Reconstruction:Norwegian Nynorsk/Jerlo
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editWritten Gierlou in a Danish text from 1743; from Old Norse Njarðarlǫg, from Njǫrðr (“Njorth”) + lǫg n pl (“territory”). Doublet of Njardarlog.
Proper noun
edit*Jerlo
- (obsolete) An island in Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway, replaced by Tysnesøy in the 19th century.