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380 this, sing. of hesin, this, developed from þessi,  , this, in : þetta; b) “itta (ittað)” (Dalarne) and ittä, this,   of “issen (hissen, hessen)”,, this.

iven, even [i̇̄vən],, matter; material; means, see *,

  ja [jā],, yes, affirmative. well! jokingly, = ja vel! (yes) certainly! “yea” [jǣ (jɛ̄)] has recently become more prevalent than. An obsolete form [jō (jo)] is reported from Unst. — is, , and “ja”;  may be an original já ( and já). With “ well”  “já, já! vel, vel!” (yes) certainly!

jabb [jab],, to harp upon the same topic, to j. upon (on) a ting, to j. aboot a ting; he’s upon it for a (whole) day. Also pronounced “jäb”. jabba,, b) to jabber, twaddle (R.);  jabba, , to jabber. — Edm. has a form with long a: “yaab”.

jader [jadər, jādər],, 1) the uppermost row of green turf in a built-up fence, or in a fence when being built up. 2) a layer, a) a layer of green turf in a fence (when being built up); b) a layer in a dunghill. “de -feal (fail)” or “de upper ”, the uppermost layer of green turf in a fence, also called “de [jad··ərɩn·, jā··dərɩn·]” or “de [(jadrɩn) jadrən]”. [jadər]. and (jaderin). reported by J.I. From is reported a form: [jār] in the senses mentioned above; de -feals = de upper ; a o’ feals in a dyke, a layer of green turf in a fence. — jaðarr, , border; edge, inter alia of a fence. In a distinction is made between “jaðar, jaðari [jǣar(ɩ)]”, , the edge, selvage of cloth (wadmal), and ( to Svabo) jaður [jæavȯr],, a layer. -, -, in , , is the suffixed, definite article [ jaðarinn]. [jār] is found in also in sense of selvage of woven stuff; and [jard, jārd] for * in sense of an incipient or narrow current rippling at the edges; see further under these forms of the word.

jader$n$ [jadər, jādər],, to place one layer of green turf on the top of the other, to build up a fence of turf, to j. a dyke (a feali-dyke). , *jaðra. See the preceding word.

jader$1$ [jādər],, to sink down or to stick fast in a bog, see $2$,

jadikrakk,, see -crack,

jafs [dᶎafs],, a greedy snap with the mouth in eating. See further under the word.

jafs [dᶎafs],, to make a loud noise with the jaws whilst eating greedily; to eat with vigorous, noisy movements of the jaws, and also loud breathing through the nose; also to make greedy snaps with the mouth in eating.  jafsa, , to eat greedily accompanied by loud breathing through the nose; to snatch at something with the mouth, (R.). The pronunciation “dᶎ” is due to ,, , pronounced in the same way, differs from.

jag$2$ (jagg?) [jag],, 1) driven dust, floury dust. Edm.: “yag, fine dust of flour or meal.” 2) husks, also disparaging, applied to poor, immature grains of corn: