Eyrarsund

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From eyrr +‎ sund. Known from a runic inscription in a dative case form written as Old Norse ᚢᚱᛅ ᛋᚢᛏᛁ (ura suti, “in the gravel bank sound”). Akin to Faroese Oyrasund, Norwegian Nynorsk Øyresund, Danish Øresund, and Swedish Öresund.

Proper noun[edit]

Eyrarsund n

  1. A the Sound strait Northern Europe, separating Zealand from Scania

Derived terms[edit]

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