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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From draug (“ghost, undead”) + kakk (“knock”).
Noun
draugkakk n (definite singular draugkakket, indefinite plural draugkakk, definite plural draugkakka)
- (folklore) a death omen in the form of knocking sounds in the walls of a house
1969, Henrik Sødal, I gammeltida: folkeminne frå Hemne prestegjeld, page 116:Ein gong døydde det ei ung jente på ein av Klungervik-gardane. Ei gamal kjerring hørte draugkakk eit par dagar føreå. Det er vel ei hundre år sidan no.- One time, a young girl died on one of the Klungervik farms. An old woman heard ghost knocks a couple of days beforehand. It must be some hundred years ago now.
Usage notes
The word is attested in various forms, such as drøvkakk and drevkakk. The legitimacy of such forms is unclear.