Hjerkinn

English

Proper noun

Hjerkinn

2. A town in Dovre municipality, Innlandet, Norway, on the border with the county of Trøndelag; formerly part of the county of Oppland.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Gierchen (archaic)
• Jerkind (archaic)

Proper noun

Hjerkinn

1. Hjerkinn (a town in Dovre municipality, Innlandet, Norway, on the border with the county of Trøndelag; formerly part of the county of Oppland)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Gierchen, Jerkind (Danicisations)
• Hjerdkinn (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse *Hjarðkinn, from hjǫrð (“livestock, herd”) +‎ kinn (“mountainside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛːrçin/
• (local pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʃæːrçiɲ/
• (Trøndelag dialect) IPA^(key): /jæːʃkiɲ/

Proper noun

Hjerkinn f

1. Hjerkinn (a town in Dovre municipality, Innlandet, Norway, on the border with the county of Trøndelag; formerly part of the county of Oppland)

Related terms

• hjord (“livestock, herd”)
• kinn (“mountainside”)

References

• Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN