Vennesla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Vennesland (obsolete)
  • Vendesla

Etymology

From Old Norse *Vendilslá, from *vendill, possibly dinimutive of vǫndr (“soft twig, wand”), and lá f (“swamp water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²vɛnːəˌslaː/

Proper noun

Vennesla f

  1. a village and municipality of Agder, Norway
    • 1996, Bjørn Eidsvåg, “Skyfri himmel”, in Landet lenger bak‎[1]:
      Det einaste hu ønska seg va ein solskinsdag – skyfri himmel – ein problemfri time i gode Vennesla.
      The only thing she wished for was a sunny day – a sky free of clouds – an hour with no problems in the good Vennesla.
  • Vendelsund
  • Vensås (< Vendilsás)
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