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nelik

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Alternative form of nälik

nema

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nema, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-, *neme-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɪ̀ːmɐ]

  Rhymes: -ɪ̀mɐ

Verb

17 (preterite & supine nema or nemä)

1. (transitive) to reach for, to touch
2. (transitive) to pull the seine towards oneself slowly while seine fishing
3. to learn

Related terms

• naamm (“to take”)
• nåm f
• nemd (“teachable”)

nennäs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nenna.

Verb

17 (preterite nennäsä)

1. (archaic) To dare.
2. Be stingy, save too much.

Alternative forms

• nännäs

Synonyms

• wog

neo

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17 (comparative neoan, superlative neoest)

1. niggardly

ner

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, comparative of ná-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [néːɾ]
  • Rhymes: -éːr

Adjective

17 (comparative nermene or nemmene, superlative nemmäst or nemest or nemst)

1. Close; near.

Derived terms

• nerhänneli
• nerhännäs
• nerkuno
• nerskylt
• närliggjen
• när
• näst
• skôtner

nerskylt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

ner +‎ skyll

Adjective

17

1. Closely related.

Related terms

• osjilld

neva

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• näva

Etymology

From Old Norse hnefi, nefi, of unknown origin. Cognate with Angermannic njäva, Dalbian (Varmelandia) na’v, Swedish näve and Icelandic hnefi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nèːʋä], [nɛ̀ːʋä]

  Rhymes: -èːʋä, -ɛ̀ːʋä

Noun

17 m (definite singular nevan, dative nevanom, plural neva, definite plural nevana)

1. hand

Verb

17

1. (transitive) to grab, pick up something with the hand
2. (reflexive) to get a cramp from the former

Derived terms

• nävafyll
• nävahågg
• nävastärk
• nävasvag

See also

• gönkän

ngôra

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• knåra
• knora

Etymology

Compare Norwegian gnura.

Verb

17

1. To potter about.

nissk

Westrobothnian

Noun

17 m (definite singular nisstjen, plural nisska)

1. niche

niwt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse njóta, from Proto-Germanic *neutaną.

Verb

17 (preterite neut, supine nuti)

1. to enjoy

Related terms

• naut
• nykk
• nyytt

njus

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hnjósa, from Proto-Germanic *hneusaną.

Verb

17 (preterite naus, supine nusi)

1. to sneeze

njut

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

dialects

• dialectal forms recorded in dialectological notation
  • njuut – Skellefteå
  • niut – Luleå
  • newt, niwt – Kalix

Etymology

From Old Norse njóta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [njʉ̀ːt]

  Rhymes: -jʉ̀ːt, -ʉ̀ːt

Verb

17 (preterite njöjt, supine njuti or nuti)

1. to enjoy

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “njut”, 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 468

njuusk

Westrobothnian

Verb

17 (preterite njuskä)

1. (transitive) snitch, pilfer

no

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German nouwen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuː/, /nouː/, /nɔuː/, /nɒuː/

  Rhymes: -úː

  (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -úː, -úːð

Verb

17 (preterite noä or nodd, supine nodt)

1. (intransitive) to be of harm; to be damaging

   Ja trodd hä skull int no, men hä noä no ändå. ― I didn't think it would do any damage, yet it was indeed harmful.

2. (intransitive) to suffer, to lack something

   Han nodd int den ti’n han var dräng. ― He did not suffer as a farmhand.

   Han no int

   “He suffers not”: There is no emergency for him.

   Han no int der ’n jär ― He suffers no shortage where he is staying.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nóg, nógr, gnógr, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuː/, /nouː/, /nɔuː/, /nɒuː/

  Rhymes: -úː

  (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -úː, -úːð

Adverb

17

1. enough, sufficient

   No å dy. ― Enough of that.

