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Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skjöttä, supine skjöttä)
- (transitive, of cats) to lurk
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sjalfs, genitive of sjalfr. Cognate with and used in the same way as Norwegian sjøls.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
skjȯ´rs
- indefinite genitive singular of sjȯlf "self"
- sjöss män häst
- my own horse
- Han rej på sjelv·sin häst
- He rode on his own horse
Usage notes
This form is only used combined with possessive pronouns, like wȯrn (“our, ours”), in combination skjȯrswȯrn (“our own”).
References
Westrobothnian
Etymology
skojj + el
Pronunciation
Noun
21 m
- forest fire
Westrobothnian
Etymology
skojj + -läjjes
Pronunciation
Adverb
21
- through forest
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skógr. For the change from /g/ to /j/ compare saingj and vaingj.
Pronunciation
Noun
21 m (definite singular sko´jjen, dative sko`jjöm, definite plural sko:`ga)
- forest
Hä var västöm åkerhagan, hadd Vi´kströmen sagd, dära sko`jjöm mennöm.- It was west of the field fence, Vikström had said, there in my forest.
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Noun
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- Burnt flakes flying about.
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skommfe)
- push, bump into
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite & supine skrapplä)
- (intransitive) rattle, clatter
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 m (definite skrattn)
- The skin or cover which settles on gruel, porridge and soups.
Synonyms
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Verb
skrêft
- to rebuke, scold
- nu vɑʈʈu skre`fte o'pp!
- You got a real scolding!
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
21 m (definite singular skrei´pen)
- sheet of ice on snow
Synonyms
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skrafa. Cf. Danish skrævle, Swedish skrävla, Icelandic skráfa.
Verb
21 (preterite skrevlä)
- to bluster, babble, to speak loudly and boastfully
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Likely from Old Norse skrefa.
Noun
21 f (definite skrevla)
- paw; seal or bear paw
- (colloquial) person's foot or hand
Synonyms
Verb
21 (preterite skrevlä)
- to walk with difficulty
Noun
21 n (definite skrevlä)
- person who has difficulty walking
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Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skriðla, from skríða.
Pronunciation
Verb
21 (preterite skrillä)
- to ice-skate
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “skriill, skrell”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 598
Category:gmq-bot:Sports
Westrobothnian
Etymology
skriill + sko
Pronunciation
Noun
21 m
- skate; ice skate
Synonyms
Category:gmq-bot:Footwear
Category:gmq-bot:Sports
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skrompä)
- (intransitive) shrink, dry up, become smaller
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse *skrúfli ? (cf styl) from skrúfr, possibly ablaut of skrof. Compare Dalecarlian skrauv, skråiv m (“chimney”).
Noun
21 m
- A cone of birch bark for picking berries; birch bark box.
References
- ^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Skrull”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 601
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skrjúpr (“weak, frail.”) Cognate with Norwegian skryp, Jamtish skrýp, Helsingian skrip.
Adjective
21
- Insufficient.
- Unmoderate.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
21 f
- beaker made of birch bark, or other odd material
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse *skrella, from Proto-Germanic *skrellaną.
Verb
21 (preterite skrall or skrälld’, supine skrällä or skrällt)
- (intransitive) To bang, crack.
- (intransitive) To strongly thunder.
- Thorn skräll
- Thunder is rolling strongly.
Noun
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- Broken, cracked crock; piece of one.
Adjective
21
- Broken, leaky from drying; about wooden vessels.
Adjective
21
- Shrill.
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 f (definite skrävla)
- Alternative form of skreväl
Verb
21 (preterite skrävle)
- Alternative form of skreväl
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
21 f
- scraper
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 f (definite skrøvla)
- wrinkle
Verb
21 (preterite skrøvle)
- to wrinkle
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- A terrifying mask.
- Someone wearing a terrifying mask.
- A ghost-creature.
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 f
- straw shaking tool
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Old Norse skolla
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈscʉlːd/ (Överkalix)
Verb
21
- To loom, be a mirage.
Westrobothnian
Adjective
21
- quits, not in debt
- Nu jär hä skuldt oss emele (or mela ass)
- Now we are quits
- Da va ve skullt nu da
- So, we are even now then.
