gjætar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

gjetar (main form)

Noun

gjætar m (definite singular gjætaren, indefinite plural gjætarar, definite plural gjætarane)

someone who tends animals like sheep or goats; a shepherd or goatherd
Heile sommaren gjekk han på fjellet og var gjætar.
The entire summer he was in the mountains and acted as a shepherd.

Synonyms

hyrding
hjuring

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