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tapreposition
/TAH/
preposition meaning 'to' or toward
“Ah'm gaen ta da shop.”
taandnoun
/TAHND/
glowing peat piece used as firebrand
“Gie me the taand.”
taasnoun
/TAAS/
thin threadlike rootlet or streak
“A seen a taas o licht ower da sea.”
taatnoun
/TAHT/
Coarse heavy worsted yarn for rugs
“Gie me the taat, A'll mak owt o' it.”
taatienoun
/TAH-tee/
Common starchy vegetable, the potato tuber
“Gie's a taatie.”
taatie craanoun
/TAH-tee KRAH/
spinning potato toy with feathers
“Da bairn's aye playin wi the taatie craa.”
taatie möldnoun
/TAH-tee MOELD/
small plot for growing potatoes
“A'll gang an keek at the taatie möld.”
taatitnoun
/TAA-TIT/
Traditional yarn-made bed cover
“Pit the taatit oan the bed.”
taavverb
/TAAV/
Stuff boat seams to stop leaks
“We maun taav the seams afore we gang oot.”
taavreensnoun
/TAAV-REENS/
underground plant parts that absorb water
“Mind ye na pull oot the taavreens.”
taenoun
/TAY/
a cup of hot tea
“Wull ye hae a tae?”
taeknoun
/TEK/
thatching material for roofs and stacks
“A hae taek tae mend the hoose.”
taek gaetnoun
/TAEK-GAYT/
Thatcher's working platform along wall-head
“He wis stannin on the taek gaet when the wind an' rain cam'.”
taekitadjective
/TAY-kit/
Roof covered with thatch
“Yon auld hoose is taekit”
taernoun
/TAIR/
a salty drop from the eye
“She hed a taer rinnin doon her cheek”
taftnoun
/TAFT/
crosswise bench for oarsman in boat
“Set ye oan the taft an grip the oar.”
tag setverb
/TAG-set/
to pester or follow persistently
“Dinna tag set me, I'm gey fashed.”
tagsetadjective
/TAG-set/
ragged, tattered clothing or hair
“Yer jacket's vera tagset.”
taingnoun
/TAYNG/
tongue-shaped land projection into sea
“A'll meet ye at the taing.”
taknoun
/TAHK/
moment a fish takes bait
“Da tak wis gey strong.”
tammasmassnoun
/TAM-uhs-MAS/
Midwinter feast day on December 21
“We aye haud tammasmass an bide hame”
tammy noddienoun
/TAM-ee NOD-ee/
Shetland children's personified sleep-bringer
“Hush, tammy noddie'll tak ye tae yer bed noo.”
tammy norienoun
/TAM-ee-NOR-ee/
small black-and-white seabird with colourful bill
“Da tammy norie keekit oot fae da skere.”
tamtonoun
/TAM-toh/
peak period of success and popularity
“He's at his tamto the noo.”
tanepronoun
/TAYN/
a particular person or thing
“Gie the tane tae me”
tangnoun
/TANG/
coarse shore seaweed, rockweed
“There's muckle tang aboot the shore.”
tang bowenoun
/TANG-bow/
gas-filled bladder on seaweed stalk
“Da tang bowe aye maks da kelp float”
tang sporrownoun
/TANG-SPORR-oh/
Small brown coastal songbird
“Ah seen a tang sporrow oot on da tang.”
tang whaupnoun
/TANG-WAWP/
Shetland name for whimbrel shorebird
“Da tang whaup skirlit alang da voe.”
tantleverb
/TAN-tul/
To annoy or distress someone
“Da bairns aye tantle me.”
tap swaaradjective
/TAP-SWAAR/
Top-heavy and likely to tip over
“Yon stool's tap swaar, dinna lean on't.”
tapsternoun
/TAP-stuh/
chief person in charge
“Da tapster steered the meetin'.”
tarrowverb
/TAR-oh/
Refuse or push aside food
“Da bairn tarrow da tatties.”
tarry krooknoun
/TAR-ee KROOK/
short-handled fork for seaweed
“Gi' me the tarry krook an Ah'll spread the wrack.”
tashnoun
/TASH/
stain on one's reputation
“Da's a tash oan oor name.”
teddernoun
/TED-er/
short rope for fastening an animal
“Bind the tedder roon the stob.”
teddisomeadjective
/TED-ee-sum/
causing boredom; tedious and monotonous
“That tale wis gey teddisome.”
teenoun
/TEE/
sheep thigh used as mutton
“Hae ye ony tee left?”
teetverb
/TEET/
to take a quick secret glance
“She teet ower her shouther.”
teetiknoun
/TEE-tik/
small brown meadow pipit bird
“Da teetik's peckin aboot da heather.”
tellverb
/TEL/
say aloud from memory, recite
“Will ye tell the verse noo?”
tengsnoun
/TENGZ/
Pair of metal tongs for hearth
“Gie me the tengs, Ah'll shift the coal.”
tentilyadverb
/TEN-ti-lee/
in a careful, cautious manner
“She gaed tentily alang the stane dyke.”
thoosan taesnoun
/THOO-sen-TAYZ/
many legged ground-dwelling arthropod
“Thar's a thoosan taes unner the stane.”
tidderpronoun
/TID-er/
the other one of two
“Gie me the tidder.”
tide lumpsnoun
/TIDE-lumps/
sudden localized surges of sea
“Mind da tide lumps by da skerries”
tiesdaynoun
/TIEZ-day/
The day after Monday
“Ah'll gang tae town on tiesday”
tiftintransitive verb
/TIFT/
to pulse; ache with rhythmic pounding
“Ma heid tifts gey sair”
tigverb
/TIG/
beg or cadge goods or money
“Da auld man gaed roun da toon tae tig a wee sup”
tiggernoun
/TIG-er/
a person who begs for alms
“Dinna gie the tigger nowt.”
tilpreposition
/TIL/
To or until; direction or time
“Ah'm gaen til da toon.”
tilfernoun
/TIL-fer/
loose plank on a boat's floor
“Mind da tilfer, she'll leak if ye nae fix it.”
timmeradjective
/TIM-er/
unable to hear or sing pitch
“Da Jock's timmer, sae we pit him at the drum.”
tingnoun
/TING/
a small child or youngster
“Da ting's gane tae bed.”
tintadjective
/TINT/
Lost; no longer present; gone
“Da boat's tint, awa oot tae sea.”
tinternoun
/TIN-ter/
a faint trace of colour
“Ah hae jist a tinter o' tea.”
tipverb
/TIP/
take a little milk; move lightly
“I'll tip the coo for a wee sup tae ma tay”
tirdverb
/TIRD/
to take off clothing quickly
“She tird aff her coat an bolted oot.”
tirlverb
/TURL/
to tumble or flip while falling
“Mind him, he'll tirl doon the brae.”
tirnadjective
/TIRN/
Easily annoyed and ill-tempered
“She's fair tirn wi folk.”
tirricknoun
/TIR-ik/
small migratory seabird, arctic tern
“Tirrick's hingin ower the voe.”
tirsenoun
/TIRR-suh/
Irritable, restless and peevish mood
“Da lass is tirse da day.”
tittienoun
/TIT-ee/
young woman or girl (Shetland)
“Da tittie cam tae da dance.”
tivnoun
/TIV/
a tiny clump or small fragment
“Ah saw a tiv on the strand”
tivliknoun
/TIV-lik/
single segment of the backbone
“Da tivlik in ma bak's gey sair.”
tizeverb
/TIZE/
Coax, lure, or plead with someone
“She'll tize the bairn wi a lolly tae come alang”
töadverb
/TØ/
also in the same manner
“Ah'll come tö.”
tö faanoun
/TOH-FAH/
small covered lean-to porch
“Haud yer boots in da tö faa.”
tö namenoun
/TOH-NAYM/
informal pet name or nickname
“They hae a wee tö name for him.”
tö taknoun
/TUH-TAK/
disparaged, foolish and morally loose person
“We aye steer cleer o' that tö tak.”
toamnoun
/TOHM/
a line used for fishing
“Tak the toam an cast it by the voe.”
tochtnoun
/TOKHT/
a thought or reflection
“Ah've a tocht aboot whit tae dae.”
töd
tointnoun
/TOYNT/
brief sulk or petulant fit
“He's in a toint the noo.”
töllieverb
/TOL-ee/
to argue angrily or fight
“Da twa fell oot intae a töllie by da quay.”
tömverb
/TOOM/
tilt a container to pour out
“Töm the kettle afore ye gae oot.”
tömaldnoun
/TOH-mald/
sudden heavy fall of rain
“A tömald set in when we wiz oot.”
tömikinsnoun
/TOH-MIH-KINS/
Hand tool for twisting fibres
“He tuk da tömikins an sat by da quay.”
tönnoun
/TUHN/
a short traditional melody or air
“Da lass sang a bonnie tön.”
tooverb
/TOO/
Blow a short toot on a horn
“He gied a wee too afore da boat cam in.”
tooderverb
/TOO-der/
rumple or ruffle hair and clothing
“Da bairn's hair's aw tooder efter play”
tooderieadjective
/TOO-duh-ree/
Tousled, untidy hair or appearance
“She cam hame a wee tooderie efter da gale.”
tooelnoun
/TOO-ul/
cloth for drying the body
“Wipe yer han wi da tooel.”
toognoun
/TOOG/
small rounded hummock of earth
“Mind the toog oan the brae.”
