Meaning of nes | Babel Free

Definitions

1. a headland (coastal land that juts into the sea)
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2. a municipality of Akershus, Norway
3. a headland
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4. a municipality of Buskerud, Norway
5. a former municipality of the former county of Hedmark; now merged into Ringsaker in the county of Innlandet, Norway
6. a former municipality of the former county of West-Agder; now merged into Flekkefjord in the county of Agder, Norway
7. a former municipality of the former county of Sør-Trøndelag; now merged into Bjugn in the county of Trøndelag, Norway
8. synonym of Nesbyen

Examples

“den tid der sad en konge på hvert næss”

that time there a king sat on every headland

“[fjorden] med øer og fremspringende næs”

[the fjord] with islands and protruding headlands

“dernede om næsset … dreiede bølgerne sig”

down there around the headland… the waves turned

“vi gikk bort til Munchs hus [i Kragerø], som ligger på et nes”

we went to Munch's house [in Kragerø], which is located on a headland

“det store neset der fjorden var vid og verden nesten alltid virket blå”

the large headland where the fjord was wide and the world almost always seemed blue