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yainterjection
/YAH/
informal affirmative response meaning yes
“Ya, A'll come alang.”
yaagverb
/YAAG/
to pester with repeated demands
“Dinna yaag me, ah'm busie.”
yaagernoun
/YAH-ger/
secret buyer of crofters' fish
“Dinna deal wi a yaager.”
yaarmverb
/YAHRM/
to utter a sheep-like bleating
“Da sheep yaarm oot on da brae.”
yacklenoun
/YAK-ul/
large grinding back tooth
“Mi yackle's gey sair.”
yaeinterjection
/YAY/
Yes; an affirmative response or assent
“Yae, a'll come alang the nicht.”
yaknoun
/YAK/
nickname for someone from Cunningsburgh
“Da yak's aye hingin aboot.”
yalderverb
/YAL-duhr/
bark repeatedly in loud bursts
“Da dug aye yalder at fowk passin.”
yalkverb
/YAWK/
short sharp bark or yelp
“Da dug gied a wee yalk.”
yallicracknoun
/YAL-ee-krak/
noisy uproar; lively chaotic commotion
“We hed a right yallicrack oan Saturday nicht”
yammaldsnoun
/YAM-aldz/
two children born from same pregnancy
“Da yammalds gang tae school thegither”
yapverb
/YAP/
Quick, high-pitched barks; rapid noisy talking
“Da dugs aye yap at the postie.”
yarfasttransitive verb
/YAR-fast/
secure something against strong winds
“Mak sure ye yarfast the ropes afore the gale”
yargverb
/YAHRG/
to complain persistently about small things
“Dinna yarg sae muckle.”
yarkverb
/YAHRK/
to snatch or snap sharply
“Daag yarked at the bairn.”
yarkennoun
/YAR-ken/
part of a shoe's upper
“Gae mend the yarken afore ye gang oot.”
yarken ellishonnoun
/YAR-ken-EL-ish-un/
sharp tool for piercing leather
“He kent hoo tae prick the shuin wi the yarken ellishon.”
yartanoun
/YAR-tuh/
affectionate address meaning dear or darling
“Coom here, yarta.”
yaspadjective
/YASP/
brisk, lively, full of spirit
“That yin's a yasp.”
yatlenadjective
/YAT-len/
deep, fresh blood-red color
“He cam hame wi his shirt yatlen”
yattverb
/YAT/
to tip out a large amount
“Gie's a haund an yatt the watter oot o' the tub.”
yatterverb
/YAT-er/
talk persistently; prattle or nag
“Da auld yin aye yatter aboot the same thing.”
yieldadjective
/YEELD/
female animal failing to produce offspring
“Da coo's yield this year.”
yirdverb
/YEERD/
to place into the ground
“A'll yird the wee lamb doon by the burn.”
yirnverb
/YURN/
Thicken and separate milk into curds
“Da milk yirns i' da pail.”
yirninnoun
/YIR-nin/
milk thickened into curds
“Da yirnin's braw on tattie scones.”
yittelnoun
/YIT-ul/
gland in the neck, the thyroid
“Mi yittel's gey sair the day.”
yoagnoun
/YOHG/
large marine bivalve, horse mussel
“I fand a gey yoag on the strand.”
yoalnoun
/YOHL/
Six-oared Shetland rowing boat
“Aw'll tak the yoal oot the morn.”
yocktransitive verb
/YOK/
to seize or grip firmly; set upon
“Dinna yock the bairn!”
yölnoun
/YOOL/
Yule season; small Christmas celebratory drink
“Yöl's aboot an da hoose's pyntit.”
yöl girsenoun
/YOHL-GIR-se/
Sweet-scented wildflower of damp meadows
“Ah pluked a bunce o yöl girse alang da burn.”
yowenoun
/YOO/
Shetland dialect word for ewe
“Da yowe's oot oan da brae.”
yowlverb
/YOWL/
give a loud prolonged howl or wail
“A yowl cam fae da dug.”
yuckverb
/YUK/
feel the need to scratch
“Ma neck's yuck.”
yuckyadjective
/YUK-ee/
causing an itchy, prickly skin feeling
“Da new jumper's yucky on me skin”
yugletadjective
/YUG-let/
Ring or patch around the eyes
“Da dug's yuglet aboot the een.”