toomnoun
/TOOM/
short inner digit of the hand
“Ma toom's sair efter the wark.”
toonnoun
/TOON/
enclosed arable ground or town
“A'll pit the seed in da toon.”
toonmalsnoun
/TOON-mals/
tenant's grazing land beside the house
“A'll aye mind the toonmals.”
toonshipnoun
/TOON-ship/
small settlement emphasizing local community
“We gaed oot tae the toonship for a wee blether.”
toorienoun
/TOOR-ee/
knitted woollen hat or beanie
“Put yer toorie oan, it's dreich oot.”
toosknoun
/TOOSK/
small tuft of hair sticking up
“Yon toosk aye peeks oot oan yer heid.”
tooskitadjective
/TOOS-kit/
hair or clothes messy and untidy
“She's aye tooskit efter a verra lang day.”
tootnoun
/TOOT/
small quick sip of alcohol
“Gie's a toot o that dram.”
tottimnoun
/TOT-im/
Small spinning toy on a point
“Da bairn gies the tottim a guid spin.”
toweverb
/TOH-uh/
to melt, as ice or snow
“Snaw's startin tae towe.”
townetnoun
/TOO-nit/
knitted wool clothing item
“Tak on yer townet, it's gey caald.”
towsnoun
/TOZ/
long fishing lines or halyard ropes
“Da skipper coiled da tows afore we sailed.”
toyiknoun
/TOY-ik/
small basket woven from straw
“Pit the eggs i' the toyik.”
traaverb
/TRAH/
twist or wring; turn by contorting
“Traa the cloots sair afore ye hang them up.”
traanadjective
/TRAHN/
Contrary and difficult in manner
“He's traan, aye daes it his ain road.”
traawirtadjective
/TRAA-wirt/
Stubborn; unwilling to change or compromise
“Da auld fella is traawirt an wull nae chynge.”
trachlenoun
/TRAK-uhl/
long, tedious, laborious chore
“That trachle fair wore me oot.”
trachledadjective
/TRAKH-uld/
overworked and worn from labour
“A'm trachled efter a lang da at the croft.”
tracknoun
/TRAK/
a spell or stretch of weather
“We hed a dreich track o rain.”
tracksnoun
/TRAKS/
paths or routes between places
“Tak the tracks alang the voe.”
traepverb
/TRAYP/
Argue repeatedly; bicker persistently
“A'll nae traep wi' ye.”
traikverb
/TRIKE/
to wander without any fixed purpose
“He gaes tae traik aboot.”
traivelverb
/TRAY-vul/
to walk slowly with effort
“A'll traivel up the brae.”
tralldomnoun
/TRAL-dum/
a heavy hardship or burdensome experience
“That tralldom brocht him doon.”
tramsnoun
/TRAMZ/
Cart shafts; also legs (esp. women's)
“Her trams are sair efter the reel.”
trangadjective
/TRAHNG/
extremely busy and pressed for time
“A'm fair trang wi a' this wark.”
transenoun
/TRANZ/
small passage between outer and inner
“Pit yer coats in da transe.”
trapplenoun
/TRAP-ul/
the windpipe; airway in throat
“Mind yer trapple, hinny.”
trathinterjection
/TRAWTH/
Shetland exclamation meaning indeed or truly
“Trath, ye telt me sae.”
treadverb
/TRED/
to mate; used of birds
“Da bonxies'll tread on da heuchs.”
treffsadjective
/TREFS/
Worn, tattered clothing with frayed edges
“My auld shawl's aw treffs roon the edge”
trentletadjective
/TREN-tlet/
long narrow piece of cloth
“Shi pit on da trentlet roon her neck.”
treshverb
/TRESH/
beat or flog repeatedly; heavy defeat
“They tresh't us at the fitba.”
treshel treenoun
/TRESH-uhl TREE/
doorway sill or entrance step
“Mind the treshel tree, it's gey wee.”
trigverb
/TRIG/
to tidy or spruce up
“Gie the hoose a trig afore the fowk come.”
trinkynoun
/TRINK-ee/
small narrow groove or tight passage
“Mind hoo ye step, there's a wee trinky atween the rocks.”
tristverb
/TRIHST/
twist to squeeze out liquid
“Ah'll trist the cloot tae get the watter oot.”
trivnoun
/TRIV/
small bits and odds-and-ends
“A fand a hantle triv i' the kist.”
trivvelverb
/TRIV-vul/
to fumble or grope with hands
“He gaed tae trivvel aboot in the dark.”
troagintransitive verb
/TROG/
to trudge; walk slowly with effort
“He troag tae the boat efter the shift.”
trokeverb
/TROHK/
to swap goods without using money
“A troke ma hen fer a sack o' meal.”
tröninoun
/TRUH-nee/
the snout of a pig
“Gie's the tröni a wee rub.”
