Sorknes.
a farm in Åmot municipality, Innlandet, Norway, on Glomma north of Rena, at the mouth of the river Sorka.
Meaning & usage
a farm in Åmot municipality, Innlandet, Norway, on Glomma north of Rena, at the mouth of the river Sorka.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse *Surkunes, from the river name *Surka and nes (“headland, promontory”). The name refers to the farm's location at the river's mouth in Glomma. First attested in 1520 in the spelling Sorckenes. Compare Sørkedalen, from Old Norse Surkudalr (“Surka valley”), likewise containing a river name of the Surka type.
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