ablegøye

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Probably a mixture of 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). Possibly from Dutch babbelguigje.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abləˈɡœʏə/
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  • Rhymes: -œʏə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧le‧gøy‧e

Noun

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ablegøye m (definite singular ablegøyen, indefinite plural ablegøyer, definite plural ablegøyene)

  1. (archaic) mischief and imagination
    Synonyms: fantasi, innbilning, fanteri, sprell
    • 1884, H. Meltzer, Smaabilleder af Folkelivet: Skizzer, page 35:
      og dertilmed saa er det mere ablegøi, mirakler og fanteri i sjøgræs end i nogen anden ting
      and besides, there is more imagination, miracles, and fantasy in seagrass than in any other thing
    • 1884, H. Meltzer, Smaabilleder af Folkelivet: Skizzer, page 30:
      dette var da ingen ablegøi lel
      this was then no mischief after all
    • 1949, Knut Hamsun, Paa gjengrodde stier, page 74:
      at nogen skulde kalde paa mig er den rene ablegøi
      that someone should call on me is pure imagination
  2. (chiefly in plural) pranks and games
    Synonyms: narrestrek, spillopp, apestrek
    gjøre ablegøyerdo pranks
    • 1919, Johan Falkberget, Fimbulvinter, page 62:
      [hun] sang og gjorde ablegøier
      [she] sang and made games
    • 1917, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer, page 257:
      der blev gjort utallige abilgøis med [Jansen]
      countless pranks were done with [Jansen]
    • 1996, Bergljot Hobæk Haff, Skammen, page 164:
      han var et oppkomme av vitser og ablegøyer
      he was a genius of jokes and amusements

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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ablegøye f (definite singular ablegøya, indefinite plural ablegøyer, definite plural ablegøyene)

  1. a prank

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