Reconstruction:Old Norse/Vefsn

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Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly a sn-derivation of vefja or the Proto-Germanic stem *web-, whence also váfa.

Proper noun

*Vefsn f (genitive *Vefsnar)

A river in Norway

Derived terms

Vefsnir (fjord name)

Descendants

Norwegian: Vefsn
- → Swedish: Väfsen
- → Danish: Vefsen, Væfsen
- → German: Wefsen

References

Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN

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