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Volda

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See also: volda and vȱlda

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Volda.

Proper noun

Volda

  1. A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

 Volda on Norwegian Wikipedia
 Volda (tettsted) on Norwegian Wikipedia

Proper noun

Volda

  1. a municipality of Vestland, Norway

Norwegian Nynorsk

 Volda on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
 Volda kommune on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

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

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