"jau" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adverb

Etymology: From Old Norse jaur. Similar to Swedish jo (dialectal Swedish jau) Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|jaur}} Old Norse jaur, {{cog|sv|jo}} Swedish jo, {{cog|sv|jau}} Swedish jau Head templates: {{head|nn|adverb}} jau
  1. yes, in disagreement with the last speaker's negative statement; on the contrary
    Sense id: en-jau-nn-adv-7Tgw0YX1
  2. (colloquial) yes or no; expressing doubt Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-jau-nn-adv-WI~mJVaD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jo

Alternative forms

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