Helgeland
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Helgeland.
Proper noun
Helgeland
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Hálogaland, from the genitive plural of háleygr (“inhabitant of Hálogaland”) + land. Doublet of Hålogaland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Helgeland n
Derived terms
- helgelandsbåt
- helgelandsfar, hellandsfar
- helgelandsk
- helgelandsmål (“the dialects of Helgeland”)
- helgelending (“someone from Helgeland”)
References
- Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- “Helgelending” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring