skjærgård

Norwegian Bokmål

Nøtterøys Skjærgård near Tønsberg, south of Oslo

Etymology

From skjær +‎ gård. Compare Swedish skärgård, Danish skærgård and Norwegian Nynorsk skjergard.

Noun

skjærgård m (definite singular skjærgården, indefinite plural skjærgårder, definite plural skjærgårdene)

an archipelago of skerries and islets on the coast

Alternative forms

skjærgard

References

“skjærgård” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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