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- Scots · derived fromup-haly-aw
- English todayUp Helly Aa
From the Shetlandic form of Scots up-haly-aw.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Up Helly Aa
Today it means: Any of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland, in Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season. Full definition →
Scots up-haly-aw