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Bjørgvin
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Björgvin Bjǫrgvin
Faroese
fo:
Etymology
From fo non Bjǫrgvin. Cognate with is Björgvin and no - nn Bjørgvin.
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo Bergen Q26793 Bergen
Declension
Bjørgvin Bjørgvin Bjørgvin Bjørgvin(j)ar
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology
nn ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- *wenh₁-
From nn non Bjǫrgvin meadow between the mountains, revived in the 19th century. From non bjarg rock, boulder, cliff vin meadow, pasture 1. Compare fo Bjørgvin and is Björgvin.
Pronunciation
nn /²bjørɡ.vɪn/ [²bjœrɡ.ʋɪn]
Proper noun
nn proper noun f
nn Bergen Q26793 Bergen
nn 1929 w:Halldor O. Opedal Ein harding på vidåtta i 60-åri 25 https://www.nb.no/items/d298eaa4774447b6dd467956b0fcffe2?page=28 No er stutt á fortelja at sild fekk me, kom heppeleg til Bjørgvin og selde godt. Now it is short to say, that we got herring, and it luckily came to Bergen and sold well.
nn Bjørgvin bispedøme Diocese of Bjørgvin
nn 31th March 2014 25th December 2022 Den Norske Kyrkja The Church of Norway Biskop Halvor Halvor Nordhaug vart biskop i Bjørgvin i 2009. Halvor Nordhaug became bishop of [the diocese of] Bjørgvin in 2009. https://kyrkja.no/nn-NO/bispedommer/bjorgvin-bispedome/presentasjon-av-biskopen/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230322101029/https://www.kyrkja.no/nn-NO/bispedommer/bjorgvin-bispedome/presentasjon-av-biskopen/ 22 March 2023