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slögli

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse slœgligr.

Adjective

22

1. Crafty, skilful.

slögu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse slaga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂɽɞ̀ɵ̯wʉ], [ʂɭɞ̀ːɣʊ]

  Rhymes: -ɞ̀ːɣʉ

Noun

22 f (definite singular slögun, plural slögu or slögi)

1. flail, thresher

Derived terms

• slöguklåbb (“lower part of the flail; the club with which to beat the grain”)
• slögulyr (“The strap that unites the club with the slöguval”)
• slöguval (“impact bolt, the lower part of a flail”)

slökkj

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• slaittj
• slöyttj

Etymology

From Old Norse sløkkva, slekkja, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʂɭœ̀t͡ɕʰː], [slœ̀y̯t͡ɕʰː], [ɬlœ̀y̯t͡ɕʰː], [slàɪ̯t͡ɕʰː], [slæ̀ɪ̯t͡ɕʰː], [slœ́t͡sː]
  • Rhymes: -œ̀t͡ɕʰː

Verb

22 (preterite slöukt)

1. (transitive, particle å/a) to put out, quench

   Slökkj a eln ópp i spisom!

   Extinguish the fire in the stove!

Related terms

• sljånkän (slankän, hlønkän, slåken, slöken) “to go out”

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slökkj”, 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 630

slöm

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• sljöm

Adjective

22

1. weak, poor, pitiful

slömber

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 f

1. rag, washcloth

slør

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse slyðra.

Noun

22 f

1. cloth, rag, washcloth
2. wench, loose woman

slȯtaning

Westrobothnian

Etymology

slȯta +‎ -ning

Noun

1. The wasting and unavailing passing of time.

smining

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 f

1. forging

smit

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse smíta, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną.

Verb

22

1. To quickly or as by chance put or throw something in any place or into something.

   hä går hȯrä hä will men jag smitä dit a jag

   Whichever way it goes I threw it there anyway.

Synonyms

• smisk

See also

• smong

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German smîte.

Noun

1. The loop at the end of a net or a fishnet, by which one net is attached to the other when netting.
2. The very end of the net.

   stor fisskjen sȧt yterst på smita

   The big fish sat at the end of the net

smogn

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. (with particle å) decrease, diminish

smong

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. To throw, hurl.

See also

• smit

smos

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 m

1. What is good; good man; e.g. about the rapid and good effect of a drug.

   Smosn var ä

   It did the trick

   Smosn jär’n

   A good man is he

smot

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smuːt/, [smɯ́ᵝːt], [smóʊ̯ːt]

  Rhymes: -úːt

Noun

22 n

1. (anatomy) fontanelle

Synonyms

• heodsmåot n

smota

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smɯ̀ᵝːtɐ]

  Rhymes: -ʊ̀tɐ

Verb

22

1. smudge, smear

Derived terms

• smotavärk

smul

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse *smultr, from Proto-Germanic *smultaz.

Adjective

22

1. Calm, quiet; of wind and sea.

Derived terms

• smuln

smält

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse smelta, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną and *smaltijaną.

Verb

22 (preterite smalt or smältä, supine smulti or smålti or smöltä or smält)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To melt.
2. (transitive) To bind together two nets.
3. (intransitive) To brag.

små

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse smár, from Proto-Germanic *smēhaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smóː], [ʂmóː], [smɒ́ː], [smʊ́ː], [smɑ́ː]
  • Rhymes: -óː

Adjective

22 (comparative smedär, superlative smäst)

1. little, small
2. stingy, ungenerous

   han gjär sä små

   he's so stingy

Derived terms

• småfólk
• småfött
• smångän
• småhändt
• småledt
• smålig
• småtokug
• småäkst
• smågåve
• smagavu
• småstainu

småg

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smɞːɣ], [smoːɣ]

  Rhymes: -ʊ́ːɣ

Noun

22 n (definite smågjä, dative smågjän)

1. narrow passage (between buildings)

   däri smågjän

   in the narrow passage

2. ring-shaped rash on the face, ringworm

Related terms

• smugu

småkas

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (active småka)

1. (intransitive) to taste, have a particular taste

   he småkas gott

   it tastes good

smålig

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse smáligr.

