Common Geographic Terms in Scandanavian Languages
edit| Common Geographic Terms in Scandanavian Languages: | ||||
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| Bokmål | Nynorsk | Old Norse | English | |
| bakki | bank of a river, ridge | |||
| bane | path | |||
| berg | mountain | |||
| borg | fortification, castle | |||
| breen | glacier | |||
| bu | bú | household, farm, estate | ||
| bukt | cove, bay | |||
| by | town | |||
| bygd | rural district, parish | |||
| dal | valley | |||
| egg | edge, arete | |||
| eid | isthmus | |||
| fjell | mountain | |||
| foss | waerfall | |||
| gård | farm | |||
| haug | hill, top | |||
| havn | hamn | harbor | ||
| hei | mountain moor | |||
| jøkel | glacier | |||
| li, lia, lii | hillside, mountainside | |||
| loft | 2 storied farm building | |||
| lund | grove | |||
| mo | heath, moor | |||
| mibba | peak | |||
| nes | headland, cape, point | |||
| nut, nuten, nutane | peaks | |||
| os, osen | the mouth of a river | |||
| pigg, piggen | peak, summit | |||
| selja | willow | |||
| skar, skard, skardet | gap, pass, col | |||
| stad | staðr | place, stead, town | ||
| strand | beach | |||
| staum | strøm | staumr | stream | |
| sund | sound, strait, narrows | |||
| sæter, seter, støl, stul, støyl | summer mountain farm | |||
| tind, tinden | tindan, sindane | peak(s) | ||
| tjern | tjørn, tjørn | tarn, small lake | ||
| tun | yard | |||
| ur, urd, urdi, urda | scree, talus deposits | |||
| vann, vatnet | vatn, vatna | yard | ||
| vidda | plateau | |||
| vik, vika | viki | bay, cove | ||
| voll | meadow | |||
| vær | fishing village | |||
| våga | cove, bay | |||
| øy | øya | island | ||
| å, åi åa åni | river, brook | |||
| ås, åsen | ridge, hill | |||