Wiktionary:Todo/Westrobothnian cleanup/5

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dyssn weit ä

Westrobothnian

Phrase

5

1. It’s anybody’s guess.

dyt

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• dytt

Noun

1. (automotive) Horn.

Synonyms

• stuthårn

Related terms

• dyyt

Verb

5

1. The imperative singular of dyyt.

dä

Westrobothnian

Determiner

5 n (masculine & feminine dänn)

1. (demonstrative) that

   wä dä sȯmma

   immediately; lit. ’with the same’

   Då båne få de lek he vill, sä grin-e int

   When the child gets the toy it wants, it cries not

   Dä likästä ji vait

   The best I know

däll

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dælː/

  Rhymes: -álː, -ǽlː

Noun

5 n (definite singular dälle, plural däll, definite plural dälla)

1. sheep

   Synonyms: dȧs, far

dämi

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Cognate with Old English demman, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (faurdammjan), German dämmen.

Verb

5 (preterite dämt)

1. To dam, embank, to build a dam.

dän

Westrobothnian

Pronoun

5

1. Alternative form of dänn

Determiner

5

1. Alternative form of dänn

dänn

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• dän, den

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̥ɛ́nː]

  Rhymes: -ɛ́nː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þínn, from Proto-Germanic *þīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *téynos.

Determiner

5 (feminine di, neuter dätt)

1. your (singular)

   Lev a næ, kunun di?

   Is your wife still alive and kicking?

2. accusative singular of dänn

   Ji vórk int höir geudpratä dätt.

   I can't be bothered listening to your crazy talk.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þann, accusative of sá, a descendant from Proto-Germanic *sa. Related to Old Norse sjá.

Determiner

5 (neuter dä, plural de, weak masculine form n, neuter ä, plural e)

1. that

   dän ti’n far män sto i skom

   the time when my father was alive

   dänn tin hɑnn var i välmaktn

   when he was in his prime

   Då båne få dä lek he vill, sä grin-ä int.

   When the child receives the toy it wants, it doesn't cry.

   e dän seta ― those haycocks

   de næren / de næder ― the others

Etymology 3

Determiner

5

1. weak form of dänna

dänna

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• däna, dena, denna, danna, den, dina, din

Etymology

From Old Norse *þærna, alternative form of þarna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̥ɛ́nːɐ], [d̥ɛ́ɳːɐ], [d̥áɳːɐ], [d̥én], [d̥ɪ́n(ɐ)]

  Rhymes: -ɛ́nːɐ, -ɛ́rnɐ

Adverb

5

1. there (in or at that place)

   Dänna ligg ’n.

   There he lies. / It is placed there.

   darna derr ― right there

2. around, roughly

   se maang darna

   around that many

Pronoun

5

1. that one

   forn hämm en Kalle darna

   that guy Kalle went home

Determiner

5 (weak form dänn or däne)

1. that

   Tornä dänna jär sä högt att hä nåkäs skynom

   That tower is so high that it reaches up to the sky.

   ve skul ta på sjut n dän lämiken

   we were to start shooting lemming

   ęn hul a ba:dtęr å bi:g udti häusęn dina, męn ę vært äint ne: bordäi dęn

   he was working and building on that house, but nothing came of it

Usage notes

A definite noun precedes the strong form dänna; "tornä dänna", while the weak form dänn is placed after n, neuter ä (weak form of determiner dänn, neuter dä), before the definite noun; "n dän lämiken". The strong form is most common in the nominative position, and the weak form in the accusative.

Antonyms

• hjänna

Derived terms

• dittäna
• tykkendenna

Related terms

• der

däväl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse difill, djǫfull, diell (Icelandic dífill, defill, djöfull, déll.) Compare deväl.

Noun

5 m

1. (theology) Devil.

Synonyms

• bävel
• djäkul
• ferel

dåckslen

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 f pl

1. Alternative spelling of dawhlen.

dåga

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse duga, from Proto-Germanic *duganą.

