Hajeren

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Haghyr, Hagher (1500s)

Etymology

Definite form; from Old Norse *Hagir, from older *Hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagô (“enclosure”). The name would thus mean “the one that encloses; the border lake”, possibly referring to the position near the border to Vestfold county.

Pronunciation

(Kongsberg) IPA^(key): /²ha(ː)jeɳ/, (Hof in Vestfold) /²hajːæɳ/

Proper noun

Hajeren m

A lake in Kongsberg, Numedal district, Buskerud, Norway

Derived terms

Compounds with the name use the stem Hajer-.