feigdarfugl
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- fægdafåggel (Nordmøre dialect)
- fægdføggel (Trøndelag dialect)
Etymology
From feigd (“death omen”) + fugl (“bird”).
Noun
feigdarfugl m (definite singular feigdarfuglen, indefinite plural feigdarfuglar, definite plural feigdarfuglane)
- (folklore) a bird which gives omen that somebody will die soon