Adverb
21
- finished, gone
- Hä vadht skullt
- It ended, there was no more.
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 m (definite skulltn, dative skulltåm)
- (anatomy) crown, dome, vertex
Adjective
21
- Alternative spelling of skuldt
Adverb
21
- Alternative spelling of skuldt
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Past participle of skera (“to cut,”) from Old Norse skorinn.
Adjective
21 (masculine skuren or skurin)
- Cut, incised.
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From skuurv.
Noun
21 n
- severe reproach, reprimand
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 f
- a tool with which grain is brought together into piles in the barn
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skúr f (“shower”).
Verb
21 (preterite skurä)
- (intransitive) rain heavily
- (intransitive) play
Etymology 2
Possibly ablaut of Old Norse skora (“gnaw”).
Verb
21 (preterite skurä)
- (transitive) scrub (the floor)
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From skuur.
Verb
21 (preterite skurvä)
- (transitive) seriously rebuke, scold
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skúfa, from Proto-Germanic *skeubaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ-, *skūbʰ- (“to push, drive, move forward”).
Verb
21 (preterite skuvä)
- (transitive) push forward, to advance something
- (transitive) touch, brush against
- Han skuvä ti gryta å sotä säg
- He brushed against the pot and sooted himself
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite & supine skvällä)
- (intransitive) To sound, echo, resound.
Conjugation
Template:gmq-bot-conj
See also
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skweekt, supine skwekkt)
- To scream.
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skwipe)
- To splash.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skyldr, from Proto-Germanic *skuldiz.
Adjective
21
- akin, related
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Adjective
21
- dissatisfied; fussy
Category:Westrobothnian terms suffixed with -u
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skjul, supine skjult)
- (active verb) chop off (logs)
- (active verb) make cuts
Westrobothnian
Verb
21
- aim
- Han skyttä at mäg vä käppom
- he pointed at me with the stick
- threaten
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skjalla (“to clash, clatter.”).
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- A bell (carried by animals around their necks.)
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse skella (“to make to slam, clash; to strike, smite; scold,”) likely related to skjalla.
Verb
21 (preterite skällä or skälld)
- (transitive, intransitive, of dogs) To with its bark notify of game.
- Hunn skäll vorrn
- the dog gives notice of the grouse with its bark
- (transitive, intransitive) To be rude, abusive.
- (transitive) To give a depreciatory nickname.
Conjugation
Template:gmq-bot-conj
See also
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skap, from Proto-Germanic *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”). Cognate to English shape.
Pronunciation
Noun
21 n (definite singular skäpe, plural skäp, definite plural skäpa)
- shape, kind, sex
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skeppa.
Noun
21 f
- Vessels, in which flour or salt are stored, hanging on a nail near the stove to be on hand for cooking (mjöl-skäpp, salt-skäpp.)
- A basket to a sled or cart, in which manure is carried out (gönings-skäpp.)
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation 1
Noun
21 n
- waste from scutching and boarding
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Verb
21 sg
- present of skäva
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skafa, from Proto-Germanic *skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European *skabʰ- (“to scratch”).
Pronunciation
Verb
21 (pres skäv, plural skäva, pret skov, plural skoov, supine skyvi or skôvi or skävi or skævi)
- (transitive) to scrape
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skemma.
Pronunciation
Verb
21 (preterite skämmä)
- (transitive) To spoil, pamper.
- (transitive) To slander, badly disrepute.
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite skårsä)
- (transitive) shred
Noun
21 f
- cut
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skǫmm, from Proto-Germanic *skamō.
Pronunciation
Noun
21 f (definite skæmma)
- shame
Derived terms
- skæmmstäla (“to steal in a very bold and cheeky way”)
Noun
21 m
- the devil
- sjölve skæmm
- the devil himself
Noun
21
- horse rake
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 m
- An iron utensil, with which pots and pans are scraped.
Synonyms
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²skʲɞɖː/, /²skɞːʈ/, /²skoːʈ/
Verb
21
- preterite of sköli
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Verb
21
- supine of sköli
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare German Kärfe (“insects.”)
