olavsvoke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms
  • olsoke
  • olavsoke (Telemark)
  • olsvuku (Innherred)
  • olsuku (Orkdal)

Etymology

From Old Norse óláfsvaka (“Olaf’s wake”), with -o- from oblique -vǫku. Equivalent to olavs- +‎ voke.

Noun

olavsvoke f (definite singular olavsvoka, indefinite plural olavsvoker, definite plural olavsvokene)

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

References

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