Tysnesøy

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Tysnes +‎ øy (“island”). Replaced older *Jerlo, *Jarlo (written Gierlou in a Danish text), from Old Norse Njarðarlǫg.

Proper noun

Tysnesøy f (definite Tysnesøya)

1. An island in Tysnes, Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway