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392, carl, man, thus: an original the word in chapter XXX of the novel “The Pirate”, which is set in Shetland, adding the remark: “ — yes, sir; a Norse expression still in common use.” According to this, it may be accepted that the was in use well into the 19th century; it is , however, obsolete. Edm. gives “” as “yes, sir”.
 * já, karl! Sir Walter Scott mentions

jolagrot [jol··agrɔt·, jɔl··agråt·], , properly a “Christmas weeper”, nickname for a child who weeps on Christmas Day, when all ought to be cheerful. *jóla-grát (?). See the word.

jolagrot [jol··agrɔt·, jɔl··agråt·], , to weep during Christmas, on Christmas Day (when one ought to be cheerful), applied to a child; “de boy was and sure to greet (cry) every day o’ de year”. *jóla-gráta. jól, , Christmas; gráta,, to cry, weep. In Shetland the form ,, is now commonly used for *.

jolger [jålgər, jȯlgər],, rough sea, cross-sea; commotion in the sea, heavy wash of the waves ( near the shore). [jålgər]. [jȯlgər]. See further under , ,

“*jolisting”,, see *, , and “-steik”,

jolmet =  from ,

jongla-biter, jongna-biter, , see ,

jonsa [jɔ‘nsa, jå‘nsa] and jonsi [jɔ‘nsi, jå‘nsi],, tabu-name, sea-term for a hen. also [jå‘nska]. See further under ,

of hearing). Now superseded by the more frequent “lug”, and “ear”. Three different forms,  [ø̄ra], have been preserved in sense of ear, in two : a) [op·a(m)jō·ra],  three words: up behind the ear, reported from see further , From  [op·amø̄·ra] is reported as an obsolete form, b), - [ōr··naskäp·, -skæp·, -sᶄɛp·] ( and  ), [ø̄r··nasᶄɛp·, -skæp·] ( and ), form of ear-mark in sheep [*øyrnaskap]. For the further use of this  see  and ,   øyra (eyra, ),, the ear. The forms and - presuppose an *oura, *ōra with dropped i-mutation. orna-, ørna- are :  øyrna.
 * jora [jōra],, the ear (organ
 * * [*ōra], * and *
 * upp um øyra, up around the ear,
 * for the colloquial use of this

jordin [jȯrdin],, a large lump, large and lumpy object or mass. from an older * with prefixed j; in that case, the same word as $n$,, and , , a big boulder, a very large object or being,, from urð, (urðin:  form), a heap of fragments of rock (fallen down), talus, doubtless also a block of stone.

jorin,, sea-term, tabu-name for seal; see ,

jorn [jɔrn, jårn] and jurn [jorn], , hearth, hearth-stone, also depression in the hearth-stone; see further ,

In Low’s list of words: heosa. ausa,, a ladle.
 * josa and *hjosa,, a ladle.

in the  ;
 * ju [jū],, yes, affirmative;

jub [jūb],, to emit plaintive sounds, to howl, to moan; see ,

jufl, juffel [jofəl],, a yelping; see the word.

jufl, juffel [jofəl],, to yelp,