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Flukkra

The origin of flukkra

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Reestit mutton

The origin of reestit mutton

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The origin of mirrie dancers

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Up Helly Aa and the Shetland fire festivals

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To knap in Shaetlan means to speak English (in an affected manner).

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The Shaetlan truss has gone from hard wood to useless rubbish.

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No apologetic apostrophes!

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The otter has tottered from the taboo lexicon to the ordinary vocabulary.

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The Shaetlan word poosie means 'quagmire, swamp, bog, etc'. It's origin is obscure.

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Proil derives Middle Low Dutch / Middle Low German prul.

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Yül derives from Proto-Germanic *jeul-/*jeXul-/*jehwlą.

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Yell Shaetlan pampero comes from Argentinian Spanish pampero.

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Shaetlan bismer comes from Ottoman Turkish batman.

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Shaetlan kayar comes from Malayalam kāyar.