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arrti

Westrobothnian

Adjective

2 (comparative arrtigane)

Splendid, mighty, fine.^[1]
Teachable, docile, apt.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, Ordbok över lulemålet, pg. 22

asint

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

(Hössjö) IPA^(key): [ɑ̀sːɪnt]^[1]
(Burträsk, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [ɑ̀ːse̞ɪ̯nʲtʲ]^[2]
(Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [ɑ̀ːsæɪ̯nʲtʲ]^[2]
(Bygdeå) IPA^(key): [ɑ̀ːsɪnt]^[2]
(Luleå) IPA^(key): [òːsʊ(n)t]^[3]
(Piteå) IPA^(key): [òsɪt]^[4]

Adverb

2

Not at all, hardly.^[1]^[2]^[5]

Pronoun

2 n

Nothing.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “allsinte adv.”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 16
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “alls inte adv.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 3
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, “å̀:sont (å:sot)”, in Ordbok över lulemålet, pg. 205
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Lidström, Gun, Berglund, Erik, 1991, Pitemålet : ållt mīla àagg å ö̀öx, Piteå : ABF Piteåbygden. 4th ed. p. 162
^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “ASSINT”, 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 14

asp

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫsp, from Proto-Germanic *aspō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp- (“aspen, poplar”). Cognate with Swedish asp.

Pronunciation

(Umeå) IPA^(key): [¹asːp]^[1]
(Bygdeå, Burträsk, Lövånger, Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [¹æsːp]^[1]
Rhymes: -óːr

Noun

2 f (definite aspʼa, plural aspʼ, definite plural aspen)

Aspen.^[1]

Derived terms

aspskav

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lindgren, J. V., “asp r.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 5

aspskav

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

Compound of asp and skav.

Noun

2 n

Aspen bark.^[1]

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Asp-skav”, 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 582

astuli

Westrobothnian

Adjective

2

Robbed.^[1]

References

^ Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 162

atahl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse *ǫ́tull, from Proto-Germanic *ātulaz, derived from an Proto-Germanic *ētą, Old Norse át n (“eating, food”), modern form åt n (“biting insects”); related to ita (“to eat”). Compare Swedish åtel, Norwegian åtsel, Danish ådsel.

Pronunciation

(Umeå), (Burträsk) IPA^(key): [ˈɑ̀ːˌtʰɑːɽ]

Rhymes: -ɒɽ

Noun

2 m

bait, lure for hunting

Category:gmq-bot:Hunting

atan

Westrobothnian

**Undetermined cardinal numbers**
< 17	18	19 >
Cardinal : 2 Ordinal : atant Pronominal : atantn

Etymology

From Old Norse átján, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Compare Norwegian and Danish atten, Faroese átjan, Icelandic átján.

Pronunciation

(Hössjö) IPA^(key): [²ɑː.tɐɳ]^[1]
(Umeå) IPA^(key): [²ɑː.tɐɳ]^[2]
(Burträsk, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [²æː.tɐɳ]^[3]
(Lövånger) IPA^(key): [²ɑː.tɐɳ], [²ɑː.ʈɐɳ]^[4]
(Bygdeå) IPA^(key): /²ɑː.tɐɳ/^[3]
(Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [²æː(r̯)ʈɐɳ]^[3]^[5]
Rhymes: -ɐn, -ɐɳ, -ɐɳ

Numeral

2

Eighteen.^[2]^[3]^[1]^[4]^[5]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “aderton räkn. ɑː`tan”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 15
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, 1804, Ordbok över Umemålet →ISBN page 5
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “aderton räkn.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 1
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 161
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Marklund, Thorsten, 1986, “æTaN”, in Skelleftemålet: grammatik och ordlista : för lekmän - av lekman [The Skellefteå speech: grammar and vocabulary: for laymen - by a layman], →ISBN, page 38

att

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at, from Old Norse þat (“that.”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑt/, /ɑtː/

Conjunction

2

That.^[1]^[2]

Etymology 2

Compare annt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑtː/

Adjective

2 n

(impersonal) Important.^[2]
he jer einnt se att åm heh
It’s not very important.

