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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Definite form; from a contraction of Gamal-Eirik, using the dialectal form gåmål for gamal (“old”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gåmålerken m
- (dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of Gamal-Eirik (“the devil”)
Usage notes
The sound r in the Trøndelag dialects turns into sj preceding the plosives k, t, p, akin to the sound it gets in the combination rs. The combination rk thus merges with rsk, and these spellings may be used interchangeably, for instance in the misspelling kark for karsk, and the dialectal pronunciation kjersk of kjerk (“church”).
References
- A. Dalen, J. R. Hagland, S. Hårstad, H. Rydving, O. Stemshaug (2008) Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region