march

From French marche, derived from the verb marcher (“to march”). The interjection is borrowed from the French imperative of this verb.


LOL

lol (alternative)
lål (alternative rare)

(Internet slang, text messaging) LOL (expression of laughter)


yes

(colloquial) Expression of triumph, vehement approval, etc.


he

(onomatopoeia) Signifies a laugh, especially one that is slightly mischievous.


tak

From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz, cognate with English thank, German Dank.


vel

From Old Danish væl, from Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela (“well”), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Der er ikke slanger, vel?

Du er ikke sur på mig, vel?


wallah

Borrowed from Arabic وَٱللّٰه (wal-lāh).


ah

Partly borrowed from German, English, French, from Latin ah (“ah”), from Proto-Indo-European *ā. Partly also onomatopoeic.
Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål ah, English ah, German ah, French ah and Latin ah.

ah, sikken en dejlig pandekage

used to express pleasure, e.g. because something tastes good or feels nice

"ah, velkommen Albert," sagde Sickert til prinsen

"ah, welcome Albert," said Sickert to the prince

bliver man også nervøs? Ah ikke så meget

used to express reservations, slight disagreement, doubt etc.


ha

ha! (an exclamation of triumph or discovery)

(onomatopoeia) ha (a representation of laughter), often repeated


ho

(onomatopoeia) Signifies a hearty laugh.


hallo

Imperative of Middle High German haln (“to fetch (a ferryman)”); see German hallo.

bor

hello (a greeting usually used to answer the telephone)

(as a noun, rare) n hello ("Hello!" or an equivalent greeting)


av

ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)


nej

From Swedish nej, from Old Swedish næi, from Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).


goddag

→ Greenlandic: kutaa


slut

From Swedish slut, from Middle Low German slūt.

(radio communications) over and out, out (ending a conversation)


yo

“Yo!” Mathias så op.

2016, Lisbeth Zornig, Mikael Lindholm, Bundfald, Art People, →ISBN:


prosit

Borrowed from Latin prōsit (“may it be good”), the third-person singular present active subjunctive of prōsum (“be good”)

bor+

bless you! (said to someone who has just sneezed)


jo

Du elsker mig ikke, gør du vel? — Jo!

Jeg har ikke gjort noget! — Jo!

yes (used to contradict a negative statement or negatively phrased question) (often followed by I do, he is, etc. in English to indicate contradiction rather than affirmation); identical in usage to the French si. Contrasts with ja which confirms positive statements or positively phrased questions.


basta

→ Icelandic: punktur og basta

Vi tager til Bern, og dermed basta.

my decision is final, and I will debate no further


hej

Borrowed from Swedish hej (“hello, hi”), possibly influenced by English hi.


nul

From Italian nullo (“no, not any; null”) or French nul (“no, no one”), from Middle French nul (“nobody; no one”), from Old French nul (“nobody; no one”), both from Latin nūllus (“no one, none, not any”), from Proto-Italic *ne oinolos, from Proto-Italic *oinos (“one”), from Proto-Indo-European *óynos, perhaps from *éy (“he, she, it”) + *-nós (creates verbal adjectives).
The interjection, noun and pronoun are all derived from the numeral itself.

nul Putte/putte

hun må da have en vilje og en karakter af jern. Flere gange har jeg tænkt: Nu må hun da bøje af, men nul!

she must then have a will and a character of iron. Several times I have thought: Now she must bend down, but no way!

Jeg kunne selvfølgelig være gået på biblioteket igen, men hvis hun nu troede, at jeg fulgte efter hende? Ah-ah, nul putte, det indtryk skulle hun heller ikke få

1985, Klaus Lynggaard, Martin & Victoria:

I could of course have gone to the library again, but what if she now thought I was following her? Ah-ah, whatever then, she shouldn't get that impression either

(colloquial) no way (absolutely not; under no circumstances)


jaja

Husk nu at holde øje med din søster! / Jaja, det skal jeg nok!

Do remember to keep an eye on your sister! / Yes, I will! [with the implication that the reminder has been made repeatedly before]

An exclamation of disappointed, reluctant or exasperated/annoyed agreement.


kors

From Latin crux, whence also kryds. The intermediate steps of borrowing are not clear, as in the case of Swedish kors (see there).


hu

An expression of eeriness, horror or a very strong emotion


plask

Onomatopoeic, possibly inspired by German platsch and platschen, see also plaske.


så

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē, cognate with English so, German so, Dutch zo.

now, now, come (reassuring, comforting or admonishing)


hæ

En skjøn tur på Island, hva'? Skjøn tur med mange fisk og mange piger, hæhæ.

