Bjørkedal

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Bjǫrkudalr, from the river name *Bjarka, which is connected to bjǫrk (“birch”) and may refer to a light river bed.

Proper noun

Bjørkedal m (definite Bjørkedalen)

1. A village in Volda, Norway
2. A village in Porsgrunn, Norway

Derived terms

• Bjørkedalsvatnet