Elfdalian

English

Etymology

Elfdalia +‎ -an, from Älvdalen in Sweden, literally "river valley," from Swedish älv (“river”) + dal (“valley”).

Proper noun

Elfdalian

1. A linguistic variety of the Scandinavian language continuum spoken in the old parish of Övdaln in Sweden.

   Synonym: Övdalian

Translations

Elfdalian

• Elfdalian: övdalsk f, övdalską f
• French: elfdalien (fr) m
• Icelandic: elfdælska f
• Swedish: älvdalska (sv)

See also

• Ethnologue entry for Elfdalian, ovd ⁠

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Elfdalian terms