Shetland Words:D
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- da = the
- da fish = (n) sea word for turbot
- da glyed shield = (n) sea word for turbot
- da haimelt = (n) sea word for wife
- daa = father (auld daa)
- daal = dale
- daander = (n) gentle walk,
- daandering = (adv) sauntering
- dachin = (n) a lull in the weather
- dad = lump (A dad o stuff laek a shivel foo o hoe muggies)
- dad = beat, hit
- daddit = beaten, hit (Sho daddit da stoor oot o da rug)
- daek = dyke (n) of stone or peat, the latter built in a spaced manner to allow wind through to assist drying
- daek-end = (n) end of dyke
- dagalien = Old Norse for dayset, dusk, name of SIC ferry on Yellsound
- dagg = (n) fog
- daggastö = (n) a wet wind
- daggri = Old Norse for daybreak, name of SIC ferry on Yellsound
- dags = (n) fingerless gloves
- dagset = (n) twilight
- dambrod = (n) a checkerboard
- damp = (n) a rope's end
- dan = then
- dandy = fishing technique used for piltocks, herring, using bare shiny hooks, to jig for fish.
- darrel = (n) a fishing line for piltocks
- dastreen = last night (Whaur wis du dastreen), yesterday
- dat = that
- datna = (adv) such a
- dats hit = that's it (affirmative)
- day an a dim = (expression) a long(ish) period of time
- debaetless = worn out, tired, (eftir yun marathon I wis debaetless)
- dee = you (I keen dee), also, informal, an adult to a child, friends to one another, child to parent.
- deil, deevil = devil, satan
- deil follo dee ! = (malediction) the devil follow you
- dell = delve, dig
- dellin, delling = (n) a dug over area of ground (v) digging
- dem = them
- dem-its-awaa = the dead (literally: them that's away)
- demaloory = down in the dumps/out of sorts
- denkle = dent
- depooperit = poorly person
- der = their, there is, there are
- dere = there
- ders = theirs
- dereishion = stupid person
- dess = small haystack in the field
- dey = they
- di = (n) a wave
- diacle = (n) a fishing boat compass (Tudor 1883)
- dicht = a quick brushing away of dust etc
- dill = (n) a lull in weather, (v) gentle stroke on oar.
- dim = (n) darkness
- dimriv = dawn
- dine = yours
- ding = jolt, jostle
- dip = sit down, (Dip de doon)
- dipsie = (n) handline fishing gear consisting of lead weight with extended wire arms (Whalsay)
- Dipplin-Tree = Dibble
- dirl = (n) slap (I geed him a dirl alang da lug)
- dirl = (v) vibrate
- dirlin = (adv) vibrating
- dirs = (adv) theirs
- dirt = rubbish (he spoek a lok o dirt)
- dis = this
- disjaskit = (adj) exhausted, tired out (I'm fair disjaskit wi mindin aa dis owld wirds)
- divid = (n) the topmost level of turf
- diving duck = (n) golden-eye (Clangula glaucion)
- dö = (v) do (dö weel an persevere)
- dockin = dockweed
- dockin fool = (n) the corn bunting
- doitin = muddled mind, (Boy, du böst be doitin)
- doited = to be in a state of dotage
- dook = (n) wooden wedge driven in a wall to take further cladding (wall plug)
- dook, douk = (v) to dunk or immerse
- dookin = (n) a dunking
- doontöm = (n) heavy rain shower
- doos = (n) blow,wallop
- doot = (v) consider in the affirmative, the exact opposite of 'doubt'
- dorrow = (v) to fish with a floating hand-line
- dort = sulky
- dortin = sulking (Da bairn wis dortin)
- dow = wilt
- draa = pull, boats resting place on beach
- draag = (n) the drift of a current
- draem = dream
- dram = a drink of alcohol
- dram = (n) a piece of cloth or yarn attached to an animal's ear or sewn in the wool for identification
- drap = drop, release (v)(Drap yun end o da baand), (n)(A drap o tae)
- drappit = (v) dropped
- dratsi = (n) otter
- draw = a draught inside a building, such as from an open door or window, or the airflow from within up a chimney
- dreed = (v) suspect, consider to be the case (yae, I wid dreed whit du's tellin me is richt)
- dreep = (n) a gormless person
- dreep = (v) drip
- dreg = (n) a hooked instrument used to drag for yoags in deep water *dreg = (v) to dredge for shellfish
- dreng = (v) to recover from a sickness
- dress = the washing, stretching and drying of newly made knitted woollen goods prior to being presented for sale/worn
- drew = typically the visible residue left adhering to the bottom of a container which has previously contained dirty water, but can be applied to minimal residues of many other liquid and semi liquids remaining in containers
- drewie lines = thin single strand seaweed which floats on surface in shallow water.
- drittle = (v) slowly, walk slowly, a small quantity (usually of a liquid/semi-liquid)
- drittlin = (adj) passing slowly or walking slowly (Da prodigal son cam drittlin hame)
- droal = strange, unusual, not easy to understand, eccentric
- drocht = (n) drought
- dröltin/droiltin tree = A shaft of wood mounted at the foot of a box bed, used to improve forward thrust during sexual intercourse. (see also Tiftin Simmond and Simmerin Toms)
- drook = soak with water
- drookled = soaked with water
- droosh = Very fine and light drizzle, mostly experienced whilst within thick fog and the next step up in severity form "drug".
- drouth = (adj) drunk person
- drove-sail = (n) a sail which hangs under water to slow the motion of the boat while it is laying fishing lines
- drörie = (n) blood
- drug = Heavily moisture laden air, typically that felt whilst within thick fog.
- drund = (n) moaning sound made by cattle
- druttle = very thin semi-liquid
- dryilla-skövie = (n) sea-word for otter
- drynja = (n) sea-word for a cow (Foula)
- duckie = (n) a young girl, or doll
- dudderie = rough, shaggy.
- duhl = a person talking to themsleves using low tones and in a depressed and self pitying manner
- duhliss = lazy, idle person
- dukie = (n) child's doll
- dukker = (adv) hard wear, heavy usage
- dullack = (n) a trickle of water leaked into a boat
- dulse = (n) seaweed (Rhodymenia palmata)
- dulskit = lazy person.
- dumba = airborne dust or the haze that lingers in the air near cliffs on days of high swell but little or no wind
- dungeries = jeans
- dunder = (v) make a thunderous noise (I could hear da dunders fae da Power Station engines)
- dunna = (v) do not (Dunna chuck bruck)
- dunter = (n) Eider duck (Somateria mollissima)
- dusna = doesn't
- dwang = (n) wooden cross piece between wall uprights
- dwaam = daydream
- dwined = damned (expletive)
- dy = your
- dyeald = (n) meadow
- dyke = (n) a 'wall'
- dysel = yourself
- dyuck, dyook, dook = duck
