Nature

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

battle nose

[BAT-l-nohse]

whale, a bottle nose

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blairack

[bLAY-ruk]

bee

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brachtan

[brrACH-tun]

a young chaffinch

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bullat

[bOOlut]

large stone

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clocker

[clOHKher]

black beetle, cockchafer

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crockan

[crOCH-an]

beetle

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culla

[cooh-la]

seagull

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cuttye

[cUHTyeh]

black guillemot

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daik

[dAYK]

interval (in bad weather), eye of the storm

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faucon

[fOWHken]

sun-dog (atmospheric phenomenon) or ring near sun indicating a change in the weather

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fleeack

[FLEE-achk]

bluebottle (fly)

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daik

[dAYK]

interval (in bad weather), eye of the storm

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greenga or greengaw

[GREENga or GREENgohr]

seagrass, slimy, left after the tide has receded

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gray

[grrAHY]

wind, slight breath of, on surface of water

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graith

[grr-AYth]

bubbles, froth on sea, soap suds

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Gentle Hannie: an Gentle Hannie is skywawlan roon the eel o Ness wi a wite futher in er at, they'll be arryin the crook

[Gentle HONnie: an Gentle HONnie is SKYwawlan roon the eel o Ness wi a whyte FUTHer in er at, they'll be arryin the crook]

Gentle Annie: when Gentle Annie (the wind) is screaming round the end of the Ness with white topped waves, they (the fairies) will be stealing from the food pot

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gray alan or gray-allan

[grAYee-ulun or grAY-alan]

an Arctic skua

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graylord or grayman

[GRAYlorrd or GRAYmun]

a full grown coalfish

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grey willie

[GRAY-wullee]

young seagull

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gullach or gullachan

[goo-lach or goo-lach-un]

earwig

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haar

[haahr]

sea-mist (straight from the Old Norse)

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ile

[eehl]

water, smooth area of, with wind all round

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kai or kye

[KY-ee or ky]

a brown crab

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kemple

[KEM-pul]

an icicle

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kiachur

[KEE-ach-er]

a young seagull

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kosfeet

[KOSfeet]

starfish

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kutye or kutyie

[KUT-yehch or KUT-hee]

a kittywake

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lainch

[yee-AHnitch]

heavy sea, a surge

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lee-gaw

[lee-gAAHW]

sign of bad weather, on opposite side from which wind is coming

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loug, lug

[lowgk or luhgk]

a worm

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lyeerin

[LEE-yer-in]

green slime

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maa or maw

[maa or mohw]

a seagull

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mousie pea or pease

[MOO-see pee or peece]

plant belonging to the pea family (vetch)

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myow

meeYOWH

a gull

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partan or parton

[PAR-tun or PAR-ten]

a small, green crab

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peevick

[PEE-vuck]

lapwing or peewit, a (bird)

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river slanch

[rIH-ver slAHNch]

a heron

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Robert slanch

[ROH-bert-slUH-nch]

a heron

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roodadoo

[ROOdahdoo]

a heron

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row or rowe

[rrOWh or rrOWee]

sea-wave rolling on to the beach (tide)

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sappy or suppy sourock

[sAH-pee or sUH-pee sOOR-ack]

sorrel (rumex acetosa) the leaves of which can be sucked for refreshment

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scalder

[scOHLder]

jellyfish, stinging, a

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scammy nettles

[sCAM-ee net-uhlz]

stinging nettles

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scarf

[sCARf]

cormorant (bird), a

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steeper

[stEEpr]

rain, heavy or drenching

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stevi or stevie

[stEV-ee or stEE-vee]

a bar across the moon or sun

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strick-davie

[strrICK-dayvee]

cormorant (bird), a

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steeper

[stEEpr]

tern (bird)

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sulky blubber or sulky bubble

[sUHLkee blUHba or sUHLkee bUHbul]

jellyfish, a

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tumblers

[tUM-lers]

dolphins, harbour porpoises

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urny: it's gae urny weather

[uh-rrn-ee: ut’s guy uh-rrn-ee waith-air]

frosty: it’s a frosty morning

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vases

[vAH-ziz]

couch-grass, twitch

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wutchchuck

[WAT-chuck]

swallow (bird), a

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yellow yarlack

[yel-lo yAR-luck]

yellowhammer (bird), a

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