Selbu

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæɽbʉː/
• Rhymes: -ʉː

Proper noun

Selbu

1. A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Sælabu (1345)
• Sælbu (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Selabú, from the lake name *Seli +‎ bú. First part from seli (“harness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæɽbʉː/
• Rhymes: -ʉː

Proper noun

Selbu n

1. A municipality in the south of Trøndelag, Norway

Derived terms

• selbuferd
• selbugenser
• selbugumme
• selbukvernstein (“millstone from Selbu”)
• selbulefse
• selbureise
• selburose
• Selbusjøen
• selbusokk
• selbustein
• Selbustrand
• selbustrikk, selbustrikking
• selbutur
• selbuvott (“Selbu mitten”)

 

Related terms

• selbygg (“someone from Selbu”)
• Sålåsjøen (“the Selbu Sea”, literally “the Sålå Sea”)