olsok

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• olavsvoke

Etymology

From Old Norse ólafsvaka (“Olaf's wake”). Contraction of olavsvoke, olavsvoka.

Noun

olsok m (definite singular olsoken, indefinite plural olsokar, definite plural olsokane)

1. feast of St Olaf (held on the 29th of July)

References

• “olsok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.