Fogn

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse Fogn, possibly related to fjúka and fok.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /¹fɔːɡən/, (Jæren) /¹fɔɡən/

Proper noun[edit]

Fogn f

  1. An island in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway

Derived terms[edit]

Compounds with Fogn use the old genitive Fogna-, from Old Norse Fognar.

References[edit]

  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
  • Oluf Rygh (1915) Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 10, page 252
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