Fornebu

Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|An aerial view of Fornebu in 2007. Alternative forms nb Fornebo older spelling Etymology From the name of the farm Fornebo, recorded as Forneboo in 1557. The name is of nb non - origin, but its precise formation is nb 1: the first element may be the personal name non Forni or non forn old, and the second may be non bú dwelling, farm or non búð booth, hut.Oluf Rygh 1898 Norske Gaardnavne 2: Akershus amt 134–135 https://runeberg.org/ngardnavne/2/0148.html Rygh favours the interpretation involving non búð and suggests that the name may refer to huts used for salt boiling. Pronunciation nb /²foːr.nəˌbʉː/ [ˈfôː.ɳəˌbʉ̌ː]NST uttaleleksikon for bokmål https://www.nb.no/sprakbanken/ressurskatalog/oai-nb-no-sbr-23/ Språkbanken Nasjonalbiblioteket 2026-09-25 nb ʉː 3 nb For ne bu Proper noun nb proper noun Fornebu; nb peninsula mun:suf/Bærum co/Akershus c/Norway 1, west of Oslo, with residential, recreational and business areas. nb De gikk en tur langs sjøen på Fornebu. They went for a walk along the waterfront at Fornebu. nb 2026-07-29 Svein Askheim Fornebu https://snl.no/Fornebu Store norske leksikon Fornebu er ei halvøy i Bærum kommune i Akershus, med boligstrøk, friområder og næringsområder. Fornebu is a peninsula in Bærum municipality in Akershus, with residential, recreational and business areas. https://web.archive.org/web/20260926065704/https://snl.no/Fornebu 26 September 2026 nb historical Oslo Airport, Fornebu Fornebu Airport; nb the former <<airport>> in <<mun:suf/Bærum>>, <<co/Akershus>>, <<c/Norway>> serving Oslo, operational from 1939 to 1998. nb Flyet landet på Fornebu sent på kvelden. The plane landed at Fornebu late in the evening. nb 2026-03-04 Lars Engerengen Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu https://snl.no/Oslo_lufthavn,_Fornebu Store norske leksikon Fornebu var utstyrt med to rullebaner som krysset hverandre. Fornebu had two intersecting runways. https://web.archive.org/web/20260925225041/https://snl.no/Oslo_lufthavn,_Fornebu 25 September 2026 Usage notes The airport adopted the spelling Fornebu in 1939. The older form Fornebo also reflects the traditional pronunciation with final /uː/ rather than /ʉː/. The usual locative expression is på Fornebu (“at Fornebu”). References “Oslo lufthavn, Fornebu” in Store norske leksikon. “Fornebubanen” in Store norske leksikon.