SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1392 Title : Vocabulary: outdoor sports Author(s): Laureen Johnson Copyright holder(s): Laureen Johnson Text (1) water-based black calm; a flyin gell; a tap flöd; plaise deesel; a boddam ebb; hing aff; cummled; dooking; baff; wrang ert; he’s aisin; flanny; a grain o swall; caa canny (2) land-based drooshy; blashy; shooers; poor ootlook; twartree ooers; slester; soomin; platsh; guttery; elted; clatch; nae simmer; windy sky; closs; midgies; brunt; led by (3) spectating dreepin; drookled; weet; gansey; cot; cowld feet; on-lyin; winna alter; stivvenin; lee side; shalter This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): General public: Audience size: 1000+ Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2005 Word count: 76 Text medium Magazine (e-zine): Text publication details Published: Publication year: 2005 Place of publication: Shetland Part of larger text: Contained in: The New Shetlander, No 234, 2005 Editor: Laureen Johnson and Brian Smith Page numbers: 12 Text setting Journalism: Text type Poem/song/ballad: Author Author details Author id: 969 Forenames: Laureen Surname: Johnson Gender: Female Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism Occupation: Retired teacher Place of birth: Lerwick Region of birth: Shetland Birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Voe Region of residence: Shetland Residence CSD dialect area: Sh Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Clerk / crofter Father's place of birth: Voe Father's region of birth: Shetland Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Machine knitter / housewife Mother's place of birth: lunnasting Mother's region of birth: Shetland Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Sh Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: In formal situations, or wherever required Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: As appropriate Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Incl. Shetland dialect. At home and elsewhere