Eyrarsund

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse eyrr +‎ sund. Known from a runic inscription in a dative case form written as Old Norse ᚢᚱᛅ ᛋᚢᛏᛁ (ura suti, “in the gravel bank sound”). Akin to Faroese Oyrasund, Norwegian Nynorsk Øyresund, Danish Øresund, and Swedish Öresund.

Proper noun

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Eyrarsund n

  1. A the Sound strait Northern Europe, separating Zealand from Scania

Derived terms

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