Porsgrunn

English Proper noun en town/and/mun in co:suf/Telemark c/Norway. Norwegian Bokmål nb: 250px|thumb|A view of Porsgrunn in Norway. Etymology nb pors grunn, first part nb pors gale, bog-myrtle, either from nb non pors, from nb gem-pro *pursaz gale, bog-myrtle, if not from nb gml pors. Last part nb grunn ground from nb non grund and non grunnr, from nb non grunnr bottom, from nb gem-pro *grunduz ground, foundation, from Pre-Germanic ine-pro *gʰrm̥tús, from nb ine-pro *gʰrem-. The name of the city was first mentioned as Porsgrund by the writer Peder Claussøn Friis in his work Concerning the Kingdom of Norway, in 1576, this spelling was in use until 1931 when it was changed to Porsgrunn. The name was probably given during medieval times to the then swampy area by the nuns of Gimsøy Abbey, who went here to collect the shrub. Pronunciation nb /pɔʂɡrʉn/ nb nb-porsgrunn.ogg nb ʉn nb Pors grunn Proper noun nb proper noun nb municipality/and/city co/Vestfold og Telemark c/Norway Porsgrunn Derived terms nb porsgrunning a person from Porsgrunn References “Porsgrunn” in Store norske leksikon Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+ kommune Pronunciation nn /posːɡrʉnː/ Grenland Proper noun nn proper noun nn municipality/and/town with bystatus co/Telemark c/Norway