2013, Poul Lybæk, Hjertets lyst, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 269:

A nice trip on Iceland, eh? Nice trip with lots of fish and lots of girls, hehe.

Den lille spøg endte med at koste ham hele Sverige, hæhæ! Må han rådne i Helvede.« Lodehat spyttede dybfølt på gulvet.

2009, Kåre Johannessen, Slægten 7: Blodsbånd, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

That little joke ended up costing him all of Sweden, harhar! May he rot in Hell.« Lodehat spit on the floor emphatically.

Men hun har vel sine Øjne andre Steder – Hæhæ! ... Anton spyttede efter ham. – Dit Giftkryb!

2016, Hulda Lütken, Lokesæd, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

But I suppose she has her eyes elsewhere - Haha! ... Anton spit at him. - You venomous creep!

»Men herregud, det bliver vi jo alle [ældre], og hun er stadig, hæhæ, en dejlig pige, ...

1985, Ole Lindboe, Frisk som en havørn og andre sociale noveller:

»But oh well, we all do [age], and she is still, hehe, a lovely girl, ...

(onomatopoeia) Signifies rough, uncouth laughter.


nå

Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (“now”). Compare also German na (“well, oh”)


ej

Ej, hvor er den nuttet!

Ej, det mener du ikke!

(colloquial) used to express surprise, irritation, reproach, annoyance and other emotions


inshallah

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh, literally “if God has willed [it]”).

إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه

Vi har set videoerne og læst på lektien. Det går, inshallah.

2015, Tarek Omar, Johan Forsby, Sønner af mænd, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

We have seen the videos and done our homework. It will be fine, God willing.

... at jeg må væk, inshallah.

2016, Joakim Zander, Broderen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

... that I have to get away, God willing.

„Snart, inshallah,“ sagde Nabi ...

2013, Khaled Hosseini, translated by Marianne Linneberg Rasmussen, Og bjergene gav genlyd, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:


hov

From Old Norse hó, compare English ho, German ho.


puh

An onomatopoeia: the sound of rapid exhalation.
Used to express emotion beyond compare to the point of which there are no words to describe the setting.

pooh (expression of dismissal or contempt‚ used when encountering an unpleasant smell)

phew (used to show relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust)


værsågod

vær (“be”, imperative) så (“so”) god (“good”)


skål

From Old Norse skál (“bowl”), Proto-Germanic *skēlō. Also compare Dutch schaal.


tja

Tja... jeg ved ikke rigtig.


krak

crack (something breaking, cracking or collapsing)


putte

Onomatopoeic. Compare also German Pute (“turkey”).


lort

From Old Norse lortr (“excrement, feces”), akin to Faroese lortur, Icelandic lortur. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *lort (“crooked; bent; left; left-handed; dastardly”). If so, then related also to English lirt (“to trick; deceive”), German dialectal lurz (“left; bad; wicked”).


hvad

From Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod.


mange tak

[ˈmɑŋə ˌtˢɑɡ̊]

[ˈmɑŋŋ̩ ˌtˢɑɡ̊]


niks

From Low German niks (“nothing”) and German nix, nichts.


adjø

From French adieu, from à Dieu (“to God”), in the sense "may God be with you." Same origin as Swedish adjö and Norwegian Bokmål adjø. Compare Spanish adiós, Catalan adeu.

adjes (alternative obsolete)
adjøs (alternative)

Jeg blir desværre nødt til at gå nu", sagde hun,- adjø. (from Månen over Bella Bio by Bjarne Reuter)

Unfortunately, I must go now", she said,- farewell.


farvel

From far, imperative of fare (“fare, be”) + vel (“well”).


undskyld

From undskylde (“to excuse”), Middle Low German entschulden. Cognate with Norwegian unnskyld and German entschuldigen.


tillykke med fødselsdagen

til lykke med fødselsdagen (alternative)

[tˢeˈløɡ̊ə mɛ ˈføsl̩sˌd̥æˀn̩]

happy birthday (good wishes for birthday)


joho

From jo, formed similarly to nehej (< nej).

Pølsefingre, sagde jeg og viftede med dem. – Nehej. – Joho.

2011, Helle Helle, Dette burde skrives i nutid, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

Thick fingers, I said and waved them. - Nuhuh. - Yuhuh.

“Jeg elsker dig endnu mere,” sagde han stille. “Det kan man slet ikke,” sagde hun og aede hans varme skulder. (...) “Joho.” “Nahaj.” Det gjorde ondt, når hun lo, ...

2016, Ninni Schulman, Vores egen lille hemmelighed, Art People, →ISBN:

“I love you even more,” he said quietly. “One simply cannot do that,” she said and stroked his warm shoulder. (...) “Yuhuh.” “Nuhuh.” It hurt when she laughed, ...

“Der var ingen mand her.” “Joho,” siger Mira bestemt. “Jeg så ham, da det var mørkt!”

2012, Johan Theorin, Sankt Psyko: spændingsroman, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN, page 232:

“There was no man here.” “Yuhuh,” Mira says firmly. “I saw him when it was dark!”

(childish) Expression of vehement insistence.


heureka

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εὕρηκα (heúrēka, “I have found”), perfect active indicative 1st singular of εὑρίσκω (heurískō, “I find”).

bor+

eureka (exclamation indicating sudden discovery)


glædelig jul

[ˈɡ̊lɛːðəli ˌjuːˀl]

Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk gledeleg jul and Faroese gleðilig jól


omkring

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.


velkommen

[ˈʋelˌkʰʌmˀm̩]

[ˈʋelˌkʰɒ̽mˀm̩]

welcome (greeting given upon someone's arrival)


godnat

→ Greenlandic: kunaat


god formiddag

From god (“good”) + formiddag (“forenoon”).

good forenoon; used after early morning (see god morgen), between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.


tillykke

From til (“to”) + lykke (“luck”), possibly a calque of German zum Glück (“good luck”).


hjælp

From Old Norse hjalp, derived from the verb hjalpa (“to help”), see hjælpe.


velbekomme

From vel (“well”) + bekomme (“to effect”).

bon appétit (can also be used ironically)

Coordinate term: selv tak


det var så lidt

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det var så lidt (it was such a little thing)

Literally, “that was so little” (also, "no big deal"). Similar to Swedish and Norwegian det var så lite, Icelandic það var lítið and Faroese tað var so lítið.


godmorgen

→ Greenlandic: kumoorn

[ɡ̊ɔ̽ˈmɒ̝ːɒ̝n]

[ɡ̊ɔ̽ˈmɔːɔn]


godaften

[ɡɔ̽ˈɑ̈fd̥n̩]


kvæk

onomatopoeic

imitative


muh

Of imitative origin, see also English moo, Latin mugio.

imitative


kykkeliky

kykeliky (alternative)
kykliky (alternative)

cock-a-doodle-doo (the cry of the rooster)


gudskelov

[ˈɡ̊usɡ̊əˈlɒw]

[ˈɡ̊uðsɡ̊əˈlɒw]

Contraction of Gud ske lov (“[may] praise be to God”).


mæh

(onomatopoeia) baa, maa (sound of a sheep)


hæhæ

haha (onomatopoeic representation of a laugh, often denoting mischief)


no homo

Schlided / Betydning: Slatten. Eksempel: Jeg gider ikke glo på din schlidede røv, no homo. Seks Cifre ...

2014, Tobias Cadin Borup, Ali Sufi, Gade/Dansk ordbog: En håndbog i ghettodansk [Gade/Danish dictionary: a handbook of ghetto-Danish], Art People, →ISBN:

Schlided / Meaning: slippery. Example: I don't want to touch your schlidede ass, no homo.

„No homo, men du burde tage trøjen af,“ siger Thomas.

2016, Adam Silvera, translated by Betty Frank Simonsen, Den dag jeg glemmer, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

“No homo, but you should take your shirt off,” said Thomas.

»Og jeg er platonisk forelsket i dig.« »Det var helt seriøst dreng-pige-versionen af 'no homo', men tak for tanken.«

2017, Alice Oseman, translated by Louise Ardenfelt Ravnild, Radio Silence, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

“I platonically love you.” “That’s totally the heterosexual version of ‘no homo’, but thanks for the thought.”


pøj

An onomatopoeia: the sound of spitting. Compare English ptui.

pøj, pøj – break a leg, good luck (wish of fortune or encouragement)


javel

Probably after German jawohl, see ja, vel.

