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Kinso
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Norwegian Bokmål
no:Kinso
thumb|The Kinso river near Kinsarvik.
Etymology
An old river name, probably related to non kinn cheek; steep mountainside, referring to the steep sides of nb Husedalen. The older genitival form Kinns is preserved as the first element of nb Kinsarvik, literally “the bay of Kinso”.
Compare nn Kinso river.
Pronunciation
nb /çɪn.su/ [ˈçɪn.sʊ]
nb ɪnsu 2
nb Kin so
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb river mun/Ullensvang county/Vestland c/Norway, flowing from the northwestern part of Hardangervidda through nb Husedalen and emptying into nb Kinsarvikbukti in the Hardangerfjord at nb Kinsarvik
References
Thorsnæs, Geir: “Kinso” in Store norske leksikon.
“050/1 Kinso”, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate.
Rygh, Oluf (1910), “Kinsarvik”, in Norske Gaardnavne, volume 11: Søndre Bergenhus amt, Kristiania: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri.