dånedimpen
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish dånadimp or dåndimp; dåne (“faint”) + dimp (“fall, dump”).
Noun edit
dånedimpen m (definite singular)
- (near) fainting
Usage notes edit
Used in the somewhat dated idiom å få dånedimpen (thus not inflected or even appearing in the indefinite simgular form) which means that the person virtually (rarely literally in contemporary parlance) was about to faint from exhaustion or being overwhelmed, e.g. by some unexpected news. Asserted to be particularly common in use in Bergen.
References edit
- "dånedimpen" Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) language column, (May 27, 2004). Retrieved October 2, 2008 +
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Swedish dånadimp or dåndimp; dåne (“faint”) + dimp (“fall, dump”).
Noun edit
dånedimpen m (definite singular)
- (near) fainting
Usage notes edit
See above.
References edit
See above