fastelavn
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish fastelaghen, borrowed from Middle Low German vastelāvent, vastāvent, a compound of vasten (“Lent”) + āvent (“evening”), the former from Old Saxon *fastōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fastēn (“to fast”).
See also German Fastelovend (Cologne). Faroese føstulávint/fastalávint and Swedish fastlag are also borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation
Noun
fastelavn c (singular definite fastelavnen, not used in plural form)
- (Christianity) Shrovetide (the time before Lent)
- A carneval-like celebration in some Northern European countries during Shrovetide
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Probably from Danish fastelavn.
Noun
fastelavn m (definite singular fastelavnen, indefinite plural fastelavnar, definite plural fastelavnane)
- (Christianity) Shrovetide
- a carneval-like celebration in some Northern European countries during Shrovetide