"vêrkvist" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

Forms: vêrkvisten [definite, singular], vêrkvister [indefinite, plural], vêrkvistar [indefinite, plural], vêrkvistene [definite, plural], vêrkvistane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From vêr + kvist. Literally, “weather twig”. Compare Norwegian Bokmål værkvist. Etymology templates: {{compound|nn|vêr|kvist}} vêr + kvist, {{m-g|weather twig}} “weather twig”, {{lit|weather twig}} Literally, “weather twig”, {{cog|nb|værkvist}} Norwegian Bokmål værkvist Head templates: {{head|nn|noun|definite singular|vêrkvisten|indefinite plural|vêrkvister|or|vêrkvistar|definite plural|vêrkvistene|or|vêrkvistane|g=m}} vêrkvist m (definite singular vêrkvisten, indefinite plural vêrkvister or vêrkvistar, definite plural vêrkvistene or vêrkvistane)
  1. (folklore, mainly in Telemark) A piece of a pine or a spruce with a twig, attached to a wall, so that the twig is sticking out horizontally. According to popular belief, the twig goes down when rain is gonna come, and goes up when it is gonna be good weather. Tags: mainly, masculine
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