snjev

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse snæfr, snǿfr (*snéfr.) For the vowel compare snje, Ʃevar, in contrast never, snell.

Adjective

snjev (neuter snjeft)

  1. tight, narrow

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “snjev”, 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 650
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