Fishermen's sea taboo words.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
01 August 1961
Track ID
95138
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1961.090
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fishermen's sea taboo words.
Fishermen at sea would use bywords for animal names instead of the usual words. The contributor believes that the fisherman were using old Norn words.
Item Location
County - Shetland
Language
English, Scots, Norn
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good