birkebeinar

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From earlier birkebein +‎ -ar, the first part from Old Norse birkibeinn (plural birkibeinar). The un-suffixed form was made non-standard by an 2016 official spelling decision. === Noun === birkebeinar m (definite singular birkebeinaren, indefinite plural birkebeinarar, definite plural birkebeinarane) (history) a participant in an uprising in the 1170s Norway, and, in the following decades, an adherent to the successor political party. (sports, nonce word) a contestant or participant in any of the popular Birkebeiner races === Noun === birkebeinar (non-standard since 2016) indefinite plural of birkebein === See also === birkebeiner (Bokmål) === References === === Further reading === Birkebeiner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Birkebeinerrennet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Birkebeinerrittet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia