ablefynte
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editMost likely a mix of the words apefynte (“prank, trick”) and ablegøye (“mischief, prank”), either from Dutch babbelguigje, or from Danish abeløjer (“hijinks”), consisting of both abe (“monkey, ape”), from Old Norse api (“ape, monkey; fool”), from Proto-Germanic *apô (“ape, monkey”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“(body of) water”) + løjer (“antics”), as well as Norwegian gøy (“fun”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editablefynte m (definite singular ablefynten, indefinite plural ablefynter, definite plural ablefyntene)
- (colloquial, rare) a prank or trick
- (Can we date this quote?), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-eventyr, page 121:
References
edit- “ablefynte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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