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lydt

Westrobothnian

Adjective

15 n

1. (of an area, impersonal) audible, susceptible to sound; quiet, calm, so that sounds from far away can be heard

   Hä jär så lydt att klókkän höres ända hit frå stadom

   There is such audibility here, that the bells are heard here all the way from the city.

   Nola-lydt, sonna-lydt

   easily heard from the north, the south

lydu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlýðugr; equivalent to lyd, ly (“listen”) +‎ -u (“-y.”) Compare Norwegian Nynorsk lydug, Norwegian Bokmål lydig, Swedish lydig, Danish lydig.

Adjective

15

1. (with dative) Obedient.

   lydu kånungum ― obedient to the king

   stinta jer lyde mammen ― The girl is obedient to the mother.

   hån jer håno (henar) löyda ― He is obedient to him (her.)

lyj

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlýja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lỳː], [lʏ̀ɪ̯ː], [lø̀ʏ̯ː]
  • Rhymes: -ỳː
  • (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -ỳːð
  • (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ỳː, -ìː

Verb

15

1. to heat, to make lukewarm, thaw

   Ly vatten

   to heat cold water

   Ly nalta mjólk åt mäg!

   Heat upp some milk for me!

2. mitigate temperature of liquid (hot water, so that it is tepid or just warm enough).

Related terms

• ly

lyssn

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• lösn

Etymology

Compare verb and noun lys (“to illuminate, to show itself; a light, electricity”) and Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂ (“moon, light-object,”) Latin luna.

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): /lʏsn̩/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /lʏɪ̯sn̩/
• (Luleå) IPA^(key): /løsn̩/

Noun

15 f (definite singular lyssna, definite plural lyssnen)

1. light beam, shine, illumination

   Ja si int ’n lyssn heller.

   I do not see the slightest shine or the slightest light either.

2. a source of illumination

   Hå i foi lösna en?

   Have you got the light yet?

3. (plural only) the northern lights

   Hä gjär sä mytkjä lyssnen på himmeln

   There is so much northern lights in the sky.

   he brinn lysnen nola himmeln

   aurora burns north in the sky

lädi

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from hleð, present of Old Norse hlaða = lada; compare Norwegian ledja (“to load”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɛ̀ːð̞ɪ]

  Rhymes: -ɛ̀ːðɪ

Adjective

15 (preterite lædd, supine lædt)

1. to load

Related terms

• ladd m
• lada
• lödu f

lägg

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse leggr, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(ǝ)lak-, *lēk-.

Noun

15 m

1. (anatomy) calf; the back side of the lower part of the leg.

läiddj

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 m (definite läiddjen, dative läiddjåm)

1. flat side of axe

lämik

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛmɪk]

Noun

15 m (definite singular lämiken)

1. Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus

Synonyms

• lymmel

lämmän

Westrobothnian

Verb

15 (preterite lämnä)

1. (intransitive, with vä) come alive, recover

   Hon var gåli döj, men lämnä vä

   She was ready to die, but (she) recovered.

länger

Westrobothnian

Adjective

15

1. comparative degree of lang

Adverb

15

1. comparative degree of langt

längt

Westrobothnian

Verb

15 (preterite längtä)

1. (intransitive) lengthen, extend

lävi

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Seemingly from an older *lefja, derived from Old Norse lafa (“hang loosely, dangle”); related to læv and lɑva.

Adjective

15 (preterite lævd, supine lævdt)

1. to collect spruce-lichen to feed cattle with

Related terms

• læv n
• lɑva m

läämm

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Compare Gutnish lambä, Swedish lamma, Scanian lømma “id.,” Old Norse lembdr pp. “with lamb.”

Verb

15 (preterite lämmä)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To lamb, give birth to lambs.

Related terms

• lämtakk
• lamb

Etymology 2

Compare lemm.

Verb

15 (present lämm, plural läämm, preterite lamm, plural lååmm, supine låmmi)

1. (intransitive) To make noise.

lääss

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlessa, from hlass, see lȧss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɛsː/

  Rhymes: -ɛ̀sː

Verb

15 (preterite lääst, supine lässt)

1. (transport) To load.

Derived terms

• bakläst
• frammläst
• hall-läst

låbbgrän

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 f

1. short spruce with long and dense branches

lågmjält

Westrobothnian

Adjective

15

1. silent

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Låg-mjält”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 402

lårfor

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 n

1. Trousers.
2. Women’s briefs.

låsk

Westrobothnian

Verb

15 (preterite låskę)

1. (transitive) To shake.

   han låskę omm ęn

   he shook him about

låsm

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 m (definite singular låsmen)

1. A crack on a growing tree, caused by a storm or other violence.

låt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hljóð (“a sound”).

Pronunciation 1

• Rhymes: -óːt

Noun

15 m

1. sound
2. tune, sound, playing or song without words; melody

Synonyms

• slåt
• slått

Derived terms

• fäl-låt

Pronunciation 2

• Rhymes: -òːt

Verb

15 (preterite let, supine låtä or litti)

1. speak

   Han let int na óm den saka

   he spoke not of it

Pronunciation 3

• Rhymes: -ʊ́t

Noun

15 m

1. lot, share
2. felloe

See also

• dail
• löjt

læupar

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 m (definite singular læuparn)

1. stone to grind paint on

lópp

Westrobothnian

Verb

15

1. preterite of löup

lödu

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• lödö
• ladu
• lȯdu
• lødu
• löro

Etymology

From Old Norse hlaða f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɞ̀ːð̞ʉ̟], [lɞ̀ːɵ], [lø̀͡ʷːð̞œ͡ʷ], [lɞ̀ːð̞ɞ], [lɞ̀(ː)ð̞ʊ], [lèʊ̯ːð̞ʉ̟], [lɞ̀(ː)ɾʊ]

  Rhymes: -ɞ̀ðɵ

  (ð-r merger) Rhymes: -ɞ̀ðɵ, -ɞ̀rɵ

Noun

15 f (definite singular lödun, plural lödu or lödi)

1. haybarn

Derived terms

• koplødu

Related terms

• lada (“to shelter”)
• lädi (“to load”)
• ladd m (“round of haymaking”)

löft

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lø̀ft]

  Rhymes: -ø̀ft

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.

Verb

15

1. lift

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German lofte.

Noun

15 n

1. promise

löjt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hleyti, leyti.

Noun

15 n

1. moment

   vä hä lötä

   at that moment

2. part or piece of something (such as a road, forest, field or wheel)

Derived terms

• vägalöjt
• hjullöjt
• skogslöit
• tommlöyt

Derived terms

• löjtom

lökt

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lykt.

Noun

1. End.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lykta.

Verb

lö̂kt

1. To end.

Etymology 3

From Middle Low German luchte.

Noun

1. Lamp, lantern.

lömt

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. A sound, hum, buzz.

   hav int hödt nan lymt om ä ― haven’t heard anything about it

   jä hadd som en lömt om ä ― I had a feeling about it

2. A glimpse, shadow.

lör

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse *lyðra, from Proto-Germanic *lūþriǭ.

Noun

15 f (definite singular löra, definite plural lören)

1. Logs or beams under bridges that lie between the stone and upon which the deck beams are laid.

Etymology 2

Noun

15 f (definite singular löra, definite plural lören)

1. A curly twist or too much twisting on thread or rope, making them curl.

   sno opp lören dänna på tömmen ― untwist the curls on the reins

lösk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫskr, from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz.

Adjective

15

1. lazy

Synonyms

• lat

löup

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• lȯip
• löjp
• laup

Etymology

From Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *klewb- (“to spring, stumble”).

Verb

15 (preterite lópp, supine luppi)

1. (intransitive) To run.

Synonyms

• föött c
• kuut c
• kååfft f
• spraang c
• spriint c

Related terms

• lop
• lopen
• löyp

löuv

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse lauga.

Verb

15

1. (reflexive) sandbathe

löyp

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hleypa, causative of hlaupa = löup.

Pronunciation

• (Lövånger) IPA^(key): /²lœʏ̯ːp/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²læɪ̯ːp/

Verb

15 (preterite löyft)

1. (transitive) To melt, cast

Derived terms

• löjpsleiv

löyst

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• (Bygdeå) IPA^(key): /lœʏ̯st/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /læɪ̯st/

Noun

15 f (definite singular löysta, dative löystn)

1. Alternative form of laust

lööjs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną. Cognate with Dutch lozen, obsolete English leese (from Old English līesan), German lösen, Icelandic leysa, Norwegian løysa, Faroese loysa, Gutnish loysa, Danish løse and Swedish lösa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²løʏ̯ːs/

  Rhymes: -ø̀ʏ̯ːs

Verb

15 (preterite lööist, supine löisst)

1. (transitive) To solve.
2. (transitive) To loose, loosen.
3. (transitive) To redeem.
4. (transitive, with a) To absolve.

Noun

15 n (definite löjjse, dative löjjsen)

1. Movable property.

löɳʃk

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǿɳʂk/

Adjective

15 (neuter löɳʃt)

1. wily (sly, cunning)

References

• Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “lömsk a. löɳʃk”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 125

løg

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• ljuug
• løga

Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse ló, preterite of ljúga; compare vökkän.

Verb

15 (present løg, preterite løge or löögd, supine löggd)

1. to lie

løga

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• ljuug
• løg

Verb

15 (present løg, preterite løge or löögd, supine löggd)

1. to lie

lȧss

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hlass.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lǽsː], [lásː]

  Rhymes: -ǽsː, -ásː

Noun

15 n (definite singular lȧssä, plural lȧss, definite plural lȧssa)

1. a heavy load

   Han styr lȧssä föri säg wä ejn han.

   He pushes the load in front of him with one hand.

Related terms

• lääss (“to load”)

lɑrik

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 f (definite singular lɑrika)

1. box with lid at one short side of a chest for small things of different kinds

Alternative forms

• lerik

maall

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑ̀lː], [mɒ̀lː] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀lː

  Homophone: Mall

Verb

15 (preterite mallä)

1. fit well, resemble its model

   Hä mallä riktit

   it fit well

Noun

15 m (definite maalln)

1. hay seed, waste after (braked) hay

maask

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from mat (“food.”)

Verb

15 (preterite maskä)

1. (transitive) To eat.

maga

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Noun

1. Stomach.

Derived terms

• magafar
• magahov
• magasjuk
• magastinn
• magastärk

Verb

15

1. To fit in one’s stomach, digest.

magt i hä

Westrobothnian

Interjection

15

1. it may so be; that is not in question; that is not relevant

magtäslaus

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from magt (“power, influence”) +‎ -laus (“-less”); compare Norwegian maktlaus, Old English mægenleas.

Adjective

15

1. powerless, weak
2. tired due to exertion or age

See also

• mödd
• åll

mah

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

15

1. The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

maka

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse maki, from Proto-Germanic *makô.

Noun

15 m

1. equal, match
2. spouse

Derived terms

• makator m (“equal, match, counterpart, companion”)

Derived terms

• Skjut ut gamm släan, no finn ’n makan

makk

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• mekk f

Etymology

Probably from Finnish mekko in the sense of “worker’s woolen coat”.

Noun

15 f (definite singular makka)

1. Woolen shirt.

maklihait

Westrobothnian

Etymology

mak +‎ -li +‎ -hejt

Noun

15 f

1. rest, repose; slowness

maks

Westrobothnian

Verb

15

1. cost

   Mykkje maks?

   How much does it cost?

mal

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse mǫrðr, from Proto-Germanic *marþuz.

Noun

15 m

1. marten (mammal)

mall

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 m

1. Alternative spelling of maall

man

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse meðan, from Proto-Germanic *medanō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɑ̀ːn] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -ɑ̀ːn, -èːðan

Conjunction

mān

1. meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst

   tyst man jag sȯf

   be quiet while I sleep

Alternative forms

• mea, meda

mandag

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse mánadagr, from late Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag, a calque of Latin dies lunae. Compare Danish mandag, Swedish and Norwegian Nynorsk måndag, Icelandic mánudagur, Faroese mánadagur.

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²mɑɳːɖæːɣ/

Noun

15 m

1. Monday

mangfall

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• mångfåll f

Noun

1. Omasum.

mannmåhl

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 (indeclinable)

1. what one says to another

mannskap

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From mann +‎ -skap, from German Mannschaft.

