slökkj

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms
  • slaittj
  • slöyttj

Etymology

From Old Norse sløkkva, slekkja, from Proto-Germanic *slakwjaną

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʂɭœ̀t͡ɕʰː], [slœ̀y̯t͡ɕʰː], [ɬlœ̀y̯t͡ɕʰː], [slàɪ̯t͡ɕʰː], [slæ̀ɪ̯t͡ɕʰː]
    • Rhymes: -œ̀t͡ɕʰː

Verb

slökkj (preterite slöukt)

  1. (transitive, particle å/a) to put out, quench
    Slökkj a eln ópp i spisom!
    Extinguish the fire in the stove!
  • sljånkän (slankän, hlønkän, slåken, slöken) “to go out”

References
    • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Slökkj”, 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 630
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