Egersund
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]FromOld NorseEikundarsund(“the strait between Eigerøya and the mainland”),first part is a form ofEikund(“Eigerøya”),whereeik(“oak, tree”)refers to all the oak trees situated on the island, fromProto-Germanic*aiks(“oak tree, oak (wood)”),fromProto-Indo-European*h₂éyǵs(“oak”),from*h₂eyǵ-(“goat, oak”).Last partsund(“swimming; narrow waters (which you can swim across)”),fromProto-Germanic*sundą(“swimming, sound, strait”),from earlier*swumdan,fromProto-Indo-European*swm̥tóm.
The name is among the oldest place names in Norway. It can already be found in the form 'Eikundarsund' in the Norse saga ofOlav the Holy,written by Icelandic authorSnorri Sturlassonin the 13th century. From around the year 1000 Olav the Holy's fleet was here often. We can also find the name in texts and scaldic poems from Olav's saga.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Egersund
- Egersund(a coastal town,urbanarea,andadministrative centerofEigersund,Vestlandet,Norway)
Derived terms
[edit]- Egersundfeltet(“a geological formation that covers the entire southeastern Rogaland”)
References
[edit]- “Egersund”inStore norske leksikon
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Egersund
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- nb:Towns in Norway
- nb:Neighbourhoods in Norway
- nb:Places in Norway
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Towns in Norway