luuss

See also: Luuss

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse lúta, from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [lÿ̀sː], [lɛ̀u̯ːs]
    Rhymes: -ʉ̀sː, -ʉ̀ːs

Verb

luuss (preterite lussä, active lut)

  1. (middle) To lean down.[1]
    Luss ne däg! ― Lean down!
    Luss ópp huvunä! ― Lift your head up!
    hån leeost se främ ― he leaned forwards

References
  1. Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Luuss”, 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 396
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