Spydeberg

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spʏdbær/
• Rhymes: -ær

Proper noun

Spydeberg

1. A municipality of Østfold, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Speberg

Etymology

Danicised form of Old Norse Spjótaberg, from spjót (“spear”) +‎ berg (“cliff, rock”).

Pronunciation

• (Østfoldmål) IPA^(key): /²spebːær/
• (from the written form) IPA^(key): /²spyːdəbɛrɡ/

Proper noun

Spydeberg n

1. A municipality of Østfold, Norway

Related terms

• speberging, spebergsokning (“someone from Spydeberg”)

References

• Oluf Rygh (1897) “Spydeberg Præstegaard”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 1, page 56