persok

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• petersok

Etymology

Per +‎ -ok; a contraction of persvoke, persvoka f, from Old Norse pétrsvaka (“Peter’s wake”) (oblique case pétrsvǫku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹persok/, /¹pesːok/

Noun

persok f (definite singular persoka, indefinite plural persoker, definite plural persokene)

1. feast of Saint Peter (29th of June)

Related terms

• bardsok, barsok
• bolsok, botsok, botolvsok
• hallsok, hallvardsok
• jakobsok
• jonsok
• knutsok
• larsok
• monsok
• olsok, olavsok
• rugsok
• syftesok, siksok

 

References

• “persok” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.