Agder
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English
Proper noun
Agder
- A county in southern Norway, formed on 1 January 2020 on the merger of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse Agðir f pl, from a singular form *Ǫgð, from Proto-Germanic *Agiðō, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Cognate with Old English eg(e)de, Old High German egida, and Old Welsh ocet (> Welsh oged (“harrow”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Agder f pl
- a region of Southern Norway
- a county of Southern Norway, until 2020 split into Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder
Usage notes
The traditional preposition for Agder is på (“on”); though i (“in”) has become more common in modern time when referring to the county.
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References
- Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “Agðir”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)