ogäsam

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse ógurligr, ógnarligr (“afwul, terrible”) uggligr (“to be feared; doubtful, questionable”) and óga (“to terrify.”)

Adjective

ogäsam

  1. fear-inducing

Synonyms
  • agasam

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Ogäsam”, 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 2
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