väsa

Westrobothnian

[ʋɛ̀ːsɐ]

verb
Definitions
  • To be idle, good-for-nothing.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse *vesa derived from Proto-Indo-European *wis- (decay, poison, colouring matter, dye, rot).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wis-

Gloss

decay, poison, colouring matter, dye, rot

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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