(emphatic, especially military) yes, yessir, affirmative (addressing a superior)


beklager

Beklager, jeg har ikke tid lige nu.

I'm sorry, I do not have time right now.


åh min gud

(rare) oh my God; said in excitement, shock, awe, dismay, or supplication.


helvedes

Hvis han lod den stå, hvor den var, ville han miste den. – Helvedes! hviskede han.

2016, Walter Tevis, translated by Mogens Cohrt, Dronninggambit, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

If he let it stay where it was, he would lose it. - Dammit! he whispered.


tak for kaffe

An expression indicating surprise, astonishment or offense; oh my God.


satans

(swear word) Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc.


god jul og godt nytår

head

god jul og godt nytår (good christmas and good new year)


hejsa

Used as an informal and relaxed greeting.


herregud

Herregud, hvad er det for noget sludder.


vi ses

Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk vi sest, Faroese vit síggjast, Norwegian Bokmål vi sees and Swedish vi ses


selv tak

Tak fordi du kom. / Selv tak.


alle tiders

Compare Norwegian Bokmål alle tiders, Norwegian Nynorsk alle tiders and Swedish alla tiders.

Er vi her alle? Alle tiders!


scheisse

Borrowed from German Scheiße. Doublet of skid and skidt.

(vulgar, colloquial) Exclamation of displeasure.


færdig

From Old Danish færthigh, from Old Norse ferðugr. Partly influenced by Middle Low German verdich. Compare German fertig.

Som jeg siger, så er det sent, og vi har en lang dag i morgen. Færdig.

2016, Bent Rasmussen, Det skaldede spøgelse, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

As I say, it is late, and we have a long day tomorrow. End of discussion.


kæft

From Old Danish kiæft, from Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Swedish käft, Norwegian kjeft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur. Related to kæbe and kaje.

To stemmer – Bennys og Mogens' – lød inden i hans hoved: „Kæft, Chris“.

2016, Bjarne Dalsgaard Svendsen, Delfinen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Da de kunne få vejret igen, hviskede Elmer: -Kæft, lille fætter.

1986, Thøger Birkeholm, Bjarne Reuter, Natten i Safarihulen:


præcis

[pʰʁ̥æˈsiˀs]

Via French précis from Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), a past participle of praecīdō (“to cut off”), from prae- (“before”) + caedō (“to cut”).

Er det dette billede, du talte om? / Ja, præcis!

Is this the picture of which you spoke? / Yes, precisely!


bøv

(informal) Used with øv for reduplication.


føj

Expresses disgust, especially of the conduct of others.


værsgo

Contraction of vær så god (“be so good”).

contraction

værs'go (alternative)
vær så god (alternative)
værsågod (alternative)


klar, parat, start

on your mark, get set, go
on your mark, get set, go


et tu

Sophie så eftertænksom ud. „Altså, ligesom – flot.“ „I guder. Et tu, Sophie.“

2013, David Nicholls, Den evige toer, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Sophie looked thoughtful. "As in, like – handsome." "Ye gods. Et tu, Sophie."

”Denne Frøy er ofte afbildet med en enorm fallos.” ”Et tu, min søster Frøydis!"

2013, Helene Uri, Kællinger, Klim, →ISBN:

"This Frøy is often depicted with a huge phallos." "Et tu, my sister Frøydis!"


mojn

According to Den Danske Ordbog, Southern Jutlandish for morgen (“morning”), despite not being restricted to any particular time of day. Compare German moin, German Low German moin, North Frisian moin.

“Mojn, Bolle.” “Mojn,” svarede han.

2015, Ane-Marie Kjeldberg, Fred og ro, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Han tager pegefingeren op til sin orange kasket og hilser på rigtig truckermaner. “Mojn, mojn.” Og så kører han majestætisk videre.

2014, Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Send mere kærlighed, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

He moves his index finger to his orange cap and greets in real trucker fashion. “Be greeted, be greeted.” And then he majestically drives onwards.

Hun rettede sig op, sagde mojn og skyndte sig videre, og jeg skyndte mig ind for at fortælle det til mor.

2013, Erling Jepsen, Den sønderjyske farm, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

She straightened, said bye and hurried on her way, and I hurried inside to tell mother.


