Jamteland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Jamtland

Etymology

From Old Norse Jamtaland, from jamti (“Jamt”) +‎ land (“land”).

Folk etymology

According to the saga of Haakon the Good, named after Ketill jamti, the legendary first settler of this landscape. Cognate with Icelandic Jamtaland, Swedish Jämtland and Danish Jemtland.

Another false etymology version derives the name from jamt (the neutrum of jamn, see also Swedish jämn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jamtəlan(d)/

Proper noun

Jamteland n

1. Jämtland (a landscape and county, until 1645 in Norway, now in Sweden)

Related terms

• jamt, jamte

See also

• Herjådal(en)