Rjånes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Rjánes, from *ré, a variant of rá (“pole, yard”), + nes (“headland”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rjɔːnɛːs/

Proper noun

Rjånes n (definite Rjåneset)

1. A headland and former ferry slip in Ørsta, Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Derived terms

• Rjåneskamben
• Rjånesvegen

Related terms

• rå (“thick pole; sail-yard”)
• nes (“headland”)