hahl

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse harðr, from Proto-Germanic *harduz, from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (“strong; powerful”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hɑ́ːɽ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ɑ́ːɽ

Adjective

hāhl (neuter hadht)

  1. hard[1]
    han gjär sä hahl som stejn
    he (alt: it) is as hard as stone
  2. rough
  3. hard-hearted, obstinate, cold-hearted

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Derived terms

References
  1. Stenberg, Pehr, Widmark, Gusten, “hård a hāhl”, in Ordbok över Umemålet [Dictionary of the Umeå speech], →ISBN, page 53
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