Hjerkinn

English

Proper noun

Hjerkinn

1. a town on the border between Trøndelag and Eastern Norway. A part of Dovre municipality.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Gierchen (archaic)
• Jerkind (archaic)

Proper noun

Hjerkinn

1. a town on the border between Trøndelag and Østlandet. A part of Dovre municipality.

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. A town in Dovre municipality, Oppland, Norway, by the border to Trøndelag

Related terms

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

References

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