Þórshǫfn

See also: Þórshöfn

Old Norse

Etymology

From Þórr (“Thor”) +‎ -s- +‎ hǫfn (“harbour, port”).

Proper noun

Þórshǫfn f (genitive Þórshafnar)

  1. Tórshavn (the capital of the Faroe Islands)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Þórshöfn f
  • Faroese: Tórshavn f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Torshamn f
  • Swedish: Torshamn c
  • Danish: Thorshavn c
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