Noun: ablefynte
Gender: Masculine
Hyphenation:
Indefinite
| Sg. | ablefynte |
| Pl. | ablefynter |
Definite
| Sg. | ablefynten |
| Pl. | ablefyntene |
Sample Sentences
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[(Can we date this quote?), Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke-eventyr, page 121:]
Nouns inflected like ablefynte
overtakelse,
modelljernbane,
seanse,
overtagelse,
snegle,
satire,
sminkebørste,
salvie,
sjanse,
smerte,
slange,
sonate,
single,
skygge,
skotte,
skjede,
skalle,
bekreftelse,
fenaknoke,
sommerferie, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Most likely a mix of the words apefynte (“prank, trick”) and ablegøye (“mischief, prank”), either from Dutch babbelguigje, or from 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”). See: Dutch Nouns '
babbelguigje', Danish Nouns '
abeløjer', Old Norse Nouns '
api'.
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