Sveio

Norwegian Bokmål Sveio,no:Sveio thumb|Location of Sveio municipality in Vestland. Etymology nb non *Sviða, the definite form of non *sviða f woodland cleared by burning, related to non svíða to singe, burn, scorch. The name therefore refers to land cleared by burning. c 1520 as Swen. Pronunciation nb /²ˈsʋɛɪː.u/ [ˈsʋɛ̂ɪː.u̞] [ˈsʋɛ̂ɪː.o̞] nb ɛɪːu ɛɪːo 2 2 nb Svei o Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality county/Vestland c/Norway. nb urban settlement mun/Sveio county/Vestland c/Norway, the administrative centre of the municipality. Derived terms nb sveibu person from Sveio References “Sveio”, Norsk stadnamnleksikon, 4th edition. “Sveio”, Store norske leksikon. “Sveio – tettstad”, Store norske leksikon. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+ kommune Alternative forms Historical spellings: Swen nn 1519 Suedenn nn 1567 Sueye, Sueen, Svide nn 1570 Svegen nn 1573 Suenn nn 1610 Svein nn 1609 Suenn nn 1610 Sueenn nn 1612 Svee nn 1614 Suemb nn 1620 Sveye nn 1624 Suen nn 1626 Sveem nn 1645 Sveen nn 1668 Etymology Definite form; from nn non *Sviða, from non sviða f woodland cleared by burning, whence also nn svida, nn sve. Pronunciation nn /²svɛɪːu/ nn [²sʋɛ̝͡ɪː.u̞] [²sʋɛ̝͡ɪː.o̞] Sveio Proper noun nn proper noun f nn municipality dist/Sunnhordland co/Hordaland c/Norway Derived terms nn sveibu, nn sveibue someone from Sveio