Noun

15 n

1. gathering of men

mannviv

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 n

1. (card games) A marriage, a king and a queen.

marge

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse margir.

Adjective

15 pl (comparative flair)

1. Many.

Derived terms

• margelónnom
• margföllu
• margehanda

margföllu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse margfaldligr, margfaldr.

Adjective

15

1. multiple

Related terms

• marge

margvaƚ

Westrobothnian

Etymology

*mar- (“sea”) + gval (“debris”) ?

Noun

1. (in expression) The event of shipwreck, shipbreach.

   Båtn djikk e margvaƚ ― the boat was lost or sank

marjaväl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse morgunverðr.

Noun

15 m

1. breakfast

Alternative forms

• móraväl

mark

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mærk/, /mark/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse maðkr.

Noun

15 m (definite singular martjen, dative martjåm, definite plural marka or markan)

1. a worm (invertebrate)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mǫrk.

Noun

15 f (definite singular marka or markä, dative marken)

1. Forest, woodland; ground.

Derived terms

• markvis
• uta mȧrka
• uta mȧrken

 

marka

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mæ̀ɾ̥kʲɐ]

Noun

15 m

1. nominative/accusative definite plural of mark (“worm”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mǽɾ̥kʲɐ]

Noun

15 f

1. nominative/accusative definite singular of mark (“forest, woodland; ground”)

markan

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mæ̀ɾ̥kʲɐɳ], [mæ̀ɾ̥kʲɐn]

Noun

15 m

1. nominative and accusative definite plural of mark

marken

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mæ̀ɾ̥kʲe̞n]

Noun

15 f

1. dative definite singular of mark

markstongen

Westrobothnian

Adjective

15

1. worm-eaten

markä

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mǽɾ̥kʲə̃]

Noun

15 f

1. nominative and accusative definite singular of mark

marr

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse merr, from Proto-Germanic *marhijō, from Proto-Indo-European *mark-, *marḱ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmærː/, /ˈmarː/

  Rhymes: -árː

Noun

15 f (genitive mara-, plural määrr)

1. Mare, female horse.

Synonyms

• skjut n

Derived terms

• maraføl n

martnä

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse markaðr, marknaðr (“market”), from northern Old French market, from Old French marchiet, from Latin mercātus (“market”). Cognate with Danish and Norwegian Bokmål marked, Norwegian Nynorsk and Swedish marknad, Faeroese marknaður, Icelandic markaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈmæ(ː)ʈˌne̞/, /²ˈmær̥ˌne̞/, /²ˈmæʂˌnɪ/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

Noun

15 m

1. (organised periodic) market

   at mæhrne

   next market

Derived terms

• martnäsfäl f (“market journey; market travelling party”)
• martnäsvist f (“house of merchandise”)

martnäsvist

Westrobothnian

Etymology

martnä +‎ vist

Noun

15 f

1. house of merchandise

masm

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse mass n.

Noun

15 f

1. A case or étui made of fabric or leather, in which is stored needle, thread, sowing ring, thimble etc., sometimes also tinder box, which is always worn in the pocket or in the pouch to, if necessary, always be available.

massli

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• matsli

Etymology

mat +‎ -li

Adjective

15

1. edible

Synonyms

• etanes

Antonyms

• omatsli

matrå

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse matráð n pl (“the husbandry of food.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈmäːtˌroː/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

Noun

15 n

1. Food storage, larder.

Synonyms

• fɑrå
• rå

matsam

Westrobothnian

Etymology

mat +‎ -sam

Adjective

15

1. having good appetite

matsli

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• massli

Etymology

mat +‎ -li

Adjective

15

1. suitable as food, which can be eaten

Synonyms

• etanes

Antonyms

• omatsli

matt

Westrobothnian

Adverb

15

1. Alternative form of mått

mauk

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Related to Old Norse mýkja and mjúkr.

Verb

15 (preterite maukä)

1. (transitive) To soften.

Synonyms

• mooitj

Etymology 2

Noun

15 (definite maitjen)

1. The best, most favourable work, result, place etc. that has or gives the best gains.

maurkrank

Westrobothnian

Maurkrank.

Alternative forms

• myrskrank
• mysskrank
• myskank

Noun

15 m

1. cranefly

me

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse mið (“middle; mark, sign.”) Compare Swedish medel (“means,”) medel- (“mid(dle)-.”).

