frammlänning

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From framm (“forwards; south”) + -länning (“inhabitant, native”), from Old Norse fram and -lendingr; compare Norwegian -lending and sørlending, and Swedish regional speech sörlänning (“person living in or hailing from Svealand or Götaland”).

Noun

frammlänning m

  1. someone living further framm (south) in the country

Usage notes

For example, used by someone living in Nordmaling of someone living in Angermannia.

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “FRAMMLÄNNING”, 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 163
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