Spik

/AHR-ee-say/

to feel dislike or aversion

“I aarisay da new fella”

/AL-uh-MOO-tee/

small storm petrel seabird skimming sea

“Yon alamootie skims alang the wake.”

/BAHR-min/

Foaming yeast; visibly furious person

“Da wort wis barmin i' the tub.”

/BRUNG-uh-WHEE-dee/

large dark coastal diving seabird

“Da brungawheedie sat on da groin this mornin”

/BOOL-wahnd/

Aromatic wild herb used in flavouring

“Da bulwaand smel's reet strang.”

/BUR-ruh TOOG/

small clump of rushes

“Mind yer feet, there's a wee burra toog.”

/BYOK/

gagging or retching; involuntary heave

“Da stench maks me byock.”

/KAAV/

snow swept by wind; eat greedily

“He caav the fish afore us aw”

/KAA-vee/

severe snowstorm with drifting snow

“There's a caavie comin the nicht”

/KAL-uh-FINE/

graphite writing and drawing pencil

“Gie's the calafine, A'm gaein tae draw.”

/ka-LOO/

Shetland name for long-tailed duck

“Da calloo lit on the skerry”

/KAM-ee-ROH-ginz/

child from secret sexual liaison

“Da cammiroagins wis hid till the bairn grew up.”

/kat-MOH-git/

Sheep paler above, darker on belly

“Da catmoagit stans oot amang t'ither ewes.”

/KLEG-see/

Large blood-sucking fly that bites horses

“Yon clegsie aye stangs the mare”

/KON-DWYND/

Deserving strong dislike or loathing

“That shop's condwined, fowk gie it a wide berth.”

/KRAA-tuh/

small yellow buttercup-like wildflower

“I seen a wee craatae doon by the burn”

/KUT-uh-noy/

noisy commotion; fuss or disturbance

“Gae see the cuttanoy at da harbour.”

/DAA-khen/

wind or storm gradually slackening

“Daachen's comin noo, we kin gae oot.”

/DOR-oh/

short handline with hooked traces

“We'll tak the dorro oot at nicht.”

/DRAATS-ee/

semi-aquatic fish-eating mammal

“Ah saw a draatsi rinnin alang the burn.”

/DRINT-uld/

mottled or speckled in appearance

“Yon sow's aw drintled.”

/DUL-skit/

Slow and lethargic in manner

“He's gey dulskit the day.”

/DWANG/

short horizontal brace between upright posts

“Set the dwang weel an' the partition'll bide stiddy.”

/DYE-kal/

shipboard magnetic compass for navigation

“A'll steer by the dycal.”

/EEL-uh/

rod-and-line fishing for piltocks

“A'm takin da eela oot the morn.”

/EER-AS-ter/

domineering and oppressive bully

“He's an awfy eeraster”

/EKS-is GIR-suh/

yellow wildflower with white puffball seeds

“There's a wheen eksis girse alang the brae.”

/EL-ISH-un/

Pointed shoemaker's tool for leather

“Gie me the ellishon, Ah'll prick the sole.”

/EM-skit/

bluish grey slightly slate coloured

“Da sea is aw emskit”

/FEE-spin/

frail looking but quick moving person

“Da feespin's aye oot an' aboot, tho she's but a wee thing.”

/FIL-skuh/

playful, impulsive, high-spirited behaviour

“Yon bairn's gey filska.”

/FIL-skit/

Lively, playful; exhibiting frolicsome behaviour

“Da bairn's aw filsket aboot da croft.”

/FIM/

thin layer or light dusting

“Thair's a fim o snaw on da brae”

/FLAK-ee/

straw mat used for winnowing

“Set the flakki oot an let it dree.”

/FLIK-uh-ment/

brief flurry of agitated fuss

“A wee flickament brak oot at the pier.”

/FLOO-krah/

to fall in large soft flakes

“Da snaw's startit tae flukra noo.”

/FOR-oh/

cow kept in milk over a year

“Da forro aye gies milk.”

