Øyresund

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Calque of Danish Øresund and Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund. Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.

Proper noun

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Øyresund n (definite Øyresundet)

  1. the Sound (a strait that separates Zealand from Scania; official name: Øresund)

Derived terms

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