different between shelty vs shelvy

English

Probably ultimately representing Old Norse Hjalti (“Shetlander”).

shelty (plural shelties)

A Shetland pony; any small pony.
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
  ‘You, sir, doubtless, are well mounted, and I for the present travel on foot, or on a Highland shelty, that does not help me much faster forward.’
A Shetland sheepdog.
(rare) A Shetlander.

shelvy (comparative more shelvy, superlative most shelvy)

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