bju

Lashi

Noun

bju

  1. people

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [b̥jÿ̀ː], [b̥ɪ̯ɛ̀u̯ː]
    Rhymes: -jʉ̀ː, -ʉ̀ː

Verb

bju (preteride bo or baud, supine böä, past participle boen or budi)

  1. to offer
  2. to invite
    Eitat vart jö inbudi dill driikk äin kläim.
    Afterwards I was invited to drink coffee with brandy.

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Bju”, 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 35
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