gamleby

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From gammel +‎ by.

Noun

gamleby m (definite singular gamlebyen, indefinite plural gamlebyer, definite plural gamlebyene) (often used in definite singular form)

  1. old town (older historical part of a town or city)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From gamal (“old”) +‎ by (“town, city”).

Noun

gamleby m (definite singular gamlebyen, indefinite plural gamlebyar, definite plural gamlebyane)

  1. old town (older historical part of a town or city)
    gamlebyen i Oslo ― the old town of Oslo

Derived terms

  • Gamlebyen (name of various historical city districts)

References

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