kaupang

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kaupangr, from kaup +‎ vangr. Cognate with Icelandic kaupangur, Swedish köping and Danish købing.

Noun

kaupang m (definite singular kaupangen, indefinite plural kaupangar, definite plural kaupangane)

  1. market town
    • 1900, Snorri Sturluson, translated by Steinar Schjøtt, Kings’ sagas [King Sagas], page 417:
      Vetteren etter sat kong Olav i kaupangen, og dette var de trettande aare av kongedøme hans.
      The winter thereon, king Olaf sat in the market town , and this was the thirteenth year of his rule.