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Härjedalen

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Swedish Härjedalen.

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Härjedalen

  1. A province of Jämtland County, in central Sweden

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse Herjárdalr (“valley of the Härje river”), from Härje, Härjån + dalr. The first element *har, *her could mean "heap of stones," compare hǫrgr (“cairn, heap of stones”). Cognate with Norwegian Herjådalen, Herjedalen and Icelandic Herjadalur.

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Proper noun edit

Härjedalen n (genitive Härjedalens)

  1. A province of Jämtland County, in central Sweden

References edit

  • Svenskt ortnamnslexikon 2003
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