tystie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the black guillemot.

Word forms

tystie tysties tyste

Etymology

As the term was originally used in the Scottish Isles, particularly the Shetlands, it probably derives from Norn tåisti, from Old Norse þeisti. Compare with Norwegian Nynorsk teist.

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