langfaste

Norwegian Bokmål

Statues in a church shrouded during Lent.

Noun

langfaste f or m (definite singular langfasta or langfasten, indefinite plural langfaster, definite plural langfastene)

1. (Christianity) A period of fasting and penitence lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday; Lent.

Synonyms

• fastetid

References

• “langfaste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

langfaste f (definite singular langfasta, indefinite plural langfaster, definite plural langfastene)

1. (Christianity) A period of fasting and penitence lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday; Lent.

References

• “langfaste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.