Sygnefest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse *Sygnafestr f, from sygnir pl (“people from Sogn”) +‎ festr (“rope, cord”). Equivalent of sygn +‎ -fest (“place to moor boats”).

Proper noun

Sygnefest f (definite Sygnefesta)

  1. a farm between the villages Dingja and Rutledal in Gulen municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
  • sygn (“person from Sogn”)
  • fester, fest (“rope to moor boats with”).
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