ogäsam
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Compare Old Norse ógurligr, ógnarligr (“afwul, terrible”) uggligr (“to be feared; doubtful, questionable”) and óga (“to terrify.”)
Adjective
ogäsam
- fear-inducing
Synonyms
- agasam
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Ogäsam”, 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 2