Shetland Words:O
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- oag = (v) crawl
- ocht = ought (Dis wird ocht ta be richt.)
- ocht = anything (He never hed ocht.)
- odds = difference (Whit odds wid hit mak?)
- olick = (n) ling
- oo = (n) wool
- oob = (v) greet, cry
- ooie = (adj) wooly
- oolet = (adj) bad child. (He's a peerie oolet.)
- oor = hour
- ootrun = croft grazing land
- owre = over
- owregeen = (adj) out of control
- owre weel = OK, feeling fine (I felt owre weel dastreen.)
- owse = (v) bail water from boat
- owsekerri = (n) wooden bailing scoop
- oxter = (n) armpit
