kraftedeme
Danish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
According to DDO and NDO, a contraction of kræft æde mig ("may cancer devour me").[1][2] This expanded phrase, however, is largely unattested, whereas kraft æde mig (“may [the] power/force devour me”) occurs frequently not only in older literature, but also in recent works. The situation is muddied further by kraft being an obsolete spelling of kræft according to ODS.[3][4]
Adverb edit
kraftedeme
- (swear word) Emphasizes an assurance, a conviction or something similar.
References edit
- ^ Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
- ^ “kraftedeme” in Den Danske Ordbog
- ^ “kraft” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
- ^ “kræft” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog