dagjen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑː.jən/

Noun

dagjen m

1. (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) definite singular of dag (“the day”)
   • 2012 March 6, “Ett hondaliv”, in Solabladet, page 15:

     Fysste dagjen han ferierte hadde me fårikål te middags, iskrem te desser og sjeva med leverpostei te kvelds.

     The first day of his vacation, we had "fårikål" for dinner, ice cream for dessert and sliced bread with liver paste for supper.

   • 1913, Johannes Skar, Gamalt or Sætesdal, volume VI, Kristiania, page 115:

     Dei var so soltne at det gol i dei – dei hadde inkje smaka Mat heile Dagjen

     They were so hungra that it crowed in them. They had not tasted food all day

   • 1899, Jørund Telnes, Sterkenils, 2nd edition, Kristiania: Bertrand Jensen, page 61:

     Den trea Dagjen, litt førr Soli ne va gjengji, Daa hae ut han stritt, daa laag han stiv i Sengji.

     The third day, right before the sun was set, he'd done fighting, lying stiff in bed.