gåmå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

A vowel balance form similar to gåmmå. First attested in poetry of Augustinus Flor (1743) and of Petter Dass (1700), both spelling it as Gaamaa.

Noun

gåmå m (dative gåmåa)

  1. (dialectal, Nord-Gudbrandsdalen, Numedal) alternative form of gaman (“joy, fun”)
    • 1700, Petter Dass, Sølvbergrimet:
      Mejn saa giere qvar si lyst
      Part sit Drukind part sit tyst
      Part sit taalaa Gaamaa
      Men do what each of them wants:
      Some are sitting drunk, some are sitting quietly
      Some are sitting and talking fun
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