njut

Swedish

Verb

njut

imperative of njuta.

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

dialects

dialectal forms recorded in dialectological notation
- njuut – Skellefteå
- niut – Luleå
- newt, niwt – Kalix

Etymology

From Old Norse njóta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [njʉ̀ːt]
Rhymes: -jʉ̀ːt, -ʉ̀ːt

Verb

njut (preterite njöjt, supine njuti or nuti)

to enjoy

References

Rietz, Johan Ernst, “njut”, 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 468

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