Ørsta
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Proper noun edit
Ørsta
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Definite form; from Old Norse Ǿrstr m, a fjord name. Possibly from Proto-Norse *Wōristaʀ, related to Old Norse ǿrr (“raging”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ørsta f (indefinite Ørst, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Ørstinne)
- A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Usage notes edit
Compounds with Ørst(a) use the genitive Ørsta-, from older *Ǿrstar.
Derived terms edit
- Ørstaelva
- Ørstafjorden
- ørsting (“someone from Ørsta”)