Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A village in Delting parish, Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HU4063).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A small settlement in Northmavine parish, north Mainland, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HU3381).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A narrow sea inlet, particularly in the Shetland Islands, similar to a fjord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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History
From voe.
Shetland and Orkney dialect, from Norn, from Old Norse vágr (“inlet, bay”). Cognate with Swedish and Norwegian våg, and Faroese vágur. Doublet of way.