Adjective

22

1. petty, barren

smöli

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from småla (“to crumble”), possibly related to Old Norse mola (“to crumble”).

Verb

22 (middle smöljäs)

1. (transitive) to crumble

smördisk

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 m

1. large plate with about two kilograms of stack-shaped and ornamented butter (occurring at weddings and other grand ceremonies)

smöri

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną.

Verb

22 (preterite smodh, supine smodht)

1. To smear.
2. To beat.

Related terms

• smør
• smörj
• smyl
• småning

smørbrönn

Westrobothnian

Etymology

smør +‎ brönn

Pronunciation

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

Noun

22 n

1. a recess in porridge with a click of butter

snaask

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Finnish naski (“pig”), naskun (“eat like a pig”), Swiss German nätschen (“säuig schmatzend essen”), Swedish snaska, Danish snaske.

Verb

22 (preterite snaskä)

1. consume little and fast; eat small
2. pilfer

Synonyms

• (consume): naask

Derived terms

• osnaskeli

snabbfött

Westrobothnian

Etymology

snabb +‎ -fött

Adjective

22

1. fleetfooted

snaga

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (preterite & supine snaga)

1. stumble, stagger

snark

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From snórk. Cognate with Smalandian snarke m, Helsingian snárse, snarkse m, snarka f, Norwegian snerkje m.

Noun

22 m (nominative & accusative definite singular snarken)

1. Skin, wrinkled skin-film which forms on porridge and gruel.
2. Cream.

Alternative forms

• snȧrk

snaup

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• snöup

Verb

22 (preterite snaupä, supine snauft)

1. (transitive) castrate

Synonyms

• gääll

snaut

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From snȳt.

Noun

22 m

1. snout

Verb

22

1. preterite singular indicative of snȳt

sneekk

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. Alternative form of sniikk

snekkning

Westrobothnian

Etymology

sneekk +‎ -ning

Noun

1. Woodworking, woodwork.

snell

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Spindle, where the spun thread collects.

Alternative forms

• snäll
• snåll

Derived terms

• snelldon

Noun

1. Tadpole.

Alternative forms

• snäll

Derived terms

• airsnell
• pompsnäll
• storskalläsnell

sneudt

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɞkt/, /snewt/

Adjective

22

1. singular neuter of snöud

sni

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. (impersonal, intransitive) To blow very cold across the face, that it bites into the skin.

   hä sni fȧlit i dag på sletta

   It is blowing very coldly today on the plain

sniifs

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (preterite & supine snifse)

1. graze, tap

   stein snifse uti mössa

   the stone brushed the toque

sniikk

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• sneekk

Etymology

From Old Norse snikka, from an older *sniðka, a k-derivate of sníða "to cut". Compare the development of skrikk and skriill.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [snɪ̀kʰː], [snèkʰː] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -ɪ̀kʰː

Verb

22

1. To do woodwork or carpentry.

   Han var int ofatt dill å sniikk

   He was not unskilled in carpentry

Related terms

• snikkar (“carpenter”)
• snikkarset (“workbench”)
• snekkning (“woodworking, woodwork”)

sniipp

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Gutnish snippä förbäj (“pass by, cross over”), English snap.

Verb

22 (preterite snapp or snifft or snippä, supine snóppi or snifft or snippä)

1. to snatch

   Mait-krokjen hinnt knaft nedi vöttu-brynä förr’n abbarn snifft’n

   The fish hook had barely touched the water’s edge before the perch snatched it.

   Ji var gåli sljå dill, då dem snifft å mäg käppen

   I was ready to strike, when they snatched my cane.

2. run briefly on a visit, make a short visit

   Han snippä dill grannars far’n.

