Trøndelag
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Trøndelag.
Proper noun
Trøndelag (uncountable)
- A county of Norway
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Trøndelag
- A region of Norway, formerly comprising the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag, now merged.
- (from 1 January 2018) A county of Norway, formed by the merger of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag.
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See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse Þrǿndalǫg, from þrǿndr m pl (“person from Trøndelag”) + lǫg n pl (“territory”). Cognate with Icelandic Þrændalög.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Trøndelag n pl (definite plural (rare) Trøndelaga or Trøndelagen)
- A county and region of Norway, formerly comprising the counties of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag