| A | B |
|---|
| Piece of eight | gold pieces |
| bonny | pretty |
| voe | a long bay cutting into the rocky coast of the islands |
| geo | place where the sea has made deep cuts in the rock face |
| Selkie Folk | seals that live in the waters around the Shetland Islands |
| croft | wee bit of land to farm |
| kollie | fish oil lamp |
| Shetland beds | bed with a lid on top and a sliding door on my side |
| but end | living room |
| ben end | bedroom |
| haaf | deep sea fishing |
| trow | creature of the Other World which is not human |
| Fallen angels | explanation of selkie folk |
| Great Selkie | head of Selkie folk; bull seal |
| lik straw | custom of burning a dead man's mattress to find out who will die next |
| Press Gang | group that kidnaps men to be in the Navy |
| Up Helly Aa | last day of Christmas holiday |
| Guisers | on Up Helly Aa, young men dress up and go from house to house in disguise |
| Merry Dancers | Lights in the sky from the sun; Northern Lights |
