gvarj
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- hwȧri
- warg
- wærg
- wåri
- vari
- vare
Etymology
From Old Norse vargr. The change from /g/ to /j/ initially occurred only before front vowels, but spread to other forms; compare the variants warg and wærg and words like saingj and skojj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡ̊wǽɾe], [ɡ̊wáɾɪ̯] (example of pronunciation)
Noun
gvarj m (definite singular gvarjen, definite plural gvarja)
- wolf
- wheelbarrow
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “GVARJ”, 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 223