GLOSSARY

Bersugget - irregular patches of different colors; variegated on the marking index

Bielset - having a complete circular band of different color around neck

Bioget - with white back and darker sides and belly, or conversely

Black - darkest black on the color index

Blaeget - having a lighter shade on the outer part of the wool fiber, especially in moorit and dark brown sheep

Blaget - with with irregular dark patches resembling ground partly snowcovered

Blettet - with white spots on nose and top of head

Bleset - dark colored with white strip down forehead, or conversely

Brandet - having stripes of another color across body

Bronget - dark colored with light-colored breast, or conversely

Color Index - official chart from the NASSA used to describe Shetland Sheep by color

Emsket - dusky bluish-grey on the color index

Dark Brown - the darkest brown on the color index

Fawn - in between "Musket" and"Mioget" on the color index

Flecket - white with large black or brown patches (not as well defined as in Jacob sheep)

Fronet - black-spotted with white head and black spots around eyes

Grey - in between "light grey" and "emsket" on the color index

Gulmoget - having light under parts with dark-colored body; opposite of katmoget; Mouflon pattern

Ilget - white with spots of a different color (usually grey or black)

Iset - dark colored with many white fibres giving bluish hue from a distance

Katmoget - having a light colored body (usually grey or moorit) with dark belly and legs, and moget facial markings

Katmollet - having light-colored nose and jaws

Kraiget - having neck (usually only front part) of different color from rest of body

Kranset - dark colored with white around eyes and neck

Krunet - dark colored with white patch on top of head

Light Grey - lightest grey color on the color index

Marking Index - official chart from the NASSA used to describe Shetland Sheep fleece color variations

Marlit - various shades of different colors, mottled

Mioget - light moorit (yellowish-brown) on the color index

Moget - see katmoget and gulmoget. Moget-faced is applied to the characteristic dark and light patches usually around the mouth, eyes and ears.

Moorit - shades between fawn and dark reddish brown on the color index

Mirkface - white with dark patches on face

Mullit - white with dark nose and jaws, or conversely

Musket - light greyish-brown on the color index

NASSA - North American Shetland Sheep Asociation

Scrapie Flock Certification Program - volunteer program overseen by the USDA designed to protect sheep flock from scrapie disease

Shaela - dark steely-grey, like black frost on the color index

Sholmet - of any color, other than withe, with a white face

Skeget - stripes of different colors on sides

Smirslet - dark colored with white around the mouth, head or neck

Sokket - with legs of different color from that of the body

Sponget - dark colored with small white spots, or conversely

Snaelit - light-colored body with snow-white face

White - purest white on the color index

Yuglet - having color around eyes different from remainder of body