barsil

Etymology
From Middle, compound of barn (‘child’) and øl (‘beer’), whence Modern Danish. Compare dialectal German Kindelbier.

Noun

 * 1) baptism feast
 * 2)  maternity, parenthood, especially: maternity leave, paternity leave, parental leave
 * 3) * Hon skal í barsil.
 * She will go on maternity leave.

Derived terms

 * , (maternity pay),  (system of paternal leave)