Selbu

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • Sælbo (Danicized, 17th-19th centuries)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæɽbʉː/
  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Proper noun

Selbu

  1. a municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Sør-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
  2. a town in Trøndelag, Norway, the center of the municipality

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Sælbu (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse Selabú, from the lake name *Seli +‎ bú. First part from seli (“harness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sæɽbʉː/
  • Rhymes: -ʉː

Proper noun

Selbu n

  1. a municipality in the south of Trøndelag, Norway
  2. a town in Trøndelag, Norway, the center of the municipality

Derived terms

  • selbuferd
  • selbugenser
  • selbugumme
  • selbukvernstein (“millstone from Selbu”)
  • selbulefse
  • selbureise
  • selburose
  • Selbusjøen
  • selbusokk
  • selbustein
  • Selbustrand
  • selbustrikk, selbustrikking
  • selbutur
  • selbuvott (“Selbu mitten”)
  • selbygg (“someone from Selbu”)
  • Sålåsjøen (“the Selbu Sea”, literally “the Sålå Sea”)
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