romjul

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse rúmheilagr (“that needs not adhere strictly to legal proscriptions for a holiday”) + jól (“Christmas”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːl

Noun

romjul f or m (definite singular romjula or romjulen, indefinite plural romjuler, definite plural romjulene)

1. The period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve; Twixmas.

Synonyms

• romhelg
• romjulstiden

References

• “romjul” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “romjul” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• romjol

Etymology

From Old Norse rúmheilagr (“that needs not adhere strictly to legal proscriptions for a holiday”) + jól (“Christmas”).

Noun

romjul f (definite singular romjula, indefinite plural romjuler, definite plural romjulene)

1. The period between Boxing Day and New Year's Eve; Twixmas.

Synonyms

• romhelg

References

• “romjul” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.