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gaanoun
/GAW/
bitter bile; bright spot by sun
“See the gaa? It's nae a braw sign.”
gaa bursenverb
/GAH-BUR-sen/
Become breathless from hard exertion
“Ah'm gaa bursen efter rinnin doon the brae.”
gaa girsenoun
/GAA-GIRS/
stonewort alga used as cattle remedy
“Mam aye boils up gaa girse for the kye.”
gaanverb
/GAHN/
to stare with mouth open
“A wis gaan at the whale”
gaaseverb
/GAAZ/
force someone to act against will
“Nae try tae gaase me”
gaatnoun
/GAHT/
castrated male pig; Weisdale nickname
“Yon gaat aye helps wi da boat.”
gabnoun
/GAB/
Mouth; facial opening for speech and eating
“Haud yer gab!”
gabbordnoun
/GAB-BORD/
plank along a boat's keel
“A'll hae tae mend the gabbord.”
gabsplural noun
/GABZ/
brief violent gusts or squalls
“Gabs cam in an' fair skelpit the windaes.”
gadderienoun
/GAD-uh-ree/
Informal gathering; small group or crowd
“We gaed til a wee gadderie yestreen.”
gadgeinterjection
/GADJ/
short exclamation showing disgust or revulsion
“Gadge!”
gaepnoun
/GAYP/
person who spreads others' business
“Dinna tell yon gaep owt”
gaepshotadjective
/GAYP-shot/
lower jaw protruding beyond upper jaw
“Da bairn's gaepshot, but he's a bonny wee yin.”
gaeslinnoun
/GAYZ-lin/
young domestic goose, juvenile bird
“A'll tak the gaeslin ben.”
gaetnoun
/GAYT/
narrow path or short walk
“Ah'll tak the gaet hame.”
gaevalosadjective
/GAY-vuh-loss/
Awkward, weak, uncoordinated movement
“Da bairn gaevalos aboot da hoose.”
gaevilnoun
/GAY-vil/
end wall forming a roof gable
“Da gaevil needs patchin afore winter”
gaffnoun
/GAHF/
a loud, hearty burst of laughter
“He hed a gaff at that.”
gaffinnoun
/GAF-in/
loud, uncontrollable burst of laughter
“She telt it an we aw hed a gaffin.”
gaggitadjective
/GAG-it/
feeling irritated or put out
“He's fair gaggit noo.”
galdernoun
/GAL-der/
a loud, boisterous burst of laughter
“He gied a muckle galder efter the crack.”
galderynoun
/GAL-duh-ree/
large farm building for livestock
“Da moonlicht lookit bonnie on the galdery last nicht.”
ganfernoun
/GAN-fuh/
ghostly sighting of a living person
“Ah saw a ganfer at the kirk last nicht.”
ganselledadjective
/GAN-seld/
completely fed up; intensely annoyed
“A'm ganselled o' the hale thing”
ganseynoun
/GAN-zee/
traditional Shetland fisherman's wool sweater
“Tak on yer gansey, it's cauld oot.”
gantverb
/GANT/
involuntary open mouth deep breath
“Ah'm fair gant noo.”
garronnoun
/GAR-run/
small sturdy working horse or pony
“Yon garron daes braw wark at the croft.”
gavelnoun
/GAV-uhl/
triangular end wall beneath pitched roof
“Yon gavel needs new slates afore winter.”
gearnoun
/GEE-uh/
personal belongings or equipment
“Tak yer gear hame”
geelnoun
/GEEL/
small wavelet on water surface
“Yon geel rinns alang the voe.”
gengverb
/GENG/
to walk or to fit clothing
“A'm geng alang tae da shore”
gennernoun
/JEN-er/
adult male goose, a gander
“Da genner's gaen doon tae da voe.”
gertannoun
/GER-tan/
band to hold up stockings
“Haud yer gertan or the stockins'll fa'.”
geyadverb
/GAY/
to a fairly large degree
“A'm gey fain tae see ye.”
gieverb
/GEE/
to give; hand over something
“Gie that tae me noo”
gien atphrasal verb
/GEEN-at/
persist or continue despite difficulties
“She gien at wi the job tho it wis hard.”
gien inadjective
/GEEN-in/
Become smaller after washing or wear
“Ma jumper's gien in efter washin.”
gimmernoun
/GIM-er/
young female sheep in second year
“We hae a braw gimmer”
girdnoun
/GIRD/
circular hoop originally from barrel band
“Yon bairn's playin wi a gird oan da strand”
girnverb
/GURN/
to complain or pull a sour face
“Dinna girn, bairn.”
girnalnoun
/GIR-nal/
granary or grain storehouse
“Ah'll gang tae the girnal wi the cairt.”
girnyadjective
/GUR-nee/
peevish and sulky, easily upset
“Da wee bairn's gey girny the day”
girsenoun
/GIRS/
green turf or pasture vegetation
“We'll tak da kye tae da girse.”
