nægen

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] (example of pronunciation)

Pronoun

nægen 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