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naaberadjective
/NAY-ber/
Reluctant to spend or share
“Da naaber wadnae lend us his boat.”
nackersplural noun
/NAK-ers/
coarse term for male testicles
“Da man clouted his nackers oan da gate”
naenegative particle
/NAY/
Shetland word meaning no or not
“A'm nae gaein oot.”
nainadjective
/NAYN/
possessive marker indicating ownership
“Da's ma nain hoose.”
name faidernoun
/NAYM-FY-der/
person one is named after
“Da's ma name faider.”
nanepronoun
/NAYN/
not any; no person or thing
“Ah hae nane.”
neapnoun
/NEEP/
edible root vegetable, a turnip
“Pit the neap intae the pot.”
near haandadverbial phrase
/NEER-HAAND/
Close at hand; within easy reach
“Jist pit it near haand.”
nearbegyaanadjective
/NEER-BEG-YAHN/
Extremely stingy, unwilling to share
“Da nearbegyaan winnae pit his han ower a bawbee.”
nebnoun
/NEB/
bird's projecting pointed mouthpart
“Da bonxie's neb's lang an' sharp.”
nedderpronoun
/NED-er/
neither of two options
“Nedder o them wanted tae gang.”
neebintransitive verb
/NEEB/
to nod off briefly from drowsiness
“He hed a wee neeb sittin on the bench”
neebitadjective
/NEE-bit/
slightly unwell, a bit off
“Da bairn's no reet, she's neebit.”
neebournoun
/NEE-bur/
person beside or matching counterpart
“Ma neebour's aye helpful.”
neernoun
/NEER/
the kidney organ of people or animals
“Da neer's gey sair.”
neer tallownoun
/NEER-TAL-oh/
fatty kidney suet used for cooking
“Gie me the neer tallow, I'll pit it i' the pan.”
neesicknoun
/NEE-sik/
small dolphin-like marine mammal
“A saw a neesick playin' at the bow t'other day.”
neestnoun
/NEEST/
tiny glowing particle from a fire
“Yon neist fladdert oot fae da fire.”
neesterverb
/NEE-ster/
to make a sharp creaking sound
“Da auld door neesters afore it shuts”
neeveverb
/NEEV/
to be overcome by illness
“He neeve awa wi the cauld”
neezeverb
/NEEZ/
sudden involuntary nasal expulsion of air
“Da bairn gied a gey neeze.”
nessnoun
/NES/
headland projecting into the sea
“We gaed oot tae da ness.”
nevnoun
/NEV/
A hand closed into a fist
“He gied him a nev”
nevfoonoun
/NEV-foo/
a small handful or palmful amount
“Gie me a nevfoo o' sugar.”
newerdaynoun
/NOO-er-day/
First day of the calendar year
“Hae a guid newerday.”
newsnoun
/NYOOS/
Talk about recent local happenings
“Hae ye heerd the news?”
nibbienoun
/NIB-ee/
small rounded lump on surface
“Dinna trip ower the nibbie oan the stane.”
nichtnoun
/NIKHT/
hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise
“A'll be oot the nicht.”
nickernoun
/NIK-er/
soft, gentle neigh of a horse
“Da horse let oot a nicker.”
nilenoun
/NILE/
removable plug sealing a boat's drain
“Set the nile in the skiff afore ye gae.”
nile holnoun
/NYL-hol/
small hole in boat's bottom
“Gi'e the nile hol a keek afore we gang oot.”
nippetadjective
/NIP-it/
Snug fitting; close to the body
“A'm awfy comfie in ma nippet gansey.”
nipsiccaradjective
/NIP-sik-er/
Sharp, biting tone; harshly bitter
“She telt him wi a nipsiccar tone”
nirlsnoun
/NEERLZ/
contagious illness with itchy blisters
“Da bairn's got nirls an' cannae gang tae skool.”
nirtnoun
/NIRT/
a tiny speck or fragment
“There's nae nirt left.”
