geysirとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Geysir (sometimes known as The Great Geysir), in the Haukadalur valley, Iceland, is the first geyser described in a printed source and the earliest geyser known to modern Europeans. The English word geyser (a spouting hot spring) derives from Geysir. The name Geysir itself is derived from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb from Old Norse. Geysir lies on the slopes of Laugarfjall hill at 64°19′0.05″N 20°17′59.64″W / 64.3166806°N 20.2999°W / 64.3166806; -20.2999, which is also the home to Strokkur geyser about 50 metres south.