nordanfjells
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- nordafjells (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse norðanfjalls, from norðan (“from the north”) + fjall (“mountain”). Compare Icelandic norðanfjalls and Danish nordenfjældsk.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
nordanfjells
- north of the mountains
- (in Norway) north of Dovre