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Here is a shorter list of gutnish words. Because of the variation between  the gutnish spoken on Faroy and the gutnish spoken on the mainland of Gotland, both forms are written.  

 

aisk -ar/-ur (m)            ugly, mean

ait                                relatives

almaio/almaia               troop

aukmi/aukme               increase, profit

avstambling                  relative

avtak                           portrait, painting

dadda                          dad

dotar                           daughter

fadar                            father

farnyti/farnyte               travel companions

feifang                          damage, obstacle

framteid                       the past

fritte/fritta                     question, ask

gaum                           attention

gramsi -n (m)               mad, angry

grume/gruma                crush

guse/gusa/gysa/gysa     shiver

kivle si/kivla si              snear, “get lost in ones speach”

kreige/kreiga                1. collect 2. be in war

kreimo/kreima/kreime   a group of people

kuno/kuna/kune           woman,wife

liaugn                           flash

löyd                             people

maisug -ar/-ur (m)       strong, big

mauso/mausa/mause    fly

modar                          mother

nenne/nenna                 mom

nim                              knowledge, rumour, information

nyggug -ar/-ur (m)        thorny

oydi -n (m)                  tired, excausted

peiko/peika/peike        girl

pen                              anxcious

pynse/pynsa                 wonder, think

raust                            courage

rid                               idéa

rinke/rinka                   miss, lack

skavl                            fruit

skymt                          sight

skynse/skynsa              almost touch

skyrt/skört                   skirt

snupp                          moment

spaike av/spaika av      run away

spyre/spyra/spöre        ask

stakkug -ar/-ur (m)      short

steire/steira                  squirt

stele/stela                     steal

stinke/stinka                 go, come hastily forward

stoyt                            taunt

straiug -ar/-ur (m)        unstable

strang -ar/-ur (m)         rough            

sukk                            sock

sun                              son

sveit                             row of people

söym (f)                       beautiful

tauge/tauga                  strech

tiaud                            people

troylsamb-ar/-ur (m)     boring, sad

tveitrug -ar/-ur(m)        doubtful

tvik                              doubt