Othilienborg

Norwegian Bokmål no Othilienborg thumb|View toward Othilienborg. thumb|A historical photograph. thumb|A view from Othilienborg. Etymology nb gem-pro *audaz nb ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- From nb Othilie borg female given name castle, fortress; place-name element, with German-style genitive/linking -en-. The name comes from the farm Othilienborg gård, split off from Steindal nordre in 1847 and probably named after a female relative. The second element nb borg is from nb non borg fortress, castle, from nb gem-pro *burgz fortified settlement, stronghold. Compare similarly formed Trondheim place names such as nb Charlottenlund and nb Rosenborg. Pronunciation nb /uˈtiː.li.ənˌbɔrɡ/ ; /uˈtɪl.jənˌbɔrɡ/ alternative nb iːliənbɔrɡ ɪljənbɔrɡ 5 4 alternative nb O thi li en borg Proper noun nb proper noun nb neighborhood in Trondheim county/Trøndelag c/Norway Usage notes The spelling th in nb Othilienborg is historical and is pronounced /t/, not English /θ/. Further reading Othilienborg no “Risvollan” in Store norske leksikon. “Nytt om namn”, no. 45 (2012), Norsk namnelag no.