Lardal

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Lardal

1. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which was merged into Larvik municipality on 1 January 2018.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Lagardalr, from Lǫgr (i.e. Numedalslågen) +‎ dalr (“valley”). Doublet of Lågdalen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²laːrdaːl/, /²laːɖaːɽ/
• (Lardal) IPA^(key): /²laːdæːɽ/

Proper noun

Lardal m (definite Lardalen)

1. A former municipality of Vestfold, Norway
2. (definite form) a valley in Vestfold, Norway, around the river Lågen

   Synonym: Lågdalen

Usage notes

Lardal merged with Larvik municipality on 1st January 2018.

Derived terms

• lardøling (“someone from Lardal”)