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Elfdalian

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Elfdalian
rettja
verb
To stretch out an arm or to hand an object to someone else.

“Rettja mig boken, takk.”

Reach me the book, please.

Also means
  1. to reach
  2. to hand over

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Elfdalian
brettja
verb
To cause something to separate into pieces or to become damaged.

“Du må int brettja uos-kåstn.”

You must not break the wooden box.

Also means
  1. To break.
  2. To break

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Elfdalian
drettja
verb
To drench someone or something with liquid. It can also mean to ret, such as preparing flax or hemp in water.

“I drettja uld.”

I drench the wool.

Also means
  1. to drench
  2. to ret

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 8 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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