Härjedalen
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Swedish Härjedalen.
Proper noun
[edit]Härjedalen
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse Herjárdalr (“valley of the Härje river”), from Härje, Härjån + dalr. The first element *har, *her could mean "heap of stones," compare hǫrgr (“cairn, heap of stones”). Cognate with Norwegian Herjådalen, Herjedalen and Icelandic Herjadalur.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
[edit]Härjedalen n (genitive Härjedalens)
References
[edit]- Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003
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