bjørnevake
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse bjarnvardsvaka, wake in reverence of Bernardino of Siena.
Noun
bjørnevake f (definite singular bjørnevaka, indefinite plural bjørnevaker, definite plural bjørnevakene)
- feast of Bernardino of Siena
- (superstition) the day that the bear wakes up from
References
- “bjørnevake” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.