gjøk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• gauk (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Danish gøg (older spelling gjøg), from Old Norse gaukr.

Noun

gjøk m (definite singular gjøken, indefinite plural gjøker, definite plural gjøkene)

1. a cuckoo

Derived terms

• gjøkur

References

• “gjøk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.