Synonyms

felt

References

^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “att”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 6
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 161

atve

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From åt +‎ wä. Cognate with Norwegian attmed.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ(ː)tʋe̞/

Adverb

2

Next to, beside.^[1]

Synonyms

bredave

References

^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “bredvid”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 18

aughvass

Westrobothnian

Etymology

auge +‎ hvass

Adjective

2

who has a strict countenance

References

Rietz, Johan Ernst, “AUG-HVASS”, 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 15

auglaus

Westrobothnian

Etymology

auge +‎ -laus; Compare Middle High German augenlos; Dutch oogenlos; English eyeless.

Adjective

2

blind

References

Rietz, Johan Ernst, “AUG-LAUS”, 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 15

augstinn

Westrobothnian

Etymology

auge +‎ stinn

Adjective

2

Staring.^[1]

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Aug-stinn”, 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 15

augʼ

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

ôu, æue, æuwę, øg, ög, yg

Etymology

From Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic *augô.

Pronunciation

(Umeå, Vindeln, Burträsk) IPA^(key): [²øːɣ]^[1]^[2]
(Vindeln) IPA^(key): [²ɞu̯ː]^[2]
(Burträsk) IPA^(key): [²æɵ̯ː]^[1]

Noun

2 n (definite singular augeð, definite plural auga)

(anatomy) Eye.^[3]^[1]
Heð kum enn saur í augeð ― There came a smolder in the eye

Vatnʼeð spúteð mitt mila auga ǫ́ meg ― The water spouted right between my eyes

Auga tillreð tí um ― His eyes rolled around

Heð rít ǫ́t augum ― it hurts my eyes, it irritates, is offensive

Derived terms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “öga”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 164
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Åström, Per, 1888 “ø̠̂ɣ and ɵ̂u”, in Språkhistoriska studier öfver Degerforsmålets ljudlära, pages 66 and 67
^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “AUGE”, 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 15

auk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse eykr, from Proto-Germanic *jaukiją.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /éʊ̯ːk/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note
Rhymes: -ɞ́ɵ̯ːk

Noun

2 m

draught animal

aukspina

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

eokspena

Etymology

aukʼ (“increase”) +‎ spina (“teat”)

Noun

2 m

Extra (fifth) teat of udder.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “ökspene”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 164
^ Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 316
^ Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, Ordbok över lulemålet, pg. 48

aukʼ

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse auka, from Proto-Germanic *aukaną. Akin to English eke, Danish øge, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō, Latvian augt.

Pronunciation

(Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²æɵ̯ːk/^[1]
(Luleå) IPA^(key): /²eʊ̯ːk/^[2]

Rhymes: -ɞ̀ɵ̯ːk

Verb

2 (preterite auktʼ or aukeð, supine aukt or aukeð)

(transitive) to increase^[1]^[2]^[3]

Related terms

aukspina
åg

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “öka”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 164
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, Ordbok över lulemålet, pg. 48
^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Auk”, 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 15

aum

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse aumr.

Adjective

2

Sore, delicate, suffering from pain.^[1]

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyma. For the lack of umlaut compare drȯum, as well as auk, rauk.

Verb

2

(intransitive) To hold tenderness, have affection.^[1]
(intransitive) To feel tender, aching in some limb.^[1]

Related terms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Aum”, 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 15

aust

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą.

Noun

2 (indeclinable) (uncountable)

East.

Adverb

2 (comparative eystr, superlative eystrst)

East.^[1]
austʼǫ́ ― on the eastern part of

austʼǫ́t ― towards the eastern part of

austʼet ― along the eastern part of

austʼí ― in the eastern part of

eystrstʼí ― in the easternmost part of

eystrʼum ― east of

Related terms

austa

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

austani

Westrobothnian

Adverb

2

East, east side or part of.^[1]
Austani väggom ― In the eastern part of the wall

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “austan-i”, 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 855

awst

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 (indeclinable) (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of aust.

bain

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 n

Alternative spelling of bein.

baingjel

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

bängel

Pronunciation

(Burträsk) IPA^(key): [bæ̀ɪ̯ɲːje̞l]^[1]
(Skellefteå, Norsjö) IPA^(key): [bàɪ̯ɲːje̞l]^[1]
(Bygdeå) IPA^(key): [bɛ̀ŋːe̞ɽ]^[1]

Noun

2 m

Tall, slender person.^[1]^[2]
Bar, rod.^[2]

Synonyms

spebb

Related terms

bängäl

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “bängel m.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 25
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Rietz, Johan Ernst, “BÄNGEL”, 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 75

bajt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse beiti. Cognate to Gutnish bajtar pl.

