Jåsund

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Mjá(va)sund, from the adjective mjár, mjór (“narrow”) + sund (“sound”). Doublet of Jøssund.

Pronunciation

• (Sola) IPA^(key): [¹jo̞ː.sən]
• (Lyngdal) IPA^(key): [¹jo̞ː.su̞n]

Proper noun

Jåsund n (definite Jåsundet)

1. A farm in Sola, Jæren district, Rogaland
2. A farm in Lyngdal, Agder
3. (definite form) A sound in Lyngdal, Agder
4. a surname

Related terms

• mjå (“narrow”)
• sund (“sound”)

References

• Olav Veka (2000) “Jåsund”, in Norsk etternamnleksikon (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN