- *srew-mo, *sru-to "to flow, stream" (in
river names)
stream (< OE strēam) ON
straumr "a stream" rheûma "flow" srutá- "flow",
srava "a flow of, a waterfall"...
-
Stromness as its capital. The name "Stromness"
comes from the
Norse Straumnes.
Straumr refers to the
strong tides that rip past the
Point of Ness
through Hoy...
- name Tromsa, and the
names of
these are
probably derived from the word
straumr,
which means "(strong) current". (The
original form must then have been...
- of] Strøm", Strøm
being the name of an old and
large farm (Old Norse:
straumr,
which also
meant "stream" as well). Lillestrøm's
history dates back to...
- name Tromsa, and the
names of
these are
probably derived from the word
straumr which means "(strong) stream". (The
original form must then have been Strums...
- name Tromsa, and the
names of
these are
probably derived from the word
straumr which means "(strong) current". (The
original form must then have been...
- Strøm'. The old farm Strøm (Norse
Straumr) is
located at the bank of Drammenselva, and it is
named after the
stream (
straumr) in the
river there. (The name...
- Strømmen farm (Old Norse:
Straumr)
which is now
where the town of
Svelvik is located. The name is
derived from the word
straumr which means "stream" or...
- of] Strøm", Strøm
being the name of an old and
large farm (Old Norse:
straumr,
which also
meant "stream" as well). Lillestrøm's
history dates back to...
- "stream" or "current/tide". This part
comes from old Strøm farm (Old Norse:
Straumr), now part of the
village of Kanestraum. The last
element is nes which...
