feigdarfugl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • fægdafåggel (Nordmøre dialect)
  • fægdføggel (Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From feigd (death omen) + fugl (bird).

Noun

feigdarfugl m (definite singular feigdarfuglen, indefinite plural feigdarfuglar, definite plural feigdarfuglane)

  1. (folklore) a bird which gives omen that somebody will die soon
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