saingj

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse sæng, sæing. The change from /g/ to /gj/ originally only occurred before front vowels, but spread to other forms, perhaps partly by analogy with other words; compare vaingj, gvarj, engj etc.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sɑ́ɪ̯nt͡ɕ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ɛ́nd͡ʒ

Noun

saingj f (definite singular saingja)

  1. bed

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “saingj”, 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 715
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