jonsok.
the Norwegian midsummer observance on the evening of 23 June, originally the vigil before the feast commemorating the birth of John the Baptist on 24 June; Saint John's Eve, Midsummer Eve
Meaning & usage
the Norwegian midsummer observance on the evening of 23 June, originally the vigil before the feast commemorating the birth of John the Baptist on 24 June; Saint John's Eve, Midsummer Eve
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse jónsvaka (“Saint John's vigil”), from Jón (“John”) and vaka (“wake, vigil”), referring originally to the vigil before the feast of John the Baptist. The second element was reduced to -ok (“suffix used in names of old saints' days and feast days”). Doublet of jonsvake (“Saint John's Eve; Midsummer”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk jonsok and Faroese jóansøka (“Saint John's Day; midsummer festival”).
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