Eyrarsund

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse 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

Eyrarsund n

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

Derived terms

• Eyrarsundsbrúin