Børselv

English

Etymology

From Norwegian Børselv, from the informal noun børse (“long gun, rifle”) (see Swedish bössa) + elv (“river”), a calque of the Finnish/Kven name, Pyssyjoki, from pyssy + joki. In Northern Sami the name is Bissojohka.

Proper noun

Børselv

1. A village in Norway.

Translations

village in Norway

• Danish: Børselv
• Kven: Pyssyjoki
• Northern Sami: Bissojohka
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Børselv m or f

  Nynorsk: Børselv f