gjäta

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse geta, from Proto-Germanic *getaną.

Verb

gjäta (preterite gat, supine gettä)

  1. To say, tell, mention.[1]
    Han gat int om ähe said nothing about it
    1. (especially in the supine, phrase hä gjär gitti) Much spoken of, well known.
      Hä jär mykke gettä om den karnThere is much told about that man, he is well known.
      Hä jär na vodt gettä om den sakaThere is much said about that matter.
      gjär gitti stor kjȯrka i UmThe great church of Umeå is renowned for its size.
  2. To have to, must, be compelled to.[2]
    Du gjett häl änn en stónnYou must wait yet a while.
    Ljett fäll mórn mäg inga jig kann stig óppI ought to wake up properly before I can get out of bed.
    han gȧtt kȯmmma ändåHe must come anyway.
    han wȧr fȧhli nȯudu men gȧtt göra nä ändåHe was quite unwilling but compelled to do it anyway
    ja fjärkes no fȯr ä men ja gett no gå ändåI do dread it, but I have to go anyway.
    hȯrä längj balkjäsä gȧttwahl ändåhow ever long it was troublesome, it must be finished
    1. (in the phrase gȧtt å) Must come off.
      jag wejt int hȯrä hä for, pälsn gȧtt åIt doesn’t matter, the coat must come off anyway
      hȯrä längj jag sekagȧtt ä å dill slutHow ever long I cut and tore at it, it must come off in the end.

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References

  1. Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Gjäta”, 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 232
  2. Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “gitta v gēttă”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 40
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