2. probably
3. (interverbal) yet, indeed

Derived terms

• brano (“pretty, quite, rather”)
• nogal (“fastidious”)
• nona (“pretty, quite, rather”)

 

Related terms

• nögd

Etymology 3

From Old Norse nói m (“small vessel”); compare Norwegian no m (“vessel made of a hollowed log”), Armenian նո (no, “small vessel”). The pronunciation of the verb with duosyllabic accent might be taken from the verb phrase, as verb phrases often use duosyllabic accent, and most similar verbs otherwise have monsyllabic accent; compare bo (“dwell”) and li (“scythe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nuː/, /nouː/, /nɔuː/, /nɒuː/ (noun)

  Rhymes: -úː

  (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -úː, -úːð

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

  Rhymes: -ùː

  (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -ùː, -ùːð

Noun

17 m

1. trough
2. trench

Verb

17 (preterite noä)

1. (transitive, particle båhtti) to make hollow, hollow out

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “NO”, 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 470

nogal

Westrobothnian

Etymology

no +‎ -al

Adjective

17

1. fastidious

nol

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnuːɽ/, /ˈnouːɽ/

  Rhymes: -úːɽ

Noun

17 m

1. north

Adverb

17

1. north

   nol i ron

   north in the wroo

   nol i båttn

   north in Bothnia

Related terms

• nola (“from the north”)
• nolest (“furthest to the north”)

noott

Westrobothnian

Verb

17 (preterite & supine notte)

1. (intransitive) To hum.

noskäs

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare dialectal Danish nuske, nøske (“id.”), dialectal Norwegian nuske (“skulk, potter.”)

Verb

17

1. (middle voice, intransitive) To be pulling someone’s hair.

ny

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (“new”). Akin to English new.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyː/, /nøʏ̯ː/, /nʊi̯ː/
  • (southernmost lects) Rhymes: -ýː, -ýːð
  • (mid-southern lects) Rhymes: -ýː
  • (northern í-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýː, -íː
  • (øy-ý merger) Rhymes: -ýː, -ǿʏ̯ː

Adjective

17 (neuter singular nytt, plural nyy, definite masculine nyyn, definite feminine nya, definite neuter nyä, definite plural nyän, comparative nyänä, superlative nyäst)

1. new

Noun

17

1. new moon

nykk

Westrobothnian

Verb

17 (preterite nykktä, supine nykkt)

1. to enjoy
2. to make use of

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “nykk”, 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 469

nyland

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From ny +‎ land.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

17 n

1. Recently cultivated land.

See also

• raning

nytt

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. neuter singular of ny

Adverb

17

1. additional

Verb

17

1. past participle of nyytt

nyäst

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [nìʷːe̞st], [nǿʷɪ̯ʷːje̞st], [nǿʷɣe̞st]

Adverb

17

1. just now

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [nìʷːe̞st], [nø̀ʷɪ̯ʷːje̞st]

Adjective

17 (definite pronominal masculine nyästn, feminine nyästa, neuter nyästä, plural nyästän)

1. superlative degree of ny

näf

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nef, from Proto-Germanic *nabją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːʋ/, /ˈneːʋ/, /ˈneɪ̯ːʋ/

Noun

1. Beak.

   hönʃa vet näve ― the hen dips her beak in water

2. (figuratively, informal) Nose.

Derived terms

• kagernev

nälik

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German nēgelke(n); cognate to Faroese nelikur, Norwegian nellik, German Nelke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛːlɪk/, /ˈneːlɪk/

  Rhymes: -ɪk

Noun

1. (botany) Carnation.

Alternative forms

• nelik

när

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nær, comparative of ná-. Unstressed doublet of ner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛ́ˑɾ], [nɛ́ɾ]

Preposition

17

1. at, by, with, at (someone’s) place

Synonyms

• näst

närliggjen

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. adjacent

näst

Westrobothnian

FWOTD – 29 June 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛ́st]
  • Rhymes: -ɛ́st

Etymology 1

From Old Norse næstr, superlative of ná-. Related to ner.

Preposition

17

1. at, by, with, at (someone’s) place

   Han vistäs näst mäg

   He lives with me.

Synonyms

• när

See also

• lawi

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nest n (“provisions”).

Noun

17 f or m

1. packed lunch
2. rent in kind in Lappland to priests, sheriffs and stewards, consisting of reindeer roasts and tongues, birds, and squirrel fur

Synonyms

• (packed lunch): nästgäl (“id.”)

