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Sarpsborg

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Sarpsborg.

Proper noun

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Sarpsborg

  1. A city in Østfold, Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sarpsborg

  1. A town with bystatus and municipality of Østfold, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 Sarpsborg on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Sarpsborg kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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First part from Sarp, the name of a waterfall (now Sarpsfossen), from Old Norse Sarpr. Last part from Borg, the original name of the town.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Sarpsborg f

  1. A city and municipality of Østfold, Norway