bjørnevok

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bjørnevake
• bjørnevòk

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

bjørnevok f (definite singular bjørnevoka, indefinite plural bjørnevoker, definite plural bjørnevokene)

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

References

• “bjørnevok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.