Show Search Results Show Browse
Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish place-names).
This entry has not been updated but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
LERWEGIAN. A native or citizen of Lerwick (Sh. 1901 Shetland News (5 Jan.)). Only in liter. use. [lɛr′widʒən]
[The form is based on Norwegian, Glaswegian.]
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Lerwegian ". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 27 Sep 2023 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/snd00089594>
