gjøk

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

gauk (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Danish gøg (older spelling gjøg), from Old Norse gaukr.

Noun

gjøk m (definite singular gjøken, indefinite plural gjøker, definite plural gjøkene)

a cuckoo

Derived terms

gjøkur

References

“gjøk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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