/FOOR-uh-REEN/

small rowing boat with four oars

“Da fourareen gaed oot alangst da voe.”

/FEE-AN-uh/

small informal celebration for an occasion

“We'll hae a fyanna the nicht”

/FYUNK/

a strong, unpleasant lingering smell

“Uff, that fyunk!”

/GAY-vuh-loss/

Awkward, weak, uncoordinated movement

“Da bairn gaevalos aboot da hoose.”

/GAN-fuh/

ghostly sighting of a living person

“Ah saw a ganfer at the kirk last nicht.”

/GLOY/

Clean straight straw stalks for thatch

“Gie me a handful o' gloy.”

/GOH-gar/

very large specimen or person

“Yon boat's a richt gogar.”

/GOYN-tek/

short rope securing pack-saddle girth

“Tak the gointek an tye it weel.”

/GOR-ee/

brief exclamation of mild surprise

“Gori, whit's yon?”

/GREE-mik/

rope halter for leading cattle

“Gi'e me the greemik.”

/GREEN-PAYK/

early fresh green grass shoots

“Tak the sheep aff da green paek.”

/GREM-stuh/

Extremely low ebb tide level

“We gaed oot at gremster tae dig cockles”

/GOO/

Two-stringed traditional Shetland fiddle

“Ah seen da gue playt at t' ceilidh.”

/GUL-sah/

Yellowing of skin and the eyes

“Da bairn haes gulsa, sae we maun tak 'im tae da doctur.”

/GUN-dee/

Traditional Shetland toffee-like sweet

“Aw'll sav a wee bit o gundy for the bairns.”

/GUR-BLOT-it/

Poorly laundered, stained clothes

“Dinna pit oan da gurblottit sark.”

/GURM/

to soil oneself doing messy work

“Ah'll no gurm ma claes.”

/GUR-mull-it/

soot-stained face grubby and dirty

“Da lad cam hame aw gurmullit frae the chimley.”

/GOO-triv/

the anal opening of a fish

“A'll haud the fish by the gutriv.”

/GYOP-um/

handful scooped up with both hands

“Gie me a gyoppm wrack.”

/HAAG-less/

without pity or compassion

“He wis haagless wi thae bairns”

/HAN-VAY-gin/

delay or stall doing needed tasks

“Dinna hanvaegin noo, we hae wark te dae.”

/HED-er-kin-dunk/

Plank on a fulcrum; rocking motion

“Aw satt oan the hedderkindunk wi da bairns”

/HEN-ti-LAG-ets/

Loose tufts of sheep fleece

“Ah broucht hentilagets hame fae the brae.”

/HIKS-ee/

brief bout of involuntary hiccups

“Ah hae a wee hicksi.”

/HIN-ee-WAHR/

edible seaweed gathered from shore

“A'll hae a wee bit o' hinnywar.”

/HEER-nik/

small corner or tiny hiding place

“Ah'll put it in a wee hirnik abuin the dresser.”

/IRG/

Deliberately provoke someone into anger

“Dinna irg da man, he'll get het.”

/IRP/

to grumble or fret repeatedly

“Da bairn irp aboot his new jacket.”

/JAN-tree/

local landed or well-to-do person

“Da jantry's gaen tae da kirk the morn”

/JOOB/

deep hollow, pit or muddy mire

“Hae ye seen yon joob by da burn?”

/JOOP-ee/

knitted wool vest for warmth

“A'll pit on ma joopie afore we gang oot.”

/KAS-tik/

central stalk of cabbage head

“Tak oot the kastik afore ye boil it”

/KAV-vel/

Lever out hook from big fish

“A'll kavvel it intae the boat.”

/KEEL-drakht/

protective cover fitted to boat keel

“Set the keeldracht oan afore ye haul the yoal.”

/KET-lin/

young cat, a baby kitten

“Da kettlin's awfu canny.”

/KIB-ee/

uneasy and nervous; on edge

“Ah'm a wee kibby aboot da letter.”

