Mallar

Old Norse

Etymology

The nominative form was (trivially) reconstructed by Oluf Rygh, who suggests it likely is related to terms such as malmr (“ore; sandy, gravelly flats”), mold (“soil”) and mǫl (“a gravelly bank”), in reference to the morainic terrain and soil. All of these terms derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).

Proper noun

Mallar pl (genitive Malla, dative Mǫllum)

1. A farm north of Hafrsfjord, modern day Rogaland, Norway.

Usage notes

• The name is attested in the genitive and dative cases, although not in the nominative.

Derived terms

• Middle Norwegian: Mallar
  • Norwegian: Madla