Røyros
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Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Originally a farm name, until it was repurposed for the town around 1650. First part from Old Norse *Reyðr, from rauðr (“red”), cf. reyðr. Last part from óss (“river mouth”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Røyros m (definite Røyrosen)
- A mining town and municipality of Gauldal district, southern Trøndelag, Norway. Official name: Røros
- 1894, Ivar Kleiven, Segner fraa Vaagaa, page 126:
- Maaḷar-kånste læṛdė ’n Pær på Røyros, ’n reistė dit i ongdome å gav se i lærė sjå ein maaḷar-męstęr, såm dẹ sto slikt eit oṛ tå.
- Per learnt the art of painting in Røros; he travelled there in his youth and was taught by a painting master, which was well renowned.
- 1911, Ivar Aasen, Skrifter i samling, volume 1, page 209:
- Den austlegaste Vegen er sedvanlega kallad Røyros-Vegen; han gjeng nordetter Øysterdalen igjenom Tunnset (Tønsæt) og Tolgen til Bergstaden Røyros, som er kjend av sitt Koparverk og ligg i ei Lægd imillom nokre stora og jamna Heidar, nokot yver fjortan Mil ifraa Trondheim og til og tretti Mil ifraa Oslo (Kristiania).
- The easternmost road is commonly called the Røyros road; it goes north along the Øysterdal through Tunnset (Tønsæt) and Tolgen to the mining town Røyros, which is known for its copperworks and lies in a hollow between a few large and even moors, some thirty miles away from Trondheim and thirty-three miles from Oslo (Kristiania).
Usage notes
[edit]This form is traditional in some dialects further west, such as in the North Gudbrand Valley.
Derived terms
[edit]- røyrosing (“someone from Røros”)
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