hwällh

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Corresponding to an older form *(h)vesl, from Old Norse vesæll, vesall, parallel form of úsæll, whence ussel (“sickly”) (*úsl). Cognate to Elfdalian wisäl, wisel.

Adjective

hwällh

stingy, niggardly
du wȧr fȧhli hwällh
You are frightfully stingy

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