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Markings of Shetland Sheep
The names used to describe markings are the original ones used by the Shetland Islanders to describe their sheep. Bersugget - irregular patches of different colors; variegated. Bielset - having a complete circular band of different color around neck. Bioget - with white back and darker sides and belly, or conversely. Blaeget - having a lighter shade on the outer part of the wool fiber, especially in moorit and dark brown sheep. Blaget - white with irregular dark patches resembling ground partly snow covered. Blettet - with white spots on nose and top of head. Bletset - dark colored with white stripe down the forehead, or conversely. Brandet - having stripes of another color across body. Bronget - dark color with light-colored breast, or conversely. 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. Gulmoget - having light under parts with dark-colored body; opposite of Katmoget. 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 with dark belly and legs, and moget facial markings. Katmollet - having light-colored nose and jaws. Kraiget - having neck of different color from rest of body. Kranset - dark colored with white around eyes and neck. Krunet - dark colored with white patch to top of head. Marlit - various shades of different colors, mottled. Moget - characteristic dark and light patches around mouth, eyes and ears. Mirkface - white with dark patches on face. Mullit - white with dark nose and jaws, or conversely. Sholmet - of any color, other than white, 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 a different color from that of the body. Sponget - dark colored with small white spots, or conversely. Snaelit - light-colored with snow-white face. Yuglet - having color around eyes different from remainder of body. |