Derived terms

• (packed lunch): nästgjera (“to equip with provisions, to put in food bag; to equip”)

Derived terms

• (rents etc): häradshövdinganäst
• (rents etc): fogdenäst

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “NÄST” and “näst”, 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 477 and 465-466

nåk

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• nak

Etymology

Uncertain; according to Pokorny, from the same source as Proto-Germanic *hnakkô (“nape of the neck”).

Compare Old Danish nøg (“avaricious”), dialectal Danish nøg (“scant, trifling; weak, fragile”), Helsingian någg (“sickly, poor, weak in work”), Old Norse hnǫggr, hnokinn (“bent down”).

Adjective

17 (neuter nåkt, comparative nåkänä, superlative nåkäst)

1. Niggardly, barren, providing little resources.

   Ja ha nåkt óm tomä ― I'm short on time.

   Ja´ha´sä nocktôm, ja´få int´tome ― I'm in a hurry so I do not get (have) time (for it)

   Nåkt óm mat’n ― short of food

2. Bad.

   nåk mat, nåk kniv ― bad food, bad knife

   Hä jär nåkt ä slag ― It's of a bad kind.

3. Malicious, disreputable.

   Nåk’n kar ― a bad man

   in nak varels ― a nasty creature

4. Weak, nauseous, sickly.

   Jig jär nåk i dag ― I'm feeling ill today.

   Nåk dill förstånnä ― who has weak intelligence

   Nåkt minn ― bad memory

   Nåk dill hels’n ― sickly

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “NÅK”, 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 475
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “558-59”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 558-59

Further reading

• Anna Westerberg (2020 April 1) “Nåk – vår sämsta tid är nu”, in isof.se‎^[1] (in Swedish), Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore, archived from the original on 9 April 2020

nåkäs

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• nakes

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²noːkɛs/, /²nɒːkɛs/, /²nɑːkɛs/

  Rhymes: -òːkɛs, -ɛs

Etymology 1

Like Scanian nága (“to reach”) from Middle Low German nâken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną. Related to Swedish nalkas (from Middle Low German nâleken) and Icelandic nálgast (from náligur.)

Verb

17

1. (middle voice, transitive, with accusative or dative) To reach, approach, meet, catch.

   Ji nåkäs int fensträ. ― I can’t reach the window.

   Jä nakäsä nom int. ― I couldn’t reach him.

   Nakes do uti tömlitja? ― Are you able to reach the rein loop?

Etymology 2

From nåk (“malicious.”).

Verb

17

1. (middle voice, intransitive) Be fake, malicious, scornful.

når

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hvé nær.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nóːɾ], [nɒ́ːɾ], [nɑ́ːɾ] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

  Rhymes: -óːr

Adverb

17

1. when (at what time)

   Nåʃka du kömma å jɑɽp me?

   When are you going to come and help me?

   Ja veit int åʈɑɽe når he var.

   I don't know what year it was.

   Nåʃka je dĭl å trösk?

   When are you going to thresh?

nåt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nátt, nǫ́tt, nótt, from Proto-Germanic *nahts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑtː/, /nɒtː/, /nɔtː/, /nɔt/, /nɔːt/

  Rhymes: -ɒ́tː

  (á-o merger) Rhymes: -ɒ́tː, -ótː

Noun

17 f (definite singular nåta, definite plural nättren)

1. night

   nåta fyri

   last night

2. end, impossibility

   Hä vadht natta ti fatän

   The plate became empty.

nått

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of nåt (“night.”)

nægen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nǫkkurr, from Proto-Norse ne wait ek hwarjar (literally “not know I who”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [næ̀ːɣən], [nǽːɣən], [nǽnː], [nǽjn], [nànː] Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

Pronoun

17 m (feminine nægar, neuter næge or næ, plural næ`ger)

1. Some.
2. Any.
3. Somebody, someone, something.
4. Anybody, anyone, anything.

   int næ

   nothing

   å från den stånna vahdt a sinnesschvag, å tahla allär ohlä vä nagom

   and from that moment she became feeble-minded, and never spoke to anyone

Related terms

• eingen (none, nobody)
• nænnting (something)

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 43

nærrgâng

Westrobothnian

Adverb

næ´rrgâng

1. sometime, ever

nögd

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

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

  Rhymes: -ǿɡd

Adjective

17

1. Pleased.

Alternative forms

• nögder

Derived terms

• liknögd

nögder

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ər

Adjective

17

1. Alternative form of nögd

nöudu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse nauðugr.

Adjective

17 (neuter nöudut)

1. Unwilling, sluggish; disinclined to do anything requested.

   Han var nöudu att gå dill skogs

   He did not want to go to the woods.

Alternative forms

• neudu

nöusteg

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• nausteg

Noun

17 n

1. it is so called, when one has stepped on something sharp without cutting the foot, but squeezed it so that there occurred a blood collection

nöös

Westrobothnian

Verb

17 (preterite nössä)

1. (transitive) To lightly touch, bump into very little.

   du nössę uti ę

   you touched it a little

   Ji nössä bara ti ä, å ändå sä fåll ä

   I only touched it lightly, and yet it fell.

Synonyms

• nössäl

nööst

Westrobothnian

Verb

17 (preterite & supine nöste)

1. to wind (yarn or string) into a ball

Noun

17 n (definite nöste)

1. a ball of yarn

Derived terms

• nöstbain (“yarn winder”)

See also

• bära (“mythological yarn ball creature”)

nęvęrkve

Westrobothnian

Noun

17 n

1. oil of heated birchbark, used to repair broken porcelain

nȯubrȯta

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• næubråta
• nôubråta

Noun

17 m (definite singular nȯubrȯtan)

1. layer of ice crust on the ground or road which neither holds nor breaks; too weak to carry anything on but almost too strong to break under one's feet

   hä gjär tongt gå i nȯubrȯtan

   it's hard to walk on the crust, which neither breaks nor carries a man

oboen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ bo +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈuːˌbuːe̞n/

  Rhymes: -ən

Adjective

17

1. uninhabitable

   Huse jenna he jer alldeles oboen ini

   This here house is completely uninhabitable.

obyggjen

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. wasteful

odjerv

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ódjarfr, údjarfr; equivalent to o- +‎ djerv.

Adjective

17

1. Shy, modest.

oduven

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ duven

Adjective

17

1. afraid, cowardly

ofresam

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- (“un-”) +‎ fre (“peace”) +‎ -sam (“-ful”)

Adjective

17

1. unpeaceful, difficult to peacefully spend time with

ofrȯijen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ frȯijen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈuːˌfrɞɪ̯jen/, /²ˈuːˌfrɒɪ̯jen/, /²ˈuːˌfrɑːjɪn/

Adjective

17

1. unhappy, unenergetic, drowsy

ofäl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ fäl

Noun

17 f

1. calamity, accident

ofållin

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ fållin

Adjective

17

1. Who can not do anything.

ogemain

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17 (neuter ogemaint)

1. extraordinary, unusual, quite big
2. (neuter, as an adverb) unusual, excellent

ogernom

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ógjarna, ógjarnan.

Adverb

17

1. Unwillingly.

ogo

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ go

Adjective

17 (neuter ogódt)

1. (with dative) Too good, enviable, malicious.

   Hä var int ogódt ’óm

   It was not too good for him.

   he jer eint ogått barnåm såva

   It is the children well-deserved to sleep.

   he vâr eint ogått n

   It served her right.

2. (with preposition)

   hajje darnna jer för ogått at faråm

   The hay is too expensive (fine) for the sheep.

   för ogo at hanomdana

   (She is) too good for him

Usage notes

Used both in good and bad sense.

ogäsam

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse ógurligr, ógnarligr (“afwul, terrible”) uggligr (“to be feared; doubtful, questionable”) and óga (“to terrify.”)

