Tysnesøy

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Tysnes +‎ øy (“island”). Replaced older *Jerlo, *Jarlo (written Gierlou in a Danish text), from Old Norse Njarðarlǫg.

Proper noun

Tysnesøy f (definite Tysnesøya)

  1. an island of Tysnes, Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway
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