Page:An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland Part I.pdf/121

Rh Fisher-verse. (Burrafirth, )

I lay and I hanvāgət and I rēs and I klābo‘ŋkət I looked fort and de seven starns wis come upo Nedərs and de glōm i’ de sudwast I kom in and I took de pernisipes and stird i’ de fâ̅kum and I hang on my waksɩpan and when I wis klaa(i)n ut my waksɩpan I took mi bærəl upo mi back and I güd to and when I kom to, it was nothing but a ūrū and a miᶊâ̅ and de could no a boat gæng aff o’ a linn.

I lay and I hanvāgət and I rēs and I klābo‘ŋkst and I took de pernɩ̄sɩmȯs and I stirred op i’ de fâ̅kom and den I kljū ɩ de waksɩpan and den de āliklø̄vɩns wis giaan aboot de hūs and de kri̇̄els dey were begun to lō$ə$d I pat my bødi upo my shooder and I güd to and when I cam’ to dan der’ wer’ nothing dere but a åndərhwɩ̄g and a “mɩsəri”.

A Sea-song from Unst.

ōba mȯᶇa hwat sē$i$s dū tə bȯ‘ᶇᶊka vɛᶅa latna me$i$ bɩ drɩŋga sēna pōba vâra latna me$i$ bɩ driŋga sta‘rka bȯrna væsta ᶊagdə kåᶅ, ᶊ. k., sændə børa væsta ᶊagdə kåᶅa gamla hwɛn də wɛrna tɔpᶊäg, ᶊagdə kåᶅ, ᶊ. k., hwɛn də wɛrna tɔpᶊäg, ᶊagdə kåᶅa gamla.

Variant:

bȯ‘ᶇᶊka væᶅa mȯᶇa

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