/KLYN/

To smear or fling onto a surface

“Kline the scone wi' butter.”

/KLUR-mohs/

noisy, disorderly crowd commotion

“Da klurmose at da pub sent folk hame”

/KOK-uh-LOOR-ee/

small white daisy-like lawn flower

“Da kokkaloorie is braw.”

/KRUM-ik/

very small pinch between thumb and fingers

“Gie a krummmick o' salt”

/KURR-ip/

To utter a hoarse croaking sound

“Da corbie kurrip ower da dyke”

/KWAR-kah-bus/

Dropsical throat swelling in sheep

“Da yow's got kwarkabus, gie da vet a ca'.”

/KYAHN-dit/

counted, tallied, added up

“Ah hae the creels kyaandit.”

/KYOH-ab/

gift given to secure a favour

“He gied him a kyoab.”

/KYOH-der/

fuss over someone in excess

“Dinna kyoder the bairn, he'll greet.”

/KYUCK-er/

bring back to life or vigour

“Gie's 'im a sup o tea an he'll kyucker.”

/KYUN-en/

small burrowing European rabbit species

“Da kyunnen hid i' da dike.”

/LAA-lee/

pampered child or beloved plaything

“Da laalie aye sits in Mam's airms.”

/LAY-brak/

Line of breaking waves along shore

“Da laebrack cam in sae fierce”

/LEM/

clay cooking and serving vessel

“Set the lem on the ingle tae warm.”

/LISK/

tiny tuft of hay or wool

“Yon lisk o' hay winna bide lang.”

/LOD-ee-grut/

soft, plaintive whine or whimper

“For siccan a lodigrut dat bairn is makkin”

/LOOR/

Brief deceptively pleasant spell of weather

“A's a braw loor noo.”

/LOORD/

Threatening, gloomy sky or weather

“Da sky's aw loord, tak yer jaakit.”

/LUHK-ee MIN-eez OO/

Shetland name for bog cotton

“Aa taen a handful o' lucky minnie's oo.”

/LUR-git/

a large plentiful portion of food

“She brocht lurgit o' bannocks an butter.”

/MAD-rim/

boisterous, noisy, uproarious good time

“We hed a maddrim last nicht.”

/MAL-li-vog/

put things into proper order

“A'll mallivoag the hoose afore folk come.”

/MAN-yoo-GIL-tee/

Sly, deceitful schemes or conduct

“He's aye up tae manyugilti.”

/MAR-let/

Speckled or streaked in colour

“Da mare is marlet alang hir belly.”

/MAS-goom/

anglerfish with fleshy head lure

“Yon masgoom ligs i' da voe.”

/MEL-ISH-un/

An oath or curse; the devil

“Gie ower, mellishon!”

/MEER-kah-brod/

gentle, fickle breeze shifting direction

“Da mirkabrod plays wi da sail.”

/MIRL/

tremble or flicker slightly

“Da licht mirl oan da watter.”

/MIRR/

Indistinct spot or hazy smudge

“I coudna mak oot whit 't wis, jist a mirr.”

/MOO-RAH-TOOG/

small colony-forming six-legged insect

“See ye thon mooratoog on the stane?”

/MOO-skit/

dull light grey like mouse fur

“Da jaiket is mooskit.”

/MUD-jik/

small gnat-like biting midge insect

“Mudjick's aye aboot at gloamin.”

/MURG/

Muddled, chaotic, untidy situation

“Da hoose's a murg”

/MURR/

very small object or tiny specimen

“Dae ye see that murr?”

/NAK-ers/

coarse term for male testicles

“Da man clouted his nackers oan da gate”

/NEER-BEG-YAHN/

Extremely stingy, unwilling to share

“Da nearbegyaan winnae pit his han ower a bawbee.”

/NEER-TAL-oh/

fatty kidney suet used for cooking

“Gie me the neer tallow, I'll pit it i' the pan.”

/NILE/

removable plug sealing a boat's drain

“Set the nile in the skiff afore ye gae.”

