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bjørnevake

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bjarnvardsvaka, wake in reverence of Bernardino of Siena.

Noun

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bjørnevake f (definite singular bjørnevaka, indefinite plural bjørnevaker, definite plural bjørnevakene)

  1. feast of Bernardino of Siena
  2. (superstition) the day that the bear wakes up from

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