Can you spaek Shaetlan? Take our quiz!
Jen Hadfield is the author of Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland, which transports us to the remote and beautiful archipelago where she has made her home. Do you know the meanings of spaegie and filsket? Take her quiz all about the Shetland dialect.
"My book, Storm Pegs, is a lyrical love letter to Shetland, my island home for seventeen years. As a poet, part of the pull of this beautiful archipelago is its poetic and expressive language, still used by Shetlanders today. Shaetlan is remarkable for its Norn origins (Shetlanders and Norwegians can, in some cases, understand each other) and its local precision (a whole dictionary is dedicated to its many expressive and glorious words for weather and the sea alone) and playfulness. Shaetlan is full of sound, movement, mood and texture, and when I moved to Shetland nearly 18 years ago, it entirely romanced me, rescuing me from a bad case of writer's block. So, although you may not have learned Shaetlan, will you still find that you can 'spaek' to the 'peerie' 'draatsi', or 'yarn' to a 'maa' as you wander along 'da banks'? If so, a world of wonder awaits you." Jen Hadfield
This competition has now closed but you can still play the quiz for fun.
1 x winner will receive:
• A signed copy of Storm Pegs by Jen Hadfield
• A Peerie Auld Fishing Boat tea towel by Julie Williamson Designs
• Traditional tablet by The Shetland Fudge Company
• A wild swimmer's gift box by MELLA, including:
o MELLA West Shore Spirit sea salt soap
o MELLA West Shore Spirit travel candle
o MELLA cold water salve
o Harth hot chocolate
o Little Paper Soul letterpress greetings card
o MELLA Wild Swimmers mini journal
10 x runners-up will receive a signed copy of Storm Pegs by Jen Hadfield
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