æv

what a pity, I dislike this turn of events

En dyb væmmelse og harme fyldte ham. Æv, den hykler.

2016, Erling Poulsen, Ingen så det ske, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

A deep disgust and outrage filled him. Shame on that hypocrite.

Lidt efter fortsatte hun med væmmelse: Æv hvor den savler – den smører det af på tøjet – puh hvor er den ulækker.

2016, Cecil Bødker, Jerutte besøger hundejens, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

A little later, she continued with disgust: Ew, how it salivates - it wipes it off on the clothes - ew, it is so disgusting.

”Æv, hvor ser det sår grimt ud,” gryntede Cheops.

2014, Stefan A. H. Holmgren, Døden i sandstormen, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, page 159:

”Ew, that is one ugly wound,” Cheops grunted.

”Æv, hvor er I ulækre

2011, Renée Toft Simonsen, Karla og Katrine, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

»Uh, bare vi ingen drenge havde i klassen, så stod vi stærkere. I ødelægger alting.« »Æv, hvor er I vigtige,« vrængede Kaj.

2016, Inger Juul, Vibs og de sammensvorne, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

»Oh, I wish we had no boys in the class, then we should be stronger. You destroy everything.« »Oh, you [plural] are so self-important,« Kaj sneered.


hva'

pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling


det sagde hun også i går

that's what she said
that's what she said


sådan er livet

Det smertelige fællesskab mellem mennesker er, at det første goddag også er det sidste farvel. Sådan er livet, så grib dagen, nyd nuet, ...

2005, Cecilie Frøkjær, Jane Aamund, Lys i livet, Art People, →ISBN:

The painful community between humans is that the first hello is also the last goodbye. Such is life, so seize the day, enjoy the moment, ...

Det skal der være plads til, for sådan er livet. Der er sygdom, der er skilsmisse, arbejdsløshed og så videre.

2012, Jeanette Sigsgaard, Skøn midt i livet: Overskud og velvære på 12 uger, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

There must be room for that, for such is life. There is disease, there is divorce, unemployment and so on.

Sådan er livet, og ud fra en menneskelig synsvinkel er der ingen retfærdighed i livets gang.

1996, Kristendom i Nutid, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 126:

Such is life, and from a human viewpoint, there is no justice in the way of the world.

Det vigtige er at lære dem, at der findes vanskeligheder. At sådan er livet.

2012, Maria Sveland, Katarina Wennstam, Happy Happy, Art People, →ISBN:

The important thing is to teach them that there are difficulties. That such is life.


oder was

„Afdøde var piercet i penis, gennem urinrøret og ud på undersiden af penishovedet, så han må jo være lidt til en side, oder was?

2010, Sissel-Jo Gazan, Dinosaurens fjer, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

„The deceased had a piercing in his penis, through the urinal tract and exiting through the lower side of the glans penis, so he must have been an eccentric person, or what?

Er du simpelthen transvestit, oder was?

2006, Mette Moestrup, Kingsize: digte, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 33:


for dælen

2013, Jonas Jonasson (Translated by Anders Johansen), Den hundredårige der kravlede ud ad vinduet og forsvandt, Modtryk →ISBN
“Davs, Allan, det er Harry.” “Hvem Harry?” sagde Allan. “Truman, Allan. Harry S. Truman. Præsidenten, for dælen.”

"Hello, Allan, it's Harry." "Harry who?" said Allan. "Truman, Allan. Harry S. Truman. The president, dammit.

2016, Andrzej Sapkowski (Translator unknown), Witcheren: Det sidste ønske, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
For dælen da, jeg har talt over mig.


i guder

Misinterpretation of the pronoun I as the preposition i.

Men i guder hvor han kedede hende.

2016, Frank Rytlov, Terror i København, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Men i guder, der var nætter, ...

2015, Liane Moriarty, translated by Betty Frank Simonsen, Store små løgne, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

Det, vi havde, kunne ligge i en skoæske til en baby, men i guder hvor vi kunne bygge.

2012, Jan Poulsen, Eik Skaløe: Spejder og steppeulv, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:


splitte mine bramsejl

„Splitte mine Bramsejl,“ busede det af Arne, ...