Verb

5 (preterite dågd)

1. to suffice

   Skaväl int nevrä, no dåg ä

   Do not dispose of the birch bark, it is suitable enough

   Hav du na dill sätt i teugun sóm dåg?

   Do you have a horse that is good enough (to cope pulling the load)?

dål

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 m (nominative & accusative definite singular dårn)

1. A slumber.

Synonyms

• dur m

dåomen

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 m

1. (Christianity) judgement day

   undi dåomen

   doomed

dårg

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Possibly related to draga (“to drag, to pull.”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑrɡ/, /dɑre/, /dorɡ/, /dori/

Noun

5 n (definite singular dårgjä)

1. Fir twigs, spruce needles.

Derived terms

• farstudårg

Etymology 2

Compare Old Norse dorga (“to strive to achieve something”) and Gutnish dårga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dɑrɡ/, /²dorɡ/

Verb

5 (preterite dårgä or dargjä)

1. (intransitive) To run with urgency and noise, to rush.

   dårg å

   to rush off, leave quickly

2. (intransitive) To quarrel and make noise.

Related terms

• andörj
• dörj

dårsk

Westrobothnian

Adjective

5

1. Insidious, sinister.

Alternative forms

• dörsk

dåvahågg

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Old Norse dofi + hǫgg

Noun

5 n

1. deafening strike, finishing blow, coup de grâce

dåḷe i kömmen

Westrobothnian

Adjective

5

1. whose presence brings bad luck

döij

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• döy
• dööj
• doi
• dåi

Etymology

From Old Norse deyja; related to daan and da.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /døyː/, [d̥ǿɪ̯ː], [d̥úɪ̯ː]

  Rhymes: -ǿʏ̯ː

Verb

dö´ij (preterite dodd’ or do, supine dödd or dött)

1. (of people only) To die.

Derived terms

• dauen (“dead”)
• dåen (“dead”)
• dåoe (“dead”)
• dø (“dead; death”)
• dæud (“death”)

See also

• retn (“To die (figuratively.)”)
• stehn (“To die (of animals only.)”)
• faln (“To die (of plants.)”)
• falnäs (“To die (of plants.)”)
• qwahnes (“To die (of plants.)”)

döinjkröste

Westrobothnian

Adjective

5

1. roughly treated (e.g. of fish)

dökschlen

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 f pl

1. Alternative spelling of dawhlen.

döld

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse dœld (“small valley, dale, depression, hollow, furrow.”) Cognate with Icelandic dæld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɞɖː/

  Rhymes: -ɞ́ɖː

Noun

5 f (definite dölda, plural dööld, definite dölden)

1. (geography) A damp basin rich in springs.

Derived terms

• vötodöld

See also

• drööl
• kåltjil

döns

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. The upper compartment of a double-deck bed.

dörj

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Related to dårg (“to quarrel; rush.”)

Verb

5 (preterite & supine dörjä)

1. (transitive) To beat, slam.

   Dem dörjä å tröskä

   They threshed well.

dörsens

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From dæud (“death.”) Compare dawhlen.

Adverb

5

1. Very.

   jö värt dörsens åll ― I became very tired

dörsk

Westrobothnian

Adjective

5

1. Drowsy.

Adjective

5

1. Alternative form of dårsk

döva

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dɞːʋɐ/

  Rhymes: -ʊ̀vɐ

Noun

5 m (definite dövan)

1. so loose a bog that it can not bear to be trodden

døn

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse dynr, from Proto-Germanic *duniz. Cognate with Gutnish dyn, dun.