/NIRT/

a tiny speck or fragment

“There's nae nirt left.”

/NOR-ee/

a puffin; nickname for Foula islander

“Da norie's aye hingin' aboot da cliffs.”

/NYO-ag/

to low; to moo like a cow

“Da braw coo nyoag oan the brae.”

/NYOO-gel/

Shetland folklore water-horse, lures people

“Da's a nyuggel i't loch, dinna gang near.”

/NYURL/

to grumble or complain softly

“Da auld lass aye nyurl aboot da weather.”

/OY-lee MUG-ee/

Local nickname for Northmavine resident

“Yon oily muggie's aye smilin'.”

/OH-kra-bung/

oatgrass producing small nutlike tubers

“Da okrabung is oot in da rig.”

/ON-KER-ee/

a noisy, disruptive little commotion

“He's makin' a reet onkerry at da pier.”

/OOB/

Make a prolonged plaintive complaining cry

“Dinna oob aboot the wather.”

/OO-rik/

foolish or worthless speech or thing

“He's aye spoutin oorick.”

/OOR-ik/

small person or young child

“Yon oorik's oot on the brae.”

/pa-LOO-vee-us/

completely and thoroughly drunk

“Da lad is paloovious efter da nicht”

/PAN-tuhn/

indoor slipper with wooden sole

“A left ma pantan oan the stoop.”

/PEN-gah/

Shetland term for money or cash

“Ah've nae penga the nou.”

/PER-SKEET/

Uncertain; possibly variant spelling

“Whit's a perskeet den?”

/PIL-ee/

Shetland dialect word for penis

“Dinnae be showin yer pillie oot.”

/PIRG/

pester by repeated complaining or insisting

“Dinna pirg me nou.”

/PIRM/

Small cylindrical spool for thread

“Tak the pirm frae the basket.”

/PIRM-TREED/

cotton sewing thread, not wool

“Aw'll mend the button wi pirm treed.”

/PEER/

a faint, gentle puff of wind

“Yon pirr liftit the curtain”

/PLANT-ee-crub/

small circular drystone-walled cabbage plot

“Ah'll gang tae da planticrub the morn.”

/PLEEP-sit/

constantly complaining always grumbling

“He's aye pleepsit aboot naething.”

/POO-pin/

Under the influence of alcohol

“He wis poopin efter the ceilidh.”

/PYAH/

sign that someone is alive

“Da dug gied a pyaa this mawnin.”

/PYAAG/

toil until completely worn out

“Ah've been pyaag a' day.”

/PYAAG-it/

completely worn out; utterly exhausted

“Ah'm fair pyaagit etter da wark.”

/PILK/

pick or pry out with pin

“A'll pyilk the whelk oot wi a pin.”

/PYUKK-leen/

small token gift or trinket

“Ah hae a pyukkleen fer ye.”

/KWIG-uh/

perennial creeping weed with rhizomes

“Da quigga's aye spredin alang da tattie-rig.”

/RAK-ee/

ring on mast supporting a yard

“Rakki sat fast on da mast.”

/RED-wahr KOD-lin/

small red-tinted cod fish

“A got a redwaar codlin fer tea.”

/REEB/

narrow streak or stripe on surface

“Ther's a reeb oan the boat.”

/REE-binz/

upper planks forming a boat's gunwale

“He wis repaintin' the reebins.”

/REKS/

to stretch out or extend oneself

“A'll rex oot ma legs”

/RIM-skah/

playful, sexually eager mood

“She wis rimska etter da ceilidh”

/RISS-ee/

narrow raised strip of ground

“I gaed ower the wee rissie this morn.”

/RIV-ik/

deep cleft or ravine in rock

“Mind the bairns frae the rivvick.”

/RUN-nik/

shallow open drain for dung and washings

“Mind the runnick efter ye rinse the byre.”

/RUN-shik/

yellow flowered wild arable weed

“Da runshick's a' ower the rigs.”

/SAH-list/

pause briefly; hesitate for a moment

“He salist a wee afore he spak.”

