tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929284578930372562.post5665412145256500277..comments2023-09-11T10:07:46.666+01:00Comments on Linguistics Research Digest: I got oot of the car and I gied inside this tiny, peerie hoose! *Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05100573030401547729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929284578930372562.post-14468245026338271152012-05-13T17:43:59.126+01:002012-05-13T17:43:59.126+01:00Mootie means very small. It is always used togetet...Mootie means very small. It is always used togetether with peerie to give the phrase "peerie mootie" ie very small.Muckle Joanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022114952590258688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929284578930372562.post-3551530319813179182012-05-11T22:55:43.547+01:002012-05-11T22:55:43.547+01:00Peerie is small, mootie is very small. They are us...Peerie is small, mootie is very small. They are usually used together in the phrase "peerie mootie".<br /><br />There is an online Shetland dictionary here<br /><br />http://www.shetlanddialect.org.uk/john-j-grahams-shetland-dictionary.php?word=1581Muckle Joanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022114952590258688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929284578930372562.post-60951292115844578382012-05-10T23:41:29.863+01:002012-05-10T23:41:29.863+01:00Does mootie have a similar meaning to peerie?Does mootie have a similar meaning to peerie?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100573030401547729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929284578930372562.post-21230392969277870722012-05-10T18:31:21.368+01:002012-05-10T18:31:21.368+01:00As a native born Shetland speaker in 50's I wo...As a native born Shetland speaker in 50's I would render the title as "I got oot o da car an gied atil dis peerie mootie hoose"Muckle Joanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18022114952590258688noreply@blogger.com