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/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːln̩
- Hyphenation: Gud‧brands‧dal‧en
Proper noun
Gudbrandsdalen
- 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
- Gudbrandsdal med lange ermer, krøker seg rundt jotunbarmer, sterkt i størknede famntak støpt - Tore Ørjasæter
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
- “Gudbrandsdalen” in Store norske leksikon