sljett

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz.

Adjective

sljett

  1. flat, level
  2. ended
    Hä vahdt sljett
    It ended (there was no more of it).
    Hä a vörä mykken eigendom der i husen, men nu jär ä sljett
    There has been a great deal of property in that house, but now it's gone.
Synonyms

Antonyms
  • (flat): osljett
  • (flat): brȧtt

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse slétta.

Verb

sljett (preterite sljettä)

  1. to flatten, even out

Etymology 3

From Old Norse slétta.

Noun

sljett f (definite singular sljetta)

  1. flatland
  2. (figuratively) in the saying kómma på sljetta "become impoverished, homeless"
    Han var int alldejles utan en ti, men nu jär ä slätta
    For a while he was not entirely without, but now he has nothing.

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “SLJETT”, 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 626
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