Besseggi

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Besseggen m

Etymology

Definite form; from the river name Bessa +‎ egg (“edge”). Related to besse (“bear”), from Old Norse bersi.

Proper noun

Besseggi f

  1. a mountain ridge on the mountain Veslfjellet, between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet, Vågå, Innlandet, Norway, formerly part of the county of Oppland
  • Bessfjellet
  • Besshøi
  • Bessvatnet
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