Egersund

English Proper noun en coastal town mun:suf/Eigersund co:suf/Rogaland c/Norway. Norwegian Bokmål nb: 250px|thumb|A view of Egersund, in Norway. Etymology nb non Eikundarsund the strait between Eigerøya and the mainland, first part is a form of non Eikund Eigerøya, where non eik oak, tree refers to all the oak trees situated on the island, from nb gem-pro *aiks oak tree, oak (wood), from nb ine-pro *h₂éyǵs oak, from ine-pro *h₂eyǵ- goat, oak. Last part non sund swimming; narrow waters (which you can swim across), from nb gem-pro *sundą swimming, sound, strait, from earlier gem-pro *swumdan, from nb ine-pro *swm̥tóm. The name is among the oldest place names in Norway. It can already be found in the form 'Eikundarsund' in the Norse saga of Olav the Holy, written by Icelandic author Snorri Sturlasson in the 13th century. From around the year 1000 Olav the Holy's fleet was here often. We can also find the name in texts and scaldic poems from Olav's saga. Pronunciation nb /eːɡɛˈʂʉn/ /eːɡɛˈʁsʉn/ nb nb-egersund.ogg nb ʉn nb Eg er sund Proper noun nb proper noun nb town mun:suf/Eigersund county:also/Rogaland c:also/Norway, and the administrative centre of nb Eigersund. nb former municipality county:also/Rogaland c:also/Norway, merged into nb Eigersund in 1965. Usage notes The town is officially spelled nb Egersund, while the surrounding municipality is spelled nb Eigersund. A person from nb Egersund or nb Eigersund may be called an nb egersunder or nb egersundar, alongside nb eigersunder and nb eigersundar. Derived terms nb egersundar person from Egersund or Eigersund nb egersunder person from Egersund or Eigersund See also nb Eigerøya island in Eigersund nb Eigersund municipality in Rogaland References “Egersund” in Store norske leksikon. “Egersund – ladested og kommune” in Egersund byhistoriske leksikon, Dalane Folkemuseum. “Egersund” in Kartverket's Sentralt stadnamnregister. “Egersund” in NRK's place-name pronunciation archive. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun a town (with bystatus) in nn Eigersund, nn Rogaland, Norway nn Towns in Norway