gvam

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse vǫmb, from Proto-Germanic *wambō.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kwɑ́ːm] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ɑ́ːm

Noun

gvam f (definite singular gvama)

  1. (anatomy) paunch, rumen

Derived terms
  • gvami
  • vabb
  • vabbug

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “gvam”, 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 790
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