   He made a quick visit to the neighbour’s master.

   Du kan fäll snipp in när mäg nagergang, då du fäläs ätt vajom.

   You could come by my place some time, when you are travelling the roads.

Derived terms

• snaapp
• snapp-händt
• snipp-räis
• snipp-snapp-snorum, häj basalorum

sniitt

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (preterite snittä)

1. (intransitive) lightly touch with knife or scissors, to adjust with such tools

   Han snittä nalta ti ä

   he touched it a little bit or he cut a little bit of it

2. (intransitive) run past, run quite near

   Han snittä utvä mäg

   He ran quite close to me.

snikkarset

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• snekkarset

Etymology

snikkar (carpenter) +‎ set (bench)

Noun

22 n

1. workbench

snipp-räis

Westrobothnian

Etymology

sniipp +‎ reis

Noun

22 f

1. A quick trip to and fro.

sniv

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Ablaut of snjev? Compare sniver.

Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -ìːʋ

Verb

22 (present participle sniven)

1. To walk quickly and smoothly.

   hon kömme sniven ― she came gliding

   sniv ått se ― to snatch (?)

sniver

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Ablaut of snjev? Compare sniv, sniper.

Adjective

22

1. Finely dressed, stylish, elegant.

Synonyms

• sniper
• snepper
• snor
• snoper
• snipper

snjev

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snæfr, snǿfr (*snéfr.), cognate with Swedish snäv. For the vowel compare snje, Ʃevar, in contrast never, snell.

Adjective

22 (neuter snjeft)

1. tight, narrow

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “snjev”, 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 650

snjäll

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snjallr, from Proto-Germanic *snellaz.

Adjective

22

1. quick, fast

Derived terms

• snäll-fatan

snjömyl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

snjø +‎ myl

Noun

22 m

1. snowball

snjösparr

Westrobothnian

Etymology

snjø +‎ spȧrr

Noun

1. The snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis).

snjø

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snær, snjór, from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos; cognates include the Old English snāw and the Old High German snēo.

Noun

22 m (definite snjøn, dative snjøöm or snjönåm) (uncountable)

1. snow

Alternative forms

• snjö
• snje
• sned
• sne
• sni

Derived terms

• snjöflinger (“snowflake”)
• snjödø (“full of snow”)
• snjömyl (“snowball”)
• snjöråmm (“space for snow-ploughing”)
• snjörup (“ptarmigan in winter coat”)
• snjösparr (“snow bunting”)
• snjøsput (“cascade of snow (for example from a plow)”)

snokrok

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 m

1. perfect person

snoper

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ər

Adjective

22

1. Neat, handsome.
2. Confident, positive in conduct.

Related terms

• sniper
• snor

snor

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snuːr/, [snɯ́ᵝːɾ] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -úːr

  (ð-r merger) Rhymes: -úːð, -úːr

Adjective

22

1. elegant; in the expression sniper å snor (“handsome and elegant”)

Synonyms

• sniper
• snepper
• sniver
• snoper
• snipper

snota

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Finlandic lect snåte m “that which is trimmed or snuffed off candles or torches”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [snɯ̀ᵝːtɐ]

  Rhymes: -ʊ̀tɐ

Noun

22 m

1. charred part of the candlewick

Verb

22

1. to snuff (a candle)

Synonyms

• snȳt

snyittj

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²snyɪ̯t͡ɕ/

Verb

1. The sharp edge of a tree cut off from two sides.

snykt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snøkta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [snʏ̀ktʰ]

  Rhymes: -ʏ̀ktʰ

Verb

22

1. sob

Synonyms

• hucker
• snööks
• snökst

snäri

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (present snär, preterite snärd or snärjä)

1. (transitive) To ensnare, entrap.

snärkjäs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snerkja, from Proto-Germanic *snarkijaną. Compare snórk and snåårk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sne̞ɾ.ˌt͡ɕe̞s/

Verb

22

1. (middle voice, intransitive) To grimace, look grumpy and resentful.

