Lovund

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Lǫfund, from lafa or laf ‎ -und. Alternatively from *Laufund, from lauf (“leaf”) ‎ -und

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²loːvʊn(d)/, /²lovːʊn(d)/
• (Lovund) IPA^(key): [²lœʋ.ʋʉɲ], [²lo̞ʋ.ʋʉɲ], def. IPA^(key): [²lœʋ.ʋʉɲɐ̞], [²lo̞ʋ.ʋʉɲɐ̞]

Proper noun

Lovund f (definite Lovunda)

1. An island and village in Lurøy, Helgeland district, Nordland, Norway

Derived terms

• Lovundfjellet
• Lovundrevet
• Lovundvika
• Lovundværet

References

• Oluf Rygh (1905) “Lovunden”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 16, page 154
• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN