svalgang

Norwegian Nynorsk

Ei stove med svalgang

Svalgang på Eidsborg stavkyrkje
Photo: Rémih

Etymology

From sval +‎ gang. Cognate with Swedish svalgång.

Noun

svalgang m (definite singular svalgangen, indefinite plural svalgangar, definite plural svalgangane)

1. (architecture) a loggia-like part of a stave church or a traditional Norwegian wooden house, similar to Russian гульбище

See also

• loft
• stavkyrkje

References

• “svalgang” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.