gje blaffen
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- gi blaffen
- gje blaffen i (with preposition)
Etymology
[edit]Probably a minced oath of the more vulgar gje blanke faen.[1]
Verb
[edit]gje blaffen (present tense gjev blaffen, past tense gav blaffen, supine gjeve blaffen)
- (colloquial, intransitive) to not care, to show indifference
See also
[edit]- gi blaffen (Bokmål)
References
[edit]- “gje blaffen (i)” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ Gi blaffen in the Q&A of the Language Council of Norway.