Spydeberg

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse Spjótaberg, with a Danish-influenced spelling. The Old Norse name is formed from the genitive plural of spjót (“spear”) and berg (“rock, hill”). The first element probably refers to pointed projections in the bedrock near the old rectory and church. First attested in 1342 as Spiotaberghi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspebːær/ (traditional local pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈspyː.dəˌbɛrɡ/ (spelling-influenced pronunciation) Rhymes: -ebːær (traditional local pronunciation) Rhymes: -ɛrɡ (spelling-influenced pronunciation) Hyphenation: Spy‧de‧berg === Proper noun === Spydeberg a village in Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold, Norway. a district of Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold, Norway, centred on the village of the same name. a parish of Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold, Norway. (historical) a former municipality of Østfold, Norway, which existed from 1838 to 2019 and became part of Indre Østfold municipality in 2020. ==== Derived terms ==== speberging (“person from Spydeberg”) spydeberging (“person from Spydeberg”) === References === Oluf Rygh (1897), “Spydeberg Præstegaard”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names], volume 1, page 56. “Spydeberg” in Store norske leksikon. “Spydeberg – tidligere kommune” in Store norske leksikon. “Spydeberg (tettsted)” in Lokalhistoriewiki. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Speberg === Etymology === Danicised form of Old Norse Spjótaberg, from spjót (“spear”) +‎ berg (“cliff, rock”). === Pronunciation === (Austfold) IPA(key): /²spebːær/ (from the written form) IPA(key): /²spyːdəbɛrɡ/ === Proper noun === Spydeberg n a municipality of Østfold, Norway ==== Related terms ==== speberging, spebergsokning (“someone from Spydeberg”) === References === Oluf Rygh (1897), “Spydeberg Præstegaard”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), volume 1, page 56