Volda

Volda

See also: volda and vȱlda

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Norwegian Voldabor.
English Volda

    Borrowed from Norwegian Volda.

    Proper noun

    Volda

    1. A village and municipality of Møre og Romsdal, Norway.

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Proper noun

    Volda

    1. a municipality of Vestland, Norway

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From Old Norse Valdr m, a fjord name. Unknown origin.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /¹volda/, [¹ʋɞ̞ldɐ̞], (Sunnmøre, older) [ˈʋɞ̞́ʉ̯ldɐ̞̀]
    • Rhymes: -olda
    • Hyphenation: Vol‧da

    Proper noun

    Volda f (indefinite Vold, definite dative (Sunnmøre) Voldinne)

    1. a village and municipality of Sunnmøre district, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
      • 1929, I. O. G. T., Storlosjemøtet i Volda: 27.-31. juli 1929:
        Volda herad hev eige elektrisitetsverk i Kolfossen, 20 km. frå Hallkjelsvik.
        Volda municipality has its own power plant in the Kolfoss, 20 km. from Hallkjelsvik.

    Derived terms

    • volding
    • Voldsfjorden
    • Voldshamaren, -hammaren
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