slimmer

slimmer

English

Adjective

slimmer

1. comparative form of slim: more slim

Noun

slimmer (plural slimmers)

1. A person who is trying to become slim by dieting.

Anagrams

• limmers

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Norwegian slemba, Swedish slimsa.

Pronunciation 1

• Rhymes: -ɪ́mːe̞ɾ

Noun

sli´mmĕr f (definite singular sli´mră, definite plural slīmrĕn)

1. fritter, cloth, torn tabs on clothing or other

Pronunciation 2

• Rhymes: -ɪ̀mːe̞ɾ

Verb

slīmmĕr

1. (transitive) caress

   åh stå int denna å slimmer

   oh, do not stand there caressing

2. (transitive) rive

   Slimmär ópp kläa

   tear, wear your clothes

References

• Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “slimmer f sli´mmĕr” and “slimra v slīmmĕr”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 117
• Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slimmär”, 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 623