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Hello, everyone. This is sort of an odd request and i haven't been able to find anyone who could help me out. My grandparents were from Norway and before my grandmother died, she always called me a name that she said meant "rascal" or that I was being "naughty" but I have looked these words up and can't find anything remotely like how she said it. I don't speak Norwegian so it is hard for me to look it up. Phonetically, in English, it looks like this "SOONG a NING a"...this probably doesn't help...but if you know what the word is, please help! Reply #1 From: Jad Date: 09/12/2006-15:11 Do you know where in Norway she came from? From your description I can't really think of anything similar, but in Norway we have a lot of different expressions for the different dialects. That your words ends with an "a", might in some dialects be a plural ending, and in some dialects a feminine ending, which would be my guess in your case. Reply #2 From: Mito (mito@mitoonline.net) (www.mitoonline.net) Date: 15/04/2007-00:29 where I come from "cal" or "kall" as we say it, are an old man. "Ras" however could be lots of things. In your case I believe it is "mad". Another word would be "sint" which means "angry" Its an expression my grandparents called everyone that didnt behave. Hope my answer helped you to understand it a little more. Regards Mito |
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