Andenes.
a village in Andøy municipality, Vesterålen district, Nordland, Norway, the administrative centre of Andøy, situated at the northern end of Andøya
Meaning & usage
a village in Andøy municipality, Vesterålen district, Nordland, Norway, the administrative centre of Andøy, situated at the northern end of Andøya
a former municipality of Vesterålen district, Nordland, Norway, existing from 1924 to 1964 and now forming the northern part of Andøy
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse Andarnes, from the later genitive stem *Andar- (earlier *Amdar-) of Ǫmd (“old name of Andøya”), also written Ǫmð, + nes (“headland”). The island name is of uncertain origin; it has tentatively been connected with ama (“to rub, chafe”), perhaps referring to the action of the sea on the island.
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