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Børselv

Børselv proper noun: a village in Norway.

Proper noun

Børselv

  1. A village in Norway.

Origin of Børselv

From Norwegian Børselv, from the informal noun børse (“long gun, rifle”) (see Swedish bössa) + elv (“river”), a calque of the Finnish/Kven name, Pyssyjoki, from pyssy + joki. In Northern Sami the name is Bissojohka.

Questions about Børselv

What does Børselv mean?
Børselv means a village in Norway.
What part of speech is Børselv?
Børselv is a proper noun.

Words near Børselv in the dictionary

  1. Börjeson–Forssman–Lehmann syndrome
  2. Böttger ware
  3. Böttger wares
  4. Bötzinger complex
  5. Bølling-Allerød
  6. Børselv
  7. Bøur
  8. Büchen
  9. Büchi automata
  10. Büchi automaton
  11. Büchi automatons

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