dånedimpen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Swedish dånadimp or dåndimp; dåne (“faint”) + dimp (“fall, dump”).

Noun

dånedimpen m (definite singular)

1. (near) fainting

Usage notes

Used in the somewhat dated idiom å få dånedimpen (thus not inflected or even appearing in the indefinite simgular form) which means that the person virtually (rarely literally in contemporary parlance) was about to faint from exhaustion or being overwhelmed, e.g. by some unexpected news. Asserted to be particularly common in use in Bergen.

References

• "dånedimpen" Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) language column, (May 27, 2004). Retrieved October 2, 2008 +

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Swedish dånadimp or dåndimp; dåne (“faint”) + dimp (“fall, dump”).

Noun

dånedimpen m (definite singular)

1. (near) fainting

Usage notes

See above.

References

See above