Røykjavik

Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology Adapted borrowing of nn is Reykjavík, or a 1 nn non Reykjavík, non Røykjavík bay of smokes. From non reykja, genitive plural of non reykr smoke, and non vík bay. Equivalent to nn røyk vik (the original genitive plural nn *røykje- / nn *røykja- is lost). Pronunciation nn /²rœʏːçaviːk/ Proper noun nn proper noun toponyms f nn capital c/Iceland Reykjavík nn April 23 1913 J. H. Islandsbrev. Samrøringi i Noreg. Gula Tidend Igaar gjekk det som eld i turt gras yver heile Røykjavik at tyskarar og franskmenner var byrja krig. Yesterday, it went like wildfire across Reykjavík that Germans and Frenchmen had gone to war. https://www.nb.no/items/879c6154a158fe08813c8bdb07ab0791