Sjustjerna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sju (“seven”) +‎ stjerna (“the star”), from Old Norse sjaustirni

Proper noun

Sjustjerna

  1. (astronomy) Pleiades

Usage notes

In Trøndelag, esp. Selbu and Stjørdal, Pleiades are referred to simply as "the seven" (sjuaren, attested pronunciation spellings: sjuarainn, sjuarinn, sjugarinn, sjugainn, sjauinn, sjøgarenn, all with lower-case first letter).

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