Olav

Danish Pronunciation da /olɑw/ [oˈlɑw] [oˈlɑwˀ] Proper noun da proper noun da male Olaf Norwegian Bokmål nb: Etymology nb :der non:Óláfr From nb non Óláfr, from nb gmq-pro *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ. Name of an 11th century king, the patron saint of Norway. Cognate with en Olaf. Pronunciation nb /ˈuːlɑʋ/ Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Usage notes Traditionally one of the most common names in Norway, also in the forms nb Ola and nb Ole. Derived terms male given names nb Ola, nb Olaf, nb Ole, nb Oliver, nb Leif, nb Leiv feminine forms nb Olaug surnames nb Olafsen, nb Olaussen, nb Olsen, nb Olufsen References Kristoffer Kruken – Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, 82-521-4483-7 Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 15 774 males with the given name Olav living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on April 29th, 2011. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Alternative forms nn Olaf learned borrowing from non Ólafr nn Ola pronunciation spelling nn Òlav’e dialectal Setesdal Etymology nn :inh non:Óláfr From nn non Óláfr, from nn gmq-pro *ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ *anulaibaʀ, from nn gem-pro *Anulaibaz. nn Oleiv and nn Olåv. Pronunciation nn /²uːla(v)/ [²u̞ː.lɐ̞(ʋ)] [²u̞ː.ɽɐ̞(ʋ)] nn /¹uːlav/ [¹u̞ːˌlɐ̞ˑʋ] newer, from written form nn /²oːlaːv/ [²oɐː.lɐ̞ːʋ] Setesdal nn /²uːɽa/ [²oː.ɽɐ̞] Midland Proper noun nn proper noun m definite Olaven nn male Old Norse nn Ludv. M. Lindeman Norske Viser og Stev i Folkesproget 1848 Guten og Gjenta paa Fjøshjellen Gjenta svarad’. / Olav! Kvarfor kom du intkje før paa Kvelden? / Længje eg paa deg har liggjid stonda; The girl answered. / Olav! Why didn’t you come earlier in the evening? / For a long time have I have lain here waiting for you; 30 https://www.nb.no/items/bf3094cc9b25548676d34a603b8c0c13?page=47 nn 1856 w:Ivar Aasen Norske Ordsprog Norwegian Idioms Dat verd, naar han Sant-Olav kjem atter nordantil. It will be when Saint Olaf comes up north again. [i.e. it will never happen.] 239 https://www.nb.no/items/9aaa8af691c511bc7295740f91da822a?page=265 nn 1862 Eirik M. Torvaldsson Sommer Noregs Saga i Stuttmaal, elder Fortelning um dei største Tilburdarne med Nordmennerne og deira Tilstand i Noreg gjenom Forntidi til vaare Dagar Ein Son etter Ingjald var Olav, han flydde med myket Folk vest etter til Skogen immillom Noreg og Sverike, der rudde han Skogen med Øks og Eld og bygde Landet; A son after Ingjald was Olav, he went with lots of people west to the forest between Norway and Sweden, where he cleared the forest with axe and fire and build the land; nn 1882 w:Steinar Schjøtt Norigs Soga: Til Heimelesning og Bruk fyr Lærarar Denne Kongssonen var Olav, son til Kong Tryggve Olavsson og Sonesons Son hans Harald Haarfagre. This prince was Olaf, son of king Tryggvi Olafsson and great grandson of Harald Fairhair. 40 https://www.nb.no/items/a4e6505c3f5bd0f331c783aad0e3f092?page=47 nn 2001 Toro commercial television Olav, du må vakne; indianarane kjem. Olav, wake up; the Native Americans are coming. Usage notes Traditionally one of the most common names in Norway, also in the forms nn Ola and nn Ole. Also the name of the 11th-century king and patron saint of Norway, nn Heilag-Olav Saint Olaf. Olavs Ols Derived terms prefix nn olavs-, nn ols- male given names nn Ola, no Ole feminine forms nn Olaug surnames nn Olafsen, no Olaussen, no Olsen, no Olufsen Related terms nn Oliver nn Leiv, nn Leif nn Eilav, nn Eileiv References 30 Olav 264 m 14 853 30th July 1900s decade