frammlänning
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From framm (“forwards; south”) + -länning (“inhabitant, native”), from Old Norse fram and -lendingr; compare Norwegian -lending and sørlending, and Swedish regional speech sörlänning (“person living in or hailing from Svealand or Götaland”).
Noun
frammlänning m
- someone living further framm (south) in the country
Usage notes
For example, used by someone living in Nordmaling of someone living in Angermannia.
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “FRAMMLÄNNING”, 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 163