Shetland sea words used to avoid taboo terms.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
1958
Track ID
33903
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1958.183.6
Original Tape ID
Summary
Shetland sea words used to avoid taboo terms.
Examples of words used at sea to describe unlucky subjects:
cat: scaafin
no [negative]: abeedeay
trout: cold-ironed fish (Fraserburgh term)
minister: upstander
kirk [church]: bonna hoose
Robbie Isbister reckons that the usage of these words is past [in 1958].
Item Notes
For 'scaafin' see 'The Scottish National Dictionary' s.v. skaave (shave, scratch).
See:
'The Scottish National Dictionary', available online [[http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/]] (accessed 6 January 2009)
Recording Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Walls and Sandness
Island - Foula
Item Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Walls and Sandness
Island - Foula
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good