persok

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

petersok

Etymology

Per +‎ -ok; a contraction of persvoke, persvoka f, from Old Norse pétrsvaka (“Peter’s wake”) (oblique case pétrsvǫku).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /¹persok/, /¹pesːok/

Noun

persok f (definite singular persoka, indefinite plural persoker, definite plural persokene)

feast of Saint Peter (29th of June)

Related terms

bardsok, barsok
bolsok, botsok, botolvsok
hallsok, hallvardsok
jakobsok
jonsok
knutsok
larsok
monsok
olsok, olavsok
rugsok
syftesok, siksok

References

“persok” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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