Sygnefest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Sygnafestr f, from sygnir pl (“people from Sogn”) +‎ festr (“rope, cord”). Equivalent of sygn +‎ -fest (“place to moor boats”).

Proper noun

Sygnefest f (definite Sygnefesta)

1. A farm between the villages Dingja and Rutledal in Gulen municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Related terms

• sygn (“person from Sogn”)
• fester, fest (“rope to moor boats with”).