Ørsta
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Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Ørsta
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
Proper noun
Ørsta f (indefinite Ørst, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Ørstinne)
- 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”)