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vaamnoun
/VAHM/
short bout; unpleasant smell
“It wis jist a vaam o' rain.”
vaanloopnoun
/VAN-loop/
sudden heavy short-lived rain shower
“A vaanloop cam doon oot o naewhar an soaked us aa.”
vaarverb
/VAHR/
pay attention; notice or heed
“Vaar the bairn, she's near da road.”
vaarienoun
/VAAR-ee/
a turn in course or direction
“Mind the vaarie when ye pass the narrows.”
vaddelnoun
/VAD-uhl/
tidal basin at head of voe
“Da vaddel fills an' oots wi ilka tide.”
vaegeverb
/VAYG-uh/
to wander without a set direction
“Da vaege aboot the haill day.”
vaelensinoun
/VAY-LEN-see/
intense gale; extremely stormy winds
“Da vaelensi blew da byre door clean aff.”
vaerdinoun
/VAIR-dee/
old traditional folk or superstitious belief
“Mam aye had a vaerdi aboot selkies.”
vargverb
/VAHRG/
to make dirty or foul
“Dinnae varg the pan”
variorumnoun
/VAIR-ee-uhm/
small decorative motif on furniture
“Yon variorum on the owd dresser's gey braw.”
vassverb
/VASS/
tie yarn to lamb for ID
“A'll vass the lamb wi a bit o yarn.”
vatty kabenoun
/VAT-ee KAH-buh/
Notched peg for securing fishing line
“Set the vatty kabe i the gunnel an tye the line.”
veesiknoun
/VEE-sik/
traditional Shetland narrative song or ballad
“A listened te the veesik by the fire”
veeveadjective
/VEEV/
bright and sharply clear appearance
“Da paint oan da boat is gey veeve.”
veevlyadverb
/VEEV-lee/
in a striking, vividly descriptive manner
“She spak veevly o' the day.”
veggelnoun
/VEG-gel/
peg for tethering a cow
“A've hingt the coo tae the veggel noo.”
venomnoun
/VEN-um/
a hateful and contemptible person
“He's a reet venom, that yin.”
vexverb
/VEKS/
feel pity or sorrow for
“Ah'm vex fur ye”
villnoun
/VIL/
single stroke or pull of oar
“Gie a gude vill noo”
vimmerverb
/VIM-mer/
to tremble or shiver slightly
“A'm vimmer wi da cauld.”
vinsternoun
/VIN-stur/
Sheep stomach inflammation disease
“Da ewe haes vinster an winna tak ony feed.”
virenoun
/VY-er/
the finest or most beautiful example
“Thon's a vire o' a boat.”
virmishverb
/VIR-mish/
Intense, restless yearning or craving
“A'm virmish efter hame.”
voarnoun
/VOHR/
spring season and farming tasks
“Voar's come, an we maun big the tatties.”
vodadjective
/VOD/
empty; a house not lived in
“Da auld hoose is vod.”
voenoun
/VOH/
narrow sea inlet or bay
“Da's a braw voe alang the shore.”
vooernoun
/VOO-er/
person who courts another
“Yon vooer haes been courtin me wi' flowers.”
vyalskitadjective
/VYAL-skit/
listless, sluggish, lacking physical vigour
“A'm awfy vyalskit the day”
vyldadjective
/VILD/
Extremely foul in taste or smell
“Da fish's gone vyld.”
vyndnoun
/VIND/
knack or particular way of doing
“He haes a canny vynd wi the boat”
vyndlessadjective
/VIND-less/
Clumsy and lacking proper technique
“He's gey vyndless wi the nets.”