Noun

2 n

Grazing, pasture.^[1]

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “BAJT”, 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 19

bakk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bakka (definite bakkann), accusative of bakki, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Pronunciation

(Burträsk, Skellefteå, Lövånger, Norsjö) IPA^(key): [bæ̀kʲː]^[1]
(Bygdeå) IPA^(key): [bɑ̀kː]^[1]

Rhymes: -àkː

Noun

2 m (definite singular bakken, definite plural bakka)

A hill or slope.^[1]
Han ul sóm’n pil utätter bakkin ― He flew as an arrow down the slope.

Derived terms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “backe r.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 7

baklid

Westrobothnian

Etymology

bak +‎ lid

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑkˈliː/, /ˈbæːkʲˌliː/, /bækˈløʏ̯ːd/

Noun

2 f

The north side of a highland; backside, e.g. the shadow side of a mountain.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Related terms

bakland

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Bak-li(d)”, 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 401
^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “bak-lid”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 7
^ Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, Ordbok över lulemålet, page 36

bakslängjes

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

(Burträsk) etc. IPA^(key): [ˈbæ̀ːkˌslæɪ̯ɲːje̞s]^[1]

Adverb

2

Backwards.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “bak-(s)länges”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 7

bakst

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bakstr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [b̥ɑ́kst] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note
Rhymes: -ákst

Noun

2 m

Batch, everything baked at one time.^[1]

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “bakst”, 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 20

bakvāl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From bak +‎ gval.

Noun

2 m

A backrest.^[1]
Sticks or rocks that are placed under a lever to lift or offset weights.^[1]
A lock lever.
(figuratively) Support in a sticky situation.

Synonyms

(backrest): karm

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Bak-vāl”, 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 788

balmäs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From an unattested adjective meaning “swelling,” possibly substantivised in Old Norse bolmr (“bear, mighty one,”) perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to blow, swell, inflate.”).

Verb

2

(intransitive) To bulge; swell.^[1]

Synonyms

baljäs

Related terms

balm

References

^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “*böljas sv. v.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 26

bamm

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse baðmr, probably from Proto-Germanic *bagmaz; compare Icelandic baðmur and obsolete Swedish bagn.

Pronunciation

(Hössjö) IPA^(key): [b̥ɑ́mː]^[1]
Rhymes: -ɑ́mː, -ámː

Noun

2 m (definite singular bammen)

Stem, stalk, trunk, tree trunk.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “bam s. bɑmm”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 22
^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “BAMM,-en, m.”, 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 22

barfödd

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse barnfœddr.

Adjective

2

Born in or at etc. (a certain place), native, native-born, indigenous.^[1]

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Bar-född”, 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 24

barmheit

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 f

misery, abjection
Hä var barmheita dill kar
a miserable, paltry man
monstrosity, prodigy
fool

barmskinn

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 n

a piece of hairy leather, which one or another wears under the vest to protect the chest from the cold
leather apron

barmäs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse barma sér.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bæ̀rme̞s]

Rhymes: -àrməs, -məs, -əs

Verb

2 (preterite barmäsä)

(reflexive) To moan, complain, express dissatisfaction.^[1]
Barmäsä hä! ― Oh, so unfortunate!

Related terms

References

^ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Barmäs”, 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 24

basa

Westrobothnian

Verb

2

(transitive) To whip, thrash.

Verb

2

To heat (planks) with steam, to make soft, pliant.

Verb

2

To run, rush.
let ä basa
let it go

bask

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare basa.

Pronunciation

(Burträsk, Skellefteå, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [bæ̀sk]^[1]

Rhymes: -àsk

Verb

2 (preterite baskä)

To wash.^[1]

Synonyms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “*baska sv. v. 1”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 10

bastu

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

baste, bååst

Etymology

From Old Norse baðstofa, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”) + *stubō (“heated room”).

Noun

Template:gmq-bot-noun

References

Rietz, Johan Ernst, “BASTU”, 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 26

bat

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 f

Noun

2 m (definite batn, plural baat)

Alternative spelling of båt

batting

Westrobothnian

Noun

Template:gmq-bot-noun

A 2.5 inches thick plank.

bauk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bauka.

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): /²ˈbɞɪ̯ːk/, /²ˈbɞu̯ːk/, /²ˈbɑu̯ːk/, /²ˈbæɵ̯ːk/

Verb

2 (preterite baukä)

make noise
toil, work
dig in the soil like swine

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): /ˈbɞɪ̯ːk/, /ˈbɞu̯ːk/, /ˈbɑu̯ːk/, /ˈbæɵ̯ːk/

Noun

2 n

trouble, noise

baut

Westrobothnian

Verb

2

singular preterite active indicative of byyt

bein

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bein, from Proto-Germanic *bainą.

Pronunciation

(Umeå, Degerfors) IPA^(key): [¹beɪ̯ːn] ^[1]
(Bygdeå) IPA^(key): [¹beːn̠]^[2]
(Burträsk, Lövånger) IPA^(key): [¹be̞ɪ̯ːn̠]^[2]
(Skellefteå) IPA^(key): [¹baɪ̯ːn̠] or IPA^(key): [¹bæːn̠]^[2]
Rhymes: -éɪ̯ːn

Noun

2 n (definite beinʼeð, dative beinen, definite plural beinʼa, dative plural beinum)

A leg.
hǫva ildt í beinen/í beinum
to have a pain in the leg, in the legs
A bone.

Alternative forms

bajn, bäin, bejn, bein, bęin

Derived terms

References

^ Åström, Per, 1888 “beɪn”, in Språkhistoriska studier öfver Degerforsmålets ljudlära, page 63
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “ben₂”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 11

beis

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse biðjast, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bèɪ̯ːs/, /bàɪ̯ːs/
Rhymes: -èɪ̯ːs

Verb

2 (preterite beddes or beist, supine beist or besä)

(intransitive) beg, request

Alternative forms

bäjs
bais

Synonyms

bek

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bik, from Latin pix.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɪːk/, /bek/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

Noun

2 n

pitch; A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.

Related terms

beka

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bika.

Verb

2

(active verb) to tar, pitch

Related terms

bekkar

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Change of bekker.

Noun

2 m

ram (male sheep)

Category:gmq-bot:Male animals

bekker

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse bekri.

Noun

2 m (definite singular bekkern, definite plural bekkra)

(animal) ram

Derived terms

Category:gmq-bot:Male animals

bera

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bera, from Proto-Germanic *beraną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ˈbeːˌrɐ/
Rhymes: -èːrɐ

Verb

2 (preterite bar, supine buri, middle beras, passive val buri)

(transitive) To carry, to bear.
(intransitive, of cows) To calve.

Conjugation

Template:gmq-bot-conj

berg

Westrobothnian

Noun

Template:gmq-bot-noun

Alternative spelling of bärg

berghåbb

Westrobothnian

Etymology

bärg +‎ håbb

Noun

Template:gmq-bot-noun

Mountaintop.

bet

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bit.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bet/, /beːt/

Noun

2 n

the crossbar which joins the two drying racks at a barn

Noun

2 n

fleas and lice
the property to bite
mark after bite

betta

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse biti.

Noun

2 m

piece

betämi

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German betemen; cognate with German ziemen, English beteem, Dutch betamen.

Verb

2 (preterite betämjä)

(impersonal) To behove, befit.
(reflexive) To bring oneself to, let oneself be persuaded of something.

bild

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bíldr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biːl/, /bilː/, /bild/

Noun

2 m

An angle.
A (tool with a) blade formed as an angle.

billing

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse billingr. Cognate with Helsingian billing.

Noun

2 c

A twin.

binn

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse birna, from Proto-Germanic *bernijǭ, from *berô.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bɪnː/, /²be̯ɪnː/

Noun

2 f

female bear, she-bear

bito

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From the short-syllabic ablaut stage of bööyt/bit (“to bite”) + -u (with vowel balance). Compare bet and betta from the same ablaut.

Pronunciation

(Luleå) IPA^(key): /²biːtʊ/

Adjective

2 (neuter bitot)

nippy, cold
vere jer bitot idä ― The wind is nippy today.

Category:Westrobothnian terms suffixed with -u

bjega

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bjaga.

Verb

2

To stand unsteady; wobble; walk with failing knees.

