gå så det griner

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Norwegian

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Etymology

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From a confusion of the dialectal word gvine (standard Norwegian hvine/kvine (whine, make a high-pitched sound)) with grine (cry, shed tears).[1]

Verb

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så det griner

  1. run well (literally “go in such a way that there's crying”)
    Motoren går så det griner.
    The motor runs well.

References

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  1. ^ “Språkrådet”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2012 October 14 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 May 2012