ljett

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse léttr, from Proto-Germanic *linhtaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jétʰː], [jǿtʰː]
    Rhymes: -étː, -jétː

Adjective

ljett (neuter singular ljett, definite singular masculine ljettn, definite singular feminine ljetta, definite singular neuter ljettä, definite plural ljetten, comparative ljettenä, superlative ljettäst)

  1. easy
  2. light (not heavy)
  3. (as an adverb) easily
    Hä går vä ljett lag
    That is easily done.
    rada ätt meranna, sä går ä ljettenä
    try to stay in the ski run, and it will be easier

Derived terms
  • ljettn (“become light”)
  • ljettvisst (“easily instructed”)

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Ljett”, 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 398
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