Håka

See also: haka, hakā, háka, häkä, and håkå

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(Sandman): From the given name. Compare Faroese Hákun (“the Sandman”).

Proper noun

Håka

  1. (folklore, Nordnorsk) the Sandman
    Synonym: Jon Blund
  2. (dialectal, Nordnorsk) alternative form of Håkon

References

  • Johan Hveding (1968), Håløygsk ordsamling (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 53
  • Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Håkon”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 195
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