adnasjur

Scots

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr (“second”) +‎ Old Norse sjór (“sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adnəˈsjur/

Noun

adnasjur (plural adnasjurs)

1. (Shetland) A large wave, or waves, coming after a succession of lesser ones

References

• “adnasjur, n.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.