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Entries

slognestæjja— liar
kreavve— reindeer
skïetjedh— roar (water, e.g., river)
skatnja— thin end of the abomasum
laemtjie-gietjesne— end of a rein
haalehke— type of hard and stiff moss that reindeer do not eat
gebriehtedh— become flooded
skaavhte— corner (esp. on a surface)
barsjijh— gush (e.g., flowing water, boiling liquids, etc.)
preejkedh— preach
tjijlomeetere— kilometer
reevre— rifle
aasjoe— smithy
sjuevnjeds-aajmoe— kingdom of darkness, Hell
aaremosth— earliest
laatjodh— make the bed
buajtehke— fatty [predicative]
sjåejhtie— horse
luhkie mubpie— twelfth
tjarmen-dïeve— handful
dæhketje— small louse
feadta— local
tsumhtsie— junk
plihke— ink
staajhke— rifle (facetious, slang term)
væjsaldahke— signpost
dusmies— unwell
gåpmohke— overturned
njoenje— good-for-nothing
lopme-tjehkere— snowball
tjïevnedh— conceal
viskesisse— yellowing
maeskie— mesh
aajahtalledh— think
daejredh— know
loeve— eyelid
navsere— bandit
vïegkeldehtijh— to allure
gïerme— snake
bæjjanidh— rise, ascend (bird)
svïrhkestidh— clatter (door)
ielmie— region, area, landscape
faatoes— lacking
mujjielabpa— smiling more
guelhtehke— snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
saatnan— genuine [adj. and predicative]
ov-smuvries— groggy, not fully awake
Nåarene— Norsjö
sturredh— upset
rååhkesjidh— shave
fijrie— bachelor
maedles håågkije— one who always catches a lot of fish
dojs-dajs— in the lap of luxury
röövre-kraase— wad hook
nommere— number
tjimhtjie— debris
bearka-bajhkarasse— flesh fly (Sarcophaga)
nååjsehtidh— impregnate
gaatnoe— pitcher
dåerkiestidh— shiver
leeredh— instruct
dahpesidh— shut door, window
tjidtjehts— motherless
gahkedh— stutter
fihkedh— should
tyske— German man
vissjielåbpoe— more patient
biehteme— betrayal
væjkeles— gifted, talented
eegedh— to own
tjalmese— reticulum
nabtan— ineffective
nöösjle— slovenly dressed
vaeljie— clearing
kreeke— wolf, or predator in general
hablesidh— alight (snowflakes)
moerehts— treeless
laavadahke— Saturday
svirrege— shrew
bårrehtehtedh— be edible
gïereh— summit
gïeseldh— omentum
tjåalan— squinting [predicative]
gaskeme-gierkie— flint
veahkesh— multiple people together
gabralostijh— become flooded
såafoe— headland with vegetation
bæjngan— upward
tjåmpe— little bush
læjjadidh— suffer
dygne— twenty-four hour period
dompe— horse
vuetjije aske— new moon
prïhtjh-maerhkie— pound of coffee
nåskoehtidh— disturb, bother, insult
skåape— closet, cupboard
skåahte— bulkhead
lovvehtidh— dampen
dontere— rumbling
daebrie— spleen
rahha— bear pelt, fur
vaeriedidh— notice
iehtsemes— loveable
skreerkedh— jot
giejhkiedidh— be coquettish (girl, woman; pejorative)
tjaasmege— pimple
ov-geahpa— dispute
jïeknge— huge
speatnoe— uvula
murhkedh— smash
jerhpiedidh— haunt
raavmere— sorcerer
mudtsedh— ogle
–skaavhte— angular
kååbpe— seal
koerse— clubs (suit of cards)
muejsie-biessie— tough birchbark
manne— I
sjeajme— fishing line
krohth— spices
lustes— delightful
pænsta— Pentecost
plogkedehtedh— dent
guevtsie— snake (sometimes spec. for vipers)
lïejpie-semhkie— dense forest of alder trees
rovneligs— strange
njuana— headland
tjeavra— otter
frarrodh— thicken (broth, gravy)
goese-maadtegisnie— at the root of a spruce
mennie— wherefore
symmedh— whisper
såekie-baska— birch twig, branch
joe— already
njieredh— tape
gillehtidh— satiate
johke-snjeara— European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)
beere— bear
vïedtere— steep riverbank
rohke-jaavva— rye flour
Healkamæssa— All Saints' Day
svæjmadidh— faint
råavkedh— bleat
plåamstere— flower
båskoe— bush
rïssje— sulfur
guhte— who
Tjïjhtje-tjoevkh— Pleiades
moere-tjetskie— woodpecker
flåarastidh— breach (water over a bank)
sih— they
ïskeres— dangerous, dreadful
sjiehtielåbpoe— more fitting (appropriate; clothing)
lïeme— sodd, stew of cooked meat or fish
baehpere— paper
råatjkah— inconsiderate
svaalen-njoektjeme— highland cudweed (Gnaphalium norvegicum)
tjillieståbpoe— more forceful
gaektjies— unfriendly
eebledh— be able to do something
guelehts— without fish
njalhtjehke— flea (Pulex irritans)
gaajves— asinine
slaavtjehke— bottle sedge (Carex rostrata)
njalhtjedh-guelie— frog
ryövedh— rob
stuara— important person
Vïeredaelie— Verdal
liksie— fish liver oil
larhkelidh— unravel
raejnies— pure
govledæjjesne— within earshot
svaajhpe— burial shroud
aereds-aabroedæjja— morning star
vaane-sovme— jealousy
goebpere-eatneme— soil where mushrooms grow
saalme— hymn
voerhtjen-aske— March
krïense— Swedish-Norwegian border
boelte-hagke— grove
skåahte— wood storage
tjæjloe— kilogram
gååresth-narra— ball of twine
gabran— flooded (esp. marsh)
maerhkie— pound (500 g)
meerehtidh— ruminate, chew cud
mujvie— sediment
måalaldahkesne— painted
skaajhtoe— long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
teegele— brick
kraesie-laante— grassland or area with lots of grass for grazing
tjåarvehtasse— shout
gaetskies— unfriendly
uttjiestidh— mispronounce
njuenie— nose
naalehke— bighorn cup lichen (Cladonia cornuta)
Aaguste— August
måedtie-leejne— various
skahte— bulkhead
beapmoe-stuhtje— mouthful of food

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