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Suffix version of laus (“loose”), from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz.

1 (neuter -laust)

1. -less, free of something, lacking something

• laust
• löyst

From Old Norse -makari and Low German -maker. Compare with Danish -mager and German Macher.

1 m

1. used for someone who makes something.

From Old Norse -naðr.

1 m

1. suffix used to create nouns, particularly from verbs; but also from adjectives

1 m

1. a male given name

From the older form Briniolff, from Old Norse Brynjulfr.

• IPA^(key): /²bre̞ŋʲːe̞l/

1 m

1. a male given name

• Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːɾ

1 (definite Bura, dative Buurn)

1. (indefinite) a locality just south of Skellefteå in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden
2. (definite) a river south of Skellefteå in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

• Burbo

• Böysk

• IPA^(key): /²byɪ̯st͡ɕ/

1

1. (indefinite) a small coastal town near Skellefteå in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

1 m

1. a male given name

From Old Norse Bygda.

• IPA^(key): /²bøɡd/,

  Rhymes: -ø̀ɡd

1

1. a small coastal town in Westrobothnia in northern Sweden

1 f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget

1 f

1. a village near Lövånger in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

• Jerk, Ärk, Ärik

From Old Norse Eiríkr, from Proto-Norse *Aiwa-rikiaR (literally “ever ruler,”) or *Aina-rikiaR (literally “one ruler.”) Doublet of Ärik and Jerk.

n’ Erk m (vocative Erkä, genitive hans n’ Erk, combining Ers, dative ȯm Erk or no Ärk)

1. a male given name

Patronymics

• son of Erk: n’ Ers or n’ Ers sa

1 m

1. Alternative spelling of frammlänning

1 m pl

1. nominative/accusative definite plural of Framlänning

grann (“nice; beautiful”) +‎ roos (“rose; image; spot”)

1 f

1. A cow name.

1 n

1. a small town near Nolmaning in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

From Old Norse holmr, from Proto-Germanic *hulmaz.

• (Luleå) IPA^(key): /ˈhʊɽme̞n/

1 m

1. Name of an islet.

1 f (definite singular Höukmarka, dative Höukmarken)

1. a small town near Lövånger in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

The western part is called vest i bynom.

From Old Norse Ívarr.

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

  Rhymes: -ìːvar

1 m

1. a male given name

1 m

1. Alternative spelling of Ifaar

1 m (vocative Janke)

1. a male given name

1 f

1. St James' mass, Feast of Saint James

From Old Norse Eiríkr.

1 m

1. a male given name from Old Norse

1 m

1. a male given name

• Jahan
• Janck
• Jon

Possibly from a Finnish name containing jyrä "brook with steep shores; deep valley, precipice", referring to the precipice at the lake Jörnsträsket.

1 m (definite singular Jörn, dative Jöråm)

1. Jörn (a small town near Skellefteå in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden)
   • 1881, J. A. Fjellström, Berättelse om en resa från Skellefte till Arjeploug in Svenska landsmål och Svenskt folkliv, page 47:

     He var 'n teisdasafta, då i fωr frå ʃälett ωpett Djörsvajjen. (...) Om natta mωt ωnʃdan kriŋŋom klokka tjwå komme i dill Djörn.

     It was a Tuesday evening, as i left Skellefteå along the Jörn road. (...) Around two o'clock on Wednesday morning I came to Jörn.

In the same contexts where a personal name in nominative, accusative or dative will have an article (n or åm Erk), this city name will have a definite form (Djörn or Djöråm), while not having any in other inflections such as genitive forms (Ers- and Djörs-).

• Djör

From Old Norse Kætilbiǫrn.

• (Persön) IPA^(key): /²t͡ɕæbː/

1 m

1. a male given name

• Kata

1

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Catherine

• Leul
• Lul

• Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːɽ

1

1. a town in northern Sweden

From Old Norse Lifangr (“sheltered fjord”).

• IPA^(key): /levˈɑŋːer/

1 m

1. Lövånger (a small town near Skellefteå in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden)

1 f (dative Löisstn)

1. a locality just north of Lövånger in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

   hann for oppi Löissta

   he went to Daglösten

   sösstra hannsj bo oppi Löisstn

   his sister lives in Daglösten

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

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀lː

  Homophone: maall

Mâll f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Medieval contraction of Latin Nicolaus, Nicholaus, from the Ancient Greek Νικόλαος (Nikólaos). Cognate with English Nicholas. Doublet of Nikkj.

