wahra
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Corruption of va ← vea (“collect firewood, jump from tree to tree”) by likeness with wara (vera)? Compare wahus ← weahus (värahöus).
Verb
wahra
- (intransitive) To jump from tree to tree (said of martens and squirrels.)
- måhln wahra liksȯm ickȯrn ― The marten jumps from tree to tree like the squirrel.
References
- Stenberg, Pehr, 1804, Ordbok över Umemålet