Sunnylven
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse *Sunniflir, originally a fjord name. First part from sunnr (“south”), last part possibly from *viflir (“low, wet terrain”). Another, unlikely, suggestion is *heflir.
Proper noun
[edit]Sunnylven m
- A parish, village and former municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway.
Usage notes
[edit]The municipality merged with Stranda in 1964, but the parish still covers the same area. Compare the former Dalsfjord municipality in Volda.
Derived terms
[edit]- sunnylving (“someone from Sunnylven”)
- Sunnylvsfjorden
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Villages in Møre og Romsdal
- nn:Villages in Norway
- nn:Historical political subdivisions
- nn:Places in Møre og Romsdal
- nn:Places in Norway