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): /ˈniŋs/
• (Luleå) IPA^(key): /ˈni̯øːʂ/

1 m

1. a male given name

Patronymics

• son of Nings: Nings sa

• Päll

1 m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Peter

• IPA^(key): ,

  Rhymes: -ìːt

  Homophone: pit

1

1. a town in northern Sweden

• Rhymes: -òːn

1

1. a small town in Luleå Municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

1 n

1. a village near Lövånger in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

The inhabitants are called ryssbøla or ryssbølsa.

1

1. Skellefteå (a city in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden)

• Sjellett

• Schtaan (“the city”)

1 f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Cecilia

From Old Norse Sigurðr.

1 m

1. a male given name

1 m (definite singular Skojen, dative Skojom)

1. a village near Lövånger in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

The inhabitants are called skoksara.

From Old Norse Þórðr, from Þórr and viðr.

1 m

1. a male given name

From Old Norse Úma, a river name, from the verb um (“to roar, sound, cry”); compare Icelandic óma.

• IPA^(key):

  Rhymes: -ʉ̀ːm

  Homophone: um

1 f

1. Umeå (the capital city of Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden)

   Hä gjär gitti stor kjȯrka i Um.

   The church in Umeå is widely known and renowned for its size.

• Umstan
• (rare) Umsel

1 f (definite singular Vemarka, dative Vemarken)

1. a village near Lövånger in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden

The inhabitants are called vemarka or vemarkbon.

• IPA^(key): /ʋʊldrʊm/

1

1. a small town in Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive,”) from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-.

• IPA^(key): /²ɑːk/

  Rhymes: -òːk

1 (preterite ake)

1. (rare) To plow shallow furrows.

• aak raåm (“to be unsure”)

• aker
• akräj

From Old Norse akta, from Middle Low German achten.

• IPA^(key): , , ,

  Rhymes: -àkt, -àɡt

  (a-o merger) Rhymes: -àkt, -ɒ̀kt

1 (preterite & supine aktä)

1. evaluate, heed, consider
2. = vagt, guard, watch

• akt på lyra (“take the opportunity, consider the possibilities”)

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Aakt”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 5

1 f

1. Alternative spelling of ǫ́bẃł

afta (“evening”) +‎ vǽł (“meal”)

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

1 m (definite singular aftavǽł’enn, dative aftavǽłum)

1. Supper; eaten around 4-5.

1

1. Emaciated.

1

1. Timely (or unfortunate.)

   no var e afånni (...) ― good thing (...)

From Old Norse agalauss, equivalent to aga (“fear”) +‎ -laus. Cognate to Nilandian agalöus, Norwegian agalaus, Danish aveløs.

1

1. ill-mannered, self-willed, unruly

From Old Norse *ǫggr, from Proto-Germanic *aʒw-.

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

1

1. Inside out.

   aggsíða

   the reverse side

2. Averse, irate, angry.

• rang
• skakk

• aggsíðʼ

agg (“inside out”) +‎ síðʼ (“side”)

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

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1. The reverse side.
2. (figarutively) The worse side.

   hǫnn hav aggsíða út ― he is better than he looks (literally 'he has his bad side out')

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

1 f (definite singular agga, singulare tantum)

1. Water that flows back against the current due to terrain or rocks; whirlpool.
2. Headwind, wind from an unexpected direction..

• IPA^(key): /ɛ́ɡː/, /ɑ́ɪ̯ɡː/, ,

  Rhymes: -ɛ́kː, -ɑ́ɪ̯kː

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

1 n (definite singular aidje, defininte plural aigga)

1. Egg.

From Old Norse egg from Proto-Germanic *agjō.

1 n (definite singular aidje, defininte plural aigga)

1. The sharp edge of a cutting tool.

• äiggbröst

• Marklund, Thorsten, 1986, Skelleftemålet: grammatik och ordlista : för lekmän - av lekman , →ISBN, page 72

• äjnjäng

1 (neuter aindjaingt)

1. Monotonous, humdrum.
2. Stubborn, one-sided.

   Han jär duktit ęjndjäng. ― He is pretty stubborn and one-sided.

• Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 181
• Marklund, Thorsten, 1986, Skelleftemålet: grammatik och ordlista : för lekmän - av lekman , →ISBN, page 115
• Lidström, Gun, Berglund, Erik, 1991, “ENSIDIG ęjndjä́ng, -e”, in Pitemålet : ållt mīla àagg å ö̀öx, Piteå : ABF Piteåbygden. 4th ed. p. 63

• einkä, enke, ainken, änken, enken

From Old Norse einka adj.; e. g. einka sonr "only son". Cognate with older Danish enckæ, Blekingian and Scanian ynka, Helsingian and Hallandian inka, Calmarian enka, ynka, önka, Medelpadian enken.

1

1. Sole, only.

   Einkä gruta ji att, sä mistä ji

   The only little bit I owned, I lost.

   hä står nȧgä enkä strå hjär å där

   there is a sole straw here and there

• ajnlett, äjnlett, äjnläitt

ajn +‎ lett

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

1

1. Monocoloured.

• einleta

Undetermined cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : 1     Ordinal : föösjt

• ejn

From Old Norse einn, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos. Compare Icelandic einn, Faroese and Norwegian Nynorsk ein, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian Bokmål en.

1 m (feminine ain, neuter ajtt)

1. one; the cardinal number before to (“two”).
2. accusative masculine singular of ajn

1

1. one

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “AJN”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 3

1

1. Wayward.

From Old Norse ax, from Proto-Germanic *ahsą.

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

1 n (definite aks’e, definite plural aks’a)

1. An ear (of corn.)
2. A barb (of hook.)
3. A tooth (of key.)

• aksgjǽł

From Dutch actie, German Aktie, from Latin āctiō (“action.”).

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

1 n (definite aks’e, definite plural aks’a)

1. (finance) A share.

Compound of ax and gjǽł.

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

1 n (definite aksgjǽł’a)

1. The nature of an ear (of corn).

   heð jer vakr'enn aksgjǽł

   the nature of this ear is very good

1 f

1. An iron hasp used to fasten the shaft to the harness.

• ala

1 m

1. Harness strap; the strap pulled through the shaft and wherein the harness peg is inserted.

If instead an iron hasp is used, it is called al-ösp f.

1 n

1. Offspring, progeny.

• ala
• aläs
• äläs
• alasam
• aller
• ält

• alge, alje, ålja, alu

Compare Southern Sami elkie, Ume Sami alggie, Lule Sami alkke (“boy,”) Finnish ylkä (“bridegroom.”)

1 m

1. (hunting) A male seal.

• Edlund, Ann-catrine, 2000, Sälen och jägaren: de bottniska jägarnas begreppssystem för säl ur ett kognitivt perspektiv
• Västerbotten 1923

• all däla
• all dela

1

1. Everything; all kinds of things.

• 2005, Senna tala ve: Västerbotten. Tidskrift för Västerbottens läns hembygdsförbund, pages 55, 56
• Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 159

1

1. Alternative form of alldäiles

• ålldales
• alldelis

1

1. Completely.

   alldelis atti

   completely adjacent

   hörsla hä föri för o ålldales, för o Olmidsa Niko

   he has become completely deaf, Niklas in the Olmikaels farm

From åller (“never”) and sä (“so”), also forming allerse (“very.”).

• IPA^(key): /²ɑlːe̞r seː/

aller se

1. No matter how.

   åm du arrbäjjt aller se

   no matter how much you work

åller +‎ sä

1

1. Very.

   allerse lite ― very little

   allerse muittji ― very much

   allerse maang ― very many

• aller se
• alldäiles

• allt fräitt

1

1. Constantly, consistently.

1

1. Particularly.

   eint jern sę allmęst dukti eint ― he’s not particularly good

• all såmma, all sômma, all sånna

1

1. Completely, all over (the body.)

   Ji jär lakablaut allsåmå ― I am completely wet.

   hɑnn skokks ɑll såmma ― He was shaking all over.

• allti aan

From Old Norse allt í einu.

1

1. Constantly.

• stödivekk
• jamt å samt
• allfräjt

1

1. Mainly, chiefly, primarily.
2. Everything, what ever.

• (Lövånger) IPA^(key): /ɑlt ɔm ˈsenː/

1

1. Time after time, again and again.

• ålłtin

• (Hössjö) IPA^(key): /²ɑlːˌten/
• (Överkalix) IPA^(key): /ˈɔlːl̥tɪn/

1

1. Always.
   • 1923, Ferdinand Unander, Svenska landsmål och Svenskt folkliv, page 54:

     Hä smaka alltin mer å ä dän ʃlaje.

