Mjøsa

English

Proper noun

Mjøsa

1. Norway's largest lake, creating a natural border between Toten and Hedemarken. The cities like Gjøvik, Brumunddal, Hamar, Minnesund, Lillehammer and Moelv are located on the coast of this lake.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Mjøsi, (chiefly historical) Mjørsi

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Mjǫrs f, from Proto-Germanic *Mersō, an s-derivation of Proto-Indo-European *mer-, whence also merja (“to crush”).

Proper noun

Mjøsa f (indefinite Mjøs)

1. Mjøsa (a lake in Oppland and Hedmark, Norway)

Usage notes

Compounds with Mjøsa use the indefinite form Mjøs.

• mjøsaure
• mjøsby (“a city by Mjøsa”)
• mjøsbygd (“a village by Mjøsa”)
• mjøsfiskar
• mjøsfiske