Synonyms

Derived terms

bjennmæur

Westrobothnian

Noun

2

a kind of ant

Category:gmq-bot:Ants

bjerk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrk, from Proto-Germanic *birkijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerHǵos. Cognate with English birch and Sanskrit भूर्ज (bhūrjá).

Noun

2 f (definite singular bjerka, definite plural bjertjen)

a birch tree

Derived terms

kjellingbjerk (“dwarf birch Betula nana”)

Category:gmq-bot:Trees

bjern

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bjǫrn, from Proto-Germanic *bernuz, northern form of Proto-Germanic *berô. Compare Jamtish bjenn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [b̥jénː], [b̥jéːɳ], [b̥jɛ́nː], [b̥jɛ́ɳː]
Rhymes: -énː, -éːɳ, -ɛ́nː, -ɛ́ɳː

Noun

2 m

bear (mammal)

Derived terms

Related terms

binn

Category:gmq-bot:Mammals Category:gmq-bot:Ursids

bju

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [b̥jÿ̀ː], [b̥ɪ̯ɛ̀u̯ː]
Rhymes: -jʉ̀ː, -ʉ̀ː

Verb

2 (preteride bo or baud, supine böä, past participle boen or budi)

to offer
to invite
Eitat vart jö inbudi dill driikk äin kläim.
Afterwards I was invited to drink coffee with brandy.

References

Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Bju”, 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 35

bjur

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bjórr, from Proto-Germanic *bebruz.

Noun

2 m

beaver

Category:gmq-bot:Rodents

bjärg

Westrobothnian

Verb

2

converse

blacksega

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 m

bright blue sky with clouds; bodes rain

blajk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikr (“yellow, pink, any non-red warm color”). Cognate with Danish bleg, Icelandic bleikur, German bleich, Dutch bleek and English bleak.

Adjective

2

pale

blaka

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blaka (“to strike, flap, cut”), from Proto-Germanic *blak, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂- (“to swing back and forth”). Compare bläkkt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²b̥ɽɒ(ː)ɡ̊a/
(postvocalic lenition) IPA^(key): /²βɽɒ(ː)ɡ̊a/
(imperative singular also) IPA^(key): /ˈ-/

Verb

2 (weak inflection, lenited form wlaka)

To axe timber or walls, to carve smooth with axe.^[1]

References

^ BLAKA 2 in Svenskt dialektlexikon : ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket, page 37

blakk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blakkr, from Proto-Germanic *blankaz.

Adjective

2

pale, light in color
faded, bleached, which lost some of its original color

Category:gmq-bot:Colors

blask

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic, compare words for ‘splash,’ Swedish blaska, plaska, Norwegian blaskra, blaske, blasse, Middle High German blatzen, Scots blash.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bɽæsk/
Rhymes: -àsk

Verb

2

To blink, wink.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Synonyms

blysch, blyskh

References

^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “*blaska”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, p. 13
^ Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “*blaska sv. v.”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, p. 13
^ Lidström, Gun, Berglund, Erik, 1991, “BLINKA, blunda, v. bƚaask”, in Pitemålet : ållt mīla àagg å ö̀öx, Piteå : ABF Piteåbygden. 4th ed. p. 32
^ Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, “bLääsk”, in Ordbok över lulemålet, p. 30
^ Lundström, Stig, 1999, “blAask”, in Granömålet : en liten ordbok från en by i södra Västerbotten : omfattar i första hand ord som märkbart avviker från rikssvenskan, p. 10

blaskut

Westrobothnian

Etymology

blask +‎ -ut

Adjective

2

blurry, unclear

blaut

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blautr, from Proto-Germanic *blautaz.

Adjective

2

wet, damp
weak
Blaut’n kar
a weak man

Blaut i hän(d)ren
weak in the hands

Synonyms

(wet): vot

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “wet”): tȯr
(antonym(s) of “weak”): stärk

Related terms

blautlänt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

blaut +‎ -länt

Adjective

2

swampy, waterlogged

blaver

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ˈbɽaːˌʋer/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note
Rhymes: -àːʋe̞ɾ

Etymology 1

Compare blädär, blæder.

Verb

2 (preterite blavre)

prattle

Etymology 2

Compare Danish bladre, Dutch bladeren and Swedish bläddra.

Verb

2 (preterite blavre)

to turn pages, browse
Sitt int å blaver ti boka! ― Do not sit and browse the book!