     That sort always had more taste to it.

• åller

• almas, almęst

In Hugsvinnsmál compare ókunna menn né ölmosur “unknown men or beggars”; English alms.

• IPA^(key): /²ɑɽmɑst/

1

1. Needy, of little means.

• almasjöun, almęsjugn (“pauper”)

• alterere

1

1. Upset; exhausted.

From French amict, from Latin amictus.

• (Bygdeå) IPA^(key): /²ɑmːˌiːɳ/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²amːˌiːɳ/
• (Skellefteå) IPA^(key): /²æmːˌiːɳ/

• Rhymes: -íːn, -íːɳ

1 m (definite singular ammín'enn, definite plural ammína)

1. A narrow wool scarf.

From Old Norse ǫngr, from Proto-Germanic *anguz.

1

1. Angry because of something that happened, from resentment thereof, restive.

• angbett
• ang å swang

1

1. dissatisfied

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “angerbytt”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 840

aang +‎ -u

1 (neuter angøt)

1. Full of roots.

From Old Norse ǫnnur + -in (nominative feminine definite noun suffix) or -ina (accusative feminine definite noun suffix).

1 f

1. nominative feminine singular definite of ænnar
2. nominative feminine singular definite of æænn

Genitive of æænn.

1

1. Belonging to the other.

   Kórven ruuv allti stor i annars gryt

   “The sausage always looks big in someone else's pot” (proverb.)

1

1. Different.

1

1. Otherwise.
2. Differently.

• annvår, annvårn

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²ænːˌvoːr/

1

1. Every other.

1

1. Surprised, astonished.

• anschönsch, annersöles, aggsjönsj

From Old Norse andsœlis.

1

1. Anticlockwise.

   werä går ahnsöhns i dag ― the weather is turning anticlockwise today

2. To do something backwards or back to front.

   han bär säg sä ahnsöhns åt ― he behaves so backwards

• annsjönnsjveinn

• (Luleå) IPA^(key): /ænt/

From Old Norse annt.

1

1. In a hurry, hurriedly.

   annt om tomä ― short on time

From Old Norse annat tveggja; cognate with Norwegian anten, Swedish antingen.

1

1. If, either.

   jö häd tänkt om tweett, änt jö ånt djer nä änne

   I was going to wash, if I do not do anything else.

• (å) n’ twahtt (Stenberg)

1

1. (with a, å(v) “off”) Clean (off), across, crosswise.

   skiä gikk a anntjwört ― the ski snapped crosswise

2. (with a, å(v) “off”) Abruptly, right away.

1

1. (transitive) To carefully look at, consider, be aware of.

   Hä drog int óm för än stinta annvara fólkjä

   It was not long before the girl separated the people and recognised everybody individually.

1

1. Everywhere, altogether.

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1. (in the phrase fra antval) A place someone or something is said to be as if from, if it is old, unclean, etc.

o- +‎ triven

1

1. lacking apetite

From Old Norse apynja.

• (Bygdeå) IPA^(key): /²ɑːpˌyːn̠/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²ɑːpˌœːn̠ɪ/
• (Lövånger) IPA^(key): /²ɑːpˌøːn̠ɪ/

1 n

1. ape, monkey, simian, beast of a man

• apøni n
• apyn m
• åpynje

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From Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *arô.

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

  Rhymes: -ɑ́ːr, -áːr

1 m (definite singular arʼenn)

1. Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos or Haliaeetus albicilla.

1

1. contraction of annar
2. Alternative spelling of ader

Category:gmq-bot:Birds of prey Category:gmq-bot:Nautical Category:gmq-bot:Time

From Old Norse argr, from Proto-Germanic *argaz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːre/, /ˈæːrɪ/, /ˈærɡʲ/, /ˈærːj/

  Rhymes: -árɡ

1

1. Apt, skilful, energetic, capable.

   Hä var’n arg stint dill å arbait

   that girl is a good worker

2. Angry.

• anneläss

1

1. Differently.

1

1. Alternative spelling of ärmest