I hope this site will provide
an ever-changing picture of
these wild and wonderful islands
Shetland is fiercely independent
and promotes its music, food,
history and traditions in a unique
way. The Viking history is still
vividly alive and distinctive
dialects and language reflect this.
Thank you for visiting,
Lindsay
Shetland word of the Month
Smooriken
In this Covid time you have to limit your use of this to strictly one other of your own household. Preferably a partner or a Shetland pony if you have one to hand!
‘a kiss (presumably a smothering, passionate one.)’ e.g. “I hidna seen her for lang so I geed her a muckle (large) smooriken.”
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