Meaning of gauk | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a cuckoo, (Cuculus canorus)
   masculine
2. one who sells liquor illegally
   masculine
3. an ocarina
   masculine
4. a person from Sandnes, Rogaland
   masculine
5. a kind of traditional beer
   masculine

Examples

“Enno ei Gong den Velsignad eg fekk, at Gauken eg høyrde; […]”

Once again I was granted the blessing to hear the cuckoo; […]

“Borti haugana låg det gjerne nok av gauker, tøllegauka kalla me dei, for dei heldt gjerne til under ei stor fure.”

Over in the hills one could often find unlicensed sellers of liquor. We called them pine traders, as they were often found underneath a large pine tree.