nonegative particle
/NOH/
Shetland negation word meaning not
“A'm no gaun hyem.”
nochtifyverb
/NOCH-ti-fy/
treat as of little worth
“Dinna nochtify him cos he telt it wrang.”
nönverb
/NOHN/
to hum or softly warble a tune
“A nön masel whey A de knit.”
nonienoun
/NOH-nee/
tiny person or little creature
“Da nonie's hid in ma coat.”
nooadverb
/NOO/
at the present moment, just now
“Ah'll dae it noo.”
noo an saeadjective phrase
/NOO-ahn-SAY/
Neither particularly good nor bad
“Da tea wis noo an sae.”
noodelintransitive verb
/NOO-dul/
hum or sing quietly to oneself
“He daes noodel alang tae himsel.”
nookynoun
/NOO-kee/
projecting tip of breast or udder
“Gie the nooky tae the calf.”
noopnoun
/NOOP/
steep cliff-like headland into sea
“A'll gae up tae the noop the morn.”
noostnoun
/NOOST/
hollow for drawing up small boat
“Ah set the boat in the noost.”
norderlyadjective
/NOR-der-lee/
pointing toward or from the north
“Da norderly wind blaws in fae da sea.”
nordertadverb
/NOR-durt/
toward the north; northward direction
“Aw'll ga nordert the morn”
norienoun
/NOR-ee/
a puffin; nickname for Foula islander
“Da norie's aye hingin' aboot da cliffs.”
nornnoun
/NORN/
Extinct North Germanic island language
“Auld folk spak norn afore.”
nort byadverbial phrase
/NORT-bee/
toward the north; northerly direction
“Aw'll tak the boat nort by”
notionnoun
/NOH-shun/
a romantic crush or liking
“Ah've a notion fir Nessa.”
nugverb
/NUG/
give a light push or poke
“Nug the pram aince, she'll sleep.”
nyaafnoun
/NYAHF/
a petty, self-important small-minded person
“Da nyaaf maks a gran' show o' himsel.”
nyaagnoun
/NYAHG/
persistent dull irritating aching pain
“Ah've hed a nyaag in ma shooder sin Munday.”
nyaarmverb
/NYAARM/
to make a lamb's bleating sound
“Da wee lamb nyaarm on da brae.”
nyargverb
/NYE-ARG/
to complain or nag repeatedly
“She's aye full o nyarg.”
nyepverb
/NYEP/
Grip or bind tightly; cinch closed
“Nyep the bag weel”
nyepkinnoun
/NYEP-kin/
small square headscarf or handkerchief
“Tie yer nyepkin aboot yer heid.”
nyiffadjective
/NYIF/
spry; a sharp unpleasant whiff
“There's a nyiff frae the boat.”
nyigverb
/NYEEG/
to pull with jerky motions
“Gie's a nyig, it'll budge.”
nyiggleverb
/NYIG-uhl/
make small, ineffectual knife cuts
“He aye nyiggle at da fish wi his knife.”
nyiminterjection
/NYIM/
exclamation expressing delight at food
“Nyim, bairn, that's pure braw!”
nyirgverb
/NYERG/
to nag or scold repeatedly
“Da mither's aye nyirg at me.”
nyitterverb
/NYIT-er/
to complain in a peevish way
“Dinna heed her, she's aye a nyitter.”
nyivvelverb
/NYIV-vul/
to pinch and knead between fingers
“Da wee bairn likes tae nyivvel da dough.”
nyoagverb
/NYO-ag/
to low; to moo like a cow
“Da braw coo nyoag oan the brae.”
nyooknoun
/NYOOK/
small hearthside alcove for storing peat
“Ah sat i' da nyook 'til the tea wis ready.”
nyuggelnoun
/NYOO-gel/
Shetland folklore water-horse, lures people
“Da's a nyuggel i't loch, dinna gang near.”
nyurlverb
/NYURL/
to grumble or complain softly
“Da auld lass aye nyurl aboot da weather.”