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når Adam gjett i Skarålia

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Literally, “when Adam was a shepherd on the hillside by the Skarå creek”. Gjett is apocope of gjette. Skarålia is a farm south-east of Løkken Verk in Norway.

Phrase edit

når Adam gjett i Skarålia

  1. (Trøndelag) long time ago, "when Adam was an oakum boy"
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