Synonym: blâda

Related terms

blæ

bless

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Danish blis, Swedish bläs, Old Norse blys, blesóttr.

Noun

2

mask

blesvill

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 f (definite blesvilla)

Used in the expression spräint i blesvilln.

blii

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blígja.

Verb

2 (preterite bliä)

To stare.

blir

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German bliren, pliren. Compare Gutnish bläjra, Swedish plira.

Verb

2 (preterite blirä)

To peer.

Synonyms

gliir

blistär

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From older blistra (Ume), blystra (Lule), from Old Norse blístra.

Verb

2 (preterite blisträ)

To whistle.

blo

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blóð, from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”). Akin to English blood.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɽuː/, /bɽouː/

Noun

Template:gmq-bot-noun

blood

Derived terms

blug

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bljúgr; the word should originally have meant "soft", "wet" and based on a root *bhlu, *bhleu, *bhlou, which with another consonant is in blaut.

Adjective

2

shy, unassuming

Alternative forms

bliu
blöu

blysch

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

blyskh

Verb

2

To blink; squint.

blädär

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bɽɛːˌde̞r/
Rhymes: -ɛ̀ːdər, -ər

Etymology 1

From Old Norse blaðra, *blæðra, Proto-Germanic *blēdrǭ from Pre-Germanic *bʰleh₁tréh₂(n) or *bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n), instrumental formation to Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow.”).

Noun

2 f (definite singular blädra, definite plural blädrän)

Bladder on water.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse blaðra, of onomatopoeic origin; compare blæder, blaver.

Verb

2 (preterite blädrä)

To bleat like a sheep.
To talk nonsense, chatter.

bläkkt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse blakta (“flutter, wave”), from Proto-Germanic *blak, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂- (“to swing back and forth”).

Verb

2 (preterite and supine bläkktä)

to fan, move here and there
fuss, hurry, urgently do something, hurry to do something
Hvo jär ä du nu bläkkt vä?
What are you up to now, so urgently?

Noun

2 n

hasty task, urgency
fuss

blå

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From older blaa, from Old Norse blár (“blue”), from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɽoː/, /bɽɒː/, /bɽɑː/
Rhymes: -óː

Adjective

2

blue; black
he var blåe nɑtta ― it was black night

kölanste blå ― very blue, blue-black

blade kwälln; bladeste kwälln ― late evening
referring to the soldier class or caste, as opposed to the grey farmer class
wi jära sa mang graa, som i jära blaa
there are as many of us that are of the farmer class, as of you that are of the soldier class

Synonyms

(black): sohtt

Derived terms

blæder

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse blaðra, of onomatopoeic origin; compare blädär, blaver.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

2 (preterite blædre)

to baa

Synonyms

blödu

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

blødu

Noun

2 f (definite singular blödun, plural blödu, definite plural bløien or blødjen)

A blade of a water wheel.

Related terms

blæ

blööjt

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet,”) = blaut.

Verb

2 (preterite blööitt, supine blöitt)

To wet.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bleyta, from blautr (“wet,”) = blaut.

Noun

2 f (definite blöjta, dative blöjtn)

Rain, slush.
Sop.

blȯsu

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

brösu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bɽɞːsʉ/, /²bɽɞːsʊ/, [b̥ɽɞ̀ːsʏ̈], [b̥ɽɞ̀ːsɯ̞ᵝ] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note
Rhymes: -ɞ̀sɵ

Noun

blȱsŭ f (definite singular blȱsŭn)

Controlled fire, log fire.
blȯsun brin nu
the fire burns now

bogang

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 m (definite singular bogangjen)

pasture

bogskant

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 m

a piece of a harness

bol

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːɽ/, /bouːɽ/, /bɒuːɽ/
Rhymes: -úːɽ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ból, from Proto-Germanic *bōþlą.

Noun

2 n

farm with associated land
nest; e.g. bird's nest, rat's nest

Etymology 2

From Old Norse borð, from Proto-Germanic *burdą.

Noun

2 n

table
bottom of a sled

Derived terms

boland

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 n

place in the woods, where you fell and burn trees and then cultivate the land

bora

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bora (“to drill”), from borr (“drill”) (Westrobothnian bor).

