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.[1][2] All of these terms derive from the Proto-Indo-European root *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”).
Proper noun
Mallar pl (genitive Malla, dative Mǫllum)
- 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
References
- Oluf Rygh (1915), “Madla”, in Norske Gaardnavne [Norwegian Farm Names] (in Danish), volume 10, page 192
- Inge Særheim (2007), “Madla”, in Stadnamn i Rogaland [Place Names in Rogaland] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Fagbokforlaget, →ISBN, page 156