qwȧf
Westrobothnian
Noun
qwȧf n (definite singular qwȧfwä)
- chest pressure, difficulty breathing
- the air that, during the winter, penetrates through small holes on the ice, whereby fish in lakes get necessary air
- Hä stehnä sä mytkjä fisk i den sjön fȯr hä han mistä qwȧfwä.
- Many fish died in that lake, for they lost the necessary air.
- Wack nȧ hȯhl hjär å där sä fiskjen få qwȧfwä.
- Cut up some holes here and there (on the ice), so that the fish get the necessary air.
Related terms
- kwamn
- kwäft
- kåvn