Pronunciation

• (Lövånger, Burträsk) IPA^(key): /dʏːɳ/

  Rhymes: -ʏ́n, -ǿːn

Noun

1. Earthquake, tremor.

dør

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• dör
• dȯr

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, dyr, from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /døːr/, [tʏːɾ], [tɞːɾ]

Noun

5 f (definite singular døra, dative døɳ, plural dö`ra or dora, dative dørom)

1. a door

   doran jåra ipi

   the doors are open

Derived terms

• dȯragåt
• dȯrabäck
• dȯragrepa

døvęr

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• döver

Verb

5 (preterite døvrę)

1. tremble, shake
2. rumble strongly

düm

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From older *dímba, from Old Norse *dimba, from Proto-Germanic *dimbaną (“to fog, smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²diːm/

  Rhymes: -ìːm

Verb

5 (preterite dimmä)

1. (intransitive) evaporate, transpirate

   Hä düm frå vattnä

   There rises a mist from the water.

dȧs

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• das

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæːs/, /däːs/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -áːs, -ǽːs

Noun

5 n

1. sheep

   Synonyms: däll, far

Interjection

5

1. come here sheep

See also

• hjȧp
• tick
• tjipp

 

dȧsk

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /²dæsk/

  Rhymes: -àsk

Verb

5

1. (transitive) To beat; to whip.
2. (intransitive) To drizzle.

Synonyms

• (drizzle): doosk

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /dæsk/

  Rhymes: -ásk

Noun

1. Beating.

dȯnt

Westrobothnian

Verb

dȱnt

1. To bump a lot; about wagons, chaises and carts, which bump and shake a lot, and about horses that carry heavy.

   hä dȯnt sä jag tȯhl int sitt på kärrä

   It shakes so that I dare not sit on the cart.

dȯrabäck

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 m (definite singular dȯrabätkjen, definite plural dȯrabäkka)

1. threshold

dȯtt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse dottr, Proto-Germanic *duttaz.

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): [d̥ɞ́tʰː]

  Rhymes: -ʊ́tː

Noun

5 m

1. a little bit, small piece

   ge mäg n litn dȯtt

   give me a little bit

   smaka dȯttn

   taste the bite

dȯuklämt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

dȯuw +‎ klämt

Adjective

5

1. squeezed numb

dȯuw

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• dauv
• däuv

Etymology

From Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz.

Adjective

5

1. deaf
2. numb
3. (concerning the body) heavy and effete

   jag gjär fȧhli dȯuw i dag

   I feel pretty heavy and dull today.

Derived terms

• dȯuklämt

dɑsa

Westrobothnian

Verb

5

1. flirt, share company with men

e

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse æ (“ay, ever, always”), from Proto-Germanic *aiwi (“forever”).

Adverb

5

1. ay

   e värr å e värr

   ever worse and worse

Etymology 2

Article

5

1. Alternative form of i

Etymology 3

Preposition

5

1. Alternative form of i

e bräjdd vä åsit

Westrobothnian

Adjective

5

1. insignificant (lit. "next to nothing")

e ʃlɑg

Westrobothnian

Adverb

5

1. in a row

eddjels

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• addjelsj

Noun

5 f (definite eddjelsa)

1. Problem, surprise.

Related terms

• eddjes

eddjes

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• addjes

Verb

5

1. To malfunction, go badly.
2. To prod, tease.

Related terms

• eddjels

edeli

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse iðuligr, iðugligr, iðurligr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²eːˌdelɪ/

  Rhymes: -əlɪ, -lɪ

Adjective

5

1. Continuous, constant.

eel

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elda.

Verb

5

1. To make fire, to keep a fire for warmth.

   hån ele för nåtta

   He made fire for the night.

Etymology 2

Noun

5 m pl

1. nominative & accusative indefinite plural of el

egg

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): [¹ɛɡː]
• (Bygdeå, Burträsk, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [¹ɛɪ̯ɡː]
• (Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [¹æɪ̯ɡː]

  Rhymes: -ɛ́ɡː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse egg, from Proto-Germanic *ajją. Compare with Swedish ägg.

Noun

5 n (definite singular eggj’eð, defininte plural egg’a)

1. Egg.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse egg from Proto-Germanic *agjō.

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): [¹ɛdʑː] (Generalized palatalization from the definite form)
• (Bygdeå, Burträsk, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [¹ɛɪ̯ɡː]
• (Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [¹æɪ̯ɡː]

  Rhymes: -ɛ́ɡː

Noun

5 n (definite singular eggj’eð, defininte plural egg’a)

1. The sharp edge of a cutting tool.

Derived terms

• eggbrøst

References

• Marklund, Thorsten, 1986, Skelleftemålet: grammatik och ordlista : för lekmän - av lekman [The Skellefteå speech: grammar and vocabulary: for laymen - by a layman], →ISBN, page 72

eig

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eiga, from Proto-Germanic *aiganą (“to possess, have, own”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èɪ̯ːɣ/

  Rhymes: -èɪ̯ːɣ

Verb

5 (preterite ått or ågd or att or atte, supine ågt)

1. to have, to own

Alternative forms

• åg

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /éɪ̯ːɣ/

  Rhymes: -éɪ̯ːɣ

Noun

5 n

1. (psychology) ownership

eigang

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 m (definite eigangjen)

1. Oath, swearing.

Related terms

• aisore (“Oath-bound.”)

eik

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• äjk

Etymology

From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): [e̞ɪ̯ːkʲ]

  Rhymes: -éɪ̯ːk

Noun

5 f (definite eika)

1. Oak (Quercus.)

Noun

5 f (definite eika)

1. A small wooden boat, an eka, eistuk.

einkömmelä

Westrobothnian

Adjective

5

1. peculiar, distinct from others
2. stubborn, obstinate, difficult to deal with

Synonyms

• einkömeli
• enkönnä

einsamen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse einsaminn, einn saman. Cognate with Ostrobothnian eismend, ömsand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²eɪ̯ːnsɑmen/, /²eɳʂɑmːen/

Adjective

5

1. lone

   Han fekk säg ä bra tag, då’n einsamen ärvd farin

   He got a good advantage when he alone inherited the father.

   molenä ensammen

   all alone

einstöding

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse einstœðingr, related to einstœðr (“solitary, bereaved”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk einstøing, Gutnish ajnstyding.

Noun

5 m

1. Hermit; one-sided person, different from other people.

eiter

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse eitr, from Proto-Germanic *aitrą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂oyd-, *h₂eyd-.

Noun

5 n (definite singular eitre)

1. poison
2. as an emphatic prefix intensifying a negative aspect

   eiterkallt

   bloody cold

   eitrende kallt

   bitterly cold

   eiterrassan

   furious

Derived terms

• eitergadd
• eitergnadd
• eiterong

el

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eldr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /éːl/, /íːl/

  Rhymes: -éːl, -ɪ́ːl

Noun

5 m (definite singular eln)

1. fire

Alternative forms

• il

Derived terms

• elfäng (“something that can be used for burning”)
• ellbäin (“tinder box, flint, tinder and sulfur”)
• ellfør (“flint and steel to strike fire with”)
• ellsinner (“spark”)
• ellskåt (“place where pyre, bonfire is lit”)
• ellslöga (“flame”)
• elltostr (“spark”)
• elltönner (“tinder”)
• elsta (“the place in the inner corner of the fireplace”)
• elstikk (“match”)
• skogel (“forest fire”)

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ertla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /èːl/, /èlː/

  Rhymes: -èːl, -èlː

Noun

5 f (definite singular ela)

1. a bird of the family Motacillidae

Derived terms

• sesel
• trȯhnuel

References

• Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, “eld s. e:l” and “ärla s. ê:l”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 95 and 221

elestret

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• stret

Etymology

Cognate with the other Scandinavian forms elektricitet, elektrisitet and Indonesian listrik; ultimately based on Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron, “amber.”)

Pronunciation

• (Luleå) IPA^(key): /eleˈstreːt/

Noun

1. Electricity (form of energy.)

ellfør

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse eldfœri.