girsyadjective
/GIR-see/
Covered in grass; grassy or turf-covered
“Da brae's aw girsy.”
gizzenverb
/GIZ-en/
Wood drying, shrinking and becoming porous
“Da boat's a' gizzen efter twa summers oan da beach.”
glaarnoun
/GLAHR/
Sticky, muddy, sludgy untidy mess
“Mind yer step, da path's glaar.”
glaepverb
/GLAYP/
To gulp down food or drink
“He glaep his suppie in nae time.”
glafteritadjective
/GLAF-tuh-rit/
Rowdily cheerful and noisily exuberant
“Da bairns wur glafterit efter da fair.”
glaiketadjective
/GLAY-kit/
foolish, irresponsible, lacking common sense
“A'll nae gie him the keys, he's glaiket.”
glansinadjective
/GLAN-sin/
brightly shining, glossy, sparkling appearance
“Da skiff is glansin i da sun”
glantnoun
/GLANT/
lively, noisy bout of merry-making
“Da glant i' da toon is the morra nicht”
gleernoun
/GLEER/
faint shaft of sunlight through mist
“A wee gleer lichtit da brae.”
gleersplural noun
/GLEERZ/
sudden loud bursts of laughter
“She telt a daft tale an the hoose was fu o' gleers”
glegadjective
/GLEHG/
Mentally sharp and highly observant
“Da gleg loon aye wins at cards.”
glegnessnoun
/GLEG-ness/
sharpness of mind and perception
“Da lad haes glegness aboot him.”
glerlitadjective
/GLAIR-lit/
Glassy, glossy surface or glassy expression
“He stuid thar glerlit, nae sayin a wurd”
glimnoun
/GLIM/
brief faint flash of light
“Thare wis a glim o licht i' the nicht.”
glinderverb
/GLIN-der/
to squint or peer with narrowed eyes
“She began tae glinder throo the mirk.”
glinkverb
/GLINK/
shine briefly; small sudden flash
“The sun gied a glink ower the voe.”
glisknoun
/GLISK/
a brief, fleeting glance or sight
“Ah hed a glisk o a seal in the voe”
glödnoun
/GLOED/
gentle steady warmth or soft radiance
“Da glöd frae da fire gae hir face a douce licht”
gloornoun
/GLOOR/
dim twilight glow at dusk
“Da gloor is hingin ower da voe.”
glowerverb
/GLOW-er/
stare fixedly with sullen anger
“She gies me a glower.”
gloweritadjective
/GLOW-er-it/
Glaringly vivid; gaudily coloured
“Da sky's gey glowerit the nicht.”
gloynoun
/GLOY/
Clean straight straw stalks for thatch
“Gie me a handful o' gloy.”
gluffnoun
/GLUFF/
Sudden fright; field scarecrow effigy
“Da gluff stuid at the rig wi an auld hat.”
glumsenoun
/GLUMS/
short blunt rude retort
“She gied him a glumse an turnt awa”
glunshverb
/GLUNSH/
To gulp food down eagerly
“He glunsh his suppa an' awa he gaed.”
glyverb
/GLAI/
cast a sidelong squinting glance
“Dinna gly, lass.”
glyedadjective
/GLYD/
Eyes misaligned; squinting or turned aside
“Da bairn is glyed in yin ee”
gocknoun
/GOK/
foolish, easily fooled person
“Da gock fell for yon aul tale.”
gödadjective
/GUD/
Good; of satisfactory or high quality
“Da cake is göd.”
göd claesnoun phrase
/GUD KLAYZ/
Finest garments for special occasions
“A'll put on ma göd claes tae gang tae kirk.”
göd's maknoun
/GURDZ-MAK/
A living being made by God
“Yon göd's mak hes a bonny smyl.”
gödablyadverb
/GOD-uh-blee/
Done easily with little effort
“He learnt the sang gödably”
gödlessadverb
/GUHD-less/
used before adjectives to intensify
“It's gödless cauld.”
gogarnoun
/GOH-gar/
very large specimen or person
“Yon boat's a richt gogar.”
gogienoun
/GOG-ee/
small parasitic insect on hair
“Da bairn's heid haes a wee gogie.”
gointeknoun
/GOYN-tek/
short rope securing pack-saddle girth
“Tak the gointek an tye it weel.”
gölbrölnoun
/GUL-BROOL/
deep, booming roar or bellow
“Da coo gied a gölbröl an aw da bairns hid”
gölgrivnoun
/GUL-griv/
shallow livestock waste channel
“Dinna step intae da gölgriv.”
gomerilnoun
/GOM-uh-ril/
a foolish or simple-minded person
“He's a gomeril, aye.”
goomnoun
/GOOM/
sticky resinous substance; natural adhesive
“Da's goom oan the table.”
