skojj
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- skog
- skåog
Etymology
From Old Norse skógr. For the change from /g/ to /j/ compare saingj and vaingj.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [skʊ́jː] (example of pronunciation)
Noun
skojj m (definite singular sko´jjen, dative sko`jjöm, definite plural sko:`ga)
- forest
- Hä var västöm åkerhagan, hadd Vi´kströmen sagd, dära sko`jjöm mennöm.
- It was west of the field fence, Vikström had said, there in my forest.
Derived terms
- skogel (“forest fire”)
- skokskar (“woodsman”)
- skokstjøɳiŋ (“timber transport”)
- skoksmänniʃ (“forest hermit”)
- skokʃir (“Eurasian jay”)
- skogläjjes (“through forest”)
- Skojen
Related terms
- skôg (“to hunt”)