ha tomtar på loftet

Swedish

Etymology

ha (have) + tomtar (type of brownie from Nordic folklore, plural) + (on (used like in for an attic/loft)) + loftet (the loft), approx. "Have gnomes in the loft."

Verb

ha tomtar loftet (present har tomtar på loftet, preterite hade tomtar på loftet, supine haft tomtar på loftet, imperative ha tomtar på loftet)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) to be crazy

References

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