hjunslig

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse hjónaligr (“marital, connubial”); compare hjun and Norwegian hjunsleg, hjonsleg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jʉ̀ŋʂɽe] (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

hjunslig

  1. appropriate, suitable for another; said of betrothed or married couples who fit each other well[1]

Antonyms
  • ohjunslig

References
  1. Rietz, Johan Ernst, “hjunslig”, 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 259
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