tȳnj

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

Like Norwegian tyngje from Old Norse þyngja, from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ-. Related to tong.

Alternative forms

Noun

tȳnj f

  1. burden[1]
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • sonkäntȳnj (“a charge within a parish”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þyngja, cognate with Norwegian tyngje.

Verb

tȳnj

  1. to doze, slumber

References
  1. Rietz, Johan Ernst, “tȳnj”, 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 763
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