Askersund

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Aſkerſund (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of ask (“ash (trea)”) + sund (“sound (geography)”). The name originally referred to the strait the town was on and was later adopted by the town itself.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Askersund n (genitive Askersunds)

1. A city in Närke, central Sweden.