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Skudenes
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Norwegian Bokmål
no Skudenes
thumb|An aerial view of Skudeneshavn, formerly the administrative centre of Skudenes.
Etymology
nb non Skútunes or a closely related Old Norse form, probably from non skúta projecting rock wall, cliff face + non nes headland, ness. The first element refers to a projecting rock face at the southeastern tip of nb Karmøy. 1418 in the Middle Norwegian phrase gmq-mno Skutonesi a Skutonesi at Skudenes.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈskʉː.də.neːs/ [ˈskʉd.neːs]
nb eːs 2,3
nb Sku de nes
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb former municipality in county:also/Rogaland c:also/Norway, now part of nb Karmøy.
nb area in mun:suf/Karmøy county:also/Rogaland c:also/Norway, comprising the southern part of the island of Karmøy.
Derived terms
nb skudenesbu person from Skudenes
nb Skudeneshavn town in Karmøy
References
“Skudenes”, Store norske leksikon.
“Skudenes”, Norsk stadnamnleksikon.
Oluf Rygh (1915), Norske Gaardnavne: Stavanger amt, Kristiania: W. C. Fabritius & Sønner.