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sankthans.

the Norwegian midsummer observance centred on the evening of 23 June, originally the vigil before the feast commemorating the birth of John the Baptist on 24 June; Midsummer Eve, Saint John's Eve

9 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/²ˈsaŋkt.hans/[ˈsɑ̂ŋkt.hɑns]
  1. the Norwegian midsummer observance centred on the evening of 23 June, originally the vigil before the feast commemorating the birth of John the Baptist on 24 June; Midsummer Eve, Saint John's Eve

    masculine
    Nyperosene var utsprungne til sankthans.
Where this word comes from

Originally a shortening of the phrases Sankt Johannes and Sankt Johannes’ dag (“Saint John; Saint John’s Day”), named after John the Baptist. By surface analysis, sankt (“saint”) + Hans (“Hans”), with Hans a short form of Johannes. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sankthans (“Saint John's Day”) and Danish sankthans (“Saint John's Day; Saint John's Eve, Midsummer”).

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