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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Jon + -ok; a contraction of jonsvoke, jonsvoka f, from Old Norse jónsvaka (oblique case jónsvǫku).
Noun
jonsok f (definite singular jonsoka, indefinite plural jonsoker, definite plural jonsokene)
- Saint John’s Eve
- (by extension) Saint John’s Day
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References
- “jonsok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “jonsvoka” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring