Selje

See also: selje

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Selje

1. A municipality of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. To be merged with Eid on 1 January 2020 under the name of Stad.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Originally only an island name; from Old Norse Selja, possibly derived from sel (“pasture shed”), or less likely from salr (“room, hall”), referring to the cave where Saint Sunniva and her followers dwelled after reaching the island in the 10th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɛljə/, def. IPA^(key): /²sɛlja/
• Homophone: selje

Proper noun

Selje f (definite Selja)

1. A village and former municipality of Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
2. (definite form) an island in Stad, Nordfjord district, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Derived terms

• seljeværing (“someone from Selje”)