/SKLAY-ter-SKRAY/

Arrogant blustering person who pretends knowledge

“Dinna mind the sclaterscrae, he's aye gabbin an' grand.”

/SKOM-fish/

made breathless by smoke or heat

“Da peat smoke scomfish't us alang da road”

/SKRIM/

squint to make something out

“Ah scrime thro the mirk”

/SHAY-luh/

A dull slate grey colour

“Da sky's aw shaela.”

/SHAL-MIL-ENZ/

tiny fragments; small bits or pieces

“There's shalmillens aboot the table”

/SHARG/

to nag or bicker persistently

“Yon fella aye sharg aboot sma things.”

/SHASK/

tedious, menial, monotonous toil

“A'll dae the shask efter tea.”

/SHIK-en-wirt/

low-growing wild herb eaten as salad

“We aye hae shickenwirt alangside oor supper.”

/SHOL-gree GURS/

yarrow herb with feathery leaves

“Mither made a salve o' sholgry girse.”

/SHOL-met/

cow with a white or pale face

“Ye can aye spot da sholmet coo amang da rest.”

/SHOOR-muhl/

highest tide line on the shore

“Thar's a braid o' wrack at the shoormal.”

/SIGG/

sharp cry to urge hunting dog

“Gie a sigg, the doag's aff.”

/SIG-ee/

tall marsh plant with yellow flowers

“There's siggy alang the burn.”

/SIM-mer-mal DAANS/

wavering heat shimmer above road

“Da simmermal dance maks da road look like it's runnin wi watter.”

/SING-ayts/

Clockwise in the direction of the sun

“Da ferry gangs singaets roun da head.”

/SIN-ee GIR-suh/

tuft of long coastal grass

“Thar's a sinni girse oan da skerry.”

/SIR-pin/

soaking wet through and through

“Ye cam sirpin frae da shore”

/SKAAD-muhns-hed/

spiny rounded marine echinoderm, sea urchin

“Da skaadman's head sat oan da shoar.”

/SKAT-ROOTH/

Rowing with two people, one oar each

“Cum, lat's skat rooth oot.”

/SKEK-luh/

Shetland mummer wearing a straw suit

“Da skekler cam te oor door.”

/SKEN-YOOP/

Traditional waterproof fishermen's oilskin coat

“Haud yer sken joop oan, da spraay's reet.”

/SKOHG/

short cord used to set hooks

“Gie me the skoag”

/SKOOLM/

glare with a sullen angry frown

“Da fella skoolm at me.”

/SKOR-ee/

juvenile gull with mottled plumage

“Yon skorie hingit abuin da voe an keekit doon”

/SKROT-ee/

lichen used to make reddish-orange dye

“Mither uised skrotti tae tint ma wull.”

/SKROV-vul/

to fumble or grope awkwardly

“He skrovvel i' the daark efter his keys”

/SKULT/

bony head structure enclosing the brain

“Mind yer skult when ye gang doon.”

/SKURM/

Hard outer covering, especially of eggs

“Dinnae crack the skurm oan them eggs.”

/SKOO-tuh-MIL-uh-SKROO/

Children's hide-and-seek among stooks

“Da bairns gaed oot tae hae a skutamillaskroo amang the stooks.”

/SKY-ahgz/

enclosures for keeping domestic geese

“Hae ye shut the skyaags noo?”

/SKY-OH-mit/

pale and looking unwell

“Da bairn's skyoamit the day.”

/SKYUM-pik/

large moss-covered peat sod

“Ye canna shift that skyumpik on yer ain.”

/SLEP-suh/

eat or kiss in a sloppy way

“He aye slepse his porridge.”

/SLES-ter/

splash about making a mess

“Dae nae slester the hoose wi' yer boots.”

/SLOOB/

slimy viscous muck on rotting fish

“Da herrin's aal covered wi' sloob”

/SMAT-shet/

a mischievous, playful young scamp

“Da smatshet's hid ma keys agen.”

