ljett
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [jétʰː], [jǿtʰː]
- Rhymes: -étː, -jétː
Adjective
ljett (neuter singular ljett, definite singular masculine ljettn, definite singular feminine ljetta, definite singular neuter ljettä, definite plural ljetten, comparative ljettenä, superlative ljettäst)
- easy
- light (not heavy)
- (as an adverb) easily
- Hä går vä ljett lag
- That is easily done.
- rada ätt meranna, sä går ä ljettenä
- try to stay in the ski run, and it will be easier
- Hä går vä ljett lag
Derived terms
- ljettn (“become light”)
- ljettvisst (“easily instructed”)
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Ljett”, 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 398