bjørnevake
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse bjarnvardsvaka, wake in reverence of Bernardino of Siena.
Noun[edit]
bjørnevake f (definite singular bjørnevaka, indefinite plural bjørnevaker, definite plural bjørnevakene)
- feast of Bernardino of Siena
- (superstition) the day that the bear wakes up from
References[edit]
- “bjørnevake” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.