Glomma

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See also: glömma and glømma

Norwegian Bokmål

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A view of the Glomma river in Norway.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Glaumr (“Glomma”), possibly from glaumr or raumr. Doublet of Glåma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔmːa/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔmːa
  • Hyphenation: Glom‧ma

Proper noun

Glomma

  1. Glomma (a river in Norway), the longest river in the country, stretching from Aursund to Fredrikstad.

Derived terms

  • Glåmdal (“a valley in Eastern Norway”)
  • Glåmos (“a mountain village in Røros, Norway”)
  • Glåma (“name for the upper part of Glomma, used by some as the name for the whole river”)

References

  • “Glomma” in Store norske leksikon

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

Glomma f

  1. Alternative form of Glåma
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