Shetland Islands
Shetland (aulder spellin: Zetland, frae Ȝetland; Auld Norse Hjaltland; Gaelic: Sealtainn) is an archipelago aff the northeast coast o mainlaund Scotland. The islands lees tae the northeast o Orkney, 280 km (170 mi) frae the Faroe Islands an mak up pairt o the diveesion atween the Atlantic Ocean tae the wast an the German Ocean tae the east. The hail area is aboot 1,466 km² (566 sq mi). Shetland is ane o the 32 cooncil auries o Scotland. The islands' admeenistrative centre an anely burgh is Lerwick.
The lairgest island, kent as "the Mainland," haes an area o 967 km² (374 sq mi), makkin it the third-lairgest Scots island an the fifth-lairgest o the Breetish Isles.
Langage [edit]
- Main airticle: Norn leid
The Pechts leid deed oot durin the Viking occupation an wis replaced by Auld Norse, whilk in turn evolved intae Norn. This remains the maist kenspeckle aff-faw o Norse cultur on the islands. Awmaist ivery place name in uise thare can be traced back tae the Vikings.[1] Norn continued tae be spoken till the 18t century whan it wis replaced by a insular byleid o Scots kent as Shetlandic an aw, that in turn is bein replaced by Scots Inglis.
Awtho Norn wis spoken for hunders o years it is nou extinct an few written sources remain.
Ensaumple o the Lord's Prayer in Shetland Norn:
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Shetland Norn
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Owersettin tae modren Norse (nynorsk)
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Owersettin tae modren Norse (bokmål)
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Auld Norse version
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W L Lorimer's Scots version (no a leeteral owerset)
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References [edit]
- ↑ Julian Richards, Vikingblod, page 236, Hermon Forlag, ISBN 8283200165
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