Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Splitte min bramsejl
English translation:
shiver my timbers; shiver my topsails
Danish term
Sweden
Always on time
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
Splitte min bramsejl
| 5 +2 | shiver my timbers; shiver my topsails |
Lene Henriksen
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| 4 | Holy mackerel |
Birgit Sabin
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| 3 | Well, blow me down ! |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
Denmark
Professional Danish Translator
Native in: Danish 
Works in: Danish to English, English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, and 1 more.
shiver my timbers; shiver my topsails
"Well, he [Old Pew] is dead now and under hatches; but for two year before that, shiver my timbers, the man was starving!"
Holy mackerel
Known from an old Danish movie and also from the Tintin cartoons.
A good American expression is "Holy mackerel"
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
Well, blow me down !
Where does the saying blow me down come from? "'Blow the Man Down' originated in the Western Ocean sailing ships. The tune could have originated with German emigrants, but it is more likely derived from an African-American song 'Knock a Man Down. '
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