A Handful of Ash
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voehead : the landwards end of a sea inlet
waander : wander
waar : seaweed
wand : a fishing rod
whatna : what
wasna : wasn’t
wha’s : who is
whitteret : weasel
wi : with
wir : we’ve – in Shetlan grammar, we are is sometimes we have
wir : our
wife : woman, not necessarily married
wouldna : would not
yaird : enclosed area around or near the croft house
yoal : a traditional clinker-built six-oared rowing boat.
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