Noun

1. Flint and steel.

Synonyms

• ellbäin

ellskåt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

el +‎ skåt

Noun

1. Vault where the fire burns in an oven for firing brick.
2. Space for firewood next to the stove.

eln

Westrobothnian

Noun

5

1. nominative/accusative definite singular of el

elsvo

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse eldsváði.

Noun

5 m (definite singular elsvon, definite plural elsvoa)

1. conflagration

engj

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• ängj
• aainj

Etymology

From Old Norse eng f or n, engi n.

Noun

5 n (definite singular engje)

1. grassy field, meadow, harvested for hay

Derived terms

• ängjishjon

enkjʼ

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ekkja (Old East Norse ænkja), from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ. Compare Elfdalian aintja.

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): [²ɛɲ̊t͡ɕ]
• (Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [²æɪ̯ɲ̊t͡ɕ]

  Rhymes: -ɛ̀nt͡ɕ

Noun

5 f (definite singular enkja, definite plural enkjen)

1. Widow.

ennęrvęnnę

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈènːe̞ɾˌʋe̞nːe̞]

Adjective

5

1. completely changed

ensk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from ejn, ajn (“one”).

Adjective

5

1. fussy, stubborn
2. unilateral

Verb

5 (preterite & supine enskä)

1. (intransitive) whine, insist on something

Usage notes

Mostly about children.

Synonyms

• enskäs
• einskäs

entan

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): /²enˌtɐn/

  Rhymes: -ɐn

Adverb

5

1. Contraction of int’ ann.

enxi

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• änxi
• äŋse
• ęɳʂi

Etymology

Perhaps from ainkä si “sole/only side” = Old Norse einka síða.

Adverb

5

1. eating toppings without bread

   han kȧn eta smörä änxi

   He can eat butter without bread

Adjective

5

1. about all things that someone uses unilaterally

   han hȧdd enxi säng

   he had his own special bed separately

erell

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [èː.ɾe̞l]

  Rhymes: -èːrɪl

Noun

5 m (definite singular erelln)

1. Gravel.

Derived terms

• steinerell

eru

Westrobothnian

Etymology

ér +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [èːɾʉ]

  Rhymes: -èːɾʉ

Adjective

5

1. scarred

   ja jer ɑlldes eru oppe øgöm

   I'm completely scarred on my face

Derived terms

• freikeneru (“freckled”)

erän

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse erendi, eyrendi, eyrindi, ørendi, from Proto-Germanic *airundiją.

Noun

5 n (genitive äränäs)

1. an errand

Alternative forms

• eran
• erän
• äran
• ärend

eta

Westrobothnian

Verb

5

1. Alternative form of ita

etanes

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Adverbial participle of eta "to eat".

Adjective

5

1. edible

Synonyms

• massli

ett

Westrobothnian

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båna

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Alternative forms

• ätt

Etymology

From Old Norse ætt, from Proto-Germanic *aihtiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /etː/, /ɛtː/

  Rhymes: -étː, -ɛ́tː

Noun

1. Family, relatives, lineage.

Derived terms

• että

Related terms

• åg

ettergrøning

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 f

1. sprout from spilled seeds

että

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ættaðr, equivalent to ett +‎ -ä.

Adjective

5

1. born, descended from

   Hwana gjär han ättä?

   Wherefrom is he born?

etu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse eta (“crib, manger.”) Related to ita, åt, jäta, getu.

Noun

1. A manger.

euskefeurat

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• öuskeföurat
• öskefurot

Adjective

5

1. unhappy, depressed, discouraged, unhappy, out of shape

   I tjänn mä så öuskeföurat för hä vaal så skova-lotom vä sova

   I feel uneasy because I have a hard time sleeping regularly

fa

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foː/, /fɒː/, /fɑː/

• Rhymes: -óː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

Verb

5 (preterite fekk or fikk, plural fing, supine fatt or faije)

1. To receive, obtain.

   Han hyllrä vä’óm, dilliss han fekk hä ’an villt ― He coaxed him til he got what he wanted.

