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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From kvar (“every”) + dag (“day”). Semantic shift of uncertain origin. Probably, from the original meaning "every day which is not a holy day". Plausibly under the influence of similar-sounding German "Werktag". Cognate with Swedish vardag and Danish hverdag, both with the same meaning.
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Noun
kvardag m (definite singular kvardagen, indefinite plural kvardagar, definite plural kvardagane)
- a weekday, a day that is not a weekend or a holiday
I dag er det søndag, i morgon er det kvardag att.- Today is Sunday, tomorrow is a regular weekday again.
- everyday life
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