Verdal
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Verdal
- A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway, formerly in Nord-Trøndelag (until 1 January 2018).
- Alternative form of Verdalsøra
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Verdalr, from earlier *Verardalr, from *Ver, an old name of the Verdalselva, and dalr (“valley”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²værdaːl/, /²værdaːɽ/
- (Trøndelag) IPA(key): [²ʋæɻ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ], [²ʋæɖ.ɖɐ̞ˑɽ]
Proper noun
Verdal m (definite Verdalen)
- A municipality in northern Trøndelag, Norway
- (definite form) A valley in northern Trøndelag, Norway
- Synonym of Verdalsøra
Usage notes
The definite form Verdalen is commonly used in Trøndelag instead of the indefinite form.
Derived terms
- verdaling (“someone from Verdal”)
- Verdalselva (“the Verdal River”)
- Verdalsøra
Related terms
- Verdølafylke
- Veressjøen
- Veresvatnet