1947, Erik Bertelsen, Pirater på Isefjorden, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

Generic exclamation associated with pirate stereotypes.


hvis og hvis min røv var spids

Dismisses some scenario as overly hypothetical.


hvis og hvis min røv er spids

hvis og hvis min røv var spids
hvis og hvis min røv var spids#Danish

alternative form of hvis og hvis min røv var spids


om forladelse

Truncated from phrases like Jeg beder om forladelse ("I ask for forgiveness").


kors i røven

(swear word) Expression of strong emotion.


skulle du spørge fra nogen

none of your business
none of your business


det tror fanden

no wonder; I should think so; that is utterly unsurprising


ingen årsag

Literally, “no cause”. Similar to Swedish ingen orsak, Norwegian Nynorsk inga årsak, Norwegian Bokmål ingen årsak and Faroese eingin orsøk.

think nothing of it (said in response to thanks)


ahmen

Ahmen, for fanden altså Fred!

2011, Lotte Skou Hansen, "Jaja, jeg skal nok redde jer - når jeg lige har drukket min rom & cola": mit Uganda, Siesta - Forlag & WebBogshop, →ISBN, page 108:

Pia: [( indånding) ] [Ahmen jeg vil godt lige have ]

2003, Hans Arndt, Sproget: hverdagens mirakel, ISD LLC, →ISBN, page 178:

2013, Darlene Ryan (tr. by Randi Bjerre Høfring from English Responsible), Det rigtige, Lindhardt og Ringhof

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

”Ahmen, det er virkelig smukt. Det er jo ikke engang nok til at købe mad,” ...

Manden smilede. „Ahmen, forstår du.

2014, Kristian Tellerup, Tilfældet Johnny, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:


god vind

Literally, "good wind". Compare French bon vent.


den må du længere ud på landet med

Referring to lower education levels among country-dwellers. Compare English get out of town.


sikke

Contracted from se + hvilken (“which”), which was formerly pronounced like vikken, vikket, vikke.


dingeling

imitation of the sound of old telephones.


sat sapienti

Abbreviation of Latin dictum sapienti sat est, "that which is said is sufficient for the wise".

Men skal vi nu ikke sige sat sapienti, som Forfædre med en Dannelse og store Børneflokke plejede at udtrykke sig!

1951, Johannes V. Jensen, Tilblivelsen: Revideret udgave af Dyrenes Forvandling, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

But shall we not now say sat sapienti, as ancestors with education and large crowds of children used to say!

Her maa man gaae varsomt tilværks ! Hun kan faae Indflydelse og — sat Sapienti !

1833, Christian Hvild Bredahl, Dramatiske soener: uddragne af et aeldgammelt haandskrift. Frit oversatte af det Kyhlamske, page 172:

Here must one proceed carefully! She might gain influence and — well, you know.


mon dog

“Du ønsker altså at tale med mig?” Fogden nikkede. “Jeg prøver at opklare et mord. Og du kan måske hjælpe mig.” “Mon dog?” Valter mødte Eskes blik. “Jeg er fremmed og næppe til megen hjælp.”

2014, Martin Jensen, Magtspor, Klim, →ISBN:


vuf

Onomatopoeic. Influenced by English woof.


bank under bordet

Han er læge . Det er meget betryggende . Selv om vi heldigvis – bank under bordet – ikke fejler noget.«

1990, Marianne Larsen, Fremmed lykke: fra begyndelsen af 70'erne:

Og en nat siger jegat jeg har ondt i maven – og måske er jeg i færd med at blive alvorligt syg, tilføjer jeg. – Bank under bordet, siger Martin.

2014, Linn Ullmann, Når jeg er hos dig, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

-Du er 12 uger henne nu, sagde han. –Ja, og bank under bordet, så har jeg endnu ikke haft en opblussen af sygdommen.

2016, Robin Gianna, Kate Hardy, translated by Birte Kaae, En mand med i købet / Et nyt år, en ny begyndelse, Förlaget Harlequin AB, →ISBN:

knock on wood (customarily accompanied by knocking on the underside of a table)


gæk

Used to indicate the sounds of geese; a honk.


tampen brænder

Literally "the end (of the rope) is burning".

Er det Østrig? -- Nej, men tampen brænder.

Is it Austria? -- No, but you're getting closer.

getting hotter (Used to convey that a person is approaching a desired object or realization.)


rend mig i røven

/rɛn mɑj i ˈʁœːʋən/

Din lille lort, rend mig i røven.

(vulgar, idiomatic) fuck off!, fuck you!, get fucked!, go fuck yourself!