Selje

selje Norwegian Bokmål no:+ (kommune) no:+ (tettsted) Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality co/Sogn og Fjordane c/Norway. To be merged with nb Eid on 1 January 2020 under the name of no Stad (kommune) Stad. Norwegian Nynorsk nn:+ kommune nn:+ i Nordfjord nn:Selja Etymology Originally only an island name; from nn non Selja, possibly derived from non sel pasture shed, or less likely from non salr room, hall, referring to the cave where Saint Sunniva and her followers dwelled after reaching the island in the 10th century. Pronunciation nn /²sɛljə/, def. nn /²sɛlja/ nn selje Proper noun nn proper noun f definite Selja nn village/and/former municipality dist/Nordfjord co/Sogn og Fjordane c/Norway nn definite form nn island mun/Stad dist/Nordfjord co/Sogn og Fjordane c/Norway an Derived terms nn seljeværing someone from Selje