vaingj

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse vængr. The change from /g/ to /gj/ initially occurred only before front vowels, but spread to other forms; compare gvarj and saingj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʋɑɪ̯nt͡ɕ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ɛ́nd͡ʒ

Noun

vaingj m (definite singular vaingjen)

  1. (anatomy) wing

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “vaingj”, 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 810
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