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- ubdee = further out through, or the furthest out through/nearest the door/from the fireplace in a room/building
- ugan = (n) cap (Low 1774)
- uhrie = visually noticable acts of wariness. (Da bairn wis brawly uhrie o' da uncan dog). Also, iron ore visible in water. (Da Neersen burn ey haes an uhrie wye athin im)
- ullgir = liquid/semi-liquid derived from organic material(s) in its most rancid state
- umble = (n) a throaty, choking sound made by cattle
- umquhill, umquhyll = (adj) the late, deceased
- unawaar = unaware
- uncan = unusual, strange
- uncans = news
- under-foud = (n) prior to the 17th century, an appointee of the Great Foud, responsible for administering laws at the district or parish level.
- undoomis, undumious = (adj) immense, massive (Dolly Parton hed an undumious pair.....)
- unfery = (adj) infirm
- ungadrengur = (n) a young man
- ungastö = (n) a contrary wind
- unhaandy = difficult
- unkirsen = indecent, unclean
- unwarint = boisterous, unpredictable and excessive actions or nature
- up-helly-aa = (n) fire festival
- uplawpim = of frisky, unpredictable, impetuous and perhaps foolish/unintelligent nature
- uplowsin = thaw
- upstaander, upstanda = (n) church minister (name used by fishermen)
- upsteer = upset of peace
- upstropolis = behaving in a difficult, rebellious and contrary manner, and not easily placated
- upstüe = (n) the buoy at the end of a fishing line
- uptak = learning, understanding (he'll need twa tellins fur he's slow on da uptak)
- ure = (n) one-eighth of a merk
