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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Calque of Danish Øresund and Swedish Öresund, from Old Norse Eyrarsund. Cognate with Faroese Oyrarsund and Icelandic Eyrarsund.
Proper noun
Øyresund n (definite Øyresundet)
- the Sound (a strait that separates Zealand from Scania; official name: Øresund)
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