Tysnesøy
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Tysnes + øy (“island”). Replaced older *Jerlo, *Jarlo (written Gierlou in a Danish text), from Old Norse Njarðarlǫg.
Proper noun
Tysnesøy f (definite Tysnesøya)
- An island in Tysnes, Sunnhordland district, Hordaland, Norway