Noor
The word Noor is derived from the Danish Nor and means something like lagoon or beach lake. In the north of Schleswig-Holstein ( Südschleswig ) it usually describes a lake-like part that is almost completely separated from a larger body of water by a narrow, narrow opening.
There are a large number of Nooren on the Schlei . The best known are the Arnisser Noor and the Haddebyer Noor , where the Viking settlement Haithabu originated. The Windebyer Noor near Eckernförde , originally part of the Baltic Sea, is now an inland lake.
The Danish name Nor comes z. B. at Nybøl Nor on Jutland , at Bøjden Nor and Kertinge Nor on Funen , Lindelse and Magleby Nor on Langeland , Majbølle Nor and Søndernor on Lolland . The Korsør Nor near Korsør on the Great Belt is the largest Noor in Denmark with about 10 km².
The term is closely related to the English word narrow . In Old Norse there is also the expression Nǫrvasund for the (narrow) Strait of Gibraltar . The word Noor probably goes back to the Indo-European root for water or river, Nur . This part of the name appears in various river and city names in Europe.