ljusk

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms
  • njusk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljóski; compare Scanian lyvskje, Danish lyske, Scots lisk, dial. English lesk, Dutch lies, Latin lumbus.

Noun

ljusk m

  1. (anatomy) groin

Synonyms

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “ljusk”, 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 410
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