vêrkvist

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From vêr +‎ kvist. Literally, “weather twig”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål værkvist.

Noun

vêrkvist m (definite singular vêrkvisten, indefinite plural vêrkvister or vêrkvistar, definite plural vêrkvistene or vêrkvistane)

  1. (folklore, mainly in Telemark) A piece of a pine or a spruce with a twig, attached to a wall, so that the twig is sticking out horizontally. According to popular belief, the twig goes down when rain is gonna come, and goes up when it is gonna be good weather.
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