når Adam gjett i Skarålia
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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]
- (Trøndelag) long time ago, "when Adam was an oakum boy"