tȳnj
Westrobothnian
Etymology 1
Like Norwegian tyngje from Old Norse þyngja, from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-. Related to tong.
Alternative forms
- tōng f
Noun
tȳnj f
- burden[1]
Synonyms
- bȯhl
- kylt
Derived terms
- sonkäntȳnj (“a charge within a parish”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse þyngja, cognate with Norwegian tyngje.
Verb
tȳnj
- to doze, slumber
References
- Rietz, Johan Ernst, “tȳnj”, 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 763