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Kallsøy

Pronunciation: /²kalsœʏː/

“Kallsøy” is a Norwegian Nynorsk word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

  1. an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands; official name: Kalsoy

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Faroese Kalsoy, Kallsoy (literally “man island”), from kallur (“man”) + oy, a variant of oyggj (“island”). Cognate with Icelandic Karlsey and Danish Kalsø.

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