Noun

15 m (definite singular men)

1. superstition

Alternative forms

• meda

Noun

15 n (plural me)

1. method

meda

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 m (definite singular medan)

1. superstition

Alternative forms

• me

Derived terms

• medafull (“superstitious”)

medag

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse miðdagr, miðr dagr (also miðdegi n), from miðr (“middle”) and dagr (“day”). Equivalent to me- (“mid-”) +‎ dag (“day.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈdɑːɣ/, /²meːdɑːɣ/, /mɪˈdæː/

Noun

1. Midday; lunch (around 12 - 2.)
2. Equivalent to aftaväl or komedag (4 - 5.)

Related terms

• midd

meel

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mèːɽ]

  Rhymes: -èːɽ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mæla, from Proto-Germanic *maþlijaną.

Verb

15

1. murmur dissatisfied

Etymology 2

From Old Norse merðr, merð, whence also Norwegian merd, Finnish merta and Swedish mjärde, possibly from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to plait, weave, bind”). See also Proto-Slavic *merža (“net”) and Ancient Greek μέρμις (mérmis, “rope, cord”), though these connections are far from certain.

Noun

15 n (definite singular mele)

1. (fishing) part of the fish trap, wherein the fish are trapped
2. sound, strait

Derived terms

• melbann (“the band that causes the constriction”)

meg

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse mik, from Proto-Germanic *mek (“me”), accusative of *ek (“I”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meːɣ/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

Pronoun

15

1. me (first-person accusative and dative singular personal pronoun)

meinfør

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare obsolete Danish menfør, Swedish menför, Old Norse meinfœrr.

Adjective

15

1. lame or otherwise crippled

mejning

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 f

1. opinion
2. meaning

mel

Westrobothnian

Verb

15

1. Alternative spelling of meel

Noun

15

1. Alternative spelling of meel

mela

Westrobothnian

Preposition

15

1. Alternative form of mila

melaskóv

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• melaskåv

Etymology

mela +‎ skóv

Noun

15 n

1. intermediate time or period, meanwhile

melaväg

Westrobothnian

Etymology

mela +‎ väg

Noun

15 m

1. interstitial path, a path that runs between two others

melling

Westrobothnian

Noun

15 m

1. (anatomy) ring finger

Synonyms

• gullfinger

melong

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• melung

Etymology

From miðl- whence mela +‎ -ong.

Adjective

15

1. mediocre

menn

Westrobothnian

Pronoun

15

1. Alternative form of männ

Noun

15 m pl

1. Alternative form of männ

meor-rois

Westrobothnian

Etymology

meor, mur (“brickwork, chimney”) +‎ röis, roois (“stone heap”)

Noun

15 f (definite meor-roisa, plural meor-rois, definite meor-roisen)

1. Earthbound foundation under the fireplace, consisting of stones and bricks.

meste

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Probably neuter definite singular of mest (“most”); cf. Danish for det meste.

Adverb

15

1. usually

Alternative forms

• mäste

met

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From meta (“to measure.”) Compare Old Norse mjǫt.

Noun

1. Measurement.

   dröuw uti meten ― ample in measurement

meta

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse *mita, meta, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med-.

Verb

15

1. (transitive) To measure.

   Synonym: måhl

Derived terms

• meta dell (“to measure, to approximate”)
• meta sjwaln (“stride”)
• meta ti (“to fill something (with something)”)

 

Related terms

• met
• mot
• mått

 

meta sjwaln

Westrobothnian

Verb

15

1. (idiomatic) to stride

mevetan

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Cognate to Icelandic meðvitund, Danish medviden, Swedish medvetande.

Noun

15 n

1. conscience

midd

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse miðr (“middle”) adj. + -ð, -d (“-th”).

Equivalent to me- (“mid-”) +‎ -d (“-th”).

Noun

15 f

1. mid, middle

Related terms

• medag

midi

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• mi n

Etymology

From Old Norse miðja, Proto-Germanic *midjǭ and *midją (“middle”).

Noun

15 n or f (definite singular mije or mija, indefinite plural midi, definite plural mija or mijen)

1. waist