gje blaffen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gi blaffen
• gje blaffen i (with preposition)

Etymology

Probably a minced oath of the more vulgar gje blanke faen.

Verb

gje blaffen (present tense gjev blaffen, past tense gav blaffen, supine gjeve blaffen)

1. (colloquial, intransitive) to not care, to show indifference

See also

• gi blaffen (Bokmål)

References

• “gje blaffen (i)” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.