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Lofoten
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English
Proper noun
en archipelago county/Nordland c/Norway.
Translations
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Lofoten
Nynorsk: nn Lofoten
Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
Proper noun
nb proper noun
a chain of islands in nb Nordland county, Norway, which jut out into the Norwegian Sea. nb Islands Norway
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
thumb|nn Reine in Lofoten.
Etymology
From nn non Lófótr, from nn *ló lynx fótr foot. Cognate with is Lófótur m and da Lofoden Danicised form.
Pronunciation
nn /²luːfu(ː)tən/ /²lufutən/
Proper noun
nn proper noun m indefinite Lofot
nn chain of islands co:suf/Nordland c/Norway which jut out into the sea/Norwegian Sea
Derived terms
Most of the compounds of lofot- refer to the fishing outside Lofoten.
nn lofotagn lofotbrev lofotbruk lofotbrød lofotbåt lofotbør lofotfarar<t:someone that goes to Lofoten to fish> lofotferd<t:journey to fish in Lofoten> lofotfiskar<t:fisherman in Lofoten> lofotfiske<t:fishing in Lofoten> lofotfolk lofotgarn lofotgåve lofothav lofothest lofothund lofoting,lofotværing,loføting<t:someone from Lofoten> lofotjakt lofotjolle lofotkake lofotkar lofotkavring lofotkiste lofotklede lofotkost lofotkringle lofotlefse lofotline lofotlut lofotmann lofotmølje<t:dish made of fish, liver, roe and potatoes boiled together> lofotrive lofotrom lofotrye<t:thick wool blanket for the fishing journey in Lofoten> Lofotrådet lofotskolp lofotskrot,lofotskrote lofottid<t:time when fishing in Lofoten> lofottidend<t:news from the Lofot fishermen> lofottorsk lofottur lofotveggen<t:The Lofot Wall> lofotvær Lofotøyane<t:the Lofot islands>
See also
nn Ofoten