Gåmålerken

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Gåmålersken, Gåmmålersken (alternative spelling)

Etymology

Definite form; from a contraction of Gamal-Eirik, using the dialectal form gåmål for gamal (“old”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɔmɔɽeʂkn̩/

Proper noun

Gåmålerken m

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) Alternative form of Gamal-Eirik (“the devil”)

Usage notes

The sound r in the Trøndelag dialects turns into sj preceding the plosives k, t, p, akin to the sound it gets in the combination rs. The combination rk thus merges with rsk, and these spellings may be used interchangeably, for instance in the misspelling kark for karsk, and the dialectal pronunciation kjersk of kjerk (“church”).

Related terms

• Eirik
• Sjulerek

References

• A. Dalen, J. R. Hagland, S. Hårstad, H. Rydving, O. Stemshaug (2008) Trøndersk språkhistorie: Språkforhold i ein region