   Han fekk säg ä bra tag ― He got himself a good deal

   Fing je lik mykke i år sóm i fjol? ― Did you get as much this year as last year?

   Han fekk helä hvärvä ― He was dressed from head to foot.

   faattse ― to grab for oneself

   faattse aann ― to start breathing normally again

   fase värrmen ― to get warm

   hä fås bȧra småglirn hjänna ― one can only catch small fish here

2. To have children.

   få småfólk ― to bear children

3. To give, hand.

   Få mäg yksa! ― Hand me the axe!

4. (reflexive, intransitive) To convalesce.

   Han håll å få säg ― He’s starting to recover.

5. (auxiliary verb) May.

   fasi matt gammal hall du a vara ― May I ask how old you’re starting to become?

   fasi åm jä fatin fara dellåm ― I’ll see if I have time to visit him.

Derived terms

• anfått
• seinfatt

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

Adjective

5

1. Few.

Derived terms

• famönnes
• fang
• fangfor
• faräjj
• faräjjes
• feengt
• fått

fa einnoppa

Westrobothnian

Phrase

5

1. To receive into the bargain (literally.)

fager

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).

Adjective

5 (comparative fegär or fäger, supine fegst or fägst)

1. fair (of good appearance), pretty

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Fager”, 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 123

fahli

Westrobothnian

Verb

5

1. Alternative form of fåli

fahlk

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Alternative form of fahlkj.

fahlkj

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑɽt͡ɕ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse folk, fólk, from Proto-Germanic *fulką.

Noun

1. (uncountable) People.

   hȧf han mytkjä fahlkj? ― Does he have a lot of people?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse forkr, from Proto-Germanic *furkaz.

Noun

1. The shaft of gig or leister, or where this shaft is attached.

failios

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• fagjus
• fegljus

Etymology

fai +‎ lios, cf. Norwegian feigdeljøs, Gutnish faigljaus

Noun

5 n

1. (folklore) magic fire, ghost flare predicting a death

falkeli

Westrobothnian

Etymology

fahlk +‎ -li

Adjective

5

1. Sympathetic.

falkut

Westrobothnian

Etymology

falk +‎ -ut.

Adjective

5

1. Populated, crowded.

famönnes

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse fár + mynda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɒːˌmœnːes/

  Rhymes: -ønːɛs

Verb

5

1. (middle voice, intransitive) To attitudinise speech and gestures.

fangfor

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 n

1. fodder from the wilds

far

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse faðir, feðr, -faðr, -fǫðr, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr.

Alternative forms

• fær, fär, fer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːr/, /faːr/, /fæːr/, /feːr/

Noun

5 m (definite farin or far’n, vocative fare)

1. father

   Han fekk säg ä bra tag, då’n einsamen ärvd farin

   He got a good advantage when he alone inherited the father.

   Hä var grannars far’n dill å håll prästa i år men han hadd int’ na dill å påhåll.

   It was the father of the house in the neighbouring farm's turn to be priest-host (during house hearings) this year, but he lacked what was required.

Synonyms

• pååpp

Derived terms

• farsfar
• farrbror
• gufar

Related terms

• måor, mååmm
• bråor, söster, syskan
• sahn, doter
• faddar

Etymology 2

From Old Norse for, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːr/, /fɒːr/, /fɔːr/

Noun

5 f (definite fara, plural fara, definite plural farana)

1. furrow

Alternative forms

• får

Derived terms

• restefar

Etymology 3

Noun

5 n

1. Alternative form of fær

Etymology 4

From Old Norse fær, *fāʀ, from Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fóːɾ], [fɒ́ːɾ], [fɑ́ːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -óːr

Noun

5 n

1. sheep.

Synonyms

• dȧs
• däll

Etymology 5

Verb

5

1. Alternative form of fær

fare

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [fɑ̀ːɾe̞], [fä̀ːɾe̞], [fæ̀ːɾe̞]

Noun

5 m

1. vocative singular of far

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [fóːɾe̞], [fɒ́ːɾe̞], [fɑ́ːɾe̞]

Noun

5 n

1. definite nominative & accusative singular of far

farsk

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse falskr, from Middle Low German valsch, from Latin falsus.

Adjective

5

1. deceitful, deceptive

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fǫlski, from the adjective fǫlr (“pale”).

Noun

5 m

1. thin, light grey ash

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Farsk” and “Falsk, farsk”, 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 126 and 124

farsöster

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse fǫðursystir; equivalent to far (“father”) +‎ söster (“sister.”).

Noun

1. Paternal aunt.

farul

Westrobothnian

Noun

5 m (definite farul’n)

1. Devil.
2. Ruffian.

Synonyms

• (devil): däväl
• (devil): bäväl

fata

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse feta, fata (“to step, find one’s way, to manage.”) Doublet of feta.

Pronunciation

• (Luleå) IPA^(key): [fòːtɐ]
• (Bygdeå, Burträsk) IPA^(key): [fɑ̀ːtɐ]
• (Lövånger) IPA^(key): [fɑ̀tʰːɐ]

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀tɐ

Verb

5

1. To grasp, understand.

Related terms

• fatan
• fatas
• fataskift
• fet
• fåtabeor
• fæt

 

fatan

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• (sv:Hössjö, Umeå) IPA^(key): [fɑ̀ːtɐn]
• (Bygdeå, Burträsk) IPA^(key): [fɑ̀ːtɐɳ]
• (Kalix) IPA^(key): [fòtɐn]

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀tɐn, -ɒ̀tɐɳ

Noun

5 n (definite singular fatanä, definite plural fatana)

1. A crooked iron handle, with which pots are lifted on and off the stove.

Synonyms

• grytfatan

Related terms

• fata
• fæt

fatas

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Old Norse fataz (“to be bound, be hindered”)

Pronunciation

• (Luleå) IPA^(key): [fòːtɐs]
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): [fɑ̀ːtɐs]
• (Umeå) IPA^(key): [fɑ̀tʰːɐs]

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀tɐs

Verb

5

1. To be flawed, be lacking.

   hjänna fattas nȧlta än

   here something is lacking still

2. To damage, be detrimental.

   bo fåtas de breor?

   What’s wrong, brother?

   hwa fattas däg?

   What’s wrong with you? What hurts you?

fataskift

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Old Norse fata + skipti

Noun

1. Judgement or ability to take one thing apart from another, discernment.

   han hȧf int nȧ fataskift

   he has no discernment

Alternative forms

• fetaskeft
• fataskeft

fauk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from fjuk. Compare fäuk and Jamtish fouke.

Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -ɞ́ɵ̯ːk

Noun

5 m or n

1. smoke, rook, roke

   snjön jär som ä fauk

   the snow is like a fog

Synonyms

• rauk

febber

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German feber, from Latin febris.

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk, Skellefteå, Bygdeå, Lövånger) IPA^(key): /ˈfebːe̞r/

Noun

5 m (definite febbern, dative febbrom)

1. Fever.

   Ji hav febbern i faggom ― I think I have a fever coming on.

   leigg i febbrom ― to have a fever (bedridden)

Derived terms

• närvfebber

feemm

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse feðma, from faðmr (“armful, embrace, fathom.”).

Verb

5

1. To bring hay together into a heap.

Noun

5 f (definite femma, plural feemm, definite femmen)

1. A haystack.

   i ar värt-e mitji femmen, he vär so mitji hoie

   this year there were many haystacks, there was so much hay

Synonyms

• såtan

Related terms

• feemn
• fämi

feengt

Westrobothnian

Verb

5 (preterite fengtä)

1. To seek intensely, strive for, go through a lot of trouble to get something.

feigd

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• fegd
• faigd

Etymology

From Old Norse feigð, from Proto-Germanic *faigiþō.

Noun

5 f (definite feigda, dative feigdn)

1. state of future death, (unconscious) premonition of impending death, property of being (pre)determined to die soon