Gudbrandsdalen

Norwegian Bokmål

Nature in Sør-Fron, Hundorp in Gudbrandsdalen.

Etymology

Most likely named after a powerful Norwegian tribal chief called Dale-Gudbrand, said to live in Hundorp in the Gudbrand Valley during the 1100s, with a status as a hersir (a local leader in early medieval Scandinavia), according to the saga Heimskringla written by Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʉ(d)bransˌdɑːln̩/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːln̩
  • Hyphenation: Gud‧brands‧dal‧en

Proper noun

Gudbrandsdalen

  1. Gudbrand Valley, Gudbrandsdalen (a valley and historical district Norway)
    Gudbrandsdal med lange ermer, krøker seg rundt jotunbarmer, sterkt i størknede famntak støpt - Tore Ørjasæter
    The Gudbrand Valley with long sleeves, curves around bosoms of Jotun, strongly cast in solid arms

Derived terms

  • gudbrandsdalshest
  • gudbrandsdalsk
  • Gudbrandsdalslågen
  • gudbrandsdalsost
  • gudbrandsdøl

See also

  • midlandsmål (dialects from the west-facing eastern Norwegian mountain villages)
  • Innlandet (a county of Norway, where Gudbrandsdalen is located)

References

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