trooverb
/TROO/
to believe or trust someone
“A troo ye.”
trooennoun
/TROO-en/
handheld pointed tool for spreading mortar
“Gie me the trooen, I maun dae the wee job.”
trookernoun
/TROO-kur/
disreputable woman of loose morals
“Da trooker aye gits fowk talkin'.”
trooternoun
/TROOT-er/
person who fishes for trout
“Da trooter's oot at da burn.”
tröttelverb
/TROT-el/
sulkily mutter or grumble under breath
“He tröttel as he gied oot the door.”
trownoun
/TROW/
Shetland goblin or mischievous sprite
“Da trow's hid ma keys agen.”
trow's caerdsnoun
/TROOZ-KAIRDS/
leafy fronds of wild ferns
“Trow's caerds hing oot alang the muir.”
trow's haddnoun
/TROHZ-had/
dwelling of the Shetland fairy folk
“Dinna keek intae the trow's hadd”
trowepreposition
/TROW/
Come through; pass from one side
“The licht shone trowe the windae.”
trowe pitnoun
/TROW-pit/
industrious, enthusiastic eagerness for work
“She's trowe pit at the croft.”
trowie buckienoun
/TROW-ee-BUK-ee/
coiled shell of a land snail
“Ah found a wee trowie buckie oan the brae.”
trowie girsenoun
/TROW-ee GIRS/
tall purple-pink wild biennial
“Trowie girse staunds heich alang da brae.”
truckverb
/TRUK/
trample and crush under the foot
“Dinna truck the tatties wi yer boots”
trumpnoun
/TRUMP/
small mouth-held twanging instrument
“Da auld man sat doon an played his trump.”
trumphnoun
/TRUMF/
chosen suit outranking others in cards
“A'll hae the trumph, ye ken.”
trumsketadjective
/TRUM-sket/
sullen, withdrawn; avoids social interaction
“She's trumsket an' winna blether.”
trunshernoun
/TRUN-shur/
large flat serving plate for food
“A'll set the trunsher oan the table noo”
trussnoun
/TRUSS/
small worthless odds and ends
“Dinnae leave yon truss oan the bench.”
trussetadjective
/TRUSS-it/
messy and in a disordered state
“Da hoose is aw trusset efter da bairns.”
tryshtnoun
/TRISHT/
a troublesome or difficult situation
“Ah'm in a trysht”
tullynoun
/TUL-ee/
large fixed-blade knife with wooden handle
“A'm gaen oot wi ma tully.”
turknoun
/TURK/
informal nickname for Cunningsburgh resident
“Da turk kens the boat weel.”
tushkarnoun
/TOOSH-kar/
peat-cutting spade with tapered blade
“Gi'e me the tushkar an A'll cut the turf.”
tusknoun
/TUSK/
elongate North Atlantic cod-family fish
“We haed a braw tusk for tea.”
tuslagnoun
/TUSS-lag/
spring herb with yellow flowers
“There's a wee clump o' tuslag by the burn.”
twacardinal numeral
/TWAH/
the number two; a couple
“Gie me twa bannocks.”
twafaaldadjective
/TWAH-FAWLD/
Folded or bent in two
“Twafaald the map sae it fits yer pocket.”
twallnoun
/TWAHL/
mid-morning cup of tea break
“A’m gaen for a twall.”
twalmontnoun
/TWAL-mont/
a span of twelve months
“A've livit here twa twalmont noo.”
twartbaaknoun
/TWART-bahk/
horizontal tie beam between opposing rafters
“Is the twartbaak brack?”
twarteradjective
/TWAHR-ter/
wood with twisted, hard grain
“That twarter beam's gey crookit.”
twartleverb
/TWART-ul/
to block or oppose someone
“Dinna twartle me noo.”
twartreeindefinite numeral
/TWAHR-tree/
about two or three; a couple
“He brocht twartree tatties frae the market.”
twasperverb
/TWAHS-per/
to move or arrive very quickly
“Da boat twasper intae da voe”
tweetnoun
/TWEET/
long hard tedious piece of work
“The hayin wis a tweet”
tweetisheeinterjection
/TWEET-ISH-ee/
short exclamation expressing annoyance or displeasure
“Tweetishee, Ah missed the tide.”
twigverb
/TWIG/
to grasp or understand; sometimes pull
“Da ye twig whit Ah'm on aboot?”
twiltnoun
/TWIHLT/
padded bed covering, a small quilt
“Pit the twilt ower the bairn.”
tyalnoun
/TIE-uhl/
knot used to tie or secure
“Gie it a guid tyal.”
tyochadjective
/TEE-och/
physically hard or tough
“Da beef is awfy tyoch.”
tystienoun
/TIS-tee/
small black-and-white coastal seabird
“Da tystie sat on da skerry”