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udalnoun
/OOD-ul/
ancestral allodial freehold land
“Da udal gaes frae faither til son.”
udallernoun
/OO-DAL-er/
Owner holding land under udal tenure
“Da udaller's hoose stans bi da voe.”
uggleverb
/UGG-uhl/
to smear or daub something
“Dinna uggle the door wi' yer hauns”
ulinationnoun
/YOO-LIH-NAY-SHUN/
loud disorderly noisy commotion
“Ther's an ulination oot by the pier.”
unawaarsadjective
/UN-uh-WAARS/
not aware; lacking knowledge
“Ah wis unawaars he wis comin”
unbiddableadjective
/uhn-BID-uh-bul/
Refusing orders; stubborn and unmanageable
“Da's unbiddable aboot the boat.”
uncanadjective
/UHN-kan/
strange; not native or local
“Da new neebor is uncan.”
uncansnoun
/UN-kans/
news; tidings about recent events
“Hae ye ony uncans?”
undömiousadjective
/UN-DOH-mee-us/
Extremely large or strikingly impressive
“Thon's undömious, I ne'er saw the like”
unhaandyadjective
/UN-HAN-dee/
awkward, inconvenient to use or handle
“Da new ladder's a bitt unhaandy.”
unhonestadjective
/uhn-HON-ist/
not honest; deceitful, untrustworthy
“Da man's unhonest, ye ken?”
unkirsenadjective
/UN-KIR-sen/
Food that is spoiled and inedible
“Dinna eat that, 'tis unkirsen.”
unpossibleadjective
/un-POSS-uh-bul/
not able to happen or be achieved
“Da's unpossible tae mak it wark.”
up helly aanoun
/UP-HEL-ee-AH/
Lerwick's annual torchlit Viking festival
“Ah'll gae tae the up helly aa”
upliftetadjective
/up-LIFT-et/
very happy and buoyant
“A'm upliftet wi the news.”
uploppmadjective
/UP-lop-um/
loud, rowdy, and uncontrollable behavior
“Da crowd got uploppm at da dance”
uplowsinnoun
/UP-LOW-sin/
a thaw or heavy downpour
“Uplowsin's been hingin ower da toon.”
uppadogaadjective
/UP-uh-DOH-guh/
In high spirits; overexcited and exuberant
“He wis uppadoga dancin an laffin.”
upslaagnoun
/UPS-lahg/
brief mild spell melting snow and ice
“Da upslaag's meltin aw da snaw an ice.”
upsteernoun
/UP-steer/
a noisy fuss or uproar
“Da bairns gert a pure upsteer at da pier.”
upswillnoun
/UP-swil/
a fuss or state of agitation
“Dinna mak sic an upswill aboot it.”
uptaknoun
/UP-tahk/
a duty or a weather onset
“A'll dae ma uptak afore da boat sails.”