Volda

See also: volda and vȱlda

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Volda

1. A municipality of Vestland, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Valdr m, a fjord name. Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹volda/, [¹ʋɞ̞ldɐ̞], (Sunnmøre, older) [ˈʋɞ̞́ʉ̯ldɐ̞̀]
• Rhymes: -olda
• Hyphenation: Vol‧da

Proper noun

Volda f (indefinite Vold, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Voldinne)

1. A village and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
   • 1929, I. O. G. T., Storlosjemøtet i Volda: 27.-31. juli 1929:

     Volda herad hev eige elektrisitetsverk i Kolfossen, 20 km. frå Hallkjelsvik.

     Volda municipality has its own power plant in the Kolfoss, 20 km. from Hallkjelsvik.

Derived terms

• volding
• Voldsfjorden
• Voldshamaren, -hammaren

Related terms

• Velsvik (< *Valdsvík)