Related terms

• snark
• snórk
• snåårk
• snurken

snärp

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (preterite snärpä or snärt)

1. To sew quickly and badly, purse.
2. To rapidly and sharply intensify (of coldness.)

   Köla snärp åt.

   It is rapidly becoming much colder.

   Köla ha snärpä

   It has rapidly and sharply become colder.

Noun

1. Something pulled together, wrinkled with a needle; wrinkle caused by contraction.

Alternative forms

• snörp n

snåbbut

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snubbóttr.

Adjective

22

1. Hornless.
2. Blunt.

Synonyms

• (hornless): snöud
• (blunt): sljö
• (blunt): ohvass

snågg

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Probably from Old Norse snǫggr; compare snögg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɒ́ɡː/, [snɒ́kː], [snákː], [snókː] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -ɒ́ɡː

Noun

22 n

1. cold wind; some snowing plus wind
2. frost on the ice; frozen ground; ice without snow on, smooth and open to the winds

Alternative forms

• snåggj
• snägg
• snäiddj
• snaggj
• snagg

Synonyms

• tjalm

Etymology 2

Variant of snääidj, influenced by the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɒ̀ɡː/, [snɒ̀kː], [snòkː] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -ɒ̀ɡː

Verb

22 (preterite snåggä)

1. (intransitive) to blow cold, grimly, vigorously, so that it hurts your face

Alternative forms

• snäägg
• snääidj
• snaaidj
• sneiddj

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “snågg”, 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 648

snåld

Westrobothnian

Etymology

snål +‎ -d

Noun

22 f

1. stint, greed

snårwåss

Westrobothnian

Adjective

22

1. fast

snååll

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. sniff, sniffle, snuffle

snåårk

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (preterite & supine snårke)

1. To snivel, to retract snot.

Related terms

• snórk

snórk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snerkja, from Proto-Germanic *snarkijaną. Compare Helsingian snärka and snórka, Norwegian snerka, Low German snurken, Dutch snorken, snurken and snorren, English snark, snort and snore. See also snåårk.

Verb

22 (preterite snórkä)

1. To snort, said of horses when they are quickly frightened.
2. To relentlessly and threateningly demand something.

Noun

22 n

1. Evil.

   snórk å pórk

   importunity and menace

Related terms

• snark m (“film; cream”)
• snärkjäs (“to grimace”)
• snurken (“grumpy”)

snórr

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. To drive a pulley.
2. To roll around.
3. To rapidly run.

   Han snórrä å nolätt väjom ― He ran off north along the road.

Noun

1. Spinning top.
2. Penis.

snögg

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snøggr, snǫggr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snœɡː/, /snœʏ̯ɡː/

Adjective

22

1. scant

   snöggt mål

   a scant meal

Derived terms

• snöggäs
• snöggäst

snöggäs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From snögg.

Verb

22 (preterite snöggäsä)

1. to be stingy, greedy

snöggäst

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From snögg.

Adverb

22

1. hardly

   Han kóm snöggäst in göning döra.

   He was barely through the door.

   he va snyggeste att ja hann

   I barely made it

snöstär

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse snuðra.

Verb

22 (preterite snösträ)

1. (intransitive) To scent.
2. (figuratively) To put one’s nose in everything, be nosy.

Alternative forms

• snustär

snöud

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• snau
• snäu
• snäud
• sneu

Etymology

From Old Norse snauðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɞw/, /snew/, /snewd/

Adjective

22 (neuter sneudt)

1. bare, bald; plain
2. hornless
3. (impersonal, neuter, as an adverb) disagreeable, shameful

Derived terms

• snöuskall
• snöuskinn
• sneodskallig
• sneodsliten
• snöuen

snøk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare dialectal Danish snøk.

Noun

22 m or n

1. reconnaissance, rumor, secret intelligence about anything, that one has ferreted out

   Hä går ä snök óm att söstra min skall hava’n fästman

   There's a rumour saying my sister is getting engaged to someone.

2. inkling, wind

Synonyms

• fnök n
• fnyk n
• glångk n
• snöuk n

snābb

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Derived from snabber, snabb (“fast, hasty”).

Verb

22 (preterite snabbä)

1. (reflexive) hurry

snȧrk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From snórk.

Noun

22 m (definite snȧrtkjen)

1. The skin or cover which settles on gruel, porridge and soups.

Alternative forms

• snark

Synonyms

• skinn
• råd
• skratt

snȳt

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• snööjt

Etymology

Old Norse snýta (weak conj.) snýta sér “blow one’s nose”, Dalian snåita, snåit sig id., Gutnish snöjta, Angermannic snauta, Helsingian snita, Norwegian Bokmål snyte, Norwegian Nynorsk snyta, Swedish snyta, Scanian snyda, Danish snyde.

Verb

22 (preterite snaut, supine snytä)

1. (transitive) to blow a nose or snuff a candle

Synonyms

• snota

Derived terms

• snaut
• snota
• snyt brɑnn (“kick the bucket”)

Noun

22 f

1. pointed snout
2. stem end tip of keel
3. girl

Derived terms

• skosnyt

snɑr

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• snår

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /snɑːɾ/, /snɒːɾ/, /snoːɾ/

  Rhymes: -ɑ́ːr, -ɒ́ːr

Adjective

22 (neuter snɑʈ, comparative snɑrane, superlative snɑrast)

1. quick, fast, quick to deal with matters

Noun

22 m (definite singular snɑɳ)

1. snot

Derived terms

• snɑru
• snårhivel

snɑrane

Westrobothnian

Adverb

22

1. comparative degree of snɑr: rather, preferably

snɑrast

Westrobothnian

Interjection

22

1. superlative degree of snɑr: sure, right (sarcastically)

sohtt

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svartr.

Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -úʈː

Adjective

sóhtt

1. black

Etymology 2

Compare Old Icelandic sorta f "a black dye".

Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -ùʈː

Noun

sōhtt f (definite singular sōhttă)

1. black pigment or iron rust, limonite, ochre, especially such that flow off grindstones when grinding

sol

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse sól (“sun,”) from Proto-Germanic *sōwulą, *sōwulō, from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈs(o)uːɽ/

  Rhymes: -úːɽ

• (definite) IPA^(key): /ˈs(o)uːɽɐ/

  Rhymes: -úːɽɐ

• (dative) IPA^(key): /ˈs(o)uːɳ/

  Rhymes: -úːɳ

Noun

22 f (definite sola, dative soln)

1. (Sun) The Sun.

Derived terms

• solblåmm
• sol-bräkk
• solskin

sol-bräkk

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Heat of the sun.

solblåmm

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 f

1. autumn hawkbit; Scorzoneroides autumnalis

sotgrann

Westrobothnian

Etymology

sot +‎ grann

Adjective

22

1. (of garments, fabric) Which gets dirty easily.

spaak

Westrobothnian

Verb

22

1. Alternative form of spåk

spal

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 m (definite spaln, definite plural spalan)

1. A solid part of a bog, that reaches into the bog like a peninsula in water.

   milla Mittjälamöiren hinn gä spalan dinn do gä ät

   between Mittjälamöiren here are the peninsulas you walk along

2. An elevation in the forest, or a narrow bit of mountain rock.

Derived terms

• tållspal

Related terms

• döva
• dövel
• drävi
• drööl
• myyr
• späänn

spang

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse spǫng, cf. Swedish spång. See also German Spange (clasp). Probably related to span from Proto-Germanic *spannaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spɑ́ŋː], [spɒ́ŋː] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -áŋɡ

Noun

22 f (definite singular spanga, plural spinger, definite plural spingren)

1. a simple one-man bridge, log bridge, footbridge

sparr

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of spȧrr

spela

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse spila.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²spɪːlɐ], [(²)spelɐ]

Verb

22 (preterite spela, supine spela)

1. To sing

   Han spela heelä vajen han for

   He sang throughout the entire journey.

