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
- blaffen (i) “gje blaffen (i)” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- ^ Gi blaffen in the Q&A of the Language Council of Norway.