dugnad

English

Etymology

From Norwegian dugnad, from Old Norse dugnaðr (“help”).

Noun

dugnad (plural dugnads)

1. Unpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse dugnaðr (“help”), related to duge.

Noun

dugnad m (definite singular dugnaden, indefinite plural dugnader, definite plural dugnadene)

1. unpaid voluntary, orchestrated community work

Derived terms

• dugnadsarbeid
• dugnadsånd
• idédugnad

References

• “dugnad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.