Jamteland

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Jamtland

Etymology

From Old Norse Jamtaland, from jamti (“Jamt”) +‎ land (“land”). According to the saga of Haakon the Good, named after Ketill jamti, the legendary first settler of this landscape. Cognate with Icelandic Jamtaland, Swedish Jämtland and Danish Jemtland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jamtəlan(d)/

Proper noun

Jamteland n

1. Jämtland (a landscape and county, until 1645 in Norway, now in Sweden)

Related terms

• jamt, jamte

See also

• Herjådal(en)