Östergötland
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English
Proper noun
Östergötland
Swedish
Alternative forms
- Östergöthland, Öſter Göthland (both obsolete)
Etymology
From öster (“eastern”) + Götland (“Geatland, Land of the Geats”), from Old Norse Gautland, from gautar + land, equivalent to götar (“Geats”) + land (“land”). Compare Västergötland, Götaland.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Östergötland n (genitive Östergötlands)
- Östergötland, East Geatland (a historical province in eastern Sweden)