/SMEEG/

Sly self-satisfied knowing smile

“She's aye got a wee smeeg aboot her mou.”

/SMISS-len/

soft-shell clam from sandy flats

“Ah fand a smisslen oan t'sands.”

/SMOR-ah/

common low growing clover with rounded heads

“Da bairn's pickin smora on da brae.”

/SOHG/

light drowsy state before sleep

“A fell intae a soag on the settee.”

/SOH-ah-roo/

Devil-invoking expletive for negation

“Ah'll no bide it, soaroo.”

/SOOR-ik/

Wild sorrel with sharp sour leaves

“Gie me a wee haundfu o soorik for the salit”

/SPAY-jee/

muscle ache after heavy exertion

“A'm gey spent an haes a spaegie.”

/SPOH/

to tell someone's fortune

“Da auld wife'll spo by da fire”

/SPREKH/

give a high piercing cry

“Da wee bairn startit tae sprech”

/SPRICK-lit/

speckled or mottled in appearance

“Da stane is aw spricklit wi lichen”

/SPROHN/

eject liquid in a fine spray

“Dinnae sproan the kail, bairn.”

/SPURR-ee-tail/

small nocturnal insect with pincers

“Thair's a spurrytail i' the hoose.”

/SPY-ulk/

narrow wooden brace for limb

“He cam hame wi a spyolk oan his leg.”

/STAYG/

young horse or pony; a foal

“Da staig is gey braw.”

/STEN-LOO-pen/

blood-filled blister from crushed stone

“Da fella trippit ower da stane an got a stenloopen oan his fit.”

/STIG-ih-sum/

extremely foul and nauseating food

“Da porridge is pure stiggisom.”

/SUK-uh-legs/

tube-like leg coverings worn over shoes

“Put oan da sukkalegs afore ye gae oot.”

/SUN-GAYTS/

following the sun's path; clockwise

“Gae it sungaets, lad.”

/SUTCH-kin/

a full sibling from both parents

“Ma sutshkin's comin hame the morn.”

/SWINK-lun/

to be intoxicated from drinking

“He wis swinklan efter da ceilidh.”

/SWINK-uhl/

soft, light splashing of water

“Da swinkle cam fae da quay”

/SWUR-tuhn/

Press or squash something flat

“Swirten the tatties afore ye mash 'em.”

/TAHND/

glowing peat piece used as firebrand

“Gie me the taand.”

/TAHT/

Coarse heavy worsted yarn for rugs

“Gie me the taat, A'll mak owt o' it.”

/TAA-TIT/

Traditional yarn-made bed cover

“Pit the taatit oan the bed.”

/TAAV/

Stuff boat seams to stop leaks

“We maun taav the seams afore we gang oot.”

/TAAV-REENS/

underground plant parts that absorb water

“Mind ye na pull oot the taavreens.”

/TAG-set/

ragged, tattered clothing or hair

“Yer jacket's vera tagset.”

/TANG-bow/

gas-filled bladder on seaweed stalk

“Da tang bowe aye maks da kelp float”

/TANG-SPORR-oh/

Small brown coastal songbird

“Ah seen a tang sporrow oot on da tang.”

/TIL-fer/

loose plank on a boat's floor

“Mind da tilfer, she'll leak if ye nae fix it.”

/TIRR-suh/

Irritable, restless and peevish mood

“Da lass is tirse da day.”

/TIV/

a tiny clump or small fragment

“Ah saw a tiv on the strand”

/TIV-lik/

single segment of the backbone

“Da tivlik in ma bak's gey sair.”

/TOYNT/

brief sulk or petulant fit

“He's in a toint the noo.”

/TOY-ik/

small basket woven from straw

“Pit the eggs i' the toyik.”

/TREN-tlet/

long narrow piece of cloth

“Shi pit on da trentlet roon her neck.”

/TROOT-er/

person who fishes for trout

“Da trooter's oot at da burn.”

/TRUM-sket/

sullen, withdrawn; avoids social interaction

“She's trumsket an' winna blether.”

