aggsíðʼ
Westrobothnian
Etymology
agg (“inside out”) + síðʼ (“side”)
Pronunciation
- (Umeå, Bygdeå) IPA(key): [²ɑɡːˌsiː][1]
- (Burträsk) IPA(key): [²ɛɪ̯ɡʲːˌsiː][1]
- (Lövånger, Skellefteå) IPA(key): [²æɡʲːˌsiː][1]
Noun
aggsíðʼ f
- The reverse side.[1][2]
- (figarutively) The worse side.[1]
- hǫnn hav aggsíða út ― he is better than he looks (literally 'he has his bad side out')
References
- Lindgren, J. V., “*aggsida r.”, in Orbok över Burträskmålet, page 2
- Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 5