gjætar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gjetar (main form)

Noun

gjætar m (definite singular gjætaren, indefinite plural gjætarar, definite plural gjætarane)

1. someone who tends animals like sheep or goats; a shepherd or goatherd

   Heile sommaren gjekk han på fjellet og var gjætar.

   The entire summer he was in the mountains and acted as a shepherd.

Synonyms

• hyrding
• hjuring