/TOOSH-kar/

peat-cutting spade with tapered blade

“Gi'e me the tushkar an A'll cut the turf.”

/TUSS-lag/

spring herb with yellow flowers

“There's a wee clump o' tuslag by the burn.”

/TWAHS-per/

to move or arrive very quickly

“Da boat twasper intae da voe”

/TWEET-ISH-ee/

short exclamation expressing annoyance or displeasure

“Tweetishee, Ah missed the tide.”

/TWIHLT/

padded bed covering, a small quilt

“Pit the twilt ower the bairn.”

/TEE-och/

physically hard or tough

“Da beef is awfy tyoch.”

/UGG-uhl/

to smear or daub something

“Dinna uggle the door wi' yer hauns”

/YOO-LIH-NAY-SHUN/

loud disorderly noisy commotion

“Ther's an ulination oot by the pier.”

/UP-lop-um/

loud, rowdy, and uncontrollable behavior

“Da crowd got uploppm at da dance”

/UP-uh-DOH-guh/

In high spirits; overexcited and exuberant

“He wis uppadoga dancin an laffin.”

/VAN-loop/

sudden heavy short-lived rain shower

“A vaanloop cam doon oot o naewhar an soaked us aa.”

/VAY-LEN-see/

intense gale; extremely stormy winds

“Da vaelensi blew da byre door clean aff.”

/VAIR-ee-uhm/

small decorative motif on furniture

“Yon variorum on the owd dresser's gey braw.”

/VEE-sik/

traditional Shetland narrative song or ballad

“A listened te the veesik by the fire”

/VEEV/

bright and sharply clear appearance

“Da paint oan da boat is gey veeve.”

/VEEV-lee/

in a striking, vividly descriptive manner

“She spak veevly o' the day.”

/VIM-mer/

to tremble or shiver slightly

“A'm vimmer wi da cauld.”

/VYAL-skit/

listless, sluggish, lacking physical vigour

“A'm awfy vyalskit the day”

/WAA-geng/

lingering taste, scent, or gossip

“De waageng frae that meetin bides aboot the toun.”

/WAR-bak/

abscess on cattle's back from larvae

“Da coo haes a warback.”

/WAW-tuh-TRAH/

burning sensation from stomach acid

“A hae watertraa efter da tea.”

/WEE-FLI-KAY-SHUN/

an excuse to avoid blame

“Dinna come wi yer wheeflication.”

/WENGK/

brief odd bodily twitch or jerk

“He gied a wee whenk.”

/WHIL-ee/

small light open skiff for fishing

“A'll tak the whillie oot tae the skerries”

/WYE-ers/

knitting needles used for making garments

“A've put ma wires awa.”

/WEERZ/

our house or home

“A'll see ye at wirs the nicht.”

/WEER-set/

wool yarn for knitting or weaving

“Ah'll mak a pair o' socks wi the wirset.”

/WIT-eenz/

small bits of news or information

“Hae ye ony witteens?”

/YAAG/

to pester with repeated demands

“Dinna yaag me, ah'm busie.”

/YAH-ger/

secret buyer of crofters' fish

“Dinna deal wi a yaager.”

/YAM-aldz/

two children born from same pregnancy

“Da yammalds gang tae school thegither”

/YAR-fast/

secure something against strong winds

“Mak sure ye yarfast the ropes afore the gale”

/YAHRG/

to complain persistently about small things

“Dinna yarg sae muckle.”

/YAR-ken-EL-ish-un/

sharp tool for piercing leather

“He kent hoo tae prick the shuin wi the yarken ellishon.”

/YIT-ul/

gland in the neck, the thyroid

“Mi yittel's gey sair the day.”

/YOHG/

large marine bivalve, horse mussel

“I fand a gey yoag on the strand.”

/YUK/

feel the need to scratch

“Ma neck's yuck.”

/YUK-ee/

causing an itchy, prickly skin feeling

“Da new jumper's yucky on me skin”