bjørnevòk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bjørnevake
• bjørnevok

Etymology

From Old Norse bjarnvardsvaka (literally “Bjarnvard's wake”). The former part is named after Bernardino of Siena (1380–1444), but was later reanalyzed as bjørn (“bear”). The latter is equivalent to vòke, from vǫku, the oblique singular of Old Norse vaka.

Noun

bjørnevòk f (definite singular bjørnevòka, indefinite plural bjørnevòker, definite plural bjørnevòkene)

1. feast of St Bernardine (held on May 20)

References

• “bjørnevòk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.