Adjective

17

1. fear-inducing

Synonyms

• agasam

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Ogäsam”, 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 2

ohvass

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ hvass

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

17

1. blunt, dull

Synonyms

• oslög
• sljö

okoken

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ kok +‎ -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ˈuːˌkuːke̞n/

  Rhymes: -ən

Adjective

17

1. Uncookable.

   Mjalka jer nästan (svet.) okoken borti

   It is near impossible to cook anything in milk.

okräk

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ kräk

Noun

1. Beast of prey, predator.

oks

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“ox, bull.”).

Noun

1. Bull, ox.

Derived terms

• kattoks
• elgoks
• rabb oks

Related terms

• ko
• naut
• peis

okännamann

Westrobothnian

Noun

17 m

1. alien, unknown person

olgrann

Westrobothnian

Etymology

ol (“word”) +‎ grann (“thin, elegant”)

Adjective

17

1. Who easily gets angry over a careless word.

oliik

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Old Norse úlikindi (“improbability,”) úlíkliga (“improbably,”) úlíkligr (“improbable, unlikely,”) úlíkr (“unlike, different”)

Verb

17 (preterite olikä)

1. (transitive) To dislike.
2. (transitive) To consider unbelievable, unlikely, unfit; in negative clauses.

   Ji olik ä int

   I do not consider it unbelievable, untrue

Related terms

• olikli

olik

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse óglíkr, ólíkr, úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz; equivalent to o- +‎ lik. Compare English unlike, Dutch ongelijk, Faroese ólíkur, German ungleich, Norwegian Bokmål ulik.

Adjective

17

1. (with dative) Unlike, different.

   paitjen jer olik moorn

   The boy is different from the mother.

2. (as an adverb)

   he jer olik heh

   it varies

   he jer olik oppa bila

   cars are dissimilar

olikt

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ lik +‎ -t

Adverb

17

1. unreasonably
2. rather, exceedingly
3. inappropriately

olögom

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ lögom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ùːlɞːɣʊm]

Adverb

17

1. Inappropriately.

   Hä va olögom gjodt

   It was inappropriately done

2. Excessively, inordinately, unreasonably.

   Olögom rik

   Excessively rich

Related terms

• lögom
• olaga
• olagsam

omaga

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ómagi, úmagi. Cognate with Helsingian umagje. Compare Jamtish ómagug.

Noun

17 c

1. A minor, a child.

Adjective

17

1. Childish, not adult; underage.

Derived terms

• bånomaga
• omagadöm
• omagafor
• omagafol
• omagalundom

omagadöm

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Childishness, childish state, said of old people who have become like children again, lost memory and thoughtfulness.
2. Nonage.

Related terms

• omaga

omaksam

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ mak +‎ -sam

Adjective

17

1. troublesome

ominsten

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ minst +‎ -en

Adjective

17

1. indispensable; absolutely necessary or requisite

ommä

Westrobothnian

Adverb

17

1. indeed

   Ommä sä var!

   Yes of course it was so!

   Ommä sä jär!

   Of course, yes, it is true!

   Ommä jär ä int sä!

   Indeed, it is not so!

omn

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse ofn, omn, from Proto-Germanic *ufnaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊ́mn], [ʊ́mːe̞ɳ], [óʊ̯mn]

  Rhymes: -ʊ́mn

Noun

o´mn m (definine singular o´mn, definite plural ōmnă)

1. oven

Derived terms

• bȯckuomn (“baker's oven”)
• kakehlomn (“tiled stove”)
• tegehlomn (“brick kiln”)
• omsgrövo (“oven rake”)
• omskuru (“oven rake”)
• omsköru (“oven rake”)
• omslakk (“oven door”)
• omstepp (“oven door”)

omängd

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. nauseous, suffering from nausea

omögli

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) and some cognate to Old Norse mǫguligr (“possible”), from Middle Low German mȫgelîk.

