bjørnevake

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

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

References

• “bjørnevake” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.