Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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grøft +‎ -e- +‎ fyll, first part from Old Norse grǫptr, grǫftr (digging, burial), from Proto-Germanic *graftuz (digging, carving), from *grabaną + *þuz, first part from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (to dig, scratch, bury). Last part from Old Norse fylla (to fill, complete), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (to fill, make full), from *fullaz + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (to fill).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡrœftəfʏl/
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  • Rhymes: -ʏl
  • Hyphenation: grøf‧te‧fyll

Noun

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grøftefyll f or m (definite singular grøftefylla or grøftefyllen, indefinite plural grøftefyller, definite plural grøftefyllene)

  1. (colloquial) drinking outdoors (in lack of a better place to be)
    • 1986 July 24, Aftenposten Aften, page 7:
      sommerens karneval sto i grøftefyllas tegn
      this summer's carnival was marked by drinking outside
    • 2005, Universitas:
      natt til første mai, nasjonaldagen for grøftefyll blant befolkningens fjortiser
      night to the first of May, the national day for drinking outside among the population's teenyboppers

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