Heddal

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Heddal stave church
Heddal stavkyrkje.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Heitradalr, *Heitrardalr, from the river name *Heitr f (now Heddøla) + dalr (“valley”). The modern /d/ of the first part is an assimilation with the following consonant, cf. the nearby Fladdal < Flatdalr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hɛdːaːl/,
  • Hyphenation: Hed‧dal

Proper noun

Heddal m (definite Heddalen)

  1. A village and church site in Notodden, Telemark, Norway

Usage notes

The place has variously been written Hit(t)erdal in older texts, but this is a constructed Danish form with little to no basis in genuine Norwegian forms.[1][2]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ P. A. Munch (1849) Historisk-geographisk Beskrivelse over Kongeriget Norge (Noregsveldi) i Middelalderen, page 4
  2. ^ Gustav Indrebø (1927) Norsk namneverk, page 71
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