Noun
21 m
- An insect; especially beetle.
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Etymology
skórv (“insect, beetle”) + skytt (“gunner”)
Noun
21 m
- An entomologist.
Westrobothnian
Adverb
21
- In batches, in bursts, sometimes, at times.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
skôt (“shot”) + ner (“near”)
Adjective
21
- within shooting range
Westrobothnian
Adjective
21
- quavery
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From some Old Norse term equivalent to Old Swedish skyrþ f, from Proto-Germanic *skurdiz. Related to skjära, skyr.
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /ʂʲʏːɽ/, /ʂʲoːɽ/, /ʂʲœːɽ/
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Harvest.
- (in compounds) Cutting.
Derived terms
Adjective
21
- Ready to be harvested.
Synonyms
Pronunciation 2
Verb
21
- The present singular of sköli.
- The imperative singular of sköli.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
sköl + gäll
Noun
21 n
- feast or banquet that the master after the harvest final brings about for his servants
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse skola. Cognate with Danish skylle, Swedish skölja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʂʲʏːˌɽɪ/, /²ʂʲœːˌɽɪ/
Verb
21 (present sköl, preterite skódh, supine skódht)
- To rinse
- (reflexive) To excuse oneself.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Basket.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Verb
21
- to shovel
Westrobothnian
Adjective
21 (neuter sköutøt)
- disproportionate, not of uniform thickness
Category:Westrobothnian terms suffixed with -u
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Like Old Norse skaut n, skauti m, derived from skjóta (“to shoot.”) See skjuut.
Noun
21 n (definite sköute, dative sköuten, plural skööut, definite sköuta, dative sköutåm)
- A section in a hayrack.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Verb
skȱllh
- (active and neuter verb) to slosh, splash about, such as when liquid is sloshing in a bottle
- ta å skȯllh om/ȯm hä sȯm gjär ti flȧska
- slosh about what is in the bottle
- hä skȯllh ti flȧska
- it is sloshing and rippling about in the bottle
References
Westrobothnian
Etymology
skȯrf + -u ; compare Old Norse skurfóttr
Pronunciation
Adjective
skȱrfwŭ
- of one who has bad head wounds
- rough as old tree bark, very uneven and flaky
References
- Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “skorvug a skȱrfwŭ”, in Ordbok över Umemålet , →ISBN, page 110
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Like Medelpadian skælig, Swedish skadlig and Danish skadelig from Old Norse skaðaligr.
Adjective
21
- too precious, nice for the occasion, enterprise
- harmful
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse slangi, and Low German slange.
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- A hose, a tube.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
21 m (definite sladan, dative sladanåm)
- larger area of free water in lake
Westrobothnian
Etymology
sla, slaj, slag + fäl
Pronunciation
- (Burträsk) IPA(key): /²slæːɣˌfɛːɽ/
- (Bygdeå) IPA(key): /²ɬlæːˌfɛːɽ/
Noun
21 f (definite slagfäla)
- Group, company.
- han kåmme i slagfäl vä åm ― he came in company with him
References
Westrobothnian
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Uneven terrain.
Westrobothnian
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Handyman.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
slaarv (“rag”) + -u (“-y”)
Adjective
21
- Broken, defective, tattered.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtuz.
Noun
21 m (definite slattn, plural slatta)
- melody
- (uncountable) the hay harvest
Derived terms
- slattænn f (“the time of the hay harvest”)
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 f (definite sleinna)
- tract, region
- i dänn sleinna
- in that region
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sleikja, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.
Verb
slēkj
- lick
- han som et säg int mätt han slek säg int mätt
- If you haven't eaten yourself full, you will not lick yourself full.
- kiss
Derived terms
References
- Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “²sleka v slēk slēkj”, in Ordbok över Umemålet , →ISBN, page 117
- Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, “sleka v.² ʃlê:tj” etc, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 173
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz.
Pronoun
21 (feminine slekkar, neuter slekke or slekkt, plural slekker or slekkar)
- Such.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 272
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse *slit, slet (“tearing; worn out garment,”) from slíta, whence slit.
Noun
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- Hard and persistent work.
- Ji a fått ärv gikta i arma ätter sletä.
- I’ve got gout in my arms as a result of hard work.
- Garments given to servants along with the money wages.
- Neckpiece.
Synonyms
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse slíkr, from Proto-Germanic *swalīkaz.
Pronoun
21 (neuter slikkä)
- Such.
References
- ^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slikkän”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 622
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare Norwegian slemba, Swedish slimsa.
Pronunciation 1
Noun
sli´mmĕr f (definite singular sli´mră, definite plural slīmrĕn)
- fritter, cloth, torn tabs on clothing or other
Pronunciation 2
Verb
slīmmĕr
- (transitive) caress
- åh stå int denna å slimmer
- oh, do not stand there caressing
- (transitive) rive
- Slimmär ópp kläa
- tear, wear your clothes
References
- Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “slimmer f sli´mmĕr” and “slimra v slīmmĕr”, in Ordbok över Umemålet , →ISBN, page 117
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slimmär”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 623
Westrobothnian
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Tract, region.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
slippär + bókk
Noun
21 m
- (anatomy) forefinger or index finger
Category:gmq-bot:Fingers
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Verb
21 (preterite slirä)
- To creep into, slip into, through (like a worm), sneak in between, through.
- To by cunning or betrayal evade responsibility for something.
- To fool, wangle.
Derived terms
Noun
21 f or n
- Sheath, scabbard.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
slir + -us
Pronunciation
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- One who fools people.
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
21 (preterite släit, supine sliti or slittä)
- (transitive, intransitive) To tear.
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.
Adjective
21
- flat, level
- ended
- Hä vahdt sljett
- It ended (there was no more of it).
- Hä a vörä mykken eigendom der i husen, men nu jär ä sljett
- There has been a great deal of property in that house, but now it's gone.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “flat”): osljett
- (antonym(s) of “flat”): brȧtt
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse slétta.
Verb
21 (preterite sljettä)
- to flatten, even out
Etymology 3
From Old Norse slétta.
Noun
21 f (definite singular sljetta)
- flatland
- (figuratively) in the saying kómma på sljetta "become impoverished, homeless"
- Han var int alldejles utan en ti, men nu jär ä slätta
- For a while he was not entirely without, but now he has nothing.
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “SLJETT”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 626
Westrobothnian
Adjective
21
- slack-shod, said of horses
Category:gmq-bot:Horses
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 m
- sleigh
Synonyms
Category:gmq-bot:Vehicles
Westrobothnian
Verb
21
- Alternative form of ṣlô
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse sljór, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.
Adjective
21 (neuter sljött)
- blunt, dull; weak, lax, not fully functional
Synonyms
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Noun
21 m (definite sljömmen)
- the lightest grain, the worst grain when throwing
Synonyms
Antonyms
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
From Old Norse slóð, from Proto-Germanic *slōdō.
Pronunciation
Noun
21 f (definite singular sloa, definite plural sloen)
- Entourage, whole family, group or bunch together.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Larger piece of fabric, larger patch of cloth, rag.
Declension
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Etymology 3
From Old Norse sló sg and slógu pl.
Pronunciation
Verb
21
- preterite of sljå
Etymology 4
Verb
21
- To be in heat (of dogs.)
Westrobothnian
Verb
21
- Alternative spelling of slo
Noun
21
- Alternative spelling of slo
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite slommpe)
- To move heavily and with clumsy movements.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
21 f (definite sluma)
- Old, sour and blue buttermilk without cream.
Category:gmq-bot:Dairy products
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare English slant.
Verb
21
- To slip.
Derived terms
Westrobothnian
Etymology
slänt + -lit
Adverb
21
- Incidentally appropriately and conveniently.
Westrobothnian
Noun
21
- Alternative form of slatt
Westrobothnian
Etymology
slått (“hay harvest”) + -ar (“agent suffix”)
Noun
21 m
- reaper
Westrobothnian
Verb
21 (preterite slåbbe)
- To move heavily with one leg.
Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
Noun
Template:gmq-bot-noun
- Wet, chewy meat.
See also