Jul 29, 2022 13:19
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Norwegian term

fil og gnu

Norwegian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
The writer of the text describes studying an "iron and metals" programme at a vocational college in the 50s or 60s.
He writes: Det var mye vedlikehold på linja for å at verktøyet skulle være i orden. Derfor ble linja kalt fil og gnu av oss som gikk den veien.

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file and rub

gnu = gni hardt


gni can mean rub, chafe, scrub, scour, wipe, grind, so ...
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