gooselnoun
/GOO-sel/
short blustery gusting breeze
“Hae ye felt that goosel?”
goriinterjection
/GOR-ee/
brief exclamation of mild surprise
“Gori, whit's yon?”
gorstienoun
/GORST-ee/
narrow uncultivated ridge between fields
“Mind ye dinna pit muck oan the gorstie.”
gorstie girsenoun
/GOR-stee GEERs/
turf grass on ridge tops
“Da gorstie girse aye grows oan da hummocks.”
gösnoun
/GUSS/
A domestic or wild goose
“Da gös swims i da voe.”
götnoun
/GUT/
Doorstep; low strip at a doorway
“Mind the göt when ye come in.”
gotnaverb
/GOT-nah/
failed to obtain or understand
“Ah gaed til the shop, but Ah gotna ony.”
gowannoun
/GOW-an/
yellow marsh wildflower meaning very yellow
“Da field's fu o' gowans.”
gowlverb
/GOWL/
utter loud, prolonged cries
“Da bairn gowlit a' nicht.”
gowsterverb
/GOW-ster/
Speak loudly and pompously
“Da gowster aye telt folk whit tae dae.”
gowsteritadjective
/GOWS-TER-it/
loud, pushy, boastful, domineering person
“Da's a gowsterit, aye.”
gözrennoun
/GOZ-ren/
bird's muscular grinding stomach
“Da hen haes a sair gözren.”
graavnoun
/GRAHV/
soft slimy sediment on seabed
“Da graav stuks tae da keel.”
graimverb
/GRAYM/
to grumble; express dissatisfaction or complaint
“Da auld man graim when da ferry's late.”
grainnoun
/GRAYN/
a very small amount
“Gie it a grain o salt.”
gravitnoun
/GRAH-vit/
woollen neckcloth worn for warmth
“Haud yer gravit roond yer neck, it's gey cauld oot.”
greenoun
/GREE/
Rendered fish fat or oil
“Da gree's reddy tae fry da fish.”
greeknoun
/GREEK/
first light of the morning
“A'll be oot by the greek”
greemiknoun
/GREE-mik/
rope halter for leading cattle
“Gi'e me the greemik.”
greemitadjective
/GREE-mit/
greyish, sootied or streaked face
“He cam hame wi' a greemit feace.”
green paeknoun
/GREEN-PAYK/
early fresh green grass shoots
“Tak the sheep aff da green paek.”
greenbowenoun
/GREEN-boh/
scouring in sheep after pasture change
“Da ewes got greenbowe efter they cam doon frae the heather.”
greestnoun
/GREEST/
a short period or little while
“Bide a greest, A'll be back”
greetverb
/GREET/
to cry or sob loudly
“Da auld man sat greetin' by the quay.”
greetie gowlienoun
/GREET-ee GOWL-ee/
pejorative term for a crying child
“Da bairn's aye a greetie gowlie.”
greetyadjective
/GREE-tee/
Prone to crying; easily brought to tears
“Da wee bairn's greety, greetin at every tale.”
greffnoun
/GREF/
base of a peat bank
“Dinna gang near the greff”
greinverb
/GRAYN/
urgent craving or strong hunger
“A'm grein efter a plate o fish.”
gremsternoun
/GREM-stuh/
Extremely low ebb tide level
“We gaed oot at gremster tae dig cockles”
grethnoun
/GRETH/
bodily liquid waste expelled as urine
“Dinna lea' greth oan the floor.”
grethy clootsplural noun
/GRETH-ee KLOOTS/
cloth bibs or napkins for babies
“Gie's da grethy cloots, da bairn's awfy muckit.”
grethy potnoun
/GRETH-ee POT/
bedside portable toilet container
“Grethy pot's aye bi me bed.”
gricenoun
/GRISS/
young swine; small farm piglet
“Da grice's a bonny wee yin.”
grice ingannoun
/GRIS-IN-gan/
small coastal blue blooming spring flower
“Ah saw grice ingan bei da stane dyke”
grice mitesplural noun
/GRAIS-MYTS/
tiny potatoes used as pig feed
“Gie da grice mites tae da hoggies.”
grindnoun
/GRIND/
movable barrier marking entrance between fields
“Hae ye shut the grind?”
grindinnoun
/GRIN-din/
cat's soft contented rumbling sound
“Da kit lay on ma lap wi a wee grindin.”
gripverb
/GRIP/
To seize or suddenly afflict
“A suden pain grip me oan da road”
gritadjective
/GRIT/
Notably large; of great bulk
“Da's a grit boat.”
groffadjective
/GRAWF/
Coarse, rough in texture or voice
“She spak wi a groff voas.”
groff sivnoun
/GROF-siv/
coarse strainer with widely spaced holes
“Gie me the groff siv, aw'll rins it.”
gröflinsadverb
/GRAW-flins/
on hands and knees; on all fours
“Da wean lay gröflins on da floo”
grointintransitive verb
/GROYNT/
to make a low guttural sound
“Da auld man groint an sat doun”
gropverb
/GROP/
to rain in misty fine drops
“Da's grop nou.”
grötnoun
/GROT/
oily, sludgy residue from fish oil
“Dinna tak yer hauns intae da gröt.”
grötti barrelnoun
/GROT-ee BAR-rel/
barrel for storing fish-liver oil
“Da grötti barrel stuid in da loft.”
grottie buckienoun
/GROT-ee BUK-ee/
small glossy cowrie sea shell
“Ah fand a wee grottie buckie on da strand.”
grovelverb
/GROV-uhl/
search by touch in darkness
“Ah hud tae grovel aroond the soofa for ma keys”
gruelnoun
/GROO-ul/
Thin porridge or sloppy mixture
“A'll no hae da gruel.”
gruel treenoun
/GROOL-tree/
wooden stirring stick for porridge
“Ga an fetch da gruel tree.”
gruelly bagnoun
/GROO-lee BAG/
Nickname for someone from Whiteness
“Yon gruelly bag aye kens us aw.”
grumlieadjective
/GRUM-lee/
water cloudy from silt or particles
“Da voe's grumlie efter da spate o' rain.”
grummelverb
/GRUM-uhl/
make water cloudy by stirring
“Dinna grummel the voe wi yer oars”
grundsnoun
/GRUNDZ/
Coarse sediment at water bottom
“Dinna leave grunds in da bukkit.”
gubnoun
/GUB/
bubbly surface layer on liquid
“Da gub cam in wi da tide.”
guddicknoun
/GUD-ik/
riddle; to quiz with riddles
“She gied me a guddick last nicht”
guenoun
/GOO/
Two-stringed traditional Shetland fiddle
“Ah seen da gue playt at t' ceilidh.”
guffnoun
/GUHF/
brief unpleasant puff or whiff
“A guff o smoke cam in fae da fire.”
guggleverb
/GUG-uhl/
to smear with filth or grease
“Dinna guggle yer hans wi grease.”
guideshipnoun
/GUYD-ship/
manner in which someone is treated
“Yon man's guideship tae the bairns is braw”
guizeverb
/GUYZE/
Dress in disguise for festival
“Ah'm gaun tae guize the neet”
guizernoun
/GUY-zer/
person wearing disguise for festivities
“Da guizer cam raond wi a bonnie mask.”
guizer jarlnoun
/GEE-zer-YARL/
chief leader of Up-Helly-Aa guizers
“Da guizer jarl telt us tae folla.”
gulbrölverb
/GUL-brol/
to give a loud, prolonged roar
“He gied a gulbröl.”
gulderverb
/GUL-der/
to shout angrily to scold
“Dinna gulder at mi!”
gulmogetadjective
/GUL-moh-get/
dark-backed animal with pale belly
“Da gulmoget's gey easy tae pick oot o' the herd.”
gulsanoun
/GUL-sah/
Yellowing of skin and the eyes
“Da bairn haes gulsa, sae we maun tak 'im tae da doctur.”
gulsa girsenoun
/GUL-suh GIR-suh/
marsh plant used for cattle jaundice
“Hae ye seen gulsa girse doon by the loch?”
gundynoun
/GUN-dee/
Traditional Shetland toffee-like sweet
“Aw'll sav a wee bit o gundy for the bairns.”
gunnienoun
/GUN-ee/
small parasitic insect on mammals and birds
“Da hen haes a gunnie.”
gurblottitadjective
/GUR-BLOT-it/
Poorly laundered, stained clothes
“Dinna pit oan da gurblottit sark.”
gurmverb
/GURM/
to soil oneself doing messy work
“Ah'll no gurm ma claes.”
gurmullitadjective
/GUR-mull-it/
soot-stained face grubby and dirty
“Da lad cam hame aw gurmullit frae the chimley.”
gurrnoun
/GURR/
crusty, sticky discharge in eye corners
“Wash yon gurr oot o yer een.”
gutrivnoun
/GOO-triv/
the anal opening of a fish
“A'll haud the fish by the gutriv.”
gyillnoun
/GIL/
steep narrow hollow at valley head
“A'll gang up the gyill the morn.”
gyonoun
/GEE-oh/
narrow steep-sided rocky sea inlet
“Dinna gaen near the gyo”
gyolanoun
/GYOH-lah/
thin slightly sour buttermilk from churning
“Gie's a wee sup o gyola.”
gyoppmnoun
/GYOP-um/
handful scooped up with both hands
“Gie me a gyoppm wrack.”
gyurdnoun
/GYURD/
a gift given willingly to someone
“Ah hid da gyurd in ma kist.”