Pronunciation

(Kalix) IPA^(key): /ˈbura/
(Skellefteå) IPA^(key): /²boːra/
(Umeå) IPA^(key): /²bɞːra/
Rhymes: -ʊ̀ra

(ð-r merger) Rhymes: -ʊ̀ra, -ʊ̀ða

Verb

2 (preterite & supine bora)

(transitive, intransitive, with accusative) to bore, drill

boy

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

bog

Etymology

From Old Norse bógr (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰāǵʰus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buːy/

Noun

2 m (definite singular boyen)

shoulder (of an animal)

Category:gmq-bot:Anatomy

braaitj

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²bre̞ɪ̯t͡ɕː/, /²bräɪ̯t͡ɕː/
Rhymes: -ɛ̀t͡ɕː

Verb

2 (preterite braaikt, supine braikt)

To fry.

Synonyms

brafitjen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse *bráðfíkinn, from bráðr (“sudden, hasty”) and fíkinn (“desiring something”), from fíkjast (“to be eager, to desire”).

Adjective

2

curious, inquisitive

bragd

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Old Norse bragð n (“sudden movement; knot on meshes,”) Jamtish bragd m (“marvel, miracle,”) Helsingian bragd m (“tool,”) Icelandic bragð n (“trick”)

Noun

2 ?

cunning
fishing net, fiskbragd

braittj

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

bräittj, bräkk’

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brakjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)bʰreg- (cf. Elfdalian brettja, Sv. etym. ordb. and Etym. Wtb. der Dt. Dial.).

Verb

2 (preterite braikt)

To melt.^[1]
To heat, dry flatbread in oven^[1] and fold it.^[2]
To fry.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Bräkk’”, 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 61
^ Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 170
^ Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “bräcka sv. v. 2 brę̂ɪ̣ţş”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 20

braka

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse braka.

Verb

2

rupture, break down
burst, break, come off with a bang
rush forward with vehemence; expresses the beginning of an action that takes place vehemently

Derived terms

brandstol

Westrobothnian

Noun

2 m

fire insurance

[Nyström-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, Ordbok över lulemålet, pg. 22

[Larsson-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “allsinte adv.”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 16

[Lindgren-3] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “alls inte adv.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 3

[Nyström-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Nyström, Jan-Olov, 1993, “å̀:sont (å:sot)”, in Ordbok över lulemålet, pg. 205

[Lidström-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Lidström, Gun, Berglund, Erik, 1991, Pitemålet : ållt mīla àagg å ö̀öx, Piteå : ABF Piteåbygden. 4th ed. p. 162

[6] Rietz, Johan Ernst, “ASSINT”, 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 14

[Lindgren-7] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lindgren, J. V., “asp r.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 5

[8] Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Asp-skav”, 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 582

[Fältskytt-9] Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 162

[Larsson-10] 1.0 ^1.1 Larsson, Evert, Söderström, Sven, 1979, 1980, “aderton räkn. ɑː`tan”, in Hössjömålet : ordbok över en sydvästerbottnisk dialekt [The Hössjö speech: dictionary of a southern Westrobothnian dialect] (in Swedish) →ISBN, page 15

[Stenberg-11] 2.0 ^2.1 Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, 1804, Ordbok över Umemålet →ISBN page 5

[Lindgren-12] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “aderton räkn.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 1

[Fältskytt-13] 4.0 ^4.1 Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 161

[Marklund-14] 5.0 ^5.1 Marklund, Thorsten, 1986, “æTaN”, in Skelleftemålet: grammatik och ordlista : för lekmän - av lekman [The Skellefteå speech: grammar and vocabulary: for laymen - by a layman], →ISBN, page 38

[15] Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “att”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 6

[Fältskytt-16] 2.0 ^2.1 Fältskytt, Gunnar, 2007, Ordbok över Lövångersmålet, →ISBN, →ISBN, page 161

[17] Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “bredvid”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 18

[18] Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Aug-stinn”, 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 15

[Lindgren-19] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Lindgren, J. V., 1940, “öga”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 164

[Åström-20] 2.0 ^2.1 Åström, Per, 1888 “ø̠̂ɣ and ɵ̂u”, in Språkhistoriska studier öfver Degerforsmålets ljudlära, pages 66 and 67

[21] Rietz, Johan Ernst, “AUGE”, 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 15

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