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.