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Bislett
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Norwegian Bokmål
no:Bislett
thumb|Bislett viewed from St. Hanshaugen in 1890.
Alternative forms
nb Bislet older spelling; retained in some proper names
Etymology
From the older spelling nb Bislet. The name belonged originally to a nb løkke enclosed suburban property, known in the seventeenth century as Bisaalit, on the old road between no Gamle Aker kirke Gamle Aker Church and nb Frogner. It probably referred to an inn formerly situated there, but the precise lexical origin is uncertain.
The name was subsequently transferred from the property to the surrounding neighborhood.
Compare nn Bislett neighborhood in Oslo.
Pronunciation
nb /¹bɪʃ.lɛt/ [ˈbɪ̀ʃ.lɛtː]
nb ɛt 2
nb Bislet
nb Bi slett
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb neighborhood borough/St. Hanshaugen city/Oslo c/Norway
References
Tvedt, Knut Are: “Bislett” in Store norske leksikon.
“Bislett (strøk)”, no Oslo byleksikon.
Anagrams
nb beilstt bestilt