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Etymology

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Borrowed from Danish Haffredall, originally derived from Old Danish Hawærydh. The original being a compound of have (pasture) +‎ ryd (clearing).[1]

Then shortened via the parish dialect to "Haverd", plus the added plural suffix -a (For unkown reason many place-names are in plural form, despite often referring to a single feature.[2]).[1]

"Haverda" was then, via folk etymology, transformed to its contemporary form "Haverdal"; where dal means "dale" or "valley".[1]

The original form Hawærydh is first attested in 1466.[1] The dal (dale) form is attested since 1603 as Haffredall.[1]

Proper noun

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Haverdal n (genitive Haverdals)

  1. A town in Harplinge district, Halmstad municipality, Halland county, Sweden.

References

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