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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

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

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.)

From Old Norse hlýja.

• IPA^(key): , ,
  • Rhymes: -ỳː
  • (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -ỳːð
  • (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ỳː, -ìː

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).

• ly

• lösn

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

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

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

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

• IPA^(key):

  Rhymes: -ɛ̀ːðɪ

15 (preterite lædd, supine lædt)

1. to load

• ladd m
• lada
• lödu f

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

15 m

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

15 m (definite läiddjen, dative läiddjåm)

1. flat side of axe

• IPA^(key):

15 m (definite singular lämiken)

1. Norway lemming Lemmus lemmus

• lymmel

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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.

15

1. comparative degree of lang

15

1. comparative degree of langt

15 (preterite längtä)

1. (intransitive) lengthen, extend

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

15 (preterite lævd, supine lævdt)

1. to collect spruce-lichen to feed cattle with

• læv n
• lɑva m

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

15 (preterite lämmä)

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

• lämtakk
• lamb

Compare lemm.

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

1. (intransitive) To make noise.

From Old Norse hlessa, from hlass, see lȧss.

• IPA^(key): /²lɛsː/

  Rhymes: -ɛ̀sː

15 (preterite lääst, supine lässt)

1. (transport) To load.

• bakläst
• frammläst
• hall-läst

15 f

1. short spruce with long and dense branches

15

1. silent

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

15 n

1. Trousers.
2. Women’s briefs.

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15 (preterite låskę)

1. (transitive) To shake.

   han låskę omm ęn

   he shook him about

15 m (definite singular låsmen)

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

From Old Norse hljóð (“a sound”).

• Rhymes: -óːt

15 m

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

• slåt
• slått

• fäl-låt

• Rhymes: -òːt

15 (preterite let, supine låtä or litti)

1. speak

   Han let int na óm den saka

   he spoke not of it

• Rhymes: -ʊ́t

15 m

1. lot, share
2. felloe

• dail
• löjt

15 m (definite singular læuparn)

1. stone to grind paint on

15

1. preterite of löup

• lödö
• ladu
• lȯdu
• lødu
• löro

From Old Norse hlaða f.

• IPA^(key): , , , , , ,

  Rhymes: -ɞ̀ðɵ

  (ð-r merger) Rhymes: -ɞ̀ðɵ, -ɞ̀rɵ

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

1. haybarn

• koplødu

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

• IPA^(key):

  Rhymes: -ø̀ft

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

15

1. lift

From Middle Low German lofte.

15 n

1. promise

From Old Norse hleyti, leyti.

15 n

1. moment

   vä hä lötä

   at that moment

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

• vägalöjt
• hjullöjt
• skogslöit
• tommlöyt

• löjtom

From Old Norse lykt.

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1. End.

From Old Norse lykta.

lö̂kt

1. To end.

From Middle Low German luchte.

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1. Lamp, lantern.

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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.

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

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.

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

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

15

1. lazy

• lat

• lȯip
• löjp
• laup

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

15 (preterite lópp, supine luppi)

1. (intransitive) To run.

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

• lop
• lopen
• löyp

From Old Norse lauga.

15

1. (reflexive) sandbathe

From Old Norse hleypa, causative of hlaupa = löup.

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

15 (preterite löyft)

1. (transitive) To melt, cast

• löjpsleiv

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

15 f (definite singular löysta, dative löystn)

1. Alternative form of laust

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.

• IPA^(key): /²løʏ̯ːs/

  Rhymes: -ø̀ʏ̯ːs

15 (preterite lööist, supine löisst)

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

15 n (definite löjjse, dative löjjsen)

1. Movable property.

• IPA^(key): /lǿɳʂk/

15 (neuter löɳʃt)

1. wily (sly, cunning)

• Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “lömsk a. löɳʃk”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 125

• ljuug
• løga

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

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

1. to lie

• ljuug
• løg

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

1. to lie

From Old Norse hlass.

• IPA^(key): ,

  Rhymes: -ǽsː, -ásː

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.

• lääss (“to load”)

15 f (definite singular lɑrika)

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

• lerik

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

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀lː

  Homophone: Mall

15 (preterite mallä)

1. fit well, resemble its model

   Hä mallä riktit

   it fit well

15 m (definite maalln)

1. hay seed, waste after (braked) hay

Derived from mat (“food.”)

15 (preterite maskä)

1. (transitive) To eat.

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

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1. Stomach.

• magafar
• magahov
• magasjuk
• magastinn
• magastärk

15

1. To fit in one’s stomach, digest.

15

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

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

15

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

• mödd
• åll

Onomatopoeic.

15

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

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

15 m

1. equal, match
2. spouse

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

• Skjut ut gamm släan, no finn ’n makan

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• mekk f

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

15 f (definite singular makka)

1. Woolen shirt.

mak +‎ -li +‎ -hejt

15 f

1. rest, repose; slowness

15

1. cost

   Mykkje maks?

   How much does it cost?

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

15 m

1. marten (mammal)

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15 m

1. Alternative spelling of maall

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

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

  Rhymes: -ɑ̀ːn, -èːðan

mān

1. meanwhile, as long as, while, whilst

   tyst man jag sȯf

   be quiet while I sleep

• mea, meda

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.

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²mɑɳːɖæːɣ/

15 m

1. Monday

• mångfåll f

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1. Omasum.

15 (indeclinable)

1. what one says to another

From mann +‎ -skap, from German Mannschaft.

15 n

1. gathering of men

15 n

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

From Old Norse margir.

15 pl (comparative flair)

1. Many.

• margelónnom
• margföllu
• margehanda

From Old Norse margfaldligr, margfaldr.

15

1. multiple

• marge

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*mar- (“sea”) + gval (“debris”) ?

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

   Båtn djikk e margvaƚ ― the boat was lost or sank

From Old Norse morgunverðr.

15 m

1. breakfast

• móraväl

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• IPA^(key): /mærk/, /mark/

From Old Norse maðkr.

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

1. a worm (invertebrate)

From Old Norse mǫrk.

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

1. Forest, woodland; ground.

• IPA^(key):

15 m

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

• IPA^(key):

15 f

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

• IPA^(key): ,

15 m

1. nominative and accusative definite plural of mark

• IPA^(key):

15 f

1. dative definite singular of mark

15

1. worm-eaten

• IPA^(key):

15 f

1. nominative and accusative definite singular of mark

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmærː/, /ˈmarː/

  Rhymes: -árː

15 f (genitive mara-, plural määrr)

1. Mare, female horse.

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• skjut n

• maraføl n

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.

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

15 m

1. (organised periodic) market

   at mæhrne

   next market

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

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martnä +‎ vist

15 f

1. house of merchandise

Compare Old Norse mass n.

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.

• matsli

mat +‎ -li

15

1. edible

• etanes

• omatsli

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

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

15 n

1. Food storage, larder.

• fɑrå
• rå

mat +‎ -sam

15

1. having good appetite

• massli

mat +‎ -li

15

1. suitable as food, which can be eaten

• etanes

• omatsli

15

1. Alternative form of mått

Related to Old Norse mýkja and mjúkr.

15 (preterite maukä)

1. (transitive) To soften.

• mooitj

15 (definite maitjen)

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

• myrskrank
• mysskrank
• myskank

15 m

1. cranefly

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

15 m (definite singular men)

1. superstition

• meda

15 n (plural me)

1. method

15 m (definite singular medan)

1. superstition

• me

• medafull (“superstitious”)

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

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

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

• midd

• IPA^(key):

  Rhymes: -èːɽ

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

15

1. murmur dissatisfied

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.

15 n (definite singular mele)

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

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

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

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

15

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

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

15

1. lame or otherwise crippled

15 f

1. opinion
2. meaning

15

1. Alternative spelling of meel

15

1. Alternative spelling of meel

15

1. Alternative form of mila

• melaskåv

mela +‎ skóv

15 n

1. intermediate time or period, meanwhile

mela +‎ väg

15 m

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

15 m

1. (anatomy) ring finger

• gullfinger

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• melung

From miðl- whence mela +‎ -ong.

15

1. mediocre

15

1. Alternative form of männ

15 m pl

1. Alternative form of männ

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

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

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

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

15

1. usually

• mäste

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

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1. Measurement.

   dröuw uti meten ― ample in measurement

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

15

1. (transitive) To measure.

   Synonym: måhl

15

1. (idiomatic) to stride

Cognate to Icelandic meðvitund, Danish medviden, Swedish medvetande.

15 n

1. conscience

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

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

15 f

1. mid, middle

• medag

• mi n

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

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

1. waist