Adjective

17

1. impossible

omörnä

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. Not quite awake; drowsy.

onasjeli

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. nasty

onnäs

Westrobothnian

Verb

17

1. (middle voice, intransitive) To become angry.
2. (middle voice, intransitive, impersonal, of task, attempt) To present trouble, obstacles, preventing it from being solved.

   hä onnäs ― it doesn’t "want to" work

Related terms

• onn (“angry”)
• hvännäs (“squint, grin”)

opp

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse upp. Akin to English up.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

17

1. (of movement) up (away from earth’s centre)

Derived terms

• oppneå (“upside down”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse uppi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʊpː/, /²ɔʊpː/ Template:gmq-bot-pronu-note

Adverb

17

1. (of location) up

Derived terms

• oppa
• oppi

ormskröl

Westrobothnian

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of årmskrøl

ormögl

Westrobothnian

Noun

17 f

1. worm lizard

Synonyms

• ormsnäl
• ormskröl

oröitj

Westrobothnian

Noun

17 n (definite oröitje, dative oröitjen)

1. uncleanliness

oröitjen

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːˌrøɪ̯t͡ɕeɳ/

Noun

17

1. dative neuter singular of oröitj

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːˌrøɪ̯t͡ɕen/

Adjective

17

1. uncleanly

osjelljø

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17 (neuter osjelljøt)

1. unclear in speech

osjilld

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ skyll

Adjective

17

1. Unrelated.

Related terms

• nerskylt

oskelju

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ skelju

Adjective

17 (neuter oskeljut)

1. Unclear.

oskjönsam

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

• oskjönnsam

Adjective

ōskjö´nsăm

1. hard and unfeeling toward others, ungentle, one who untenderly handles someone

   dȯm wara fȧhli oskjönsam wä båna

   They are quite rugged towards their children.

ostödu

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ Old Norse stǫðugr, from staðr (“place”).

Adjective

17

1. unsteady

   ostödu väderläik

   unstable weather

2. weak

   ostödu trå

   weak thread

3. frivolous

   ostödu yngling

   easy-going youth

References

• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “O-stödu”, 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 667

osämjäs

Westrobothnian

Verb

17

1. (middle voice, intransitive) To disagree, to disaccord.

osøv

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ -søv

Adjective

17

1. who has trouble sleeping or who sleeps restlessly

Related terms

• osyv (“sleepwalker”)

otala

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- (“un”) +‎ tala (“spoken”)

Adjective

17

1. without agreement

otremne

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Old Norse þrifnaðr

Noun

17 m

1. bad luck with cattle

Related terms

• otriven
• triven

otröj

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ tröj

Verb

17

1. (intransitive) To feel uncomfortable.

otter

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse otr, from Proto-Germanic *utraz, from Proto-Indo-European *udrós (“water-animal, otter”), from *wed- (“water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊtːər/, [ɯ̞́ᵝtʰːe̞ɾ], [ɔ́tʰːe̞ɾ]

  Rhymes: -ʊ́tər, -ər

Noun

17 m

1. otter; a mammal of the family Mustelidae

Derived terms

• otterber

otåggen

Westrobothnian

Etymology

o- +‎ tågg +‎ -en

Adjective

17

1. impossible or hard to chew

otöhdd

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

• (Umeå) IPA^(key): /²uːˌtøɖː/
• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²uːˌtøːʈ/

Noun

17 f (definite otöhdda)

1. Any pain in any limb or, preferably, wound, which comes out of the air or the cold by its immediate action on the injured spot, whereby the wound or injury is difficult to heal; whitlow, knot.

ovajän

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse úvæginn (“unyielding, headstrong,”) Icelandic óvæginn (“fierce.”)

Pronunciation

• (Burträsk) IPA^(key): /²uːˌʋæɪ̯je̞n/

  Rhymes: -ən

Adjective

17

1. Audacious, daring.

ovägeli

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. inevitable
2. immeasurable; immense

ovällu

Westrobothnian

Adjective

17

1. impartial

pall

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse pallr, of uncertain origin.

Noun

1. Floor in stall or box.

Derived terms

• baspall
• stallpall

See also

• flåor
• gólv

pank

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Middle Low German pak, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack,”) whence also English pack.

Noun

17 n

1. miscellaneous things

Verb

17 (preterite pankä)

1. put together, pack together one’s stuff

pannåst

Westrobothnian

Etymology

paann (“pan”) +‎ åst (“cheese”)

Noun

17 m

1. kalvdans