Ørsta

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Ørsta

  1. A municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse Ǿrstr m, a fjord name. Possibly from Proto-Norse *Wōristaʀ, related to Old Norse ǿrr (“raging”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /¹œrsta/
  • (Ørsta) IPA(key): [¹œɾ̥ˠ.stɐ̞]

Proper noun

Ørsta f (indefinite Ørst, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Ørstinne)

  1. A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Usage notes

Compounds with Ørst(a) use the genitive Ørsta-, from older *Ǿrstar.

Derived terms
  • Ørstaelva
  • Ørstafjorden
  • ørsting (“someone from Ørsta”)

References
  1. Per Hovda (1978) Frå hav til hei, page 72
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