/
small brown insect with pincers
“Da forkietail hid unner da kist.”
forlegenadjective
/FOR-leg-en/
Utterly confused and completely worn out
“Ah'm forlegen efter the lang day.”
forrardadverb
/FORR-ard/
towards the front of a boat
“Cum forrard an keek ower the bow”
forroadjective
/FOR-oh/
cow kept in milk over a year
“Da forro aye gies milk.”
försdaynoun
/FURS-day/
day between Wednesday and Friday
“A'll gang tae the kirk försday.”
forsmonoun
/FORS-moh/
deliberate insulting or offensive remark
“He gied me a forsmo.”
föshinnoun
/FOH-shin/
the essential substance or driving force
“Da föshin o da tale set folk thinkin'.”
föshinlessadjective
/FOH-shin-less/
Dry, flavourless and shrivelled
“A'm no fain o' that föshinless kail.”
fourareennoun
/FOOR-uh-REEN/
small rowing boat with four oars
“Da fourareen gaed oot alangst da voe.”
foynoun
/FOY/
festive meal celebrating end of season
“Aw's gaein t' the foy the neet.”
fozieadjective
/FOH-zee/
Soft and limp from freezing vegetables
“Yon neep's aw fozie efter da frost.”
frachtnoun
/FRAHKT/
a load or cargo carried
“Da boat hed a fracht o fish.”
fraepreposition
/FRAY/
Marks origin or point of departure
“She cam frae Lerwick.”
framadverb
/FRAM/
toward the sea, away from shore
“Da boat's gaen fram.”
freendnoun
/FREEND/
family member; relation by blood or marriage
“Yon freend's ma mither's brither.”
freksitadjective
/FREK-sit/
easily irritated, sulky and complaining
“Da freksit auntie startit owae o' nowt.”
fremdnoun
/FREMD/
Outsider or person from outside
“Da fremd disna ken oor ways.”
frimsenoun
/FRIMZ/
petulant pout or brief sulky look
“She gied a frimse an' keekit aff.”
froadnoun
/FROHD/
bubbly foam on liquid surface
“Da's a wee froad on the tay.”
frugaladjective
/FROO-gul/
generous in amount; ample, plentiful
“Hoo made the frock frugal, nae skimpin' on cloots.”
frushverb
/FRUsh/
Short, sharp sprays of saliva
“Da puss'll frush if ye fash her”
frynoun
/FRY/
single-meal portion of fresh fish
“A'll huv a fry the nicht.”
funverb
/FUN/
Past participle of find; discovered
“A've fun it in the hoose”
funsnoun
/FUHNS/
pleasure or amusement; having a good time
“We hed gey funs at t' ceilidh.”
furrnoun
/FURR/
narrow trench made by a plough
“Aa'll nae step in da furr.”
furtadverb
/FUHRT/
outside; in the open air
“He's gaen furt.”
fyaarmverb
/FYARM/
insincere flattery for personal gain
“He's aye fyaarm tae the laird.”
fyannanoun
/FEE-AN-uh/
small informal celebration for an occasion
“We'll hae a fyanna the nicht”
fyunknoun
/FYUNK/
a strong, unpleasant lingering smell
“Uff, that fyunk!”