2. To be about; deal with.

   Hä spela óm livä

   It is vital.

   Hä jär ospela óm hä

   That has not been settled.

3. To winch.

spess

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German spitze.

Noun

22 m (definite spessn, dative spessåm, plural spessa)

1. lace

speta

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse spita f (“a small piece of wood; a wooden stick”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

22 (preterite speta, supine speta)

1. (active verb) to impale; to thrust a stake or rod through something

   Häst´n speta säg på störom då’n skull flöj över hagan

   The horse impaled itself on the stake when it tried to jump over the fence.

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “speta”, 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 655

spiit

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German spit, from Old Saxon *spit, from Proto-Germanic *spituz (“stick, rod”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spid-, *spey- (“sharp; sharp stick.”).

Verb

22 (preterite spite, supine spitt)

1. To stretch and fasten with sticks (e.g. raw skins to dry or a weave on the ground.)

   fḷå bjärn å spiit sjinne ― to flay the bear and suspend the skin

2. To endure, distend, exert oneself, itself.

Related terms

• spit
• spet
• speta
• spess

spikan

Westrobothnian

Mergellus albellus, spikana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspiːkˌɑːn/

Noun

22 f (definite singular spikana, plural spikänner, definite plural spikändren)

1. smew Mergus albellus

spikskodd

Westrobothnian

Adjective

22

1. clearheaded, who is sure of himself and therefore difficult to deal with

spilk

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• spelk’

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spɪ̀lk], [spèlk]

  Rhymes: -ɪ̀lk, -èlk

Verb

22 (preterite spilkä)

1. split into thin pieces (sticks to set fire to)

Related terms

• spillär
• spilu
• spjalk

spillär

Westrobothnian

Verb

22 (preterite spillrä)

1. (transitive) To split, break, cut into small pieces or splinters.

Related terms

• spilu
• spilk

spilskir

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. The black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius.)

Synonyms

• regn prypp

spilu

Westrobothnian

Noun

22 f (definite singular spilja or spilun, definite plural spiljen or spiluna)

1. A stick, lath.

   ve den spilon ha di pota läus uti tânn, so di ha hövi ånnt

   With that stick they have poked loose in their tooth, which they had pain in

2. A kind of baker's peel (with long shaft), used when baking thin bread.

Derived terms

• trespilu

Related terms

• spilk
• spjalk

spinn

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse spinna, from Proto-Germanic *spinnaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sp(e)ɪnː/

  Rhymes: -ɪ̀nː

Verb

22 (present spin, preterite spann, supine spånni or spönnä)

1. To spin.

Related terms

• spöna
• snell

spit

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spiːt/

  Rhymes: -íːt

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spīt. Compare Old Norse spé, Norwegian spit, English spite, Dutch spijt. See also spej.

Noun

22 m

1. Spite, defiance.

   Han åt int na i spit’n

   In defiance he ate nothing.

Derived terms

• spitol
• spituv

Etymology 2

From Old Norse *spítr, from Proto-Germanic *spihtiz. Cognate with Old Norse spéttr, spætr, from *spihtaz, *spehtaz. Compare riit from *rihtijaną and witer from *wihtiz.

Noun

22 m

1. (in compounds) Woodpecker.

Derived terms

• hakkspit
• kackspit

Etymology 3

Noun

22 m

1. Capacity.

Related terms

• spiit

spitt

Westrobothnian

Adjective

22

1. tight, narrow

   byksen je spitt

   the trousers are tight

Synonyms

• trang

spjalk

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• spjålk

Etymology

From Old Norse spjalk, from Proto-Germanic *spelkō. Related to spölu.

Noun

1. A thin wooden shovel with short shaft to thereby turn or remove flatbread from the oven
2. A thin splint, which is used in the weave string, when placed on the boom, to retain the so-called skel.