mørkedag

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *myðkudagr, a contraction of *myðvikudagr, from miðvikudagr (“midweek day”). /ðk/ has in this word turned into /rk/, cf. mark < maðkr.

Noun

mørkedag m (definite singular mørkedagen, indefinite plural mørkedagar, definite plural mørkedagane)

1. (dialectal, Tinn in Telemark) alternative form of mekedag (“Wednesday”)