gjetar
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- gjætar (bracket form)
Noun
gjetar m (definite singular gjetaren, indefinite plural gjetarar, definite plural gjetarane)
- someone who tends animals like sheep or goats; a shepherd or goatherd
- Heile sommaren gjekk han på fjellet og var gjetar.
- The entire summer he was in the mountains and acted as a shepherd.
- Heile sommaren gjekk han på fjellet og var gjetar.
Synonyms
- hyrding
- hjuring
Related terms
- gjete
Westrobothnian
Etymology
Derived from the verb gjet (“guard (cattle) grazing, walking in grassland with livestock”), from Old Norse gæta. Akin to Old Swedish gætir and Norwegian gjætar
Noun
gjetar m
- herdsman
Derived terms
- gjetargjänt (“herdgirl”)
- gjetarpójk (“herdboy”)
- gjetarstint (“herdgirl”)